Sheffield Steel Rollergirls
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| Metro area | Sheffield |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | August 2008 |
| Teams | All Stars (A team), Crucibelles (B team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre |
| Affiliations | UKRDA, WFTDA |
| Org. type | Not for profit, Limited by guarantee. |
| Website |
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The Sheffield Steel Rollergirls (SSRG) is a flat track roller derby league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Founded in August 2008, the league now has over 70 members. The league has two teams; the All Stars (A team) and the Crucibelles (B team).
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls adhere to the ruleset of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and were accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme in July 2012.[1] They became full members of the WFTDA in June 2013.[2]
Sheffield Steel Roller Girls practise three times a week [3] with extra sessions outdoors during the summer.[4]
Ten members of the league completed the Goodwood Roller Marathon in August 2010, raising over £1,200 for the Sheffield Children's Hospital.[5] A group of skaters from the team completed the 2011 Goodwood Marathon for the NSPCC and the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice in Sheffield.
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls are sponsored by local Sheffield company alpharooms.com [6]
History
Pauline Chalmers [4] (known amongst teammates as Jane Doe-a-Go-Go) established Sheffield Steel Rollergirls in August 2008. After having recently moved to Sheffield, and in desire to make new friends, she discovered the sport of roller derby on MySpace. Realising that there was no roller derby team in Sheffield, she decided to create a MySpace profile dedicated to the creation of a Sheffield team.[7] While many mistake members of the team to be students, they in fact also include teachers, engineers and other professionals.[3]
In March 2010, the team received a £700 grant from the local newspaper Sheffield Telegraph as part of the South Yorkshire Community Foundation's Grassroots Grants programme designed to fund "worthwhile projects" in Sheffield.[8] This allowed the league to organise their first home bout at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in July 2010.
The team celebrated their third birthday on 9 August 2011.
On September 3, 2011 the new B team - Crucibelles - had their debut bout against Newcastle Rollergirls B team, the Whippin' Hinnies, in a double header that also saw the All Stars play Newcastle's A Team, the Canny Belters.
League Structure
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls is a skater-run organisation. The league is 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.
Media
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls have been featured in the Sheffield Telegraph,[8] and the Sheffield Star.[9] The SmashDance event was also mentioned in Exposed Magazine.
TV, Radio and online
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls appeared on ITV1's ITV Calendar on 22 April 2010.[10] They have also had a number of appearances on BBC Radio Sheffield.[11]
On 10 November 2010, the team featured on BBC Online.[12]
On 4 December 2010, the team featured on BBC2 Sportsround (repeated on CBBC on 5 December 2010) as part of an "Alternative Sports Special".[13]
The team will feature in a documentary based around their April 23 bout "The Royal Shredding" called The Shredding Planner.
Events
On 9 April 2010, Sheffield Steel Rollergirls took part in the Showroom Cinema's premiere of Whip It (film).[14]
Bouts
| 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[15] |
| 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[16] | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield[17] |
| 4 September 2010 | "Scar Wash" | Away | All Stars | Central City Rollergirls | 40 - 161 | CCR | Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, King's Heath, Birmingham [18] |
| 24 October 2010 | "The Great Yorkshire Showdown" | Away | All Stars | Liverpool Roller Birds | 121 - 28 | SSRG | Huddersfield Sport Centre, Huddersfield[19] |
| 24 October 2010 | "The Great Yorkshire Showdown" | Away | All Stars | Leeds Roller Dolls "Yorkshire Whip-its" | 43 - 69 | LRD | Huddersfield Sport Centre, Huddersfield[19] |
| 29 January 2011 | "Tarzan and Pain" | Home | All Stars | Middlesbrough Milk Rollers | 185 - 34 | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield[17] |
| 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
References
- ↑ "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
- ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America", 6 June 2013
- 1 2 Barnard, Stephanie (10 November 2009). "Sheffield Steel Roller girls are on their wheels". BBC Sheffield & South Yorkshire. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- 1 2 Mia Malice. "Roller Derby with Mia Malice". RouliRoula. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Sheffield Steel Roller Girls is fundraising for Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity". JustGiving.com. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Alpharooms Announcement". Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ↑ Dowle, Jayne (1 April 2010). "Steel on wheels – meet the roller girls". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Roller Girls' success in our community cash giveaway". Sheffield Telegraph. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Rollergirls in the Sheffield Star". Sheffield Star. 25 March 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.
- ↑ "Whip It with the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls". Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "Summer Horror Day - 22/08/09". Pirate Derby News. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Smashdance". 27 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Smashdance, Sheffield Events". Sheffield TownTalk. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "At the Scar Wash!". Central City Rollergirls. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Yorkshire Girls Get Their Skates On For Roller Derby Showdown In Huddersfield". Examiner. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.