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32-631: The league currently consists of four adult teams (age 18+): the Hollywood Scarlets (WFTDA internationally competitive charter team), the Rocket Queens (internationally competitive B team), the Shore Shots (western region travel team) and the Road Ragers (local travel team), who compete against teams from other roller derby leagues. Members training to be placed on any of the four teams participate with

64-423: A travel team called the Road Ragers competing against other WFTDA travel teams. The home teams were dissolved after the 2008 season and changed to structure consisting of an A and B level travel team (the Hollywood Scarlets and The Rocket Queens, respectively). In 2010 and 2011, the league saw a growth in membership and began to build out the program to include a sub pool of Rising Stars. The continued growth lead to

96-683: A year, doubling their margin of victory with a final score of 162-106 and securing their spot in the finals. The final game, as seeding would predict, was against the #1 seed Texas Rollergirls (#6 in the world). The Scarlets played a low-scoring, physical game against the Texecutioners, securing their gold medal with a final score of 120–73. A series of team injuries in the post-season would influence their bumpy road to Championships in Montreal, November 13–15, 2019. They faced old rivals Victorian Roller Derby League, and Denver Roller Derby, both of whom defeated

128-624: Is called Parks & REFreation. Angel City was the second roller derby league in Los Angeles, after the Los Angeles Derby Dolls , and the first to play on a flat track. Angel City played their first game on June 30, 2006 at World on Wheels in Los Angeles, and played its first full competitive season in 2007, based in a warehouse named "Heaven's Gate." Angel City initially had 3 home teams: the Berzerkers, Shore Shots and Block Steady Crew, and

160-620: Is facilitated by the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA). The origins of junior roller derby are in contention, with multiple leagues claiming they were founded earliest. The Seattle Derby Brats and the Tucson Derby Brats, the first two junior roller derby leagues to present teams for inter-league play, are the two oldest leagues in existence. The Tucson Derby Brats were established in Tucson, Arizona by three young fans of

192-421: Is maintained by the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA). Teen Vogue noted a trend of Junior Roller Derby players sticking with their extracurricular sport and aging up into the adult leagues. On October 1, 2009, the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) was formally established. Continuing to grow and thrive, JRDA implemented a formal membership program providing junior leagues with resources such as: In

224-433: Is to nurture bold self-confidence in youth by developing teamwork and athletic ability while treasuring individuality within a culture of integration, encouragement, and service to others. JRDA partners with competitive & recreational junior leagues, communities & schools, mentors & families; to empower youth through the international sport of roller derby. The JRDA uses The Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby as per

256-562: The Tucson Roller Derby adult league: Tristan Hasman, Arlee Garcia-Thwing and Zoe Catalanotte Reeves. The Seattle Derby Brats were founded by Krista Lafontaine Williams, a member of Rat City Roller Derby , in Seattle, Washington . At the 2007 Women's Flat Track Derby Association Texas Shootout Nationals Tournament in Austin, Texas , the two existing junior leagues, the Tucson Derby Brats and

288-606: The Women's Flat Track Derby Association with addenda. In 2014, the JRDA hosted the first junior roller derby championships in Daytona Beach, Florida . 17 National JRDA Member Leagues participated in a 2-day Tournament played on 4 tracks. With the implementation of the JRDA Games Dept., and newly formed Games Sanctioning policy, Team Divisions, and Team Rankings System at the end of 2014,

320-650: The 2013 WFTDA Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , for the first time in the history of the Angel City Derby Girls. The Scarlets matched up against Rocky Mountain Rollergirls in the first round at Championships and after defeating them 298–228, moved on to play the Denver Roller Dolls , but lost in the second round of the bracket and were knocked out of the single-elimination style tournament. In 2014,

352-574: The 2015 Playoff cycle at #8 overall, placing them in Omaha in the #2 seed position where they again faced Minnesota for the chance to take on the perennial champions in the final game, Gotham Girls Roller Derby . Though Angel City lost, they did score more points against Gotham than any team had during the course of the season, and qualified for the Championship in Saint Paul, Minnesota . At the 2015 Championship

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384-800: The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) are proud to present a unique competition opportunity for junior roller derby athletes in a co-ed event hosted in Lincoln, Nebraska July, 2016." They then went on to add, "In this collaboration with USARS to bring Jr Derby into the AAU Junior Olympics, the JRDA is taking a big step forward in the development of the sport." This will be the first Roller Derby games that will be played and recognized by an Olympic committee. Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Too Many Requests If you report this error to

416-919: The Big O Tournament in Eugene, OR and to the Rose City Rollers ' Hometown Throwdown tournament in Spring 2016. The Shore Shots remain regionally competitive in the West, and the Road Ragers will remain locally competitive in the Los Angeles/Southern California area. Angel City was one of the first leagues in Southern California to become a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), joining in December 2007. The Hollywood Scarlets represent Angel City at

448-482: The JRDA highlighted the top teams in the world with an invitation to participate in the 2015 JRDA Championships, held in Kent, Washington . The top teams from each Division played at the highest level of Junior Derby over 3 days on 2 tracks. July 2015 the JRDA hosted the inaugural Junior Roller Derby World Cup held in Kent, Washington . Although a number of nations were expected to participate, only 3 countries attended, with

480-512: The Rising Stars and Fresh Meat programs, or may join the league's popular fitness program, Angel City Fit Club. In 2015, Angel City introduced Angel City Junior Derby (ACJD), a junior roller derby program for girls ages 7–17. ACJD features two teams, the A-Listers and Blockbusters. Angel City Derby is also home to a number of certified skating officials and non-skating officials (NSOs). The crew

512-625: The Scarlets met the Rat City Rollergirls in the first round, and after defeating them, faced London in the quarter-finals, where London edged out a win. The Scarlets started the 2016 season ranked #6 overall, scheduled games against Texas, Denver, Victorian Roller Derby League , Rose City Rollers (the 2015 WFTDA Champions), Rat City, Bay Area, and Terminal City Rollergirls . At Division 1 Playoffs in Vancouver, Angel City finished in 2nd place for

544-694: The Scarlets, ranked #7 overall, entered the Division 1 Playoffs in Salt Lake City as a #2 seed and left at the same position, qualifying them for the Championship Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee . They faced the 2013 Championship runners-up, the Texas Rollergirls in the first round of the tournament. This was the first time Angel City played against the heralded "godmothers of roller derby" and Texas

576-439: The Scarlets. Angel City enters the 2020 season ranked #7 in the world by WFTDA. Junior roller derby Junior roller derby is the sport of roller derby , modified for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age. The sport is played in both modified-contact, known as "positional blocking," and full-contact approaches, to facilitate safety across multiple age and skill groups. Competitive junior roller derby worldwide

608-948: The Seattle Derby Brats, held a demonstration bout between rounds in the tournament. Following this national exposure, leagues began forming in other towns across the United States. In order to support the growth of new leagues and standardize rule sets, the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) was formed in 2009 and incorporated in March, 2010 in Austin. In February 2010, there were over 40 junior roller derby programs across four countries at various stages in development. In 2013 junior roller derby grew its international presence including 38 international leagues located in Canada, Belgium, Japan and Australia. Inter-league competition of all junior leagues worldwide

640-518: The USA providing two teams, one representing USA West and the other USA East. The two other nations were Canada and Australia. The first day of competition saw each team play each other to determine seeding for the following days competition bracket. The final was won by USA West defeating USA East. Canada took third place over Australia. The 2018 edition of the Junior Roller Derby World Cup

672-612: The WFTDA competitive level and play for international rankings in the organization. The Scarlets qualified as the 10th seed for the WFTDA West Region Playoffs in 2009, taking 8th place. They next qualified in 2011, again as 10th seed and finished in 9th place overall. In 2012, they qualified for the West Region Playoffs as the 8th seed and ended the tournament in the same position. In 2013, the Scarlets rose significantly in

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704-627: The addition of a C level team to the A-B structure, and the new team was called the Road Ragers (in homage to the original name of the travel team that would eventually become the Hollywood Scarlets). In early 2011, the league moved its training into a warehouse in South Central Los Angeles, nicknamed "the Ascot." The securing of a consistent training space allowed for even more league growth, and by

736-466: The end of 2012, the league moved into a larger, nicer warehouse facility in Gardena. Angel City currently trains at that same facility, now called Angel City Headquarters (or "HQ"). In 2014, yet another team was added to the structure, the Shore Shots (in homage to the disbanded home team), competing at the same skill level as the Rocket Queens. The teams are no longer denoted by an A-B-C level, and instead by

768-438: The last three months of 2009 the board of directors with assistance from dedicated committee volunteers drafted policies and mission statements needed to begin local grassroots junior roller derby programs. In 2010 the JRDA began the process of incorporating in Austin, Texas as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation for promoting the advancement of national and international amateur athletics through roller derby. The mission of JRDA

800-504: The level of competition they face: International (Hollywood Scarlets), Regional and Local. In 2016, the league announced that the growth of regional level play of the Rocket Queens and Shore Shots had grown so competitive that a single tryout would be held for the top skaters to qualify to travel as the International Travel B team alongside the Hollywood Scarlets. The Hollywood Scarlets and newly restructured Rocket Queens traveled to

832-498: The quarterfinals, and ended their weekend with a consolation round victory over Montreal, 199–118. In 2019, Angel City maintained the #7 spot for much of the season, sending the Hollywood Scarlets to the WFTDA playoffs as a second seed at Winston-Salem, NC in September 2019. They secured victory in their first game against Bear City from Berlin, Germany, 268–76. The semi-final saw them re-match Rainy City Roller Derby after almost exactly

864-554: The rankings, paralleled with the WFTDA's shift from a regional structure to a division-based structure. The Scarlets qualified for the 2013 WFTDA Playoffs ranked #5 overall. With the withdrawal of the Oly Rollers from the Playoffs, they entered the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Playoffs in Richmond, Virginia , as the top seed. They finished in 3rd place, thus qualifying for

896-611: The semifinal, before losing the final to Rose City Rollers, 224–142. At Champs, Angel City won their opening game against Minnesota 281–144, but was then knocked out of the medal round by Denver, 196–165. Angel City then won their consolation game against Rat City, 219–94. In 2018, Angel City qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in A Coruña , Spain where they took the bronze medal with a 174–146 victory over Rainy City Roller Derby . At WFTDA Championships in New Orleans, Angel City won their opening game against Jacksonville before losing to Victoria in

928-482: The third straight year, and again advanced to Championships. At the final tournament in Portland, Angel City defeated Montreal Roller Derby in their opening game, but then fell in the quarterfinal bout against Gotham, 197–168. In 2017, Angel City was the second seed at D1 Playoffs in Seattle, Washington , and won their quarterfinal against Tampa Bay Derby , 287–87. Angel City then defeated Rat City Rollergirls 224–142 in

960-589: Was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The 2023 Junior World Cup host city has been announced as the French city of Valence . In February 2015 the JRDA made history when they announced their partnership with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to bring Junior Roller Derby to one of the largest world stages by taking Junior Derby to the Olympics. The JRDA was quoted in saying, "The Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) and

992-623: Was held in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania in July 2018. The participating nations again were Australia, Canada and the United States split into East and West teams whilst Team Great Britain Junior Roller Derby and a Europe representative team were involved for the first time. The 2021 Junior World Cup host city was announced as the Canadian city of Regina, Saskatchewan . however this

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1024-450: Was victorious. In 2015, the Scarlets entered the competitive play season with their most aggressive games to date. They defeated Santa Cruz Derby Girls , Arizona Roller Derby , Tampa Roller Derby , Atlanta Rollergirls , and Jacksonville RollerGirls in the Spring, and moving into summer bested Rocky Mountain, Minnesota RollerGirls and long-time rivals at B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls , but fell to Texas and London Rollergirls . They entered

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