Angel City Derby

It’s almost time for finals! The Rocket Queens are taking on at 4pm, check our story for the stream link!

💥They can’t, they won’t, and they don’t stop! Another rockin victory from The Shore Shots over this weekend!

🍿The whole team showed up and put in the work on Saturday, help us in giving a special congratulations to…
🌟MVP - Bermuda Biangle
🌟MVJ - Princess Piggy
🌟MVB - RIOT! Atchya
🚢 Livesaver - Pennytration

And thank you to our coaches for keeping us in ship shape, Blackman, Terror, and Cole Train!

🏎️Start your engines! The Road Ragers are zooming down to Corona tomorrow for an exciting home game against at 5:30pm directly following the Shore Shots afternoon bout!🍿

🎟️Tickets are still available at the link in our bio!

⚓️Ahoy derby fans! This Saturday the Shore Shots take on in the first of two games. Tickets are still available at the link in our bio, you don’t want to miss it!

This month Angel City Derby has been running a drive for My Friend’s Place, a local organization that assists youth experiencing homelessness to build self-sufficient lives! We will be collecting donations at our double header this Saturday 8/3!

The link to donate directly is in our bio, and below is a list of acceptable items for donation. Please stick to this list. We want to ensure that all donated items honor the dignity of the young person who will receive it. That means we need to be respectful of their needs and donate items that the org & youth have requested.

🩳New or gently used masculine & unisex clothing, belts, & shoes in good condition. My Friend’s place is in need of masculine & unisex clothing.

🩲New packages of adult underwear, especially boxer briefs

⛺New or gently used tents

🎒New or gently used backpacks

😴New sleeping bags

🛏️New blankets

💦New reusable water bottles

🎧New headphones (Android)

🧴New toiletries (full sized name brand)

🎁$10 gift cards

🥨Non-perishable food snack items. These snack items are for the youth to take with them when they leave the grounds for the day. So, think easy-to-eat/carry snacks/food (not canned goods).

Please pay close attention to whether the item you are donating needs to be “New” or can be “Gently Used.”

Thank you so much for helping us support our community!

🍿Did you miss us? Angel City Derby is back with a double header that’ll knock your socks off! 💥Next Saturday (8/3) at The Rinks in Corona you can catch both games back to back!🌟

⚓️At 3:30pm our Shore Shots will take on Northern Arizona Roller Derby’s Whiskey Row-llers
THEN
🚗At 5:30pm our Road Ragers take on The Rough Diamond Rebels

🎟️Tickets are on sale now, check the link in our bio to purchase!

👑✨Fighting off the post-Rollercon blues by looking through all of our hilarious photos from Prom Night!✨👑

🌟Let’s hear it one more time for the officials who keep us all on wheels!
📋Last month we had 3 ACD officials at WFTDA Western Championships!
🎉Congratulations and thank you to Decider, EllieMental, and Mike SumNoyz!

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! All month long we will be sharing stories from our AAPI skaters, coaches, and officials!

⚓️🍿Ahoy! The Shore Shots sailed into a big win over this Saturday!
💥Coaching staff kept everyone on the bench in ship shape and ready to rock!
🛟Our Lifesaver Award went to Fatal Traction
⭐️MVBlocker - Bash-N-Smash
⭐️MVJammer - GG Aline
⭐️Overall MVP - Bikini Killeesi

🍿SAVE THE DATE🍿
💥Angel City Derby will be hosting a double header next month, our home opener for the 2024 season! Tickets are on sale now, check the link in our bio to purchase!💥

Coming off of an exciting weekend cheering on , Bad Habit Barbie shares some of her many inspirations, and why Borderless Teams are so important!

Q: Who is a Black skater that inspires you?Barbie: I have a few! I stay inspired by Moose, Diamond, Poison, Naughty and SweetFeet. Why? They’re AMAZING jammers and they’re also super kind , humble and helpful. They’re extremely athletic, hard working and always have a kind word and advice at the ready. Watching them skate always gives me something to work on or try. Q: What do you hope/ wish for the Black derby community looking forward? 
Barbie: More exposure and unity. There are so many amazing black skaters out there across all types of rule sets and it’s wonderful watching the community grow and connect. I love that there’s so many talented skaters to look up to that look like me and that little black skaters who want to do derby have so many people they can see that look like them and know that they belong in the sport and there is space for them.

Q: What does the future of Black skaters in Roller Derby look like to you? 
Barbie: It looks like more of us skating and doing well and getting to a place where we don’t have to deal with micro aggressions or toning down our style or skill. It looks like a place where there’s accountability for people who drag their prejudices into their reffing. It looks like the inclusive place that it could be.  
Q: Why is skating with Black Diaspora important to you? 
Barbie: Because it’s bigger than me. Every time I put on my jersey, I’m skating for every black skater who’s the only one in their league or for every little black girl who deserves to see more skaters that look like her or skate like her so that they can have something to aspire to and can see what is possible. It’s a wonderful space where can connect and it really feels like a family and I love everything about it. Having younger skaters come up to us after a bout or tournament win or lose so proud of us and happy to see us skating and thriving together fills my heart up and gives me a reason to keep skating and trying and growing as an athlete.

💥💥TOMORROW is our FIRST Camp Scarlet clinic since 2019! There’s still time to sign up at the link in our bio!💥💥

🛼 Sunday, Feb 25 from 2-5pm
📍 @ The Cage in North Hollywood
11455 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601.
🎟️ Tickets are $40 👆Register with the link in bio.
👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏽 All levels and genders 18+ welcome

Join coaches Tui Lyon, Crackher Jack, Ghetto Fabu-lez and Schadenfreude for a jammer and offense clinic that will knock your skates off!

The content of this camp will be designed for intermediate to advanced skill level, but all skating levels are welcome. All genders are welcome.

The clinic will focus on skills specifically for jammers and offensive blockers and the relationship between these two positions. The camp is suitable for anyone wanting to polish or build skills in these two areas.

💜🎺🐊Check out all of our Angel City skaters headed to The Big Easy this weekend! Can’t wait to see y’all throw down in the southern skate showdown !🐊🎺💜

There are so many inspirational skaters to highlight during Black History Month! Today Shell Bent shares how watching Freight Train helped her find her strength!

PC:

We’re excited to announce the return of Angel of the Month! To kick it off, we have none other than Kitty Litter #440. Kitty joined the league as a new recruit in 2018. She now serves as a Captain of the Shore Shots, Head of Finance, Photography Manager, and will take you on as a blocker OR jammer on the track! Her teammates know her best as the silliest goose and 2023’s most spirited volunteer.

As if that wasn’t already impressive, Kitty is a mom to an adorable child and a few lizards, plays the bassoon, tunes pianos for a living, and can be seen skating circles around punching bags at the gym (check her Instagram if you don’t believe us).

“Kitty is so dedicated and hard working but you never see her without a smile on her face.

She is a truly caring teammate. She cares about what you think and how you are feeling and will always advocate for you.”
-Party Poison

We love you Kitty!

Q: Who is a Black skater that inspires you? Why?
Mid-Evil: Murda, Blaque Jac, and Queen; I can’t just pick one because these three inspired me the most from the start of my derby journey. From watching their amazingness on Twitch and in person. Along with their athleticism, personalities, and willingness to be there for the guidance of their own folks in a sport that at times doesn’t feel like we have a place in. 

Q: What do you hope/ wish for the Black derby community looking forward? 
Mid-Evil: Just feeling like we belong. A more sense of comfort and not having that feeling like we are too strong or hit too hard because another skater can’t handle our agility. 

Q: What does the future of Black skaters in Roller Derby look like to you?
Mid-Evil: Doesn’t look like we are going anywhere, hopefully there will be more of us involved in other aspects of the sport for example NSO/SO to fix the well known kinks that us folks deal with. 

Q: Why is skating with Black Diaspora important to you?Mid-Evil: Skating with Black Diaspora is important to me because I am not only skating with the wonderful skaters I look up to but learning the most from their past/present experiences and how they’ve dealt with similar situations. Also gives me reassurance that we are here and we’re not going anywhere!

💌Tag your Derby Crush in the comments!💌
🌹XOXO ACD🌹

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💥💥We’re back with our FIRST Camp Scarlet clinic since 2019! 💥💥

🛼 Sunday, Feb 25 from 2-5pm
📍 @ The Cage in North Hollywood
11455 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601.
🎟️ Tickets are $40 👆Register with the link in bio.
👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏽 All levels and genders 18+ welcome

Join coaches Tui Lyon, Crackher Jack, Ghetto Fabu-lez and Schadenfreude for a jammer and offense clinic that will knock your skates off!

The content of this camp will be designed for intermediate to advanced skill level, but all skating levels are welcome. All genders are welcome.

The clinic will focus on skills specifically for jammers and offensive blockers and the relationship between these two positions. The camp is suitable for anyone wanting to polish or build skills in these two areas.

Queen Loseyateefa shares how important the space that created has been, and talks inspiration and hope for the future…

Q: Who is a Black skater that inspires you?

Queen: Afro Dykee, Bell Right Hooks, Beyonslay, Mercy, and White Flight.Too many to name, but still too few in our sport.

Q: What do you hope/ wish for the Black derby community looking forward?

Queen: For skaters to get what they want/need from the sport in their little corners of the world.

Q: What does the future of Black skaters in Roller Derby look like to you?

Queen: I envision a future where we only play everywhere that brings us joy. If it brings us fulfillment, hold onto it. If it doesn’t, feel free to let it go.

Q: Why is skating with Black Diaspora important to you?

Queen: For many skaters, we were or still are, the sole representative on the team we currently skate or skated for. Which means we grapple with the preconceived notions others may hold about black humans in the room, which can be emotionally draining. When we assert that a space like Black Diaspora is safe, we acknowledge it’s not flawless, but we do mean it’s a place where we can authentically express ourselves without others seeking confirmation.

PC: , Steven Davis, , Jen Ishii Photography

FIRST PRACTICE OF 2024 WAS LIT

What a year! Whether 2023 was your first season skating with us, or Angel City has been your home since 2006, you know how much this league has grown in the past year. We can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store!

Wishing all of our teammates and friends a Merry and Bright Christmas today!

Angel City Derby is getting back out there, and we are looking for opponents at all levels. Want to play our Rising Stars (Rookie), Road Ragers (D level), Shore Shots (C level), Rocket Queens (B level), or Hollywood Scarlets (A/AA)? Click the link in our bio to fill out the interest form!