Sheffield Steel Roller Derby
| Metro area | Sheffield, UK |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 2008 |
| Teams | Sheffield Steel Rollergirls |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Skate Central |
| Affiliations | WFTDA, UKRDA |
| Org. type | Not yet defined |
| Website | http://www.SheffieldSteelRollergirls.co.uk |
The Sheffield Steel Rollergirls (SSRG) is a flat track roller derby league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Founded in August 2008, the league now has over 65 members.
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls adhere to the ruleset of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
Sheffield Steel Roller Girls practise three times a week [1] with extra sessions outdoors during the summer.[2]
Ten members of the league completed the Goodwood Roller Marathon in August 2010, raising over £1,200 for the Sheffield Children's Hospital.[3]. A group of skaters from the team are skating in the 2011 Goodwood Marathon for the NSPCC and the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice in Sheffield.
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls are sponsored by local Sheffield company alpharooms.co.uk [4]
History
Pauline Chalmers [2] (known amongst teammates as Jane Doe-a-Go-Go) established Sheffield Steel Rollergirls in August 2008. After having recently moved to Sheffield, and in desire to make new friends, she discovered the sport of roller derby on MySpace. Realising that there was no roller derby team in Sheffield, she decided to create a MySpace profile dedicated to the creation of a Sheffield team. Since then, the member count has risen to over 50 members with several recruitment intakes a year.[5] While many mistake members of the team to be students, they in fact also include teachers, engineers and other professionals.[1]
In March 2010, the team received a £700 grant from the local newspaper Sheffield Telegraph as part of the South Yorkshire Community Foundation's Grassroots Grants programme designed to fund "worthwhile projects" in Sheffield.[6] This allowed the league to organise their first home bout at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in July 2010.
The team celebrate their third birthday on 9 August 2011.
League Structure
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls is a skater-run organisation. The league is managed by a committee of elected officers who head up sub-committees in areas such as training, media, merchandise, sponsorship and events. Officers are re-elected annually, as are the league Captain and Vice Captain.
Media
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls have been featured in the Sheffield Telegraph,[6] and the Sheffield Star.[7] The SmashDance event was also mentioned in Exposed Magazine.
TV, Radio and online
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls appeared on ITV1's ITV Calendar on 22 April 2010.[8] They have also had a number of appearances on BBC Radio Sheffield.[9]
On 10 November 2010, the team featured on BBC Online.[10]
On 4 December 2010, the team featured on BBC2 Sportsround (repeated on CBBC on 5 December 2010) as part of an "Alternative Sports Special".[11]
The team will feature in a documentary based around their April 23 bout "The Royal Shredding" called The Shredding Planner.
Events
On 9 April 2010, Sheffield Steel Rollergirls took part in the Showroom Cinema's premiere of Whip It (film).[12]
Bouts
| Date | Event | Opponent | Results¹ | Won by | Venue |
| 22 August 2009 | "Summer Horror Day" | Leeds Roller Dolls "Rotten Rollers" | 58 - 274 | LRD | Leeds Royal Armouries in Saville's Hall, Leeds[13] |
| 20 February 2010 | "2010: A Skate Odyssey" | Royal Windsor Rollergirls | 97 - 92 | SSRG | Wycombe Sports Centre, Bucks |
| 24 July 2010 | "SmashDance" | Newcastle Roller Girls | 150 - 73[14] | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield[15] |
| 4 September 2010 | "Scar Wash" | Central City Rollergirls | 40 - 161 | CCR | Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, King's Heath, Birmingham [16] |
| 24 October 2010 | "The Great Yorkshire Showdown" | Liverpool Roller Birds | 121 - 28 | SSRG | Huddersfield Sport Centre, Huddersfield[17] |
| 24 October 2010 | "The Great Yorkshire Showdown" | Leeds Roller Dolls "Yorkshire Whip-its" | 43 - 69 | LRD | Huddersfield Sport Centre, Huddersfield[17] |
| 29 January 2011 | "Tarzan and Pain" | Middlesbrough Milk Rollers | 185 - 34 | SSRG | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield[15] |
| 23 April 2011 | "The Royal Shredding" | Leeds Roller Dolls "Rotten Rollers" | 86 - 109 | LRD | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield |
| 4 June 2011 | "Rock, Block & Two Smoking Jammers" | Lincolnshire Bomber Roller Girls | 103 - 64 | SSRG | George Stephenson Pavilion, Newark Showground, Newark |
| 1 July 2011 | "Blocky Balboa" | Royal Windsor Roller Girls | 83 - 95 | RWRG | Ponds Forge International Sports centre, Sheffield |
¹ Results from Sheffield Steel Rollergirls' view
References
- ^ a b Barnard, Stephanie (10 November 2009). "Sheffield Steel Roller girls are on their wheels". BBC Sheffield & South Yorkshire. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b Mia Malice. "Roller Derby with Mia Malice". RouliRoula. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield Steel Roller Girls is fundrasing for Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity". JustGiving.com. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Alpharooms Announcement". Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Dowle, Jayne (1 April 2010). "Steel on wheels – meet the roller girls". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Roller Girls' success in our community cash giveaway". Sheffield Telegraph. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Rollergirls in the Sheffield Star". Sheffield Star. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield-rollergirls-on-tv". Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Miss D and Go-Go on the radio". Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ Barnard, Stephanie (25 March 2010). "Sheffield Steel Roller girls are on their wheels". BBC News. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "CBBC Newsround - Watch Sportsround". 4 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Whip It with the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls". Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Summer Horror Day - 22/08/09". Pirate Derby News. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "SmashDance". 27 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Smashdance, Sheffield Events". Sheffield TownTalk. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "At the Scar Wash!". Central City Rollergirls. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Yorkshire Girls Get Their Skates On For Roller Derby Showdown In Huddersfield". Examiner. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010. [dead link]