Metro area | Gainesville, FL |
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Country | United States |
Founded | 2007 |
Teams | Allstars (A team) Swamp City Sirens Millhopper Devils |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | MLK Center |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website |
gainesvillerollerrebels |
Gainesville Roller Rebels (GRR) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 2007, the league consists of a home team and an all star team which competes against teams from other leagues. Gainesville is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]
The league was founded in late 2007 by Catherine Seemann, known as "Ms. Rebel". [2] She recruited skaters using a variety of methods, including flyering, posting on MySpace, and talking to friends. [3]
By late 2009, the league was playing regularly to crowds of around 400 people, and beat the Tallahassee Rollergirls in an upset. [4]
The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2012, [5] and it graduated to full membership in December 2012. [6]
In March 2013, the league debuted in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's rankings at 51, [7] the highest entry by a previously unranked team and the first to debut within the top 100. [8]
This section needs to be updated.(October 2023) |
Season | Final ranking [9] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2013 | 66 WFTDA [10] | DNQ | DNQ |
2014 | 210 WFTDA [11] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | 272 WFTDA [12] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 223 WFTDA [13] | DNQ | DNQ |