Recreational Roller Derby League in London, Ontario, Canada!

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!

London, Ontario's recreational roller derby league open house!

Come meet LOCO Roller Derby! Ask us all the questions you might have, see what kind of skates and gear you need, meet some LOCO Roller Derby members and find out if recreational low-contact roller derby is right for you! If you want to come out and try it, ask for a free pass, tell us if you need skates to try it and tell us your shoe size, and we’ll set you up! You’ll also be entered into a free draw for a LOCO Roller Derby T-Shirt! We also have a few free gifts, first come, first serve, and if you want to get a skater information package and sign up, purchase a skate card, or just come see what it’s all about, we’ll be there! And if you aren’t sure about playing, how about becoming a volunteer referee? Men, that means you can train to skate too, learn the rules, and make yourself into a roller derby referee that can then assist not only LOCO, but surrounding full-contact leagues in Ontario.

If you skate with a contact roller derby league, you’re still welcome to come skate with LOCO Roller Derby, as long as you agree to low-contact (no full checking) during scrimmages, just for the extra training time.

We have 2 days and 3 times you can c me meet us, for your convenience!

Where: YMCA – Centre Branch – in the Lobby
                  382 Waterloo St. (corner King St.)
                 Downtown London, Ontario
When: Thursday June 17, 2010 or Saturday June 26, 2010
Times: Thursday June 17:  9 am – 1 pm or 3 pm to 7 pm
               Saturday June 26: 11 am – 1 pm

Come one, Come all, and find out what makes us LOCO! To download the poster to print and share, visit our Downloads page.

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