Press Releases

AUSTIN, TEXAS – To celebrate the love of the game for skaters and die-hard fans, and to introduce the sport of women’s flat track roller derby to a whole new Internet audience, the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is proud to announce its online broadcasting website, WFTDA.tv. Launched with the collaboration of WFTDA member leagues and Blaze Streaming Media, WFTDA.tv presented its first broadcast May 12, 2012. WFTDA.tv is dedicated to bringing audiences the finest in WFTDA roller derby action.

The skater Atomatrix, formerly with the Oly Rollers and now with Arizona Roller Derby, received a one-game suspension for violating the WFTDA Code of Conduct.

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Residents of Fargo, North Dakota; Berlin, Germany; and a dozen other cities in the U.S. and Europe now have a chance to see high-level competitive women's roller derby in their cities. Fourteen additional women's flat track roller derby leagues became full members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) as of March 1.

The Games Review Panel has revoked the sanctioning for the November 5, 2011 bout between Babe City Rollers and Des Moines Derby Dames due to an infraction by Des Moines. The Des Moines Derby Dames rostered two skaters who were not on their charter at the time of the bout.

The Men’s Roller Derby Association (MRDA) and the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) are pleased to announce that WFTDA will expand its insurance program in 2012 to become the official insurance provider for the MRDA. This partnership allows for universal coverage throughout both associations.