GAME ON!

FoCo Girls Gone Derby’s Season Opener

Roller Derby bout, Saturday, March 12

Rollerland Skate Center, 324 S. Link Lane, Fort Collins

Doors open at 7 p.m., bout begins at 7:30

FoCo Girls Gone Derby’s home teams Chanel Cartel and Deathrow Dolls are ready to roll for the 2011 season. Brand-spankin’-new skaters, who have been training hard since last season and have earned their uniforms, will join their teams on the track for the first time on Saturday, March 12.

The league has improved literally by leaps and bounds over the past several months, with skaters practicing through the one-month “off-season” instead of taking a break. The 2011 season promises more strategy and athleticism along with the familiar thrills and spills that home crowds look forward to watching.

FoCo’s travel team, the Micro Bruisers, has begun its season and is heading to Pueblo March 19 and to the Dust Devil Tournament in Tucson April 1-3.

A portion of the proceeds from March 12’s season opener bout will go to Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program. Visit www.fortcollinshabitat.org/index.php?pr=Women_Build for details.

Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door. Students/military receive a reduced rate of $10 with a valid ID. Ages 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased through the Rollerland Skate Center ticket booth, from any FoCo derby girl or online at www.brownpapertickets.com or www.focogirlsgonederby.com. Purchases also can be processed by phone at 800-838-3006.

Derby Passion

I love to ask every derby girl the same question:
Why did you join derby?
Whatever random way they heard about tryouts, or where they saw their first bout, the reason is always the same, they became INFECTED with the passion to play derby! I love that we all have that in common.

Having a group of 3 strong willed women doesn't always go so smooth, nevermind a group of 30 strong willed women!

But our common passion for derby, and the chance to play overcomes most adversity. That is why I love hanging out with derby girls.

Whatever your hobby, interest, or "thing" may be, I hope you become INFECTED with a passion for it!

My first bout was nearly 2 years ago. My husband and I took our family to a bout in Greeley for Easter. I had seen Roller Derby on T.V. when I was a kid, and was pretty excited, even though I knew it was fake and choreographed back in the 80's.

I watched FoCo Girls Gone Derby vs. Slaughterhouse Derby Girls, and WHOA!!!!! This was NOT fake, these were amazing women, playing for REAL! REAL HITS! REAL FALLS! REAL BADASS WOMEN!!!



I knew right away that I wanted to try to do this, but had not skated in nearly 20 years! (I will tell you about learning to skate next time.) I wished (and still do wish ) that I had found a way to play derby 10 years ago. I told my husband that I really wanted to play, but I thought I was too old (34).

This is what I love about my husband, he walked right up to the bench manager of FoCo, and asked her what it takes to play. He also told her that I thought I was too old. She came right over to me, told me about the next recruitment, and then said "And you are perfect just the way you are, there is a place for every shape and size in derby".

What????!!! I could feel good about my appearance, fit in, hit girls, get in better shape, and have fun?

And that is exactly what I have gotten to do while playing derby!

DERBY EVERY DAY!
~Slamma

Recruit Informational

Please come to our new recruit informational meeting at Rollerland Skate Center, 324 South Link Lane in Ft. Collins. You do not need to bring anything. We will be going over all of the information to join our league. The meeting is Sunday, December 12th, at 8:30pm.

FoCo Girls Gone Derby vs Minnesota Rollergirls All-Stars

FoCo Girls Gone Derby vs Minnesota Rollergirls All-Stars

Roller Derby bout, Sunday, May 23
OD’s Sports Crossing, 218 Smokey Street, Fort Collins
Doors open at 11:30 a.m., bout begins at 12 p.m.

FoCo Girls Gone Derby’s all-star roller derby team, the Micro Bruisers, take on the Minnesota RollerGirls All-stars Sunday, May 23, for a high-noon showdown at OD’s Sports Crossing, 218 Smokey Street, between Loveland and Fort Collins, off Highway 287 directly east of Tynan's Saab. Come cheer for your hometown roller derby superstars as they bash it out against St. Paul, Minnesota’s top-notch skaters.

Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door. Students receive a reduced rate of $7 with a valid student ID. Ages 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased from any FoCo derby girl or online at www.brownpapertickets.com or www.focogirlsgonederby.com. Purchases also can be processed by phone at 800-838-3006.

Now is your chance to see FoCo Girl's Gone Derby travel team at a local bout, rather than having to travel to another state to do so. Not only that, but the results of this bout will be ranked nationally in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. And it's on a Sunday afternoon. How can you beat that?

For more information, visit www.focogirlsgonederby.com

Blood, Sweat and Skate!

Our season opener, Derby Strikes Back! is tomorrow. Wow! So much has happened since my last post. I have had to take a break from skating due to the crappy knee injury that has never healed correctly. So, from skater to announcer I go! Still in charge of bout production, the last couple of weeks have been crazy with scheduling, confirming, budgeting and assigning the new recruits to their tasks for the bout. Good God, I hope I haven't forgotten anything!

All of my personal stress aside, it will be an amazing production and I hope you all enjoy it! Love and Skate!
~Mary Queen O'Shots

FoCo Girls Gone Derby 2010 Season Opener - FoCo Derby Strikes Back!

One week after FoCo Girls Gone Derby's travel team—the FoCo MicroBruisers—achieved a stunning victory over Greeley's Slaughterhouse Derby Girls, Fort Collins’ home teams, Chanel Cartel and Deathrow Dolls will face off for the first time in 2010 on Saturday, March 13, at Rollerland. After a one-month off-season, Northern Colorado’s original roller derby league began training in January for what promises to be an eventful season.

After a couple months of rigorous practice, FoCo’s home teams can’t wait to be turned loose on one another in the first home bout of the season. Fort Collins derby fans will notice some changes this year, from the lineups to the uniforms.

Ten percent of the proceeds from this bout will go to Loveland’s Alternatives to Violence, an organization dedicated to intervention in, education about, and prevention of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes. Bring a donation of household toiletries for Loveland's Alternatives to Violence to receive one dollar off the price at the door.

Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door. Students receive a reduced rate of $7 with a current student ID. Ages 10 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased through the Rollerland Skate Center ticket booth, from any FoCo derby girl or online at www.brownpapertickets.com or www.focogirlsgonederby.com. Purchases also can be processed by phone at 800-838-3006.