Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby
Metro area | Stuttgart |
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Country | Germany |
Founded | 2006 |
Teams | Hit Girls (A-team) The Bad Seeds (B-team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | SpOrt Stuttgart, Sporthalle West |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website | http://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 |
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2014 | 169 WFTDA[11] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | 164 WFTDA[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 231 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
References[]
- ^ "Stuttgart Valley Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Sofia Stridsman, "En livsstil på åtta hjul", SvD, 10 November 2006 (in Swedish)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Marta Popowska, "A short history of roller derby in Europe", Blood and Thunder #15, pp.18-23
- ^ Jump up to: a b Janos Berghardt, "Hart und schnell - Frauensport Roller Derby", Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 10 March 2008 (in German)
- ^ Melanie Sevcenko, "Roller derby warriors skate to glory", The Local, 13 December 2010
- ^ "WFTDA accepts 14 leagues into apprentice program", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 5 New Members", WFTDA, 7 March 2013
- ^ "Die komplette deutsche Mannschaft" (in German). Roller Derby Germany. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Hurt Reynolds (26 August 2011). "Argentina, Brazil Announce World Cup Rosters". Derby News Network. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- Roller derby leagues in Germany
- Sport in Stuttgart
- Roller derby leagues established in 2006
- Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3