The Gold Coast Derby Grrls (GCDG) is a
roller derby
Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States.
Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...
league based in
Broward County, Florida. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
The league was founded as the Broward County Derby Grrls in August 2007, and played thirteen bouts in their first year. By 2008, they had organized their first tournament, and were described by ''
The Bismarck Tribune'' as Florida's top team. By 2010, the league had more than 60 skaters and was divided into A and B teams.
The Derby Grrls became a full member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in March 2011,
[Gold Coast Derby Grrls Make Big 5 Debut]
, WFTDA, 29 September 2011 and were rapidly ranked at number 13 in the
South Central Region.
[Rick Menning,]
Gold Coast Derby Grrls earn WFTDA status and a national ranking
, ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The ''Sun Sentinel'' (also known as the ''South Florida Sun Sentinel'', known until 2008 as the ''Sun-Sentinel'', and stylized on its masthead as ''SunSentinel'') is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as well as surrounding Br ...
'', 25 April 2011 By the end of the summer, they had risen to number nine, and were therefore eligible to play at the
WFTDA South Central Playoffs,
in which they took eighth place.
References
{{Florida Sports
Sports in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Roller derby leagues established in 2007
Roller derby leagues in Florida
2007 establishments in Florida