Ontario's Recreational Flat-Track Roller Derby League

LOCO Roller Derby is proud to announce The Morrissey House as a new sponsor! We love the atmosphere and sweet potato fries, and the pints aren’t bad either. Thanks Mark, Terese and Amey for putting up with a bunch of after-scrimmage sweaty derby girls all clamoring for drinks and food! Come on out and meet LOCO Roller Derby ladies any Friday night!

The Morrissey House: 359-361 Dundas St, London, ON.

After the fun we had on Nov 26, 2010 with the Red Shirts versus the Black Hats, (Red Shirts won 162-139), we’re gonna keep the private scrimmages going every month! A rematch will be held December 10, 2010 with same schedule as before, same team names as before, rosters asssigned upon arrival. Skaters will bring a red and a black shirt with their name and their number on it (tape or paint is fine for homemade shirts) and those not ready for scrimmaging will be assigned ref and NSO jobs. In only 10 months, some of our skaters went from not being able to roll, to playing roller derby for a full 60 minutes. With only once per week to practice, that is AWESOME! Meet us as the losers buy the winners a round at the After Party at The Morrissey House!  Be prepared to be photographed, it’s a photo night!

Our December schedule looks like this: UPDATED DEC 12 2010

Thursday, Dec 2, 2010: LOCO Roller Derby is appearing in a roller derby story on Rogers TV, London Under 30. Watch as Lauren tries Roller Derby for the first time with LOCO.  Watch to see if you catch us scrimmaging, playing basketball on skates, or you may just enjoy seeing Lauren try roller derby for the first time! We were on air on the 6 PM episode on Rogers TV, thanks Lauren Pelley and London Under 30!

Friday, Dec 3, 2010: Practice is Cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. With so many skaters at the Blood and Thunder Training Camp and others with holiday things getting started, it was too small to keep it open. Have a great wekend! Please plan to come out on January 7, 2010 if you are a new skater that has never attended. For current members, December 10, 2010 is scrimmage night and our last practice of 2010.

Dec 3-5, 2010: LOCO Skaters will be attending the Blood and Thunder Derby Training Camp in Toronto, ON. On Friday we have beginner, intermediate, and advanced skaters attending, and a coach observer on Saturday and Sunday. We also have a ref in attendance to their ref clinic. GO LOCO!

Sunday, Dec 5, 2010: Sunday Afternoon Family Skate at the North London Optimist Center, (corner Highbury Ave and Cheapside), 1-4 PM. Please advise us in advance if you would like extra help on any skills and one of our trainers will attend. info@locorollerderby.com

Friday, Dec 10, 2010: 6:00 PM – A special info session for LOCO Roller Derby skaters. At: The Morrissey House. RSVP to info@locorollerderby.com if you will attend by Dec 5 2010. We will be discussing: Safety Gear for LOCO, Wheels for wood floors for light and heavy skaters, and training for our down-time. Insurance for 2011 can also be reviewed and purchased/docs completed at the time of the meeting.  Bring a photocopy of your ID showing Birthday (OHIP or Driver’s License) and you’ll be ready to go!

Friday, Dec 10, 2010: Last formal practice of 2010 at the YMCA Centre Branch. Scrimmage Night! Red Shirts versus the Black Hats (Rosters TBD). Sign in 6:45 PM, Warmup 7 PM, 7:15 announce rosters, 7:25 First period starts. New skaters are more than welcome to attend and help be officials and refs, and spouses, friends, others who can volunteer are welcome. Refs must be willing to shout numbers and colours!  PHOTO NIGHT!

Friday, Dec 10, 2010: Last day to purchase 2011 CWRDA Insurance in advance for 2011 with LOCO Roller Derby. Remember, new skaters, we are offering a fresh meat deal. $20 for 3 months of insurance coverage for a trial period. If you stay, it’s only $25 for the rest of the year due before March 30, 2011. And for current skaters, it’s only $45 for 2011 all inclusive!  The Application is in our Downloads section.

Sunday, Dec 12, 2010: Sunday Afternoon Family Skate at the North London Optimist Center, (corner Highbury Ave and Cheapside), 1-4 PM. Please advise us in advance if you would like extra help on any skills and one of our trainers will attend. info@locorollerderby.com  This is late delivery day to turn in Insurance payments and documents: location TBD between noon – 1 PM

Friday, Dec 17, 2010: The North London Optimist Center is hosting a Family Skate 7-10 PM. Come on out and have some fun on skates!

Watch this space for more updates to the December schedule!  And you may also find LOCO Roller Derby at the Adults Only Skate on Wednesday nights at the NLOCC in London. Feel free to say, “Hi!” and ask for info!

We may be almost done with formal practices for the holidays, but the fun doesn’t stop! We are planning our 2011 schedule now. Events, Charities, and promotions, as well as sponsors for 2011 are currently being set up. If you are a charity and want to partner up with women on roller skates, think our league would be a good fit for your fund raising, or want women on skates at your events, let us know! info@locorollerderby.com

LOCO Roller Derby is proud to announce that we have started our monthly scrimmage bouts! The crazy Red Shirts take on The villianous Black Hats this Friday!
This Bout is Open to LOCO members and volunteers only.

LOCO skaters now not only train to play like WFTDA roller derby girls, minus the checking, but now get to play like those other leagues as well! For the fans, you’ll have to wait a bit longer! 

Come on out LOCO skaters, and if you’re new, we’ll give you an introduction to roller derby and a job to do to help you learn the sport – or you can observe to get a feel for the sport of Roller Derby. If you’re a roller derby referee or NSO volunteer, you’re welcome to come out and practice by reffing and officiating our scrimmage nights – and you can attend for free! Contact info@locorollerderby.com if you are female, or male, 18+ and want to help!

Don’t forget to bring a non-perishable food item or new, unwrapped toy for the 2010 LOCO Holiday Food and Toy Drive!

When: November 26, 2010
Where: YMCA Centre Branch, 382 Waterloo St (corner King St) London, ON
Time: 6:45 sign in, 7:00 Warmup and 7:20 PM bout start time. 3 periods of 20 minutes will be played.
After Party: Join us at The Morrisey House after the bout where the losers will be buying a round for the winners, and we’ll be toasting our bruises! 

Next Scrimmage Night: December 10, 2010.

Hi LOCO skaters and fans, and all you roller derby and roller skaters out there! We’re happy to announce that LOCO Roller Derby is accepting non-perishable food items and new unwrapped toys for a 2010 Holiday Food and Toy Drive. Bring a non-perishable food donation or a new unwrapped toy (all ages) to one of our practices and give someone a better Christmas holiday this year!  There are 4 practices left this year, so let’s make them count!

Drop off: YMCA-Centre Branch
Waterloo St, corner King St.
Fridays between Nov 19 and Dec 10  - 6:45-7:00 PM outside the gym, 7-9 PM inside the gym.
Email info@locorollerderby.com if you need alternate drop off times or dates, and we will arrange for you!

Thanks to CJBK and DJ Alan Coombs for the LOCO Roller Derby spot with our member and co-founder, Vansterdamn!

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Hey LOCO Skaters! If you think it’s too close to the end of the year to come out and learn to skate, and start playing roller derby with LOCO, you’re wrong! We’re still skating every week, and we’re scrimmaging, as well as working on skills for new skaters. And don’t worry, we have special insurance information available, so you won’t have to pay fully for just the last 2 months of the year! Come on out! Get started now so you’ll be ready to play in 2011!

Practices for Nov 5 and Nov 12 are still located at the Bob Hayward YMCA at 1050 Hamilton Road, London, ON. We wil be in the gym on the 2nd floor. Please arrive 15 minutes early and gear up in the ladies (or men’s for referees) change room or outside the gym in advance as we have reduced skate time. See below for schedule.

Nov 5, 2010: Bob Hayward YMCA  7:30 – 9 PM Practice complete
Nov 7, 2010: NLOCC Sunday Family Skate Skills 1 PM – 4 PM complete
Nov 12, 2010: ROOKIE INFO / Q&A  SESSION: Bob Hayward YMCA outside gym area – 7 PM – 7:30 PM complete
Nov 12, 2010: Bob Hayward YMCA 7:30 – 9 PM Practice complete
Nov 13, 2010: General League Meeting: 3:30 – 5 PM Details TBA to members complete
Nov 14, 2010: NLOCC Sunday Family Skate Skills 1 PM – 4 PM complete

Nov 19, 2010: We are happy to be back at the YMCA -Centre Branch at Waterloo and King St in downtown London! Practices are back to 7 PM – 9 PM with our space back for our skill building area, and we’re back to The Morrissey House after practice for the girls’ night out!
Nov 21, 2010: NLOCC Sunday Family Skate Skills 1 PM – 4 PM
Nov 26, 2010: SCRIMMAGE NIGHT! Those that are not on teams will learn the game and serve as referees for practice. Teams will square off for a derby bout! 7 PM warm-up, bout at 7:30 PM and losing team buys a round after the bout! Special note: 2011 Insurance will be ready to be submitted. Reduced costs will be in effect, and we have an insurance special for fresh meat skaters for 2011! Contact info@locorollerderby.com for more information.
Nov 28, 2010: NLOCC Sunday Family Skate Skills 1 PM – 4 PM
Dec 3, 2010: YMCA Centre Branch, 7 pm – 9 Pm – a special fun practice is planned as one of our last for the year!
Dec 10, 2010: YMCA Centre Branch, 7 PM – 9 PM:  SCRIMMAGE NIGHT. The final bout night of 2010. Teams square off after 7 PM warmup, 7:30 PM start time, and losers buy the first round after. This is our last practice for 2010. We will return January 7, 2010 in London, at the YMCA Centre Branch, and stay tuned for our 2011 schedule!

If you are a referee and are willing to come out and ref our scrimmage nights where we play our derby bouts – you get to practice reffing for free! Contact info@locorollerderby.com if you can help. If you are new to roller derby, we can arrange a referee clinic! Let us know!

. We hope having our skaters at NLOCC on Sundays and Wednesdays also can help you. Please talk to any of our board members, training committee members, or email info@locorollerderby.com if you have any concerns or questions.

LOCO Roller Derby is weathering the YMCA-Centre Branch renovations by holding practices at the Bob Hayward YMCA location each Friday. We apologize for any inconvenience. For our newer skaters, we are striving to work out a better solution, as we have limited space available but we will insure that you have a trainer, and learn something every week. We’ll be back in our usual location with more space as soon as it is open again.  See our schedule below. For new and interested skaters, you are welcome to attend, and our loaner skates have migrated with us, so you can still start now. See our About Section for more information.

We are looking for a RollerBall end of year Banquet location, where we can hold a party –  any weekend in December or January. Please let us know at info@locorollerderby.com if you have space available for free or at reasonable rate.  

We’re also looking for referees that want to practice their reffing skills, or that are willing to help us out. We need you to help us run our scrimmages and bout nights, and we’re willing to talk undying gratitude, promotion, and we can talk about perks. Contact info@locorollerderby.com if you are a woman or man 18+ and are willing to invest in, or you already own, roller skates and safety gear and we’ll help with the rest, and we promise to thank you for your volunteerism!

October Schedule:

Friday Oct 8, 2010 – Email for location, this will be an outdoor, free, endurance practice.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday Oct 15, 2010 – YMCA Bob Hayward – 7:30 – 9 PM
Special Info Session for Rookies: 7 PM outside the gym doors upstairs

Saturday Oct 16, 2010: LOCO Board Meeting for Board of Directors Only. Email questions/concerns to info@locorollerderby.com for discussion.

Friday, Oct 22:   YMCA Bob Hayward – 7:30 – 9 PM

Sunday Oct 24: Are you new to LOCO Roller Derby, or do you need extra help with any of the skating skills we practice or anything at all? Body Mechanics, Cross-Overs, Speed, Endurance, Strength, Stops, Falls or maybe you just want to do some fun skating for extra training? Contact info@locorollerderby.com or let us know at Friday practice and we’ll meet you at the North London Optimist Community Center Roller Skating Rink on Sunday from 1-4 PM. Look for Dark Wolf (Heather) or Nia Capps or any LOCO Roller Derby shirt!  You may find a LOCO skater or two in the local Zombie Walk that afternoon!

Wednesday Oct 27:  Meet us at the North London Optimist Community Center Adult Roller Skating night for a Halloween skate. Listen for Michael Jackson’s Thriller and join us for a LOCO Roller Derby Thriller Dance-on-skates out on the floor.  Want to learn the Thriller Dance Routine? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuHFna5mcpo Start with 1 and do 1-40 clips.

Friday Oct  29:  YMCA Bob Hayward – 7:30 – 9 PM

Sunday Oct 31:  NLOCC Family Skate time (see above note on Oct 24 date). 1-4 PM.  Happy Halloween!

See you when you go LOCO this fall!

Our partner and practice space, the YMCA-Centre Branch, is doing some awesome renovating. For the next 6 weeks or so, we’re changing up our practices to accommodate some space changes, and to do some awesome cross-training!

See below for the practice schedule we have planned. These are tentative, so watch the facebook group, or email us at info@locorollerderby.com if you are a new member and are unsure of the practice plans.

Friday, Sept  24th, 2010, 7:30-9pm-  Bob Hayward Branch YMCA

Friday, Oct  1st, 2010,      7:30-9pm -  Bob Hayward Branch YMCA

Loco is going to be starting a shirt order on Friday Sept 17, 2010.  Asking Reaping Willow or Vegas if you have any questions or suggestions.

The First Annual Roller Derby Skate-a-thon was great.  We had beautiful weather, great skating, awesome food and fun with our friends and family.

Thank you everyone who came out and shard in our special day.

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.

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!