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Orange County Roller Derby or OC Roller Derby (OCRD) 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
Huntington Beach Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 during the 2020 census, maki ...
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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of one travel team which competes against teams from other leagues, and one home team. The league was founded in June 2006 by Heather Shelton, known as Disco Dervish. Early members included the Orange County District Attorney and, by April 2007, it had hosted three sold-out bouts. It joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in January 2008, but became the first member to leave the organization, in March 2009. In May 2011, OCRG began skating on a banked track, in addition to its flat track events. In June, it competed in the Battle on the Bank tournament. OCRG was a founding member of the Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues in January 2012.RDCL Founding Members and Mission
", Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues]", January 1, 2012


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{{Orange County Sports Roller derby leagues established in 2006 Roller derby leagues in California Sports in Huntington Beach, California Former Women's Flat Track Derby Association leagues Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues 2006 establishments in California