Mission City Roller Derby

Mission City Roller Derby
Metro area	Santa Barbara, California
Country	United States
Founded	2009
Teams	Brawlin' Betties (A team); Vicious Veronicas
Track type(s)	Flat
Venue	Page Youth Center; Earl Warren Showgrounds
Affiliations	WFTDA
Org. type	501(c)(3) non-profit
Website	www.missioncityrollerderby.com

Last updated April 25, 2019

Mission City Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Santa Barbara, California. Founded in 2009, Mission City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[1]

Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating counter-clockwise around a track. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly inside the United States.

Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been promoted as the "American Riviera". As of 2014, the city had an estimated population of 91,196, up from 88,410 in 2010, making it the second most populous city in the county after Santa Maria. The contiguous urban area, which includes the cities of Goleta and Carpinteria, along with the unincorporated regions of Isla Vista, Montecito, Mission Canyon, Hope Ranch, Summerland, and others, has an approximate population of 220,000. The population of the entire county in 2010 was 423,895.

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

History

Mission City Roller Derby was founded in 2009.^[2] The league's A-team, the Brawlin' Betties, competed in their first home bout on July 18, 2009 against the Ventura County Derby Darlins.^[3]

Ventura County Derby Darlins (VCDD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Camarillo, California. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Ventura County is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

Mission City Roller Derby became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2013.^[4]

The league entered the WFTDA Apprentice Program in January 2015,^[5] and was made a full member in September of the same year.^[6]

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA. In February 2019, the WFTDA announced it was retiring the program, to be replaced with a new "New Member Program" in the near future.

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References

↑ "Mission City Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
↑ Zant, John (6 March 2013). "Roller Derby Queens". www.independent.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
↑ Silvas, Vanessa. "Roller Derby Comes to Town". www.independent.com. Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
↑ "GuideStar Exchange Report - Mission City Roller Derby". www.guidestar.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 25 New Apprentice Members". www.wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
↑ "WFTDA Adds 15 Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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[1] "Mission City Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[2] Zant, John (6 March 2013). "Roller Derby Queens". www.independent.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[3] Silvas, Vanessa. "Roller Derby Comes to Town". www.independent.com. Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[4] "GuideStar Exchange Report - Mission City Roller Derby". www.guidestar.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[5] "WFTDA Welcomes 25 New Apprentice Members". www.wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[6] "WFTDA Adds 15 Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.