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Amsterdam Roller Derby is a women's flat track
roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leaguesA Roller Derby league is synonymous with an individual club or team in other team sports, as ...
league based in
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. Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby. It sets the international standards for rankings, rules, and competition in the sport, and provides guidance and ...
(WFTDA).


History

Amsterdam Roller Derby was founded in 2009, the first league in the Netherlands. By 2010, it was one of four leagues in the country, and in 2011 it was featured on national television, on "Hart Van Nederland". In October 2013, Amsterdam was accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice was the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA ...
Programme. and Amsterdam became a WFTDA full member league in December 2014. The team was founded as "Amsterdam Derby Dames", and in 2017, the organisation rebranded as "Amsterdam Roller Derby". In early 2018, the B.ADD Girls were renamed the "BattleStars".


WFTDA rankings


References

{{reflist Roller derby in the Netherlands Roller derby leagues Roller derby leagues established in 2009 Sports competitions in Amsterdam 2009 establishments in the Netherlands Women's sport in Amsterdam