Grade A Fancy

Come join the best family of friends you will ever have! Rookie practice for aspiring skaters and referees starts at 8:30 tonight. All you need to bring is a mouthguard and a good attitude - we'll provide everything else to get you rolling! You can even show up early and watch GMRD scrimmage before you get on skates!

By the way - did you know that our Grade A Fancy travel team is headed out to the Coastal Chaos tournament THIS WEEKEND!? We're so excited to spend time together as a team, playing our favorite sport in the world. Can you picture yourself as one of us someday? What better time to start than now?

Kirb Stomp is a warrior. Come be like Kirb Stomp. Learn how to play roller derby with us TONIGHT at the Champlain Valley Exposition. We'll teach you everything you need to know.

It's Green Mountain Monday! We're back in action, getting ready for the fall home season. Interested in joining? Check us out on Tuesdays from 8:30-10 p.m. for Fresh Meat at the Champlain Valley Exposition. Learn more at gmrollerderby.com

Photo credit Durwood Mark Collier

We played in 4 challenging games this weekend at Mayday Mayhem and skated solid, focused, determined, and positive, not only as a team, but as family. All the derby, now to enjoy Colorado!

Not too shabby for a post 3 hour practice selfie! We're super excited to be heading to Beaver Fever in Ontario this weekend...who's coming to watch?!

What do the Grade A Fancy do when they can't practice inside? Hit the bike path of course! Keep your eye out for us this summer on the bike paths or at the skate parks!

We spy some Fancies in Seven Days! They're promoting tomorrow's game. Do you have your tickets yet? http://bit.ly/GMRDfeb27

Did you catch us in Seven Days? Our bout made the Magnificent Seven section! Be a part of all of the hard-hitting action this weekend. Game details here: http://bit.ly/gmrdFeb16

Shout out to Skateland Vermont for letting us use their space for practice this weekend! A few Grade A Fancy hopefuls cooled down with some shuffle skating complete with music and lights show!

It's time for our big announcement! We're proud to premiere our new league name and logo. In order to better reflect our league and it's growth we are now Green Mountain Roller Derby. Want to know more about the name change? Check us out at http://bit.ly/gmrollerderby

Thanks a million Lisa & Bill Stevenson for donating to our travel fund! We've got one trip left for the Spring-- we're headed to Rhode Island to visit Providence Roller Derby. Every little bit counts.

Click here to support Grade A Fancy Travel Season 2015 by Crystal-Pumpkin Mansfield The Grade A Fancys are hitting the road again! As we, the proud members of the travel team for the Green Mountain Derby Dames, Vermont's first and largest women's flat-track roller derby league, based out of Essex. Have set out to represent in the 2015 derby season we are looking for your support...

What a whirlwind of a weekend! Thank you to Tri-City Roller Derby for hosting Beaver Fever. We had .

Check out the scores:
Queen City Roller Girls (227-108, Queen City)
Vixens (Rideau Valley Roller Girls) (230, 92, Vixens)
Tri-City (220- 165, Tri-City)

And congrats to TerminateHer for winning MVP Blocker for the tournament!

Thanks for the shout out, Derby Central! We had a blast at Bever Fever this past weekend. Check out the article complete with a picture of our very own Vagichael Jackson.

Weekend Review: May 8th-10th Here is a round up of games that happened over the weekend of May 8th-10th, with a brief look towards Spring Roll.

Check out these awesome pictures from our first bout last weekend against the always fun Brandywine Roller Girls.

Time for one big weekend recap! We had a BLAST at Southern Discomfort. HUGE shout out to Columbia QuadSquad for hosting. Here were the scores of the weekend:

vs Brandywine Roller Girls: 205 - 179, Brandywine
vs Charlotte Roller Girls: 285 - 118, GAF
vs Columbia QuadSquad: 160- 107, QuadSquad

This weekends MVPs: TerminateHer (2x MVP jammer, 1x MVP Blocker!), Agent MauledHer, Scarlet Menace, and Pumpkin CarvHer.

Pictures from our last home game are up!

Come watch the last home game of the Spring season! We're playing Rainy City Roller Girls alllll the way from England-- it's sure to be a good one.

Our next game is just around the corner! The Grade A Fancy will take the track against England's Rainy City Roller Girls. Have you gotten your tickets yet? Pre-sale ends Friday at midnight, snag 'em while you can! bit.ly/gafvsrainy

New signs! Now we're rolling in style. And yes, we do have an . -

We're on our way! A big thanks to our sponsor Big Brother Security Co for loaning us such an awesome travel bus. Look out New Jersey!

We're not skating in this one, but you'll catch us in the crowd cheering on our leaguemates. Want discounted tickets? We've got 'em! Buy them online at http://bit.ly/314tix or contact your favorite Fancy for paper tickets.

Our Black Ice Brawlers will be hitting the track on March 14th to play Bangor Derby! Discounted tickets are on sale now. Grab 'em while you still can: http://bit.ly/314tix

Way to go, VJ! We're all cheering for you.

What a way to end the season! Thanks so much to Vermont Men's Roller Derby for coming to play us. We had a blast. And thanks to all of the fans that made it out to the last game of the season. See you in 2015!

Grade A Fancy win over Vermont Men's Roller Derby, 270-58. Such a fun pair of bouts to end our 2014 season!

Get STOKED for Saturday! We're playing Vermont Men's Roller Derby at 7pm in Essex. Check out these awesome pictures from our last bout. Shout out to Mark Eley for the photos. More info on the bout here: bitly.com/beardsvsbeauts

So many of our beloved Fancies are retiring :( Don't miss these 4 ladies on the track together for the last time. Get your tickets now: bitly.com/gmddcoed

Retiring is always bittersweet. These Dames are skating their last season with GMDD. They will be sorely missed! Learn a little bit about each retiree's history with GMDD.

Make the weekend last a little longer. Come by Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt - Burlington, VT any time from 3pm- 10pm to hangout with the Dames and help support the league!

Treat yo' self at the end of this long weekend to some froyo with the Dames on Monday! We'll be at Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt - Burlington, VT on Church Street from 3pm-10pm for an end-of-the-season fundraiser.

Whatta game! End score: 297- 86 to the Fancys. So proud of our MVP Blocker, Annie Cockledoux and MVP Jammer Track Infection. Thanks for coming to play us, Granite State Roller Derby!

Congratulations MVPs!!
Fury S. Fox & Rita Hateworthy from Granite State Roller Derby
Annie Cockledoux & Track Infection from the Grade A Fancy

Check out these amazing shots from our bout last weekend. Thank you Hispanic Attack!

Green Mountain Derby Dames Grade A Fancy vs Ithaca League of Women Rollers SufferJets. Using photos for your profile picture is fine as long as I am credited. Feel free to like, tag and share ON FACEBOOK ONLY, and please always link/credit my work. Contact [email protected] in advance for all other usage requests.

Shout out to last weekend's MVPs against Ithaca! MVP Jammer Track Infection and MVP Blocker Sn**ch McKraken. Way to go ladies!

Check out our very own Bust E. Breaker jamming up a storm as this weeks featured member of the Green Mountain Derby Dames!

It's Green Mountain Monday! This week's featured member of GMDD is Bust E. Breaker , of the Grade A Fancy!

Derby Name: Bust E. Breaker

When did you start playing roller derby? 2008

Derby Hero: Star Slayer, I remember the first time I saw her play. She was amazing and got the crowd so pumped. I still want to be just like her when I grow up.

Favorite moment of your derby career: The time I went in for a hit and my sister, Quil, also came sweeping in from the other direction. We smashed the jammer between us and she fell pretty hard. We have since dubbed the move the Speranwich!

Why do you skate? It keeps me sane. Everyone should play a full contact sport.

Position you like best: Blocker

Favorite color: Purple

Favorite holiday: Halloween

What do you love most about being part of GMDD? All of the friends I've made and cool places we have traveled. I can't image my life without GMDD!

How did you get your derby name: I have a tendency to break things, on and off the track, and I'm kind of b***y.