Ontario's Recreational Flat-Track Roller Derby League

LOCO Roller Derby is proud to announce two new sponsors joining those behind our mission to bring the sport of roller derby in a recreational format to all women that want to rollerskate for Fun, Fitness, and Friendship, in a roller derby pick-up game, scrimmage environment.

Rollergirl.ca is sponsoring LOCO Roller Derby! As a member of LOCO Roller Derby you can join us in bulk ordering skates, wheels, safety gear, and everything you need to play roller derby, at lower prices. Plus, you know Rollergirl.ca has the best customer service we’ve seen, and all products are tested and certified, or Rollergirl won’t sell them. Watch for some special events with LOCO Roller Derby this summer, where you may get to bid on some very cool merchandise!

We are also proud to announce that Mr. Mark Fowler of Fowler Designs has sponsored us with media kit and poster designs that you’ll see this summer. He will be helping us design our marketing materials from business cards to media kits, sponsorship packages and posters. We look forward to letting Fowler Designs make us look good!

If you would like to sponsor LOCO Roller Derby, with anything from equipment to personal training, massages to sports medicine and physiotherapy, from clothing and merchandise to photos and video, from printing to promotional events, contact info@locorollerderby.com.  See who else is sponsoring us already: Our Sponsors

Thank you to all who donated. We raised $60 for the Canadian Mental Health Association, which will result in LOCO Roller Derby obtaining a set of league helmet panties, and knowing we did a good deed in donating to a good cause.

In other news, we did skill testing tonight, and all of our attending skaters passed to a level high enough that we’ll be bringing scrimmaging into our practices more often, and for more serious practice of roller derby, while continuing drills to increase the skill levels. But don’t worry. We always have a beginner’s trainer on hand, and a beginner’s area for safety, so don’t be intimidated, we’ll help you get started!

Don’t forget, you can support LOCO Roller Derby and keep us providing gear for our new skaters and getting more people skating, by buying LOCO Roller Derby T-shirts. $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Ask any LOCO Roller Derby skater to order! Shirts are now available in women’s fitted, women’s tank, and men’s /unisex styles and sizes, and come with optional name and number on the back. In red or black color choices.

Please note: Practices are closed on Friday May  21, 2010 in observance of the long weekend for Victoria Day on May 24. We’ll see you back on the track on Friday May 28, 2010, at the YMCA Centre Branch, corner Waterloo and King, London, Ontario! Watch for the next event, and keep skating!

London’s LOCO Roller Derby, your low contact roller derby league, is raising money for the Canadian Mental Health Association! The CMHA Mental Health week wraps up today, on May 9, but for the next week, we’re letting you join us. Any amount, and size donation, will be submitted in the name of LOCO Roller Derby through NogginKnickers.com by R’effin Adorabell in Toronto. You’ll help LOCO Roller Derby get set of helmet covers (or noggin knickers/helmet panties), and any costs over the $5 for materials will be directly donated to the CMHA!

We already have raised over $50. Can you help us reach $100?  You can donate cash to any LOCO Rollergirl! Please note, Paypal donations have been disabled currently. We’ll be arranging for credit card acceptance soon. For this donation drive, please contact info@locorollerderby.com. You’ll be supporting a local sports organization as well as helping reach those that are fighting against Mental Health issues. Donate today!

A noggin knicker

*Ends 5/16/2010 and after that date, all donations will go to LOCO Roller Derby and  will be used
to buy equipment for new skaters, training equipment, and non-profit organization expenses.

We’ve updated our Membership and Insurance information.

Please see the About section, FAQ, and Membership and Insurance Requirements for details.

Don’t forget, LOCO Roller Derby T-shirts are available to order! Contact us if you can’t find a rollergirl to purcahse a shirt from! $20 for LOCO members, $25 for non-members, includes LOCO Roller Derby logo on front, T-shirt unisex/men’s sizes, red or black, with your name and number (optional) on back.

Come on out to your first night of skating this Friday May 7, 2010 and get a full introduction to our Skill Levels and how to measure your progress, and then on May 14th, test yourself and see where you place. Level 1 skaters have never skated and may not be very stable yet, Level 5 skaters can go skate in current WFTDA regulation bouts, if they choose to join a full-contact league. Where are you now, and where will you be in 2 months? Come join LOCO and find out!

Please welcome the 2010-2011 Board of Directors!
President: Nia Capps
Vice-President: Vegas
Secretary: Tammy Whynot aka Ashley
Skater Representative: Roxem Hard

Our Treasurer position is still open, so if you are interested in serving as Treasurer, please let us know! For the time being, treasury will be controlled by VP, Vegas, and President Nia Capps.

Please be aware that important changes are in effect for our membership and insurance requirements. Current skaters are being notified, and our website will be updated later this week for those that are interested in coming out. Please note if you’re coming out for the first time, nothing changes. Bring your safety gear and skates (or contact us in advance to try and find loaners) and $5 per skate will get you started!

In the Month of May, we’ll be doing our first Skill Levels testing to get a baseline measurement of all the skaters at LOCO Roller Derby, so plan to come to practices between May 7 and May 14 to get started!

Sponsors list is updated! We have added CHRW 94.9FM Radio as a sponsor, and we have a radio spot on air! Listen in and listen to CHRW for news about LOCO upcoming events this summer!

And last but not least, we’ve decided that we will continue every Friday night, 4 seasons, (barring holiday closures) at the great gym space at the YMCA Centre Branch at 382 Waterloo St, in downtown London. You can get in by letting the front desk know you’re there for LOCO Roller Derby, go downstairs and find us at the North Gym entrance (but we have the double gym for practices!) and you can use the women’s locker room to gear up, lock up your stuff, and shower after as desired. Meet you at The Morrisey House around the corner after practice!