Roller Derby of Central Kentucky (ROCK) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2006, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues, with an associated

junior roller derby Junior roller derby is the sport of roller derby, modified for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age. The sport is played in both modified-contact, known as "positional blocking," and full-contact approaches, to facilitate safety across ...

team. Roller Derby of Central Kentucky 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).

History

ROCK briefly merged with a league based in Richmond, Kentucky, but this was dissolved in late 2007, ROCK re-establishing an independent existence. It played its first exhibition game in December, and started its first full season in 2008. At the time, it had two intraleague teams, the Bourbon Brawlers and Sour Scouts, although these were later dissolved. By 2012, the league was playing an 11-game season, competing against leagues such as the Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls. Central Kentucky 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 in January 2012,13 Women's Roller Derby Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program
, WFTDA, 31 January 2012 and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013.

WFTDA rankings

References

{{Kentucky Sports Roller derby leagues established in 2006 Roller derby leagues in Kentucky Sports in Lexington, Kentucky Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3 2006 establishments in Kentucky