Flint Roller Derby is a
roller derby league based in
Flint, Michigan. Founded in 2007, the league consists of one team which competes against teams from other leagues. Flint 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, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...
(WFTDA).
The league was founded in March 2007. In 2009, it created a roller derby program at the
University of Michigan–Flint
The University of Michigan–Flint (UM-Flint, UMF) is a public university in Flint, Michigan. It is one of the two regional universities operating under the policies of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, the other being the University ...
. For many years, the league played its bouts at the Rollhaven Family Fun Center, but in 2012 it moved to the larger
Perani Arena, while continuing to use the Rollhaven venue for scrimmage and practices.
In January 2011, Flint was accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is 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. ...
Program,
[WFTDA Accepts 12 Additional Apprentice Leagues]
", WFTDA, 13 January 2011 but was no longer listed as a member as of February 2013. By December 2017, the league had rebranded as Flint Roller Derby, and had re-entered the WFTDA Apprentice Program.
Flint became a full member league of the WFTDA in September 2018.
References
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Roller derby leagues established in 2007
Roller derby leagues in Michigan
Sports in Flint, Michigan
2007 establishments in Michigan