Roller Derby Madrid

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Roller Derby Madrid
Metro areaMadrid
CountrySpain
Founded2012
Track type(s)Flat
Website http://www.rollerderbymadrid.com/

Roller Derby Madrid (RDM) is a flat-track roller derby league based in Madrid, Spain and founded in 2012. [1] The league plays by the rule set of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

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History

Roller Derby Madrid was founded in 2012, following the fusion of two teams that had existed since 2011, GhostMakers Roller Derby and Hijas del Chotis Derby Crew. [1] Their first bout took place in April 2013 against Rayo Dockers Valencia, which they won with a final score of 165 to 144. Since then they have continued bouting against national and international teams. [2] The league has over fifty members, including a crew of eight referees. [1] In 2016 eight of Roller Derby Madrid's skaters were selected as part of Team Spain (roller derby)'s initial roster for the 2017 World Cup [3]

Las Gatas

The league's logo features an illustration of a cat, a reference to a nickname given to people who are from Madrid. [4] This is a recurring motif for the league, as their competing skaters are informally called "Gatas" (cats) and their new skaters (those who have not yet passed their WFTDA Minimum Skills test) [5] are known as "Mininas" (kitties). [6] Their main uniform is red with black animal stripes.

Structure and management

Roller Derby Madrid is composed of skaters, referees and non-skating officials. It has been completely self-governed and democratic since its inception and is run by committees. [7] In 2016 Roller Derby Madrid's B team was formed, made up of the newest players of the league as well as some crossover players from the A team. [8]

Media

Roller Derby Madrid has been featured in print, radio, television and online media. In 2014 they were the subject of the short documentary Lead Jammer. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roller Derby Madrid League". rollerderbymadrid.com.
  2. ↑ "Roller Derby Madrid". flattrackstats.com.
  3. ↑ "Team Spain Roller Derby".
  4. ↑ http://www.madrid.es/portales/munimadrid/es/Inicio/El-Ayuntamiento/Un-paseo-por-su-historia/Madrid-antiguo-y-medieval/Alfonso-VI-en-Madrid?vgnextfmt=default&vgnextoid=612c315b048b9010VgnVCM100000d90ca8c0RCRD&vgnextchannel=56602c91497b9010VgnVCM100000d90ca8c0RCRD Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine gatos
  5. ↑ http://wftda.com/resources/wftda-minimum-skill-requirements.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  6. ↑ "Mininas". rollerderbymadrid.com.
  7. ↑ "Roller derby, un deporte de contacto, estrategia y empoderamiento de las mujeres". Qué.es. 10 October 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Roller Derby Madrid BRoller Derby Madrid B – ROLLER DERBY MADRID".
  9. ↑ "Lead Jammer: Un documental de Roller Derby". YouTube. 21 November 2014.
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