First of all....this is not the Roller Derby of yester-year!!! No fake fighting, no elbows to the face (not intentionally anyways...) and no rigged outcome to the bouts. The people that play todays Roller Derby are atheletes....they train hard, in and outside of practice, they learn how to fall safely, and how to use their strength and power. They have to learn footwork, skating techniques and rules....LOTS of rules!! They have to learn strategy and teamwork....this is the only way to become a succesful team. This is a FULL CONTACT sport!! The hits are real....the emotions are real...and unfortunately, so are the occasional injuries.
Our league members are all unpaid, amateur skaters who not only practice and bout, but do ALL of the work to keep our league running. We buy our own gear, uniforms and pay monthly dues. All of our coaches, refs, announcers and support staff are also unpaid. They just like to be involved in the sport of Roller Derby. We are a non-profit league, all money taken in is used for practice facility rental, hotel and travel expenses on "away" bouts and venue rental and production expenses on "home" bouts. But we still like to give back to the community by working with and donating a portion of our bout proceeds to local charities and fundraising groups.
Our bouts are also family friendly. We work hard to project a positive, athletic image to influence and empower youth. We’re such an incredibly diverse group of athletes with vastly different body types; this is a great way to teach kids that anyone can be physically active and find a place to fit in.
Our league members are all unpaid, amateur skaters who not only practice and bout, but do ALL of the work to keep our league running. We buy our own gear, uniforms and pay monthly dues. All of our coaches, refs, announcers and support staff are also unpaid. They just like to be involved in the sport of Roller Derby. We are a non-profit league, all money taken in is used for practice facility rental, hotel and travel expenses on "away" bouts and venue rental and production expenses on "home" bouts. But we still like to give back to the community by working with and donating a portion of our bout proceeds to local charities and fundraising groups.
Our bouts are also family friendly. We work hard to project a positive, athletic image to influence and empower youth. We’re such an incredibly diverse group of athletes with vastly different body types; this is a great way to teach kids that anyone can be physically active and find a place to fit in.
The tale of DC/DC
Our story begins in September of 2010 when a group of girls decided to get together and start a Roller Derby team. With a coach new to derby but not to skating, their journey began. A few months of skating, figuring out the rules, parties, losing a few girls and gathering new ones they had their first bout against the Norfolk Bruizin Bettys in March of 2011. The introduction into the seemingly overwhelming world of competitive derby left the team struggling. Starting April with a new coach in charge, DC/DC held their first home bout in June 2011 against OMG. New things were learned, months went by and in December 2011 with a fork in the road, the team made a difficult decision to go different directions. With yet another new coach, but not new to the team, rules were cemented down and new leads were voted in to run the team with fresh insight into the business end of doing things. DC/DC picked themselves up and traveled to Dubuque to kick off the new year skating against the Key City Krushers. With an ever expanding level of experience under their belts DC/DC continues to push head strong into the future. (at this point you should be humming "Space Jam" to yourself)
It takes a huge amount of work to make a derby team run. Everyone has a role to play.
Everyone has to help out.
It takes a huge amount of work to make a derby team run. Everyone has a role to play.
Everyone has to help out.