The brains at #BADtv have put together a highlight reel from our season opener to get you hype about this Saturday’s game between the Oakland Outlaws and Berkeley Resistance! Tix still available online: bit.ly/BAD-Game2
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Feb
Feb
You may have heard Demanda is hanging up her golden Crazy skates. First of all, how dare you. Second, yes this is allergies, shut up. Third, okay maybe we need a collective hug.
In all seriousness, Demanda has been a part of the league for over a decade, and we will miss her dearly. She cultivated a persona of real flacking scary on the track, but she’s actually super approachable, friendly and is a thoughtful, caring lil human being.
Demanda has been a cornerstone for our All-Stars team and was a strong coach, blocker, and jammer at home. If you’ve ever attended one of her bootcamps and/or Rollercon classes, we know you’re jelly that we got to enjoy her coaching on the reg and benefit from her real-time in-pack communication / quarterbacking. Our gold will shine a little less brightly without her signature black + white face paint around to smear all over people’s jerseys and scrim shirts.
BAD is sad to see her go and will never stop our secret dream of Demanda magically appearing back on the track any day now when the clock strikes 0:00. Read Demanda’s announcement on her page here: https://www.facebook.com/demandariot/posts/1991557650873369
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Feb
Feb
Welcome to 20Skateteen!
The new season brings lots of exciting additions, changes, and a whole lotta NEW!
New Year, New Venue
All of our home team bouts will be at The Venue at The Palace of the Fine Arts in San Francisco. Mark your calendars for March 24, April 7, July 21, and August 25! Tickets will go on sale soon through the Palace of the Fine Arts.
- March 24 (Game 1): Berkeley Resistance v San Francisco ShEvil Dead
- April 7 (Game 2): Oakland Outlaws v Berkeley Resistance
- July 21 (Game 3): Oakland Outlaws v San Francisco ShEvil Dead
- August 25: Championship Doubleheader!
New Teams
Due to our member numbers decreasing over the years and after much discussion as an organization, we decided to consolidate to three home teams—San Francisco ShEvil Dead, Oakland Outlaws, and The Berkeley Resistance. Full explanation can be found HERE.
We took this opportunity to change things up even more by reshuffling skaters on all three teams! So now some of your favorite Outlaws are now among the walking dead, some Belles have traded their wrecking ball for another style of Resistance and some Dead have rejoined the living as hippies and Outlaws. Team rosters (and photos coming soon) can be found on the team pages:
New Logos
New venue, new teams . . the fun doesn’t stop there! For 2018, our Creative and Marketing teams rose to the challenge of redesigning team logos. We wanted to build a set of strong, unique home team emblems with a unified look and feel across all three. Which is your favorite?
New Recruits
20skateteen brings a lot of new faces! After October tryouts, we added 20 new skaters to the league. We have also received some amazing transfers from across the country – Alaska, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida to name a few.
We also hosted a “New to Derby Night” where anyone interested in learning about roller derby was welcome to come speak with skaters, officials and coaches and have all their questions answered. Our turnout was superb!
Since the event, we have had over 15 people join our recreation league called The Reckless Rollers. They are now being evaluated to transfer up to the league.
Keep an eye out for all of this fresh new talent.
New Programming
Last season we started two new programs: BAD Dudes—a weekly drop-in session for all genders including male-identifying skaters and The Golden Nuggets—a series of junior roller derby training for youth ages 8-17. We are continuing to expand those programs. Look for announcements throughout the season regarding both!
BAD Park
When we’re not skating in circles on a flat track, you can find many BAD skaters doing flips, twists, grinds, stalls and slides on ramps, too. BAD recently teamed up with Skate Like A Girl, a unique local and international organization to provide a safe space for girls and women (cis, trans, female-identifying, and genderqueer) to promote their personal growth, athleticism, leadership and empowerment through skateboarding and roller skating programs. We are currently raising funds to help pay for supplies to build and maintain the BAD Park. Please visit our GoFundMe page.
We are so excited for the new adventure 20skateen will bring us and happy you’re with us along this journey!
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Feb
Feb
As mentioned in our season announcement, Bay Area Derby has consolidated from four home teams to three. Over the past couple of years, BAD’s membership has decreased with our number of retirees being greater than new recruits and transfers. This trend is not unique to BAD. Our governing body, the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) has seen a decrease in the number of new leagues joining, some leagues merging due to declining numbers (e.g. Sacred City & Sacramento City), and some even losing their practice spaces.
In 2011, when BAD introduced a fourth home team —The Berkeley Resistance— we had a membership count of over 100 league members. At the end of 2017, we had 56 league members. For the safety of our skaters and to help continue to produce competitive and entertaining events for the public, the entire league membership voted to temporarily go back down to three home teams until we can drive our member numbers back up.
With the change in the number of teams, the league took this opportunity to reshuffle skaters in order to create new, closely-matched teams. This also made it so the skaters from the one eliminated team would not have to try to integrate into already formed/bonded teams. The Coaching Committee essentially picked names out of a hat and placed skaters on teams 1, 2 and 3, then evaluated each team to make sure they were even, followed by selecting team names from the hat.
The decision on which team names to keep was not an easy one to make. There was no question about maintaining the Oakland and San Francisco team names — they were the first teams of the league, both have a rich fan base, and are the cities where most of our league members and fans live, in addition to Oakland being the location for our headquarters. While the Richmond Wrecking Belles were the third established team in the league and held the “Most Winningest Team” title, after careful consideration and deep deliberation, it was decided to keep the Berkeley team name. Berkeley won the last two BAD Championship bouts, we recruit several skaters from Cal and it’s in closer proximity to our headquarters.
BAD is so thankful to the City of Richmond and its incredible fans who came out to our games at The Craneway Pavilion. And we are especially appreciative of our Super Fans who traveled from Los Angeles to support the Belles. While this situation was not ideal, we want to emphasize that we are working hard to make this a short-term solution. The Belles will be back! And it’s already looking encouraging — we just picked up over 20 new skaters during our last tryout session. Continue telling your friends about roller derby and encourage them to come check out BAD!
If you have any questions regarding the reshuffle, please do not hesitate to reach out to Eva Menace at pr@bayareaderby.com.
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Jan
Jan
Bay Area Derby (BAD) is not just about skating in circles on a flat track. We like to do flips, twists, grinds, stalls and slides on ramps too. BAD recently teamed up with Skate Like A Girl , a unique local and international organization that teaches skateboarding while promoting social justice, and now we have an opportunity to build our own skate park… but we need your help!
Together, Bay Area Derby + Skate Like A Girl wants to provide a safe space for girls and women (cis, trans, female-identifying and genderqueer) to promote their personal growth, athleticism, leadership and empowerment through skateboarding and roller skating programs.
Check out the photos from our first collaboration session with only one ramp:
Now imagine what we can do with a whole skate park!
Here’s where you come in… We have the ramps (three half pipes, a spine, an 8’ vert ramp and one mini ramp) but need some assistance with the supplies:
Pressure treated plywood
$ 50.00 X15
1-5/8 deck screws
$ 10.00 X45
3″ deck screws
$ 30.00 X10
6″ deck screws
$ 50.00 X5
star bit
$ 5.00 X15
tool rental
$ 50.00 X10
We are accepting donations of any monetary value to build this amazing park! Visit our GoFundMe to make a donation.
Thank you from all of us at Bay Area Derby & Skate Like A Girl!
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Aug
Aug
Photo Credit: Lucas Saugen
Bay Area Derby is heading to Seattle for the 2017 International Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Playoffs September 1 – 3!
The Bay Area All Stars finished their 2017 WFDA regular season 4-0 and are ranked number 10 in the world, earning them the fourth seed in this weekend’s WFTDA playoff tournament. Their first game will be against the winner of Game 3: either Charlottesville Derby Dames All Stars (Seed 12) or Montréal Roller Derby New Skids on the Block (Seed 5) on Saturday, September 2 at 10 am.
Bay Area is looking forward to playing either opponent but a rematch against Montréal would be epic. Last year, the Skids defeated the BAD All Stars in the 3rd place game at playoffs in Montréal by a mere 12 points. Given the opportunity, the All Stars are keen on flipping the results against the Skids this year to take the win and earn a spot at Champs.
If you can’t make it to Seattle to cheer in person, buy a weekend pass from WFTDA.tv for only $16.99 to watch Bay Area play some of the highest level competitive roller derby in the world!
Want to watch with BAD? Chiquita Bonanza, skater and league member, is hosting a watch party at her shop Mischief. Check out the Facebook event for more details.
SUPPORT OUR ALL STARS!
Buy this special edition SOLID GOLD shirt for a mere $25. Look slick while helping us raise funds to cover the team’s travel and expenses for playoffs.
Visit Quad Republic to get yours (and one for a friend) today!
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Jun
Jun
The 2017 Golden Bowl Invitational will showcase the Bay Area Derby Travel Team’s newly updated All Stars roster as they enter their 12th season ranked 22 in the WFTDA. BAD’s fresh line-up, noticeably dominated by prior season veterans and rounded with recent league transfers, will utilize defense-centric packs with a “respect all, fear none” attitude. The Bay Area All Stars will wear black and white uniforms accented with gold along with their new signature gold chrome S1 helmets as they take the track in games against WFTDA charter teams from Boston, Tampa, and Vancouver throughout the weekend. Tune into BADtv for the free online broadcast June 16 – 18!
| 000 | Demanda Riot |
| 1 | Liza Machete |
| 13 | Stefanie Mainey |
| 20 | Eva Menace |
| 23 | April Bloodgate |
| 31 | Frightmare |
| 36 | Skatelyn |
| 405 | Dirty Lil Trick |
| 44 | The 4closer |
| 49 | Cassie Beck |
| 61 | Pressure Cooker |
| 7 | Murderyn Monroe |
| 701 | Illuminaughty |
| 818 | Dani Rueda |
| 86 | Gretchen Vomette |
| 888 | Brawllen Angel |
| 925 | Sterling Archer |
#staygold #flatwallwednesdays
08
Jun
Jun
The Santa Cruz Derby Girls are sending the Boardwalk Bombshells, ranked 17 in the WFTDA, to the 2017 Golden Bowl Invitational. Noted by The Apex as one of Ten WFTDA Teams on the Rise for 2017 after hosting and sweeping their Boardwalk Empire tournament in early April, the Bombshells aim to extend their scoring averages against Terminal City All-Stars, Boston Massacre, and Tampa Tantrums in just a few weeks. Watch on BADtv as they demonstrate the power of pre-season preparation to build a champion team Saturday June 17 and Sunday June 18 at Golden Bowl.
| 18 | Jem Jones |
| 116 | TARAism |
| 13 | Chelsea Smile |
| 1384 | Hell Louise |
| 221 | Yeti or Not, Here I Come |
| 24 | Beans |
| 3 | Ace Wenchura |
| 3000 | Mystery Violence Theater |
| 322 | Kosher Assault |
| 41 | Queen Litigious |
| 444 | Unleashed |
| 47 | Patti Smithereens |
| 5 | Skirt Vonnegut |
| 514 | Victoria Mayhem |
| 626 | Madi Masochist |
| 7 | Adrian’s Revenge |
| 8 | Shamrock N. Roller |
#derbylove #santacruzderbygirls
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Jun
Jun
Skating out of beautiful southern British Columbia, the Terminal City Rollergirls All-Stars are Vancouver’s travel team, ranked 27 in the WFTDA. The Terminal City All-Stars are known for their generous but fierce devotion to friendship and derby. Hustle and heart exemplify the passion and ambition of Terminal City! Follow their Golden Bowl adventure on BADtv as they play four games June 16 – 18 against fierce opponents from the US East and West Coasts—the Tampa Tantrums, Boston Massacre, Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells, and Bay Area All Stars.
| 8 | Violet Death |
| 131 | BruiseBerry Pie |
| 16 | Palmer |
| 19 | Ann O’War |
| 1940 | Green Lantern |
| 1964 | Annie Means Necessary |
| 22 | Mulan Bruise |
| 250 | Sushi Slammer |
| 305 | Smokie |
| 314 | Bazinga |
| 322 | Handley |
| 42 | Griffith |
| 46 | Hurt Russell |
| 47 | Scarlett Bloodbath |
| 69 | Flower Plow’her |
| 76 | Frank the Tank |
| 88 | Maiden Sane |
| 9 | Skatepark |
| 934 | Sirius Brat |
| 99 | La Zole |
#vancouversports #spotthemoose
06
Jun
Jun
The Boston Massacre of Boston Roller Derby enter the 2017 Golden Bowl Invitational ranked 35 in the WFTDA. The Massacre’s style includes unique defensive formations and strategic play beguiling opponents and derby fans alike. Their traditional uniforms are navy blue with red accents and white with navy blue and red accents. Traveling across the country, the New England team will play four games June 16 – 18 against the BAD All Stars, Terminal City All-Stars, Tampa Tantrums, and Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells. All their Golden Bowl games will be broadcast on BADtv.
| 11 | Kacie McLean |
| 1111 | Maya Mangleyou |
| 121 | Agent MauledHer |
| 134 | Five Penny |
| 14 | Emily “Kelli” Cooper |
| 1930 | Betty Swoop |
| 1987 | Shark Week |
| 207 | Crueliette Lewis |
| 25 | Rainbow Crash |
| 42 | Flyin’ King |
| 43 | Caitlin Monaghan |
| 5 | Sweet Enemy |
| 60 | Swirko |
| 626 | Janelle Ellison |
| 66 | Little Loca |
| 749 | Wednesday Atoms |
| 78 | Amy Rock |
| 8 | Aubrey Planitz |
| 88 | HardCore |
| 99 | Eszter Boros |
#pinchpinchpinch #bostonderby