Recreational Roller Derby League in London, Ontario, Canada!

Get LOCO at this year’s RibFest! Come meet some LOCO rollergirls around the lunch and supper hours, Thurs-Sunday, when we’ll be skating around the area nearby and have our team out there in force on Friday night from 7-9 PM.

If you see a LOCO rollergirl buzzing around the festival don’t be afraid to ask her for information about our league, and get a free pass to try it the first time!  As always, we’re recruiting women 18+ that want to learn to roller skate, or play roller derby in a low cost, low commitment, and low contact environment, all for the fun, fitness and friendship of roller derby. But don’t despair, if you aren’t into the roller skating/fitness/or derby play, you can also volunteer to become a referee, a score keeper, a Non-Skating Official (such as a penalty box controller). Men are welcome into those positions!

Ribs, Beer and Roller Derby – what more can you ask for on a fine summer weekend for a RibFest?! Hope to see you there! Go LOCO for Ribfest 2010!

Please note to all LOCO skaters or new skaters: Due to the outdoor skating no Friday night this week for RibFest, the regular practice at the YMCA has been cancelled. Come on out to the RibFest in London’s Victoria Park and see us there! We will return to regular practices on Friday Aug 6, 2010.

LOCO Roller Derby Paints the Town Ruby Red with Pride London!

Come out and cheer for LOCO Roller Derby and grab a free pass to try it out if you’ve never met us before as we pass you on the parade route as we show our Pride with Pride London!

When: July 25, 2010 (Sunday)

Time: 1 PM start time

Route: Google Map of route

Our Open House was a full success. We gave over 50 free passes out, and we met a lot of great women and men (and kids!) that are interested in roller skating, fitness, fun, and roller derby. Some were fans of contact roller derby that just wondered what the differences are between that and LOCO Roller Derby’s recreational and low contact style, others said they knew some LOCO skaters or had seen us online and thought it sounded like a lot of fun, and some just were surprised to find out that we were right there in the YMCA Centre Branch every Friday night already. I hope to see them all again soon at LOCO practices!

I’d like to thank  the YMCA, for their on-going support and assistance when we need it for our rented space to skate in. Without Dave, who helps us setup intake and empty the gym every Friday night, and the great service of all the desk personnel who let our skaters in and out every Friday night, we wouldn’t have it so nice. And thank for letting us have our Open House at the YMCA!

I’d also like to thank our sponsors, all of them, for their help and support. RollerSk8s R Us here in London for the loaner skates, CWRDA for our Canadian Women’s Roller Derby Association membership and Insurance needs, Wicked Skatewear for making us look good when we skate, Rollergirl.ca for having great gear, Smallmarketsports.com Comic Artist Bill Charbonneau for our logo and event poster, and our own LOCO skaters, who volunteered to work the event and help get it ready. And thanks to Fowler Designs for their help in our marketing campaign, along with LOCO Board member and Roller Derby WFTDA referee, Roxem Hard for lots of great assists.

Congratulations to Patti Sim of London, Ontario, who won the T-Shirt raffle on Saturday! Patti, we’ll be contacting you this week, to arrange T-Shirt delivery. For all those that didn’t win, T-Shirts are available from LOCO Roller Derby. You can place an order at any LOCO Roller Derby Practice, or contact us at info@locorollerderby.com.

Please note:  There is no LOCO skate on Friday July 2, 2010 in observance of the Holiday weekend, but we will be back on Friday July  9, 2010. If you, or someone you know, has a free pass or wants to come and try out LOCO Roller Derby for themselves, and you need skates for rent/loan or to buy, please email us your needs and shoe size to info@locorollerderby.com. If you are interested in volunteering to referee, for scrimmages (can even help WFTDA refs practice their trade), please let us know.

Don’t want to skate, but are you a fan of roller derby like we are? Want to help? You can promote LOCO Roller Derby too! Print our General Promotions Poster and let everyone know you’ve heard of LOCO Roller Derby!