Help WFTDA Improve Your Roller Derby Experience!

The WFTDA is conducting their third annual demographic survey of skaters and fans.

The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association is conducting two surveys to help them learn more about roller derby audiences. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with them. You can find the surveys at wftda.com/survey.

If you are a fan, skater, or league partner, participate in the third annual demographic survey.  The WFTDA wants to know more about you and your opinions of the game; it’s your chance to be heard.

And if you are a skater or super-fan who watched the WFTDA tournament broadcasts or attended 2011 WFTDA tournaments in person, please also participate in the first tournaments and broadcasting survey. Help WFTDA plan to make the 2012 tournaments and broadcasts as successful as possible!

Both surveys will be open from Feb 1 through Feb 15th. Survey participants may optionally enter a drawing to win a WFTDA prize pack (a Ceramic Insulated Coffee Mug and a Gildan Soft Grey WFTDA Tee). Five winners from each survey will be selected at random after the surveys close and will be notified by email.

Thanks for helping make WFTDA roller derby even better!

The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association is the international governing body for the sport of women’s flat track roller derby and a membership organization for leagues to collaborate and network. The WFTDA sets standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determines guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues. There are currently 133 WFTDA member leagues and 81 leagues in the WFTDA Apprentice program.

Join the Roller Derby Junior League

We welcome girls of all shapes and sizes to come out and join in the grass-roots derby revival that has become a global phenomenon! Roller Derby promotes a positive body image and encourages confidence!
This is a great way of getting your girls out from in front of the television or computer, and down with doing some physical activities, all while having fun! Our coaches are certified through the Youth Sports Institute of New York.

Skaters will learn the basic rules of roller derby, as well as activities outside of the roller rink which will help to develop the “derby muscles” needed to improve performance on the track! So come on out and get rolling!!

Be your Own HERO with the Hudson Valley Horrors, the world’s first non-urban, flat-track women’s roller derby league, is continuing its search for girls between the ages of 12-17 to be part of the Hudson Valley Frightmares Junior Roller Derby League!

Frightmares Details

Event: Frightmares Junior Roller Derby League
Date: Starts February 7th, 2012
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Place: Roller Magic 4178 Albany Post Road Hyde Park NY 12538
Cost: $50/month, $15/session
Contact: frightmares@horrorsrollerderby.com

Celebrate Valentine’s Day Derby style with the Hudson Valley Horrors. Back by popular demand is the My Bloody Valentine Fundraiser featuring your favorite roller girls. This year we have loads of new stuff to help you get your party on. Open Skate with the Horrors, Photo Booth, Race a Horror, Baked treats Raffles and more! See details below.

Don’t miss out, we promise you won’t get too Bloody.

Roller Skating Event Details

Who: The Hudson Valley Horrors
What: My Bloody Valentine Fundraiser
When: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:45pm – 12:45am
Where: Roller Magic 4178 Albany Post Road Hyde Park NY 12538
Cost: Open Skate, $6.00/person $2 Skate or $4 Blade rentals

The Hudson Valley Horrors are thrilled to announce our 2012 Season Schedule. 2012 is shaping up to be a hard hitting season with several double headers both home and away! What? Double headers? Yes, you heard it here first. We are packin’ in action with 2 bouts for the price of 1. Watch the Horrors and the zomBsquad all in the same day.

This will be an exciting season for the Horrors so come check us out and support your local Roller Derby!

2012 Roller Derby Bouts

• March 17th – Green Mountain (away) – A/B Double header
• March 18th – New Hampshire (away) A-team
• April 15th – Jersey Shore (home) – A-team
• May 19th – Roc City (home) – Double Header A/B
• June 30th- Long Island (home) – Double Header A/B
• September 9th – Suburbia (home) – Double Header B/Tenders
• September 22nd – Skyland (away) – B-team
• October 14th – Ithaca (home) – A/B Double header

Tickets can be purchased online through Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased from any of the Horrors.

Q:  How did you choose your derby name?

A:  I used to belong to a motorcycle club and my riding name was Sway so I knew it had to have that in it. A coworker actually came up with the “Slam’n” part, as in hitting you (slamming) AND as in hot babe (she’s slamming). LOL!

Q: Whats your biggest fear?

A:  Claustrophobic as can be

Q: Who’s your favorite roller derby player ?

A: NY based Suzy Hotrod (cuz she’s amazing), Non-NY Dolly Rocket (cuz she’s got pretty big attitude)

Q: Whats your day job?

A: Crime Fighter for NYS

Q: What other sports have you played?

A:  Softball, diving, swimming, soccer

Q: Favorite team to watch besides your own?

A: Gotham Girls

Q: How long have you been playing for?

A: Going into my 5th season

Q: If you had only one choice of food for the rest of your life what would it be?

A:  Seafood!

Q: Favorite position? and why?

A: Back Blocker: I like cutting a path for my jammer. But I am beginning to like jamming now that I’ve been doing it more and enjoy blocking my way through.

The Horrors just got back from a mixed martial arts conditioning class with Master Robert Blum at Just For Kicks Martial Arts in Fishkill.  Master Blum holds workshops for us throughout the season and they always prove to be extremely challenging (especially in the off-season).  This one certainly kicked butt and I can tell you why I know that…

• Several of us almost puked during the class and one of us actually did
• The pain kicked in almost immediately after the class (usually it waits until the morning)
• I am so wired from the class (that ended an hour ago) that I am up writing a blog post

The class lasted about two hours and consisted of LOTS of push-ups of varying kinds, ab work, squats, lunges, jumps, etc. (each section ending with the hardest type).  We then moved into cardio and interval training and punch and kick intervals.  The class ended with us pushing the 350 lb. punching bags back and forth across the room.  Can anyone say jello arms and legs!

While we were there we picked up a copy of, “Coaching Children to Succeed in Life: The 11 Surefire Secrets of the Martial Arts Masters for Building Unshakable Self-Confidence, Rock Solid Self-Esteem and Laser Sharp Focus in Children”.  Master Blum is a contributing author and talks about developing character and learning the educational value of Martial Arts.  The coaches are very much looking forward to diving into this book, and it couldn’t come at a better time with our Junior League starting back up again in February.

We are never disappointed by Master Blum’s classes and highly recommend them to anyone looking to get themselves or their kiddies in shape, learn discipline and have fun while doing it.  As for me, I am going to waddled off to my bed and very carefully bend my knees to get in it.

Q: How did you get interested in roller derby?

A: I saw a flyer that a coworker and former teammate had…she was going to tryouts and invited me.

Q: What’s your day job?

A: I am a physical education and health teacher

Q:  Do you have any tattoos or piercings?

A: I have to many tattoos and piercings to count

Q:  Do you have any children? If so would you let them join roller
derby?

A:  I have three kids…two are girls and i would love for them to join…my 6 year old just learned to cross over!

Q:  What kind of music are you into?

A: I really listen to all kinds of music but I am an 80′s rock girl

Q:  If you could change one rule about roller derby what would it be?

A: If i could change one rule i would probably allow for more types of hitting, like elbows!

Q: Do you play any other sports?

A: I play softball, volleyball but i use to play all different sports in high school and college

Q: How long have you been playing roller derby?

A: i have been playing derby for 4 years now…well this year I didn’t get to play because I broke my leg

Q: If you could be an animal what would you be?

A: I think i would be a rabbit…there are a lot of similes about rabbits…f@*k like a rabbit…fast as a rabbit, plus they are cute and cuddly.

Q: Favorite derby team besides your own?

Long Island…love those girls!!!

First and foremost I want you to all know that each and every one of you had made a tremendous impact on my life.  And this is by far the hardest decision I have ever had to make.

Skating has been part of my life for about seven years, and it’s only within the last three that I have fallen head over heels with it.  With everything, the whole idea of skating, the teamwork, the speed, the endurance, the atmosphere, how can we forget the god forsaken smells and most importantly, amazing and inspirational women.

You all have taught me so much both on and off the track.  On the track, I learned the importance of Teamwork, and there is NO I in team.  I learned sportswomanship, which I am still working on.  Lol and to never stop moving your feet…skate, skate, skate.  As for off the track, I have been priviledged and inspired by all of you.  You taught me life lessons of acceptance and the importance of diversity, those just naming a few.

You all have helped to shape me into a stronger well-rounded, maturing young woman who has learned to stand up for my beliefs and to be accepting of others.  Which is something I am extremely grateful for.

I am truly honored to have been a part of something so amazing and liberating.  This letters isn’t a goodbye, it’s a good luck and kick some serious ass until I am able to come back and skate with all of you wonderful, pretty, betches.

Always yours,

LuLu <3

Do you have what it takes?
Tryout to be part of the world’s fastest growing sport: Roller Derby! The Hudson Valley Horrors are now recruiting for the 2012 season and we want YOU!

If you’re looking to challenge yourself and to be part of a team, roller derby will bring out the athlete in you! The Horrors are members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) which “promotes and fosters the sport of women’s flat track derby by facilitating the development of athletic ability and sportswoman-ship.” Athleticism and competitiveness is encouraged.

Trying to fulfill a New Year’s resolution to shed some unwanted pounds?  Roller Derby can help you with that! So grab a friend and come try out!  We are also looking for Referees and non-skating individuals to volunteer (male and female).
Although no experience is necessary, it is very helpful. You must be 18 or older to tryout.

Visit The Hudson Valley Horrors Facebook Page

Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby Tryouts Details

Event: 2012 Hudson Valley Horror Tryouts
Date: January 16th and 19th
Time: 7:30pm
Place: Roller Magic, 4178 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538
Tryouts Contact: Honey Punches ‘nd Gloats at join@horrorsrollerderby.com
Press Contact: Email Carcinojen at promotions@horrorsrollerderby.com

Last chance to see the Horrors! Going up against the Garden State Rollergirls on Saturday, November 12th at the Inline Skating Club of America!You know you love a NY, NJ battle on the track so hit the road and come support your team.

Tickets can be purchased online for $10 at www.brownpapertickets.com. Bring a canned good to the bout and get $2 off the price of admission! Doors open at 7:30, first whistle is at 8:30.

Q: what got you interested in derby?

A: When I moved upstate from NYC I was looking for a soccer league but saw a flyer for Roller Derby. I got hooked immediately

Q: how did you pick your derby name?

A: I picked Lolita LeBruise after the Puerto Rican Independence activist, Lolita LeBron. She has courage in the face of all kinds of obstacles!!

Q: if you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you bring with you?

A: A kindle loaded with as many books as possible (plus a solar powered battery), a pen and a notebook

Q: what is your best derby memory?

A: There are so many but my best derby memory is the first time my wife (Puff) and I showed up at practice and met Pinky and Rxy for the first time. We could barely stand up on our skates!

Q: whats your biggest fear?

A: Going blind

Q: whats your favorite position and why?

A: Recently it has become blocker 3..I’m not sure why yet!

Q:if you were an animal what would you be?

A: I’d be a Raptor of some sort…or a Cheetah…or a horse. I can’t choose

Q: what is your day job?

A: I’m a professor of philosophy and assistant dean of the college. I work at Bard College. Super nerd is my day job

Q: what kind of music are you into?

A: Right now I’m listening to a lot of old Hector Lavoe and Florence and the Machine and Mumford and Sons.

Q: if you had to eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be?

A: Chocolate!!!!

The Hudson Valley zomBsquad takes on the Hellions of Troy Roller Derby League on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Rollarama Skating Center, 2710 Hamburg St in Schenectady, NY at 7pm.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, and $3 for kids under 12. Tickets are available through www.brownpapertickets.com. Fans can also bring their own chairs and sit on the side lines, known for the best views in the house. Beware the crash zone, however – you might end up with a derby girl in your lap. Following the bout, spectators are invited to join the teams at the after party for food and drinks.