Gainesville Roller Rebels

Gainesville Roller Rebels
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Metro areaGainesville, FL
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
TeamsAllstars (A team)
Swamp City Sirens
Millhopper Devils
Track type(s)Flat
VenueMLK Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitegainesvillerollerrebels.com

Gainesville Roller Rebels (GRR) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 2007, the league consists of a home team and an all star team which competes against teams from other leagues. Gainesville is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was founded in late 2007 by Catherine Seemann, known as "Ms. Rebel".[2] She recruited skaters using a variety of methods, including flyering, posting on MySpace, and talking to friends.[3]

By late 2009, the league was playing regularly to crowds of around 400 people, and beat the Tallahassee Rollergirls in an upset.[4]

The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2012,[5] and it graduated to full membership in December 2012.[6]

In March 2013, the league debuted in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's rankings at 51,[7] the highest entry by a previously unranked team and the first to debut within the top 100.[8]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking[9] Playoffs Championship
2013 66 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2014 210 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2015 272 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2016 223 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. ^ "Gainesville Roller Rebels – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Dorene Internicola, "Roller Derby: The sisterhood of the skates[dead link‍]", Reuters, September 28, 2009
  3. ^ Drew Harwell, "Gainesville 'rebels' try to take over roller derby", Independent Florida Alligator, February 25, 2008
  4. ^ Robert Hilson, "Gainesville Roller Rebels end season on a high note", Gainesville Sun, November 29, 2009
  5. ^ "13 Women's Roller Derby Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program Archived November 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, January 31, 2012
  6. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived December 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", December 3, 2012
  7. ^ "Current Rankings Archived January 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, March 15, 2013
  8. ^ Lex Talionis, "WFTDA Release Rankings; Gotham Shock #1 Archived 2013-03-18 at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, March 15, 2013
  9. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  10. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.