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A derby name, roller derby name or skater name is a nickname used by a skater while playing or officiating roller derby. Derby names can be seen as an opportunity to adopt an alternative on-track persona. [1] Many derby names are puns, and in some cases this may extend to the skater's number. [2]
Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues [note 1] worldwide, though it is most popular in the United States. [2] A 60-minute roller derby game, or bout, is a series of two-minute timed jams.
The Roller Derby Hall of Fame, also known as the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame, was founded in 1952, [1] by the editors of the Roller Derby News paper. Johnny Rosasco and Josephine "Ma" Bogash were the first two skaters to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. [ 1 ]
Jennifer Wilson, known as Hydra, is a roller derby skater who has played a leading role in the development of the sport. Hydra joined Bad Girl Good Woman (BGGW) in 2001, around the time that the league was founded. [1] She worked as a hydrologist and selected her derby name in reference both to this, and to the mythological monster. [2]
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The Charlotte Speed Demons was a women’s flat track roller derby team based in Charlotte, NC, USA. Established in 2010, the team was owned and operated by Race City Roller Derby, Inc. The team is part of the movement to develop roller derby into a professional level sport with an eye on inclusion in the Olympic Games.
Big Easy Roller Derby was founded as Big Easy Rollergirls in the spring of 2005 and had planned their first bout during Mardi Gras 2006. [3] Unfortunately, the league was disrupted by and had to regroup following the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina , beginning competitive play on September 16, 2006.