No Coast Roller Derby

The league was founded after a Lincoln-based band toured to Austin, Texas, and got to know members of Texas Rollergirls. This inspired Jackie Geist and her friends to establish No CoastCara Pesek, "[http://journalstar.com/lifestyles/article_e5b2e6ca-0c1c-53e2-a9cf-042b101c44f9.html Domesticated roller derby just for the grrrrls]", Lincoln Journal Star, 27 August 2005 in Lincoln, the home of the National Museum of Roller Skating.{{cite web|last1=OVERMYER|first1=KRYSTAL|title=No Coast Derby Girls revive historical sport|url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/no-coast-derby-girls-revive-historical-sport/article_95733072-a622-51e3-9bcc-8e52ee5038e6.html|publisher=Daily Nebraskan|accessdate=10 December 2016|date=8 November 2005}}

Roughly 350 fans attended No Coast's first exhibition bout in 2005, and the league played its first public bout in March 2006, attracting a crowd of around 2,000 fans.Josh Swartzlander, "[http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_e13b897d-072c-50de-a67d-6229d00bfb64.html Roller Derby expo packs Pershing Center]", Lincoln Journal Star, 25 March 2006 In May 2007, No Coast was announced as a new member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{cite web|title=WFTDA Newsletter - May 2007|url=http://wftda.com/newsletters/05_2007.html|publisher=WFTDA|accessdate=10 December 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512091902/http://wftda.com/newsletters/05_2007.html|archivedate=12 May 2008}} Although the league initially had several of its own teams, these were later abolished, in order to focus on interleague play. As of 2016, No Coast fields two teams, the Mad Maxines (A team) and the Road Warriors (B team).{{cite web|title=2016 Roster – No Coast Derby Girls|url=http://nocoastderbygirls.com/?page_id=3504|website=nocoastderbygirls.com|publisher=No Coast Derby Girls|accessdate=10 December 2016}}

A JRDA-aligned program, the No Coast Junior Derby league, is run by No Coast. Their A team, the Furies, compete nationally.{{Cite web |title=Junior Derby {{!}} Lincoln, NE {{!}} No Coast Derby Girls |url=https://www.nocoastrollerderby.com/junior-derby |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=nocoastrollerderby |language=en}}

From the league's formation until 2014, No Coast played its games at the Pershing Center, where they were used to drawing up to 2700 fans for events.{{cite web|last1=Klecker|first1=Mara|title=Roller derby team to play at arena for first time|url=http://journalstar.com/news/local/roller-derby-team-to-play-at-arena-for-first-time/article_cfdf7c8b-480b-5e24-bcae-411867ca4318.html|website=JournalStar.com|publisher=Lincoln Journal Star|accessdate=10 December 2016|date=14 June 2014}} Upon Pershing's closure in 2014, No Coast hosted at least one event that year at Pinnacle Bank Arena before moving to the Ice Box.

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In 2010, No Coast hosted the WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament at the Pershing Center,"[https://wftda.org/featured-league/no-coast August 2010 Featured League: No Coast Derby Girls]", WFTDA, 1 August 2010{{cite web|last1=Mertes|first1=Micha|title=Ready to roll: Pershing hosts regional derby tourney this weekend|url=http://journalstar.com/entertainment/misc/ready-to-roll-pershing-hosts-regional-derby-tourney-this-weekend/article_0de74890-d17a-11df-bb54-001cc4c03286.html|website=JournalStar.com|publisher=Lincoln Journal Star|accessdate=10 December 2016|date=6 October 2010}} billed as the "biggest roller derby weekend in Lincoln history". No Coast themselves competed, entering the weekend as the eight seed and finishing in fifth place."[http://wftda.org/tournaments/2010/amber-waves-of-pain Amber Waves of Pain 2010 South Central Region Playoffs]", WFTDA{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Justice Feelgood|title=2010 South Central Region Playoffs Recaps {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2010/10/08/2010_south_central_region_playoffs_recaps/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=10 December 2016}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

No Coast hosted the South Central Regional Tournament again in 2012, also at the Pershing Center.{{cite web|last1=Matteson|first1=Cory|title=Roller derby tourney taking over Lincoln|url=http://journalstar.com/entertainment/night-life/roller-derby-tourney-taking-over-lincoln/article_68c1c5e9-30ce-525b-a4da-a062798bd308.html|website=JournalStar.com|publisher=Lincoln Journal Star|accessdate=10 December 2016|date=4 October 2012}} At the 2012 event, seventh-seed No Coast finished the weekend in fifth place with a victory over fourth-seeded Nashville Rollergirls.{{cite web|last1=Talionis|first1=Lex|title=SC 5th Place: 7SC No Coast Stuns 4SC Nashville, 152-126 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2012/10/07/sc_5th_place_7sc_no_coast_stuns_4sc_nashville_152_126/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=10 December 2016|date=7 October 2012}}

No Coast has consistently qualified for WFTDA Playoffs every season since 2009. No Coast was the ninth seed at the WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs and Championship in 2017 in Pittsburgh, and finished in twelfth place.{{cite web|last1=Fristoe|first1=Chelsea|title=#11 Columbia QuadSquad Blows Over #9 No Coast, 167-156|url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2017/08/11-columbia-quad-squad-blows-9-no-coast-derby-girls-167-156/|publisher=Derby Central|accessdate=5 January 2018|date=20 August 2017}}

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