There I was standing in the blocker box at the San Diego Derby Dolls Jantastic event in January 2017 ready to take on our opposing team, the Wolfpack. My team, Southwest SmackDown, had just invited me to play with them this year and I was more than thrilled but I was also nervous, intimidated...

The San Diego Derby Dolls took to the streets in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this past weekend. Skaters from all of the Dolls’ programs: bootcamp, juniors, league, and referees, joined in the festivities to skate 5th and 6th Avenue for parade spectators along Balboa Park. Dolls of all ages whipped up and down...

Q: What does a roller derby fan need to know about Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues (RDCL) to be sure we all know the basics? A: Modern banked track roller derby is much different than the theatrical version of years past. Prior to the resurgence of roller derby in the early 2000’s, roller derby...

As the Derby Dolls gear up for their third annual Jantastic Roller Derby Invitational, the PR team took a moment to catch up with two of the many members of USA Roller Derby participating in this star-studded event. Baller Shot Caller from My Little Ponies and ‘Snot Rocket Science from Wolfpack chatted with Kelican Bae, the...

Year one was a perfect storm of inspiration and adrenaline. Year two upped the stakes and the intensity. Year three? It’s one week away! At the end of 2014, Isabelle Ringer came to me with a crazy, amazing idea (I feel like there are a lot of people out there with great stories that...