Assassination City Roller Derby
{{Short description|Roller derby league}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = Assassination City Roller Derby
| founded = 2005
| dissolved =
| metro area = Plano, TX
| country = United States
| logo = Assassination City Roller Derby.png
| teams = {{ubl|Conspiracy |Deadly Kennedys|Lone Star Assassins|Bombshell Brigade|¡Viva La Revolucion!}}
| tracks = Flat
| venue = Thunderbird Roller Rink
(Past venues: Fair Park Coliseum)
| affiliations = WFTDA
| orgtype =
| url = {{url|http://acderby.com}}
}}
Assassination City Roller Derby (ACRD) is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Plano, Texas. Assassination City is a founding member{{cite book|last1=Joulwan|first1=Melissa|title=Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track|date=6 April 2007|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781416538554|page=267|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wGizDBbRfjYC&dq=alamo+city+founding+member+wftda&pg=PA267|access-date=28 November 2016|language=en}} of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{cite web|url=http://wftda.com/leagues/alamo-city |title=Alamo City Rollergirls - Women's Flat Track Derby Association |publisher=Wftda.com |access-date=2011-08-02| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718152902/http://wftda.com/leagues/alamo-city| archive-date= 18 July 2011 | url-status= live}}
Founded in 2005, the league consists of four home teams and one travel team. The home teams compete against each other in league play during the official home season, which typically runs from February to September.acderby.com The league's All-Star Skaters make up the travel team, called Conspiracy. This group of skaters compete at the interleague level, against teams from other leagues and cities. The games or bouts played at this level affect the league's overall ranking among the top teams in the WFTDA.
ACRD has become active not only as competitors in the roller derby community, but as participants in the local community.Joanna Cattanach, "[http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/headlines/20100725-women-find-excitement-and-sometimes-themselves-on-roller-derby-track.ece Women find excitement, and sometimes themselves, on roller derby track]", Dallas Morning News, 25 July 2010
The 2011 season was moved to the Fair Park Coliseum, where it attracted 2,000 fans to its first bout.Louiseza Sanderson, "[http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2011/mar/18/assassination-city-roller-derby-mesquite-fair-park/ Roller derby girls skate from Mesquite to much bigger Dallas digs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519114649/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2011/mar/18/assassination-city-roller-derby-mesquite-fair-park/ |date=2011-05-19 }}", Pegasus News, 30 March 2011 At the close of the 2013 season Assassination City returned to its roller rink roots at Broadway Skateland, where they played to a packed house and a sold-out crowd for the 2014 season opener, held February 8, 2014. February 2015 ushered the amateur sport into Plano, TX at Thunderbird Roller Rink where they still play & practice.
The league was voted on my the Plano community as the "Best Way to Get Your Heart Rate Up" in 2024 {{Cite web |title=Best of Plano 'Culture & Entertainment' 2024 Winners |url=https://planomagazine.com/best-plano-magazine-2023-2/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Plano Magazine |language=en-US}}
Teams
All of the teams in ACRD have some sort of theme based around an aspect of the JFK Assassination with occurred in Dallas, Tx in 1963.
- Bombshell Brigade - themed after the Marylin Monroe "conspiracy"
- Team colors are blue & red
- 1. an overwhelming surprise "the news came as a bombshell" 2. INFORMAL a very attractive person "a twenty-year-old blonde bombshell" Pick your poison. When it comes to President John F. Kennedy and his assassination, there are plenty of bombshells to go around. Which is why the name was so fitting back in 2007 when Assassination City Roller Derby added a fourth team to their growing league – the Bombshell Brigade. Charmed and dangerous, the Bombshell Brigade is back after a brief hiatus. Don’t worry, we brought both kinds of bombshells for your derby pleasure.{{Cite web |title=Assassination City Roller Derby |url=https://acderby.com/teams/bombshells |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=acderby.com |language=en}}
- One of the original Home Teams which was disbanded in 2013 but returned in 2024 after fan vote/bout between restarting them or Ruby's Revenge
- Lone Star Assassins - themed after the Lee Harvey Oswald "conspiracy
- Team Colors - Black & Purple with silver accents
- These lovely assassins are the “dark side of derby” and represent the Lee Harvey Oswald connection in the Kennedy Conspiracy. They never act alone. Skate to thrill, shoot to kill! Get ready to take a hit ’cause they’ve got you in their sights. Are they the culprits? The world may never know…at least, not in YOUR lifetime. {{Cite web |title=Assassination City Roller Derby |url=https://acderby.com/teams/lsa |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=acderby.com |language=en}}
- The Deadly Kennedys - Named for the Kennedy family
- Team Colors - Yellow & White/Grey
- The Deadly Kennedys are the poison ivy league, half-breed descendants of the Kennedy clan. Nothing will stand in the way of avenging the untimely deaths of their Kennedy forefathers. Once and for all, they WILL end the family curse… {{Cite web |title=Assassination City Roller Derby |url=https://acderby.com/teams/dk |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=acderby.com |language=en}}
- ¡Viva La Revolución! - connected to the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Team Colors - Red with white & yellow accents
- New evidence has arisen that Lee Harvey Oswald volunteered to carry out the Kennedy assassination under direct orders from Cuba during a September 1963 visit to the Cuban embassy in Mexico City. Due to the fragile resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the volatile relationships of the countries involved, this possible Conspiracy connection was swept under the rug, and this band of freedom fighters disappeared underground. But whispers have been heard that La Revolución has since resurfaced, and has been spotted secretly training for its resurgence. {{Cite web |title=Assassination City Roller Derby |url=https://acderby.com/teams/la-rev |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=acderby.com |language=en}}
- Conspiracy - Current Travel Team (both A & B)
- Team Colors - Grey/Red
- The Warren Commission - associated with the Warren Commission & its investigation
- Referees & Non-Skating Officials who volunteer for the league are all a part of this team. Skating is fun and all, but we wouldn’t be able to do it without these beautiful humans. Our referees make sure we stay safe by sending us to the box when we’ve been bad. We love them for it. Our non-skating-officials (NSOs) help our bouts run smoothly by working the scoreboard, penalty box & other behind the scenes tasks! {{Cite web |title=Assassination City Roller Derby |url=https://acderby.com/teams/officials |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=acderby.com |language=en}}
= Previous Teams =
- Ruby's Revenge - Connected to Jack Ruby
- inaugural bout in 2012; disbanded in 2022 after low skater numbers due to the Covid 19 pandemic
- Special Ops - Original Travel A-Team
- Dirty Little Secret Service - Original Travel B-Team
Media
2014:
[https://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/assassination-city-roller-derby-league-moves-to-plano/article_088d5a6a-8d3c-11e4-9a35-f3ea10ca803e.html ACRD Moves to Plano]
2016:
[https://www.fox4news.com/news/lone-star-adventure-assassination-city-roller-derby Lone Star Adventure: Assassination City Roller Derby]
[https://planomagazine.com/assassination-city-roller-derby/ Assassination City Roller Derby]
2017:
[https://utdmercury.com/local-league-finds-comet-connection/ Local league finds Comet connection]
2023:
[https://www.localprofile.com/sports/inside-a-roller-derby-in-plano-texas-7553690 Inside A Roller Derby In Plano, Texas]
2024:
[https://planomagazine.com/assassination-derby-thunderbird/ Assassination City Roller Derby opens new season at Thunderbird Roller Rink]
[https://planomagazine.com/assassination-roller-derby/ Assassination Roller Derby is Plano’s window into the world of women’s most popular contact sport]
Rankings
=WFTDA Rankings=
= Home Team Rankings =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Season
!Champion !Season !Champion |
|---|
| 2005
| |2006 | |
| 2007
| |2008 |Bombshell Brigade |
| 2009
| |2010 | |
| 2011
|The Deadly Kennedys |2012 |LSA vs BB |
| 2013
| |2014 |The Deadly Kennedys |
| 2015
|Lone Star Assassins |2016 |Lone Star Assassins |
| 2017
|Lone Star Assassins |2018 |Lone Star Assassins |
| 2019
|¡Viva La Revolución! |2020 |Season Cancelled |
| 2021
|Season Cancelled |2022 |¡Viva La Revolución! |
| 2023
|Lone Star Assassins |2024 |The Deadly Kennedys |
| 2025
| |2026 | |