Sheffield Steel Roller Derby
Metro area | Sheffield |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Founded | August 2008 |
Teams | All Stars (A team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Skate Central, Sheffield |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Org. type | Not for profit, Limited by guarantee. |
Website | www |
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby (SSRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Founded in August 2008,
SSRD are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
League Structure
The league has over 70 members making up two competitive teams, the All Stars (A) and the Crucibelles (B).
A number of skaters also train as a non-competitive, recreational group called the Molten Mavens. Since 2016, the league run a junior roller derby team, the Sheffield Steel Junior Rollers.[2]
Members of the team include students, teachers, engineers and other professionals, ranging in age from late teens to mid-forties and beyond.[3]
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby practice three times a week[3] with extra sessions outdoors during the summer.[4] The league is a skater-run organisation, managed by a committee of elected officers who head up sub-committees in areas such as training, media, merchandise, sponsorship and events. Officers are re-elected annually, as are the league Captain and Vice Captain.
History and organisation
Pauline Chalmers (derby name Jane Doe-a-Go-Go) established the league as Sheffield Steel Rollergirls in August 2008, after moving to the city to meet new friends and gain new experiences.[4] After discovering roller derby online and finding that there was no team in Sheffield, she created a Myspace profile to find interested locals.[5]
In March 2010, the league received a £700 grant from the Sheffield Telegraph as part of the South Yorkshire Community Foundation's Grassroots Grants programme designed to fund worthwhile projects in Sheffield.[6] This allowed the league to organise their first home bout at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in July 2010.[7]
On 3 September 2011 the league's B team, the Crucibelles, debuted against Newcastle Roller Girls' B team, the Whippin' Hinnies. This was a double header that also saw the All Stars play Newcastle's A Team, the Canny Belters.
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls entered the WFTDA Apprentice Program in July 2012,[8] and became full members of the WFTDA in June 2013.[9]
In January 2019, the league changed its name to Sheffield Steel Roller Derby as a move to reflect the inclusive nature of the league and the sport as a whole.[10]
National Team Representation
At the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup, Holly Hotrod (17) was part of the Team England training squad while Glenys the Menace was on the Team Wales Roller Derby squad. Erica Mitchell-Packington (She-Rarr, 242) was part of the West Indies Roller Derby squad the same year, and on their management team for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup.[11] Her Sheffield teammate, Madge Juicer (5), was on the West Indies squad in 2018 and Tom Pritchard was bench coach for the West Indies Roller Derby squad at both the 2014 and 2018 Roller Derby World Cups. The league's Athanasia Carghiaur (Athas' Sin, 11) was in the Romania Roller Derby squad for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup.[12]
WFTDA rankings
Season | Final ranking[13] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2016 | 299 WFTDA[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
2017 | 326 WFTDA[15] | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | NR[16] | DNQ | DNQ |
2019 | 315 WFTDA[17] | DNQ | DNQ |
2020 | 329 WFTDA[18] | DNQ | DNQ |
*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]
- NR = no ranking assigned in this release
Early games
Date | Event | Home/Away | Team | Opponent | Results¹ | Won by | Venue |
22 August 2009 | "Summer Horror Day" | Away | All Stars | Leeds Roller Dolls "Rotten Rollers" | 58 - 274 | LRD | Leeds Royal Armouries in Saville's Hall, Leeds[20] |
20 February 2010 | "2010: A Skate Odyssey" | Away | All Stars | Royal Windsor Rollergirls | 97 - 92 | SSRG | Wycombe Sports Centre, Bucks |
24 July 2010 | "Smashdance" | Home | All Stars | Newcastle Roller Girls | 150 - 73[21] | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield[22] |
4 September 2010 | "Scar Wash" | Away | All Stars | Central City Rollergirls | 40 - 161 | CCR | Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, King's Heath, Birmingham[23] |
24 October 2010 | "The Great Yorkshire Showdown" | Away | All Stars | Liverpool Roller Birds | 121 - 28 | SSRG | Huddersfield Sport Centre, Huddersfield[24] |
24 October 2010 | "The Great Yorkshire Showdown" | Away | All Stars | Leeds Roller Dolls "Yorkshire Whip-its" | 43 - 69 | LRD | Huddersfield Sport Centre, Huddersfield[24] |
29 January 2011 | "Tarzan and Pain" | Home | All Stars | Middlesbrough Milk Rollers | 185 - 34 | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield[22] |
23 April 2011 | "The Royal Shredding" | Home | All Stars | Leeds Roller Dolls "Rotten Rollers" | 86 - 109 | LRD | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield |
4 June 2011 | "Rock, Block & Two Smoking Jammers" | Away | All Stars | Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls | 103 - 64 | SSRG | George Stephenson Pavilion, Newark Showground, Newark |
1 July 2011 | "Blocky Balboa" | Home | All Stars | Royal Windsor Roller Girls | 83 - 95 | RWRG | Ponds Forge International Sports centre, Sheffield |
3 September 2011 | "Thwack To the future" | Away | All Stars | Newcastle Rollergirls "Canny Belters" | 148 - 96 | SSRG | Lightfoot Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne |
3 September 2011 | "Thwack To the future" | Away | Crucibelles | Newcastle Rollergirls "Whippin' Hinnies" | 62 - 165 | NRG | Lightfoot Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne |
17 September 2011 | "Dodegbrawl" | Away | Crucibelles | Nottingham Rollergirls | 135 - 63 | SSRG | Skate Central, Sheffield |
9 October 2011 | "Cirque du Slay" | Home | All Stars | Central City Rollergirls | 119 - 151 | CCR | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield |
9 October 2011 | "Cirque du Slay" | Home | Crucibelles | Liverpool Roller Birds | 65 - 75 | LRB | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield |
26 November 2011 | No bout name | Away | Crucibelles | Rainy City Rollergirls "Tender Hooligans" | 69 - 264 | RCRG | The Thunderdome, Oldham |
28 January 2012 | "Murder on the Flat Track Express" | Home | All Stars | Big Bucks High Rollers | 113 - 144 | BBHR | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield |
25 February 2012 | "Hit Her With Glitter" | Away | Crucibelles | Dolly Rockit Rollers - Raggy Dollz | 101 - 165 | DRR | Parklands, Oadby |
25 February 2012 | "Hit Her With Glitter" | Away | All Stars | Dolly Rockit Rollers - All Stars | 196 - 131 | SSRG | Parklands, Oadby |
14 April 2012 | "Block Around The Clock" | Home | Crucibelles | Lincolnshire Bombers - Damebusters | 190 - 53 | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield |
14 April 2012 | "Block Around The Clock" | Home | All Stars | Lincolnshire Bombers - A Team | 197 - 46 | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield |
¹ Results from Sheffield Steel Rollergirls' view
In the media
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby have been featured in the Sheffield Telegraph,[6] and the Sheffield Star.[25] The SmashDance event was also mentioned in Exposed Magazine.
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls appeared on ITV1's ITV Calendar on 22 April 2010.[26] They have also had a number of appearances on BBC Radio Sheffield.[27]
On 10 November 2010, the team featured on BBC Online.[28] On 4 December 2010, the team featured on BBC2 Sportsround (repeated on CBBC on 5 December 2010) as part of an "Alternative Sports Special".[29]
Erica Mitchell-Packington (derby name She-Rarr) featured in the documentary film On the Road to Dallas, which explores the lives and preparations of a group of roller derby players as they get ready for the Roller Derby World Cup.[30]
In the community
On 9 April 2010, Sheffield Steel Rollergirls took part in the Showroom Cinema's premiere of Whip It.[31][32] Ten members of the league completed the Goodwood Roller Marathon in August 2010, raising over £1,200 for the Sheffield Children's Hospital.[33] A group of skaters from the team completed the 2011 Goodwood Marathon for the NSPCC and the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice in Sheffield. More recent charity events have concentrated on raising awareness and donations for The Homeless Period.
References
- ^ "Sheffield Steel Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Junior roller derby". Sheffield Steel Roller Derby. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ a b Barnard, Stephanie (10 November 2009). "Sheffield Steel Roller girls are on their wheels". BBC Sheffield & South Yorkshire. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b Mia Malice. "Roller Derby with Mia Malice". RouliRoula. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Steel on wheels – meet the roller girls". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Roller Girls' success in our community cash giveaway". Sheffield Telegraph. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield Steel Roller Derby | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America", 6 June 2013
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Sheffield woman to make debut in a film which is striving to make all women visible". www.thestar.co.uk. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Team Romania - 2018 Roller Derby World Cup". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ wonderpance (28 May 2020). "WFTDA Releases Rankings Transition Plan for COVID-19 » WFTDA Roller Derby Resources". WFTDA Roller Derby Resources. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Summer Horror Day - 22/08/09". Pirate Derby News. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Smashdance". 27 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Smashdance, Sheffield Events". Sheffield TownTalk. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "At the Scar Wash!". Central City Rollergirls. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Yorkshire Girls Get Their Skates On For Roller Derby Showdown In Huddersfield". Examiner. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Rollergirls in the Sheffield Star". Sheffield Star. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield-rollergirls-on-tv". Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Miss D and Go-Go on the radio". Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ Barnard, Stephanie (25 March 2010). "Sheffield Steel Roller girls are on their wheels". BBC News. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "CBBC Newsround - Watch Sportsround". 4 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield woman to make debut in a film which is striving to make all women visible". www.thestar.co.uk. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Whip It with the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Whip It with the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls at the Showroom". 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Sheffield Steel Roller Girls is fundraising for Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity". JustGiving.com. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
External links
- Sheffield Steel Rollergirls Bout Photos
- A Team results on Flat Track Stats
- Crucibelles results on Flat Track Stats
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