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The West Coast Derby Knockouts (WCDK) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in
Ventura, California Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city on the Southern Coast of California and the county seat of Ventura County. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. Ventura is a popular tourist des ...
. Founded in 2008, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. West Coast 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

The league grew from only 12 skaters in 2009, and by 2013 it was raising money for a local children's charity, in addition to teaching local children to skate. The founders of the local Sugartown Rollergirls banked track league originally skated with West Coast. The league was accepted as a member of the
WFTDA Apprentice Program 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. ...
in January 2012,13 Women's Roller Derby Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program
", WFTDA, 31 January 2012 and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013.WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America
", 6 June 2013 The West Coast Junior Knockouts are the league's
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 ...
program. This is made up of three teams: the TKOs, The Uppercuts and the Contenders as well as the Sluggers development squad.


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References

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