Vette City Roller Derby Explained

Vette City Roller Derby
Founded:2009
Metro Area:Bowling Green, KY
Country:United States
Teams:Vixens (A team)
Hot Broads (B team)
Tracks:Flat
Venue:Bowling Green Skate Center
Affiliations:WFTDA

Vette City Roller Derby (VCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Vette City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was founded, as the Vette City Vixens, by Jenni Johnson, after she saw the Nashville Roller Girls play.[2] It has attracted publicity for hosting children's skating events.[3]

The league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2012,[4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013.[5]

In early 2015, the league was forced to cancel some scheduled home events when their former venue, the Skate Box, was sold.[6] During this time the league lost some members due to inactivity.[7], Vette City's venue is the Bowling Green Skate Center.[8]

WFTDA rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[9] PlayoffsChampionship
2013145 WFTDA[10] DNQDNQ
2014113 WFTDA[11] DNQDNQ
2015273 WFTDA[12] DNQDNQ
2016304 WFTDA[13] DNQDNQ
2017292 WFTDA[14] DNQDNQ
2018290 WFTDA[15] DNQDNQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vette City Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
  2. Daniel Pike, "Vixens try to bring roller derby to Vette City", Bowling Green Daily News, July 19, 2009
  3. "Vette City Vixens hold "Skating with Santa" Event", WBKO, April 15, 2011
  4. "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  5. "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America", 6 June 2013
  6. Web site: Harvey. Alyssa. Vette City Roller Derby searches for new home. Bowling Green Daily News. 29 December 2017. en. 24 January 2015.
  7. Web site: Chism. Kalee. Bowling Green roller queens take to the track. College Heights Herald. 29 December 2017. en. 23 September 2015.
  8. Web site: Location. Vette City Roller Derby. 29 December 2017.
  9. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  10. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. January 2014 . WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
  11. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2015 . WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
  12. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2016 . WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
  13. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017 . WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
  14. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 . WFTDA . 14 September 2019 . 5 January 2018.
  15. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2018 . WFTDA . 14 September 2019 . 7 January 2019.

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