From Shimmy With Love

Hello!  My name is Shimmy Hendrix, and I am the sponsorship manager for the Long Island Roller Rebels.  The Rebels are the international Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association’s foremost league on Long Island.  That’s right.  We’re number 1 on Long Island.

It’s good to be number 1.  But it takes a lot of work to stay here.  Hours of practice and hard work by our coaching staff, and dedicated skaters have not been in vain.  We are a completely volunteer run organization, so it’s the generous partnerships and sponsors that help fund our practice spaces, bout locations, uniforms, and touring operations.

We offer several different sponsorship packages as well as advertising within our home bout (game) programs.  Every month, during our home season, roughly February through November, we hold one home bout.  We distribute these beautiful programs to between 600-800 guests.  Your ad will be read!  Inside each program are the highlights to playing the game, refs and skater photos, and the goings on of our team.  It’s not just an advertising piece.

For more information and prices, please feel free to email me or reach me on my cellular phone at (347) 200-9796.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Warm Regards,

Shimmy Hendrix

ShimmyHendrix.LIRR@gmail.com

Sponsorship Manager

Long Island Roller Rebels

PS - Stay tuned to find out about how you can advertise on The Rebel Yell!

Happy Weekend!

Too cold to skate outside?  This guy would beg to differ!

 

We've got a bit of snow on the way and a league scrimmage to help get us ready for our upcoming bouts.  What are your plans for the weekend?

 

xo

Etta

The Return of The Three

The Roller Rebels are now in their 8th season!  From one season to the next, the league has switched on and off from having three home teams and one all star or A team, to having only an A and a B team and then back again.  Last season we had two teams; All Stars and The Rockabetty Bruisers.

This season, we have five teams!  Our A and B Teams - All Stars and Rockabetty Bruisers PLUS our three home teams; The Ladies of Laceration, The Wicked Wheelers, and The Rolling Thundercats. What does this mean for you?  You get a little bit of everything!  Root for your favorite home team and root for the Rebels when they play against other leagues. 

Personally, I'm super excited for the return of the home teams.  It's really fun and interesting to play against your teammates.  Imagine being at practice and partnering up with someone, and then taking a hit from that same person at a bout.  A real player is able to put all of their feelings aside and do what it takes to win the game.  We each know however, that it's all in good fun!

I know who I'm rooting for. Who are you rooting for? 

2013 Schedule

As promised, here is our 2013 schedule. We are SO excited for this upcoming season and can't wait for you to say hello again to our Vets and for you to meet our newest players!

If you would like to purchase your tickets prior to a bout, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.  See you there.............

Well Hello!

I hope your holidays were wonderful and must apologize for not having a derby holiday gift guide up for 2012, but I will try and make it up to you! 

In the meantime, I'm here to let you know that as always, there are a lot of fun events and things in store for our new season, starting with a party!  What better way to start things off than with a party, right?  We always do our best to get to know our new girls and now you can join in too.  Meet us Friday, February 1st, at the Leaky Lifeboat and join in on the fun.

 I'll be back soon with the 2013 schedule and some more goodies!

xo

Etta

Halloween Fundraiser

Tomorrow Night!

It's That Time Again!

Interested in becoming a Long Island Roller Rebel?  Come and try out!

 

It's Been A Long Time

 

Last night after being away for quite a while, I went to a league practice.  Truth be told, I've had a lot of stress lately and on Monday night I had a bit of a mini breakdown.  We all go through these times - I am no different than anyone else in that respect.  It's hard sometimes to pick yourself up and get it together, but if you want to feel better, it's just what you have to do.  Thankfully, the solution for me on how to do this was staring at me from the corner of my bedroom where my bag with skates and the rest of my gear stood.  After getting the OK from Captain Morgan, I picked up that bag and made my way over to the rink. 

The greeting I got from the girls, some of whom don't know me well, was overwhelming!  First step I thought to myself to feeling better is this room full of family welcoming me in. 

Once my skates were on my feet and I glided across the rink, it was as if I never left.  I was smiling like a child as my speed picked up and I made my way around the big circle.  As I rolled along I forgot everything that was on my mind which pushed me to keep going.  In between my laps, I watched the girls practice.  It was fun to see how they've improved and how well they worked together.  This place, this sport, this league always make me feel like I've come home no matter how long I've been away.

I left the rink feeling fantastic!  I was happy, stress-free and so inspired (and I still am now).  I also left feeling comforted in knowing that I am still a part of this wonderful league to which I attribute so many positive things in my life to. 

For last night and for all of the time I've ever spent with the Roller Rebels, I want to send out thanks to the league and also to my Riedells, who always manage to turn things around for me.

Etta Jams
Forever a Roller Rebel

25 Random Facts

I can remember when this skater first came to practice, it was as if she had been a part of the league for years!  She was simply a natural and it didn't take her very long to become a star jammer!  Read on to learn about her great love of animals, over-sized food and love for more animals.  Ladies and gentlemen, Veloce Villain!

1: I have hand raised over 100 raccoons over the last 6 years.

 

2: I am one of the Jammers for the Long Island Roller Rebels A team, but as much as I love jamming I also love blocking!

3: I love doing very physical activities, especially if it involves me getting really dirty!

4: I have loved and feared sharks ever since I was 3 or 4 years old.

5: I use to take tap and jazz lessons from the ages 4-8 and then I played little league softball and it was all down hill from there.

6: I am one of 4 children and the only girl…..GI Joe and a cowgirl…. Yup!

7: The best part about being on a team, for me at least, is not winning or losing but, coming together as a unit and achieving a goal together as one.

8: I’m not afraid to make an ass of myself to get a few laughs out.

9: I’m pretty sure I’ve got the best mom ever!

10: I’ve been playing instruments with my dad ever since I can remember and I was in a band about 4 years ago and I truly miss playing with them.

11: I love gory, bloody, masochistic, terrifying movies.

12: I was into vampires, werewolves, and zombies back when The Lost Boys, Thriller and Monster Squad were in the theaters.

13: I really want to learn how to Jam skate.

14: I was a nobody in High School and I couldn’t care less to see anyone from there.

15: I’ve moved … a lot! 8 times in 6 years.

16: Roller derby has saved my soul.

17: I like to bite people….TMI?

18: Once upon a time I wanted to ref.

19. I’m fascinated with tattoos.

20. Yes, I am “hungry like the wolf”

21: I can say that I’ve dance with a giant hotdog.

22: I can also say that my derby wife is a giant Banana.

23: One thing that annoys me… when people complain about the same thing over and over again but do nothing about it.

24: I love to cook!

25: I have the BEST cat. Her name is Domino and she knows how to sit and lay down on command and she just wants to be loved.