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About the Cincinnati Rollergirls
THE HISTORY OF CINCINNATI ROLLERGIRLS
The Cincinnati Rollergirls is Cincinnati’s first women’s amateur flat track roller derby team. Founded in late 2005 with its inaugural season in 2006, the team is primarily owned and operated by its skaters, who represent a wide range of ages, backgrounds and occupations.
The skaters, coaches, officials and support staff of the Cincinnati Rollergirls are all volunteers. Skaters buy their own skates, gear and uniforms and also pay monthly dues. All proceeds from ticket and merchandise sales, skater dues and sponsorships go back to the organization to cover the costs of venue and practice space rental, home game production, insurance, travel, tournament fees, marketing and advertising.
As an internationally-ranked member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, CRG fields two competitive squads for inter-league play: the Black Sheep, the varsity or A team; and the Violent Lambs, the JV or B team. After a decade at the Cincinnati Gardens and three seasons at Schmidt Memorial Fieldhouse at Xavier University, CRG now plays its home games at the Cintas Center at Xavier.
The Cincinnati Rollergirls have received many accolades from the community. Former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory declared June 19, 2010 Cincinnati Rollergirls Day, and the Cincinnati Rollergirls have been voted Cincinnati’s Best Amateur/Semi-Pro Team by CityBeat readers every year since 2011. The team also gives back to the community by volunteering at charity events, making donations to local nonprofit organizations and offering free tickets to organizations such as the Armed Forces Ticket Association and Most Valuable Kids of Greater Cincinnati.
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meet the cincinnati rollergirls
Learn more about Cincinnati Rollergirls skaters and support staff.
SKATERS
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Wheezy #43 Wheezy #43
Skater Number: 43
Position(s): Coach, Blocker, Jammer
CRG Debut: 2010
Gear: Riedell 695 boot, Reactor plate, half G-rods, half Poisons
Cross Training Regimen: Strength and endurance training two times per week
Awards: 2009 Rookie of the Year, 2010 Best Lambs Jammer, 2011 Best Sheep Jammer, 2011 Baby Got Back
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Train N Pain #79 Train N Pain #79
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Sailor Scary #92 Proof Sailor Scary #92 Proof
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Graham #24 Graham #24
Skater Number: 24
Position(s): Pivot, Blocker, Jammer
CRG Debut: 2014
Gear: Riedell Blue Streak boots, Reactor plates, Atom D-Rods
Cross Training Regimen: Rowing, Biking, Insanity
Fun Fact: I was a rower and 4 year letter winner in college. After I graduated, I coached rowing for 7 years at various levels from NCAA Division I to high school club rowing.
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Ellie Stab’er #6313 Ellie Stab’er #6313
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Crystal Whip #154 Crystal Whip #154
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Doom #8 Doom #8
Skater Number: 8
Position(s): Blocker, Jammer
Derby Debut: 2008 with the Green Country Roller Girls (Tulsa, OK)
CRG Debut: 2017
Cross Training Regimen: Weightlifting 4-6 days a week, Navy fitness (which is broad – it can be 2 workouts a week or 12)
Awards: 2009 B Team League MVP Green County Roller Girls; 2012 League MVP SoCal Roller Derby; 2013 League MVP Blocker San Diego Roller Derby; various game MVPs; multiple Best Game Face (I used to do a lot of facepaint)
Fun Fact: Navy for 7 years and still active duty. I like HP LoveCraft and Death Metal.
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Big Red #32 Big Red #32
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Ada Burnlace #21 Ada Burnlace #21
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The Slayer #713 The Slayer #713
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Princess Derby #63 Princess Derby #63
Skater Number: 63
Position(s): Anywhere I’m put or people see me most useful
Derby Debut: 2011 with the Cincinnati Junior Rollergirls
CRG Debut: 2018
Gear: Riedell skates, Reactor plates, S1 helmet, 187 Killer pads, Halo wheels
Awards: MVP Jammer
Fun Fact: My mom, Polly Rocket, used to skate for CRG. During the 2017 fall season, she retired and gave me her number. I had been skating under her number while I was skating with the juniors.
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Motley Crouton #36 Motley Crouton #36
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Jas Hubbard #135 Jas Hubbard #135
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Wicked Widget #314 Wicked Widget #314
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Ursa Maimher #116 Ursa Maimher #116
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Nuk’em #86 Nuk’em #86
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Lady MacDeath #51 Lady MacDeath #51
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Krystonite #10 Krystonite #10
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Gnarly Manson #49 Gnarly Manson #49
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Anne Bones #77 Anne Bones #77
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Baker #42 Baker #42
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Damsel #034 Damsel #034
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Fitzkrieg Fitzkrieg
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¡I, Caramba! #23 ¡I, Caramba! #23
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Jackie the Ripper #100 Jackie the Ripper #100
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Miss Demeanor #007 Miss Demeanor #007
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Punky #247 Punky #247
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Reckless Ratchet #03 Reckless Ratchet #03
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Whit-lash Whit-lash
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Hits McGee Hits McGee
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Bob Ayaga Bob Ayaga
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Katie Wampus #5 Katie Wampus #5
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No No #111 No No #111
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Star Flatten’em #71 Star Flatten’em #71
Staff
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Jeff Jeff
Position: Photographer
Derby Experience: 7 years
CRG Debut: 2006
Gear: Nikon, Mac, Puma
Links: Jeff on flickr
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Jase Jase
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Miss Print Miss Print
Position(s): Principal owner, retired skater and co-founder and former assistant coach of the Cincinnati Junior Rollergirls
Derby Debut: 2006
CRG Debut: 2006
Gear: MacBook, iPhone
Awards: I’ll Be There For You (Most Reliable) nominee 2011; Most Improved nominee 2010; Sweetest Rollergirl nominee 2009 and 2010
Fun Fact: Appeared in 2008 ESPN piece “Roller Derby Revival”
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Grimace Grimace
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Strongbad Strongbad
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Rob Rob
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Dmaan Dmaan
The rules of flat track roller derby
Invented by sports promoter Leo Seltzer in the 1930s, roller derby thrived in the U.S. until it fizzled out in the 1970s. In the early 2000s, the Texas Rollergirls revived the sport on a flat track instead of the traditional banked track. The ability to play the game on just about any flat surface helped roller derby spread across the world, and what was once a staged spectacle became an unscripted, highly athletic and fiercely competitive sport.
In today’s roller derby, two 15-skater teams play two 30-minute periods. Each period consists of multiple “jams” in which one jammer, three blockers and one pivot from each team face off. The jammers, who wear stars on their helmets, score points for their team by passing blockers from the opposing team. The blockers from each team skate together in a pack and play offense for their own jammer and defense against the opposing jammer at the same time. The pivots, who wear stripes on their helmets, have the special ability to accept the star helmet cover from their jammer, become the new jammer and score points.
During a jam, skaters may legally block opponents with their hips, shoulders and rear. Players can receive 30-second penalties for a variety of illegal actions, including elbowing, tripping, back blocking and cutting the track. Each jam ends after 2 minutes or when the lead jammer – the first jammer to pass through the pack legally – calls off the jam by hitting their hips with their hands. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Read the complete rules here.