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'''Big Easy Rollergirls''' or '''BERG''' (est. 2005)<ref>[http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=6784 Tulane University Magazine - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is an all-female, flat-track [[roller derby]] league in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, USA. In 2011, BERG converted from an LLC to a non-profit corporation, but does not have [[501(c)(3)]] status. Big Easy is a founding member league of the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]] (WFTDA).<ref name="founding">{{cite book|last1=Joulwan|first1=Melissa|title=Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781416538554|page=267|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=wGizDBbRfjYC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=alamo+city+founding+member+wftda&source=bl&ots=IP2e8zy6PQ&sig=LOysWtCNvYvhIYcXy9jTDH64vbk&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=alamo%20city%20founding%20member%20wftda&f=false|accessdate=28 November 2016|language=en}}</ref>
'''Big Easy Rollergirls''' or '''BERG''' (est. 2005)<ref>[http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=6784 Tulane University Magazine - News<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115402/http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=6784 |date=2007-06-22 }}</ref> is an all-female, flat-track [[roller derby]] league in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, USA. In 2011, BERG converted from an LLC to a non-profit corporation, but does not have [[501(c)(3)]] status. Big Easy is a founding member league of the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]] (WFTDA).<ref name="founding">{{cite book|last1=Joulwan|first1=Melissa|title=Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781416538554|page=267|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=wGizDBbRfjYC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=alamo+city+founding+member+wftda&source=bl&ots=IP2e8zy6PQ&sig=LOysWtCNvYvhIYcXy9jTDH64vbk&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=alamo%20city%20founding%20member%20wftda&f=false|accessdate=28 November 2016|language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Sources and bibliography==
==Sources and bibliography==
* [http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/video/2008/04/weber_rollergirls April 2008 - W Magazine - Bruce Weber spread on New Orleans features the Big Easy Rollergirls]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080919022728/http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/video/2008/04/weber_rollergirls April 2008 - W Magazine - Bruce Weber spread on New Orleans features the Big Easy Rollergirls]
* [http://blog.nola.com/flattrackfever/2007/11/ November 2007 - NOLA.com launches Flat Track Fever]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080415205756/http://blog.nola.com/flattrackfever/2007/11/ November 2007 - NOLA.com launches Flat Track Fever]
* [http://www.bigeasyrollergirls.com/press/USARS_Article.pdf March 2007 - USA Rollersports Magazine "Frivolity in a Forgotten City"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081911/http://www.bigeasyrollergirls.com/press/USARS_Article.pdf March 2007 - USA Rollersports Magazine "Frivolity in a Forgotten City"]
* [http://www.bigeasyrollergirls.com/pdfs/nola_mag_march07.pdf March 2007 - New Orleans Magazine "Easy Rollin'"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081842/http://www.bigeasyrollergirls.com/pdfs/nola_mag_march07.pdf March 2007 - New Orleans Magazine "Easy Rollin'"]
* [http://www.nola.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-6/117109253522560.xml?NZNENO&coll=1&thispage=2 Feb. 2007 - Times Picayune "Back to Basics"]
* [http://www.nola.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-6/117109253522560.xml?NZNENO&coll=1&thispage=2 Feb. 2007 - Times Picayune "Back to Basics"]
* [http://www.driftwood.uno.edu/previous_editions/dw_nov28.pdf Dec. 2006 - Health & Fitness "Rolling Thunder"]
* [http://www.driftwood.uno.edu/previous_editions/dw_nov28.pdf Dec. 2006 - Health & Fitness "Rolling Thunder"]
* [http://www.driftwood.uno.edu/previous_editions/dw_nov28.pdf Nov. 2006 - UNO Driftwood "Roller Derby Action"]
* [http://www.driftwood.uno.edu/previous_editions/dw_nov28.pdf Nov. 2006 - UNO Driftwood "Roller Derby Action"]
* [http://www.nolafugees.com/Features/issues/21/rollergirls.html Nov. 2006 - NolaFugees.com "Warriors of the Flat Rink"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070624212444/http://www.nolafugees.com/Features/issues/21/rollergirls.html Nov. 2006 - NolaFugees.com "Warriors of the Flat Rink"]
* [http://www.nola.com/entertainment/t-p/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1161324927179470.xml&coll=1 Oct. 2006 - Times Picayune "Rocking and Rolling"]
* [http://www.nola.com/entertainment/t-p/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1161324927179470.xml&coll=1 Oct. 2006 - Times Picayune "Rocking and Rolling"]
* [http://www.nola.com/picayunes/t-p/algierspicayune/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1161238744252250.xml&coll=1 Oct. 2006 - Times Picayune "Rollergirls Make Algiers Their Rink"]
* [http://www.nola.com/picayunes/t-p/algierspicayune/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1161238744252250.xml&coll=1 Oct. 2006 - Times Picayune "Rollergirls Make Algiers Their Rink"]
* [http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2006-10-17/news_feat2.php Oct. 2006 - The Gambit "A Sport for the Well-Wheeled"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070615201543/http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2006-10-17/news_feat2.php Oct. 2006 - The Gambit "A Sport for the Well-Wheeled"]
* [http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2006-09-12/events_rec.php Sept. 2006 - The Gambit "Hot Picks"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070615211044/http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2006-09-12/events_rec.php Sept. 2006 - The Gambit "Hot Picks"]
* [http://neworleansmagazine.com/in-this-issue/articles/news/people-to-watch-2006-1375/people%20to%20watch.html Sept. 2006 - New Orleans Magazine "People to Watch"]
* [http://neworleansmagazine.com/in-this-issue/articles/news/people-to-watch-2006-1375/people%20to%20watch.html Sept. 2006 - New Orleans Magazine "People to Watch"]
* [http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=6784 Sept. 2006 - Tulane New Wave "Big Easy Rollergirls Ready for Prime Time"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115402/http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=6784 Sept. 2006 - Tulane New Wave "Big Easy Rollergirls Ready for Prime Time"]
* [http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/8263.php July 2006 - WTUL Community Gumbo "Through Hell and High Water""]
* [http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/8263.php July 2006 - WTUL Community Gumbo "Through Hell and High Water""]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061010233334/http://www.whereyat.net/page.php?id=379 June 2006 - Where Y'at Magazine "Big Easy Rollergirls named 'Best local sports team'"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061010233334/http://www.whereyat.net/page.php?id=379 June 2006 - Where Y'at Magazine "Big Easy Rollergirls named 'Best local sports team'"]


==Additional sources==
==Additional sources==
* [http://www.bigeasyrollergirls.com/vids/berg-cnn3-2k6.wmv March 2006 - CNN with Anderson Cooper]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202165245/http://www.bigeasyrollergirls.com/vids/berg-cnn3-2k6.wmv March 2006 - CNN with Anderson Cooper]
* [http://blog.nola.com/entertainment/2007/06/big_easy_rollergirls_to_reinac.html July 2007 - ''Times Picayune'', "Big Easy Rollergirls to reinact &#91;sic&#93; famed bull run"]
* [http://blog.nola.com/entertainment/2007/06/big_easy_rollergirls_to_reinac.html July 2007 - ''Times Picayune'', "Big Easy Rollergirls to reinact &#91;sic&#93; famed bull run"]
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/12/america/ODD-Rolling-of-the-Bulls.php July 2008 - ''International Herald Tribune'', "Roller girls give chase in La. version of bull run"]
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/12/america/ODD-Rolling-of-the-Bulls.php July 2008 - ''International Herald Tribune'', "Roller girls give chase in La. version of bull run"]

Revision as of 23:01, 19 July 2017

Big Easy Rollergirls
League logo
Metro areaNew Orleans
CountryUnited States
Founded2005
TeamsConfederacy of Punches
Crescent Wenches
StoryVillains
Track type(s)Flat
VenueUNO Human Performance Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Org. typeLLC
Websitebigeasyrollergirls.com

Big Easy Rollergirls or BERG (est. 2005)[1] is an all-female, flat-track roller derby league in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. In 2011, BERG converted from an LLC to a non-profit corporation, but does not have 501(c)(3) status. Big Easy is a founding member league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]

History

The Big Easy Rollergirls league was founded in the spring of 2005, and had planned their first bout during Mardi Gras 2006.[3] Unfortunately, the league was disrupted by and had to regroup following the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina, beginning competitive play on September 16, 2006. After a citywide tryout, BERG had two teams and more than 30 active members its first season. The debut bout was won by the Hor-Nots (v the 'Aints) 128-123 in overtime before a sellout crowd.

In their second season, the Big Easy Rollergirls doubled their membership with new recruits and was able to field four local teams: Confederacy of Punches, Crescent Wenches, Marigny Antoinettes and StoryVillains, as well as a travel team, the Big Easy Rollergirls Allstars. By the fourth season, the Big Easy Rollergirls switched to a two-team structure: The Big Easy Allstars (A team) and the Crescent Wenches (B team). The Marigny Antoinettes are now the incoming year's "Fresh Meat" and the StoryVillains are now the recreational team composed of retired Big Easy Rollergirls skaters.

The Big Easy Rollergirls organization has continued to grow and evolve,[4] maintaining a rigorous athletic training regimen (both on skates and off) while regularly contributing to community-service–oriented efforts around New Orleans.[5] Charities and organizations BERG has worked with include the Slaughter, Louisiana Volunteer Fire Department, Arabi Wrecking Krewe, New Orleans City Park, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, NO AIDS Task Force, Common Ground Collective, KaBOOM!, KIDsmART and the Louisiana SPCA.

The Big Easy Rollergirls are a diverse group of female athletes, ranging in age from the twenty-one to over fifty.[4] By day, they are dental hygienists, community college students, teachers, lawyers, stay-at-home-mothers, and waitresses.

For their first two seasons, home bouts were held at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World in Algiers, New Orleans.[6] The league currently holds their home bouts before large crowds (400 - 600 attendees) at the University of New Orleans Human Performance Center.

Voted “Best Local Sports Team,” by local magazine Where Y’at in their first season,[7] the league's mission continues to be to encourage and empower women through the sport of all-female flat-track roller derby. In doing so they provide alternative athletic entertainment while supporting charitable organizations that benefit the community at large.

WFTDA competition

File:WFTDA MAP.jpg
2006 map showing the first 30 member leagues

In October 2011, Big Easy were ranked number one by the Derby South organization, which represents leagues from five southern states.[8]

After the 2013 season, they were ranked 93 in the world by the WFTDA. In 2014, Big Easy made their first appearance at WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs, coming into the Duluth tournament as the 3rd seed, and ultimately finishing in 4th place.[9]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[10] Playoffs Championship
2006 28 WFTDA[11] — N/A
2007 30 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2008 9 SC[13] DNQ DNQ
2009 17 SC[14] DNQ DNQ
2010 17 SC[15] DNQ DNQ
2011 18 SC[16] DNQ DNQ
2012 24 SC[17] DNQ DNQ
2013 97 WFTDA[18] DNQ DNQ
2014 67 WFTDA[19] 4 D2[9] DNQ
2015 79 WFTDA[20] DNQ DNQ
2016 142 WFTDA[21] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. ^ Tulane University Magazine - News Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Joulwan, Melissa. Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track. Simon and Schuster. p. 267. ISBN 9781416538554. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ Bynum, Chris (December 16, 2005), "Spin Sisters", Times Picayune
  4. ^ a b Rollergirls want some aggressive skaters- NOLA.com
  5. ^ Barkoff, Eva Jacob (May 2006), "On a Roll", Times Picayune
  6. ^ The Big Easy Roller Girls: Through Hell and High Water, pt. 1 : NOLA Indymedia
  7. ^ [1] Archived October 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "October 2011 Rankings", Derby South
  9. ^ a b "August 15-17, 2014: Duluth, Minnesota, USA - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Current Rankings Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA
  11. ^ "12/8/2006 WFTDA National Rankings". WFTDA. 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
  13. ^ "Rankings – WFTDA". www.wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

Sources and bibliography

Additional sources

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