Hot on the heels of a hugely successful resurgence in the United States, the London Rollergirls are the first league to bring the new revival of Women’s flat-track roller derby to the UK.

LRG strives for a diverse league, truly representative of the Greater London community and welcomes people from all backgrounds to participate regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation or nationality.

Since our first practice in April of 2006 we have worked hard to grow and overcome the obstacles involved in bringing a new grass roots, DIY sport to a city largely unfamiliar with it. We are, however, changing that quickly! Through word of mouth, publicity fund-raiser events and promotion we are successfully introducing the capital to this unique, full-contact roller sport. Together training, practicing and learning, putting on sold out bouts every few months. We have been featured in publications including The Guardian, Time Out and Alternative magazine, and appeared on the Richard and Judy show, which has helped greatly in spreading the word and raising awareness.

The women that make up the league are not easily defined as there is no prototype for a Rollergirl. You do not need to be tattooed or punk, you do not need to be a sports fanatic but both girls fit in fine and both have a home within the London Rollergirls league. We are comprised of a diverse collection of women of various interests and lifestyles.

The London Rollergirls currently has no preset criteria for joining. We are open to anyone who is enthusiastic and has the willingness and drive to learn. This is the perfect sport for strong women of all different backgrounds. Whether you can already skate or have never done so before, have a sporting background or are just looking to get involved in something for the first time, training with the LRG is a great way to get in shape, build confidence and meet other self-motivated resilient women.

We have girls join up frequently who have little or no skating experience, it’s amazing to see them come in and give it a shot, it takes so much courage to fall and pick yourself up and keep at it, but that’s all part of the process that our skaters take pride in accomplishing.

Everyone grows and improves at their own pace, and we are happy to help teach anyone how to play the sport. Most women are tougher than they know, and skating with the LRG is a great way to find this out for yourself!

We take the athletics and sport very seriously but incorporate deviously fun alias skate names and personas, with creative team themes and uniforms with a bit of sex appeal to make for an exciting image that always provokes a second glance.

The London Rollergirls, through the process of training and working together to create our league have become a community much like a family and are always welcoming new people into the group to help us grow. You will make new friends and learn a lot about yourself in the process.

Ownership and responsibility is shared by all who are involved. It is encouraged that everyone help with fundraising, promotion, recruiting, merchandising and other duties that build and drive the league, members who are involved in committees value the sense of ownership and accomplishment they get, however your level of involvement is up to you. Feeling left out guys? Well you’re not, though it is a womens only contact sport we open membership to men to help fill the roles of coaches, referees, waterboys, announcers, if you want to be involved and feel you have something to offer then give us a shout. Our guys are just as much a part of the community and growing process.

We are driven to make this league a success and enjoy what we are creating in terms of a new sport and new dimension to the London social scene. We are looking for people who are interested in trying something different and having a lot of fun in the process.

The London Rollergirls is like nothing you’ve ever seen, we take pride in being a positive character building experience for women, whilst not excluding men, but working along side them in equal respect. We endeavour to empower all women by promoting athleticism, good sportsmanship, both teamwork and independence, and positive self-image. Our vision is to promote and grow the sport of rollerderby and build a competitive sporting organisation whilst giving back to the community through charitable work.

All this from a well-rounded group of undefinable women knocking each other around on rollerskates, what more could you ask for!

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