17 June 2010

It’s official….we are now WFTDA!

Today the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association announced the first graduating class of the apprentice program, and London Rollergirls were included!

That makes London Rollergirls the first league outside North America to join the WFTDA - setting trends and knockin' girls down at the same time, that’s how we roll.

We can’t begin to say how excited we are - about our acceptance, and also about the formation of a new European region with WFTDA. For now we will be competing within the North American Eastern region, but we are hopeful that soon more Euro leagues will join us and we can have our own official WFTDA tournament over here across the pond.

LRG would like to thank everyone that helped make this possible…

Ginger Snap of the Gotham Girls - our illustrious and enthusiastic apprentice mentor!

Philly, Gotham, and Texas - for writing such fab letters of recommendation.

Providence, Philly, CT, and the TXRG Hustlers - for helping us show the US that the London Rollergirls are ready to compete!

Gotham and all the other leagues who helped us out when the volcano struck.

Derby News Network for being an early follower and supporter of London and Euro derby, and for putting us on the power rankings map…hope you got our donation *wink* *wink*.

The derby sisters across the world who got this whole thing going.

The wider UK derby community - we love your support and we are excited to pave the way for UK derby domination!

All the fans!!!

…and last but not least, the hard work and derby dedication of all the LRG skaters and refs and crew and volunteers who make LRG the fabulous league that it is.

IT’S ON!