Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues...
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The history of roller derby traces the evolution of roller skating races into a unique sport which underwent several boom-and-bust cycles throughout the...
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Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby. It sets the international...
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The Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) is the international governing body of men's flat track roller derby. It was founded in 2007 under the name Men's...
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This is a list of notable roller derby leagues, and may include those that are no longer in existence. Existence dates, where known, are included to provide...
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Ronnie Smith Robinson (25 September 1938 – April 2001) was an American roller derby skater and coach. The son of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, Robinson grew...
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particular. Sport roller skating includes speed skating, roller hockey, roller derby, figure skating and aggressive quad skating. The earliest roller skates known...
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was the first attempt to bring roller derby to TV since RollerGames. RollerJam was derived from the original roller derby, but newer skaters used inline...
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USA Roller Derby represents the United States in international roller derby, in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup. The team's first international...
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Seltzer-owned Roller Derby league, which had enjoyed a monopoly on the sport of roller derby — and its name — since its inception in 1935. Roller Games provided...
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