Los Angeles Derby Dolls
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| Metro area | Los Angeles |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Teams | Ri-ettes (travel team) Fight Crew Sirens Tough Cookies Varsity Brawlers |
| Track type(s) | Banked |
| Affiliations | RDCL |
| Website | derbydolls.com |
The L. A. Derby Dolls (LADD) is Los Angeles' original women's quad-skate banked track roller derby league. It was founded in October 2003 by Rebecca Ninburg (a.k.a. Demolicious) and Wendy Templeton (a.k.a. Thora Zeen). The league is composed of more than 120 women divided into five teams who skate on a banked track.
LADD plays real, unscripted roller derby with rules and referees. Like most modern roller derby, the league is do-it-yourself and 100% skater run. It is all volunteer work; there are no paid athletes. The L.A. Derby Dolls are one of only thirteen banked track leagues in the United States. Demolicious and Thora Zeen’s vision for the league is to legitimize the sport of roller derby and to promote businesses and organizations run by women.
In January 2012, the L.A. Derby Dolls were a founding member of the Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues.
There are five teams within the Los Angeles Derby Dolls league. The four home teams are: the Fight Crew, the Sirens, the Tough Cookies and the Varsity Brawlers. The fifth team is the L.A. Ri-Ettes, which are the L.A. Derby Doll’s all-star team that competes on a national level.
The L.A. Derby Dolls also have their own referee team called "The Enforcers".
The L.A. Derby Dolls have partnered with other organizations for community service work such as the Human Rights Campaign, Children of the Night, Big Sunday, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the St. Vincent Medical Center (Los Angeles), the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and with After-School All-Stars (ASAS) to help teach young girls the sport of roller derby.
Because of their community service outreach programs, in 2009, the L.A. Derby Dolls were honored as a Treasure of Los Angeles by the Central City Organization, putting them in a category with the likes of Magic Johnson and the LA Dodgers.
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