Long Island Roller Rebels

Long Island Roller Rebels

Metro area	New York
Country	United States
Teams	All Stars (A team) Rock-A-Betty Bruisers (B team) Ladies of Laceration Wicked Wheelers
Track type(s)	Flat
Venue	Skate Safe America, Old Bethpage
Affiliations	WFTDA
Website	www.longislandrollerrebels.com

The Long Island Roller Rebels (LIRR) are a roller derby league based on Long Island, New York. Founded in 2005,^[1] the league currently consists of two teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues.

The league was initially known as the "Rockabetty Bruisers",^[2] and was aided in its early days by the Gotham Girls Roller Derby.^[3] They were early members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, competing in the East Region.^[4]

The league's mixed teams have participated in interleague bouts against teams across the east coast of the United States, reaching as far as Maine.^[1] By 2009, their intraleague bouts were attracting around 350 to 400 fans to their regular venue, in Old Bethpage, New York, many of whom had previously watched banked track games.^[5] Their 2010 season featured a tournament involving twelve teams from New York State,^[6]

In 2011, the Roller Rebels competed in the East Coast Derby Extravaganza,^[7] and also played a bout at the Men's Roller Derby Association Championships, which were held in their Old Bethpage rink.^[8]

Rankings

References

1. 1 2 "2011 Press Kit", Long Island Roller Rebels
2. ↑ "Derby dreams", Newsday, 22 January 2006
3. ↑ "Derby dreams (p.4)", Newsday, 22 January 2006
4. ↑ "Long Island Roller Rebels", WFTDA
5. ↑ Pat Burson, "Long Island Roller Rebels prepare for 2009 season", Newsday, 11 May 2009
6. ↑ Christy Hinko, "Long Island Roller Rebels Host Empire Skate Show Down", Levittown Tribune, 10 September 2010
7. ↑ "Long Island Roller Rebels at East Coast Derby Extravaganza", LIRR, 26 June 2011
8. ↑ "Big Apple Beatdown", New York Shock Exchange
9. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA

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