SoCal Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league in San Diego, California. The league has two teams which play teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
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| Metro area | San Diego, CA |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Teams | The Kraken (A team) The Cuttlefish (B team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Skate San Diego |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | socalderby |
History
editThe league was founded in 2011 by Ivanna S. Pankin and Trish The Dish.[2]
"#1 Armed Bandit", a skater with SoCal, was selected to play for Team Scotland at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[3][4]
SoCal Derby was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2012,[5] and graduated to full WFTDA membership in December 2012.[6]
In 2014, SoCal Derby partnered with South Coast Derby. The two small leagues provisionally merged business operations, leadership boards and practice calendars, but ultimately disconnected in 2015.
After a year long game hiatus, SoCal Derby announced a partnership in December 2015 with local Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues (RDCL) banked track league San Diego Derby Dolls to share a facility and create the first coalition between a banked and flat track league under one roof in modern roller derby.[7]
WFTDA competition
editThis section needs to be updated. (October 2023) |
The SoCal charter team, the Kraken, rose from unranked in their first full membership season to rank #38 and received an invitation to the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in 2014.[8] The tenth seed in Charleston, SoCal lost their first two games to Mad Rollin' Dolls[9] and Naptown Roller Girls,[10] putting them in the tenth place game, which they lost 183-133 to Jet City Rollergirls to finish the tournament in tenth place.[11]
Rankings
edit| Season | Final ranking[12] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 61 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | 43 WFTDA[14] | 10 D1[11] | DNQ |
| 2015 | dormant[15] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | 103 WFTDA[16] | DNQ | DNQ |
References
edit- ^ "SoCal Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Berrick, Genevieve D. (3 October 2014). "D1C Preview: #7 Mad Rollin' Dolls (#29) v #10 SoCal Roller Derby (#38) | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Armed Bandit", Team Scotland Roller Derby
- ^ Hurt Reynolds (2 September 2011). "Team Scotland World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "13 Women's Roller Derby Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 31 January 2012
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members", 3 December 2012
- ^ "New Partnership, Central Facility! | SoCal Derby". www.socalderby.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "WFTDA Releases June 30, 2014 Rankings, Tournament Seeding - Latest News - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Deadwards, Lisa (3 October 2014). "D1C: Dairyland Dolls (#29) Put SoCal (#38) Out to Pasture, 242-110. | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Hitsome, Dottie (4 October 2014). "D1C: Naptown Push Past SoCal Derby, 178-155 | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ a b Simonis, Josie (5 October 2014). "D1C: Jet City (#8) Flies By SoCal Derby (#10), 183-133 | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.