Ontario's Recreational Flat-Track Roller Derby League

LOCO Roller Derby London, Kitchener and Stratford are heating up this summer. Thanks to all the new members for coming out to LOCO and we hope you are enjoying it. For our long-time members, we are continuing with LOCO normal practices and events. If you are thinking about joining or want more information about LOCO Roller Derby, here are some ways you can find out about us:

• Attend a practice! Just contact info@locorollerderby.com and tell us which chapter you want to attend and if you need gear or skates and we’ll welcome you to the next practice date. You can email the chapters directly to: locokitchener@gmail.com, london@locorollerderby.com or stratfordrollergirls@gmail.com 
• Find London LOCO Roller Derby at the SACL Wine, Dine and Showtime event this Friday at the Lamplighter Inn. Tickets are $55 per person for a night of food, a great auction, music, and great fun at this gala event.
• This weekend, find London LOCO helping with collections at the Beer Store’s bottle drive for Leukemia. Bring your empties to a LOCO roller girl to help!
• June 4 find Kitchener LOCO Roller Derby at the Kitchener Pride festivities.

More dates are being announced all the time. Check our Schedule for more info.

LOCO Roller Derby London is proud to announce that we were able, with the help of the attendees of our bout to end sexual violence, to raise a total donation of $2063 for the Sexual Assault Center London! The event on Sunday May 1 included a small turn out for the self defense class, but those that attended spoke highly of the gained knowledge, so it was worth it if the knowledge helps one of them avoid an attack in the future. For the bout, all the ticket holders showed up, and did they ever get a good show!

There were fast skaters, falls, hits, shoves, major penalties, minor penalties, laughs, gasps, chills and thrills. The score was back and forth, first the Black Heartz, then the Pretty Terrors, but in the end, the Black Heartz defensive lines held up over the more agile Pretty Terrors and topped the night with a 130-11o win. The two highest point scorers were Black Heartz’ Soul Steeler with a 19 point jam (and ironically a 3 major penalties game) and Vegas with an answering 18 point jam.

For photos and videos, join our facebook group (LOCO Roller Derby) and check out Ruthless Images on facebook for more event photos this week.

Vansterdamn, Captain of the Pretty Terrors, talks to Al Coombs today on CJBK about the bout, and getting ready to be our colorful announcer. Sadly, our best wishes go out to John Urban who was slated to be our play by play sports announcer, and we are looking for a replacement. If you know roller derby, or other sports announcing, we can help with the rest. Email info@locorollerderby.com to let us know you can help! The event is Sunday May 1 2011

Hear the very entertaining interview here:  LOCO Roller Derby – 28 Apr 11_CJBK

Last minute oversell tickets are available for LOCO Roller Derby in LONDON, ON first live bout! WIPE OUT ticket sales benefit the Sexual Assault Center London, so come enjoy some women on skates playing roller derby for a good cause!

We have added 25 Self Defense Class Tickets to TicketScene, along with a coveted 20 additional seats at the bout for 20 combination tickets for the self defense class plus the bout. If you are in London, and would like to purchase any of these tickets, please contact sacl@sacl.ca  or talk to your favorite LOCO Roller Derby skater or email our President, Nia Capps at info@locorollerderby.com .

Get your tickets now, they are only available until Saturday night! http://www.ticketscene.ca/events/3753

Last minute preparations are under way and you can look forward to:

• A welcoming atmosphere and a private room for discussion about self defense awareness
• A roller derby bout keepsake program hand out
• SACL Information and Merchandise to commemorate the event
• Noisemakers and Flags – Pick your team The Pretty Terrors or The Black Heartz and CHEER!
• LOCO Merchandise – to show your LOCO love and support
• Concessions: From Pop and Water to Chips and Candy, if your stomach growls, we got you covered!
• 2 intermissions of roller skating demonstrations and KIDS PLAY TIME when they get to take over the track and play
• Sarah Smith of The Joys singing an acapella Canadian National Anthem.
• A Roller Derby 101 lesson to get you started
• 60 minutes of roller derby, where you may be surprised at how competitive low-contact can get!
• An awesome after party, even though it’s Sunday @ The Morrissey House

Come one, come all, see some live roller derby!

LOCO Roller Derby hopes our friends from Kitchener’s WFTDA Tri-City Rollergirls, London’s FCDG Thames Fatales and all our Eastern Canadian teams representing at the Beast of the East 2011 Tournament in Montreal, QC this weekend play well, win big, and have a great time doing it! GOOD LUCK to all!

Thanks go out to Sarah Smith, also known as the lead singer of The Joys, who graciously agreed to attend WipeOut and sing the national anthem for the kickoff of the SACL Charity event roller derby bout for LOCO Roller Derby. We are happy to have her, and can’t wait!

As lucky ticket holders that got tickets prepare for the date, we’re also happy to announce the after party!

Join as at:

located at 359-361 Dundas St, London, ON.

After the bout ends, the members of LOCO will need a bit of time to take down our stuff and take off our skates, but we invite the attendees to head to The Morrissey House for the after party. Servers will be ready for a big rush for meals, check out the bar for the LOCO Roller Derby Bloody Lip drink special (To be announced), and the appearance of balloons will signal the party is going to kick off soon. At 10 PM, expect a roller derby playlist to kick off, provided by LOCO Roller Derby and for derby girls to show up for snacks and cold beer to hold against their bruises and mingling to say their after bout – no “I am sorry” in derby post-bout tales of OOPS, I knocked you on your face and we were supposed to be LOW CONTACT!

Meet the skaters, have some drinks, some eats, and dance it all off as the losing team tries to win the after party.

Sponsorships and volunteer spots are still available for the bout, and bout programs ad sizes are
Full page – 5″ x 8″ = $30
Half page – 5″ x 4″ – $15
LOGO: Free for LOCO Roller Derby Sponsors and BOUT Sponsors

And all of our sponsors will get shout outs and have available banner hanging options, and merch tables are available for interested parties.

See you on Sunday at the Victoria Park SlutWalk, and on May 1 2011 at NLOCC as LOCO raises money for the SACL!

LOCO Roller Derby is proud to announce that WIPE OUT: A roller derby bout to help fight sexual violence is sold out after 1 week. However, donations are still welcome, and self defence class spots may still be open. Contact sacl@sacl.cafor self defence ticket info or if you would like to make donations to the event.  We are still in need of an announcer, one referee, and volunteer NSOs, if you want to donate a couple of hours to a good cause! EMail info@locorollerderby.com

 For the official Press release click here 

The London teams of LOCO Roller Derby are proud to announce that as part of the Sexual Assualt Center London’s (SACL) May Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we were chosen to help support the SACL in raising money to end sexual violence.

We are proud to kick off our involvement with community women’s affairs, by helping out the London’s Solidarity SLUT Walk, in support of a public awareness campaign against judging sexual assault victims or women on how they dress being responsible for them being victimized. A short skirt does not cause rape, a rapist causes rape. April 10, you’ll find us at the walk in Victoria Park. More Information. This event is organized by the Amazon Collective and V Day Western.

Then on May 1, LOCO Roller Derby is presenting two events. The first is a Self-Defence and awareness session hosted by the SACL and volunteer instructors for women and their friends, sisters, mothers, daughters, or partners (female 16+ or under Parental Guidance). Tickets are available for the Self Defense course only from the SACL or LOCO Roller Derby skaters. $10 advance tickets only.  4:30-6PM. Learn how to be aware of your surroundings, a few self-defence tricks, and help support the SACL.

The second is a roller derby bout, featuring London LOCO Roller Derby teams now named The Black Heartz and The Pretty Terrors playing women’s flat track roller derby, under a LOCO rule set which is equal to Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association rules, with an edited penalty set including a major penalty for full momentum, overly aggressive body blocks that knock a skater to the ground and a minor if it only changes her position. Merchandise and Snack tables will be setup, as well as vendor and partner information tables available. Tickets are available from the SACL or LOCO Roller Derby. Tickets are also available at: Ticketscene.  $10 advance, $12 at door. Kids under 12 $5. Under 5 – Free.  Doors open at 6 PM, bout starts at 7 PM.

Combination tickets are also available from the SACL and LOCO Roller Derby Skaters for $15 in advance/$20 at the door, and donations or “ghost tickets” to support the cause are welcomed if you want to help, but can’t attend the bout.

There is limited seating availability, so get your tickets soon! Come check out LOCO Roller Derby in our first live bout in London, ON and help us Wipeout Sexual Violence in London!  For more information, or to sponsor the event, please contact info@locorollerderby.com

See us at the May 27 Wine, Dine and Showtime event for the SACL as we also help close the month of Sexual Assault Awareness.

The Three Leagues of LOCO Roller Derby and their colors are announced. London, the original flagship location is red and black, as is the Ontario LOCO Roller Derby organization logo. Kitchener LOCO Roller Derby has chose green and gold as their colors, logo shown here in green. Our newest league, Stratford LOCO Roller Derby has gone with hot pink and black. Here are the lovely LOCO ladies, and you can find new colorized promotional flyers for download on the download page.

LOCO is growing across Ontario. 3 months after opening Kitchener LOCO Roller Derby, Startford Roller Derby has applied to and been accepted by the LOCO Roller Derby league members as the newest LOCO Roller Derby chapter. Now, you can skate in Kitchener, in Stratford, or in the flagship London location, and all with the same friendly, welcoming, and encouraging atmospheres, recreational low cost, low commitment and low contact roller derby training and playing, and with the same focus on the fun and friendship of roller derby.

If you are in Stratford and you want to learn to roller skate, play roller derby, and meet some great new people, come on out to the open house event this Friday, March 25, 2011. We’ll be at the Stratford YMCA from 7-9 pm. A few loaner skates are available (first come, first serve) and it will be a fun night of skating, a chance to meet the Stratford LOCO Roller Derby skaters and to find out all about how to join and what to expect. $5 a night is all it will take to get started, so come on out and skate!  Skaters are required to have helmet, mouth guard, wrist guards, elbow and knee pads, and be female and 18+.  We’ll be there every Friday following (except holidays) and welcome new skaters every week!

Welcome aboard, Stratford LOCO Roller Derby!

London’s LOCO Roller Derby is adding practices! We’ve grown so much, we needed a little more space and time. Starting Monday March 14, 2011, LOCO London is adding Monday nights to it’s practice schedule, but we’re starting slow with every other week on the plan, and more to come. Practice Monday March 14, 2011 is from 8:30-10 PM at the YMCA Centre Branch at 382 Waterloo St., London, ON.  Check the Schedule page for London for up to date information.

And thanks to the KW Granite Club, Kitchener LOCO Roller Derby is scheduled and open all summer! Practices move this month to Mondays, and to the home of our friends, the WFTDA Tri-City Rollergirls at New Hamburg Arena, in New Hamburg, ON and April 11 LOCO Londo visits for a special scrimmage night. Then, starting April 20, 2011 through to September, LOCO Kitchener settles into a nice Wednesday night time slot 6-8PM at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, ON. Thanks for the support, TCRG, KW Granite and KW! Track the Kitchener schedule on the schedule page.

We’d also like to give a shout out to the Sexual Assault Center London for choosing LOCO Roller Derby to help them with their fund raising during Sexual Assault Awareness Month this May. Announcements coming soon about the events that will let you and LOCO help put an end to sexual violence.