Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby

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Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby
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Metro areaStuttgart
CountryGermany
Founded2006
TeamsHit Girls (A-team)
The Bad Seeds (B-team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueSpOrt Stuttgart, Sporthalle West
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitehttp://www.svrd.de

Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Stuttgart. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Stuttgart is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History[]

The league was the second to be founded in Europe, in the same month as the London Rollergirls,[2] founded in April 2006. The leagues did not initially know about the formation of each other.[3] As it was the first roller derby league in Germany, it initially bouted against teams from the UK.[4] The SVRG played the London Rockin' Rollers in November 2007, in the first public bout in Europe between two leagues and in June 2009 the first all German game against .

Other leagues began appearing in Germany in 2008 and 2009,[4] with Stuttgart giving particular assistance to Bear City Roller Derby in organising itself.[3] The credit Stuttgart with helping organise Switzerland's first roller derby information meeting.[3]

The first German Championship was held in December 2010 in Berlin, Stuttgart beating Bear City Roller Derby 128-124 in the final.[5]

In October 2011, Stuttgart entered the WFTDA Apprentice Program,[6] and it became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2013.[7]

International[]

Ten of Stuttgart's skaters were selected for Team Germany at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup,[8] and one was selected for Team Brazil.[9]

WFTDA rankings[]

Season Final ranking[10] Playoffs Championship
2014 169 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2015 164 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2016 231 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ

References[]

  1. ^ "Stuttgart Valley Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ Sofia Stridsman, "En livsstil på åtta hjul", SvD, 10 November 2006 (in Swedish)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Marta Popowska, "A short history of roller derby in Europe", Blood and Thunder #15, pp.18-23
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Janos Berghardt, "Hart und schnell - Frauensport Roller Derby", Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 10 March 2008 (in German)
  5. ^ Melanie Sevcenko, "Roller derby warriors skate to glory", The Local, 13 December 2010
  6. ^ "WFTDA accepts 14 leagues into apprentice program", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
  7. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 5 New Members", WFTDA, 7 March 2013
  8. ^ "Die komplette deutsche Mannschaft" (in German). Roller Derby Germany. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  9. ^ Hurt Reynolds (26 August 2011). "Argentina, Brazil Announce World Cup Rosters". Derby News Network. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  11. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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