The 2011 Season Begins!

Our new season has begun and we’re getting geared up and ready to go full force at our first home bout this year.  To make it even more exciting, we've decided to start it all off with a double header. 

This Saturday, March 12th, at Skate Safe, our home base, you will witness The New York Shock Exchange vs Connecticut Death Quads AND The Long Island Roller Rebel All Stars vs CT Roller Girls - Stepford Sabotage.  Visit Brown Paper Tickets for advanced ticket sales.

We can't wait to hear the sound of those cowbells and be reunited with all of our screaming fans again!!

Banging Through The Airwaves

Tonight on the radio, be sure to catch our very own Jenny Bangs! and Mr. Bangs as they talk to DJ Finn Miller about what it means to be a part of the Rebels!

Tune your radios in to WUSB, 90.1 FM - "Finn's Revolution" with DJ Finn Miller.  Show time is 7PM - 9PM, and Mr. and Mrs. Bangs! will be on after 7:30PM

Milk & Honey

With so many malls here on Long Island, you know it can sometimes be a challenge to find clothing that's unique.  Well my friends, the challenge is now over!  Milk & Honey, a little shop with a lot of style, sells clothing, shoes and accessories that won't leave you dressed like everyone else.

The Milk & Honey shop in  Rockville Centre has been in business for almost three years and they've recently added a new location in Huntington (selling men's and women's attire).  Best of all, they fully support The Long Island Roller Rebels and have blogged about us today! 

Visit their website or swing by one of their locations and score yourself some one-of-a-kind outfits!

Photos Courtesy Milk & Honey

Congratulations......

.....to all of the Fresh Bloods who passed the skills test.....

Anne Marie

Becca

Danielle

Denise

Farah

Kelly

Laurie

Lisa Marie

Mandy

Marcie

Talia

Trinity

To those who didn't pass, please don't be discouraged, we'll see you at the next skills test.



Double Feature

Today we're proud to be featured in two Long Island Herald Newspapers.  Check out The Sisterhood of the Traveling Packs and A Fierce Competitor.

We're so happy to have coverage from our local papers and send out thanks to reporters Lee Landor and Tom Steinert and to the LI Herald for their informative and interesting articles.

Finally, thank you to our fellow Rebel, Menoclaws for getting us in front of the public eye!

Good Luck Fresh Bloods!

Last year we recruited our Fresh Bloods for the 2011 season and since that late night in November, they have been working hard, determined to become bouting skaters for The Long Island Roller Rebels.

Tomorrow night, they will be taking their physical skills test and we will soon know who your new skaters will be!  Us Coaches and Veterans are on the edge of our seats with excitement and we can't wait to introduce our new teammates to all of you.

Good luck ladies, we're all rooting for you!

A New Addition To The Rebel Yell Family

It’s a boy . . . it’s a girl . . . it’s a . . . claws??

Hello, all! My name is Menoclaws, and I’m a member of the Roller Rebels’ NSO and Support Staffs. I’m waaay over to the right in the photo below.

Photo Copyright Manish Gosalia

Thanks to the lovely Ettator-in-Chief, I can now add “blogging” to my bucket list! I’m looking forward to being a part of The Rebel Yell, and also hearing what you, the fans, have to say.

My love of Roller Derby began with a televised game featuring the New York Chiefs, a team that was then part of the International Roller Derby League. I don’t remember the exact details, but what I do vividly recall is that undeniable gut feeling that someday, somehow, this thrilling, spectacular sport just had to be a part of my life.


If I had to describe my Derby Journey with one word, it would be “unpredictable”, because there have been some aspects of it that I never would have imagined . . . or chosen, for that matter. Quite often, the very people or situations I need in my life seem to find me, rather than the other way around. Can that really be true where Derby is concerned? In my case, the answer is a resounding “Hell, YES!”

I’ll elaborate more on this in my next post . . . ‘bye for now!

Making a Contribution

I frequently invite other members of the Long Island Roller Rebels to write for The Rebel Yell and I've had a few contributors along the way who have created informative posts to share with all of you.  I love the idea of having different features and points of view on the blog because after all, we are a league made up of many different personalities.

I'm happy to announce that there is a new Rebel on board with me.  Tomorrow the newest writer will feature her first post, so stay tuned!

Change Is Good

Sorry for the silence around here, but I'm back to let you know what's going on in the world of the Roller Rebels.

There has been a lot of change around here; A new Board of Directors (congrats to all of you who have been appointed), new skaters, new teams and of course a brand new season schedule. 

If you have been following the league for the last two seasons, you will know that the league consisted of three home teams, The Wicked Wheelers, The Rolling Thundercats and The Ladies of Laceration and our All Star Travel Team.  This year we're doing things a little differently.  We now have two teams.  The Long Island Roller Rebels All-Stars and The Rockabetty Bruisers.  The All Star team consists of our elite players, while The Rockabetty Bruisers consists of newbies with some Veterans (some vets chose not to try out for the All-Star team) mixed in. 

Many people are afraid of change, but I assure you, our bouts will be just as exciting and have just as much action!  In addition, you will have the pleasure of seeing a lot of our new girls skating for the first time!

So get your lawn chairs ready for rink side action and take a peek at the 2011 Season Schedule.

25 Random Facts

This year we had the most amazing turnout at recruitment night.  We did our best to choose skilled girls who also showed determination and focus.  I think we did a great job narrowing down our search for the 2011 season players. 

Today I'd like to introduce you to a very passionate and determined Fresh Blood, Marie.  Not only is she dedicated to learning this sport, but she also leads a pretty interesting life.  Read below to find out more about her.

1. I moved to Brooklyn from New Orleans a little over a year ago.

2. I am originally from Bay Shore.

3. I am an anti-racist social worker.

4. I lived in New Orleans for four years post Katrina and helped to start a free, anti-racist health clinic in Algiers, LA.

5. I am a birth doula.


6. I have 6 brothers and sisters.


7. I try to take a cross country road trip once every year and a half to two years. I always know when I need them, and my life always changes afterward.


8. I have lived all over the United States.


9. I love to camp and this summer camped the west coast, including Yosemite and all over the most beautiful state of UTAH!

10. I've  worked at a camp for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and Questioning youth in Seattle, Washington every summer for the past five years; for two weeks.

11. I am vegan.


12. My sister Gina Marie and I are 20 years apart…..EXACTLY. We share a Scorpio birthday!

13. I don’t go anywhere without my i Pod.


14. I was recently published in a radical birth journal.


15. I have had my locks for over 10 years.

16. I live alone and I prefer it that way.

17. I hardly ever have a pair of socks that match.

18. I only take baths.


19. A claw foot bath tub was a non-negotiable when choosing an apartment in Brooklyn.

20. I have NEVER played a team sport.


21. I want to throw up before practice EVERY time and get SUPER nervous.


22. I am positive that my mind and my fear hold me back in derby.


23. I meditate weekly.


24. I believe in positive energy and exchange and that you can attract anything you want, any experience or adventure and you get back what you put in from life.


25. Roller derby is changing me and my life in a way that I never expected and is HANDS DOWN the most important and challenging thing I have ever done in my life! It is making me face myself in a way that I have never done before.