- Chicago Outfit Roller Derby
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Chicago Outfit Roller Derby 
Metro area Chicago, IL Country United States Founded 2007 Teams Syndicate(WFTDA), Shade Brigade Track type(s) Flat Venue Windy City Field House Affiliations WFTDA Org. type Non-Profit Website chicagooutfitrollerderby.com Chicago Outfit Roller Derby (commonly referred to as The Outfit) is an all-female flat-track roller derby league based in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2007, the Chicago Outfit became full members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) on June 17, 2010.[1] WFTDA currently ranks the Outfit at #9 in the North Central region.[2]
The Chicago Outfit is the only all-travel roller derby league in the city of Chicago.[3] As of the 2011 season, the league consists of three separate travel teams. The Syndicate is the Outfit's A-team, representing the league in bouts counting toward WFTDA rankings. The Outfit added the Shade Brigade, the B-level team, in January 2009. The Shade Brigade competes against the B-level travel teams of other WFTDA leagues, as well as newer and smaller non-WFTDA teams. Due to the large number of new skaters joining the Outfit at the end of 2010, the league voted to start an additional C-level team called the Shakedown for beginning derby skaters. This team will begin competing in summer 2011.
The Outfit is a democratic league, run by the skaters and for the skaters.[4] Chicago Outfit Roller Derby will be partnering with and donating partial proceeds from all home bouts to the Howard Brown Health Center for the entirety of their 2011 home season.[5] The league has a long history of contributing charitably to several other non-profit organizations, including Ignite the Spirit, Family of Moxie Mayhem, Derby News Network, Help Tequila, Girls Rock! Chicago, the American Cancer Society, and Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN). The Outfit also coaches the Chicago Riots, which is a junior roller derby league consisting of girls ages 12 to 17.[6]
References
- ^ "WFTDA adds 11 new members - Latest News - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. 2010-06-25. http://wftda.com/news/WFTDA-adds-eleven-new-members. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Current Rankings - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. 2011-03-31. http://wftda.com/rankings. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ Materville Studios - Host of Windy City Times. "Windy City Times - The right Outfit for roller derby - 1239". Windycitymediagroup.com. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28889. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "The Family". Chicago Outfit Roller Derby. 2010-06-17. http://chicagooutfitrollerderby.com/the-family/. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Chicago Outfit 2011 Charity Partnership". Chicago Outfit Roller Derby. http://chicagooutfitrollerderby.com/2011/04/25/chicago-outfit-roller-derby-announces-charity-partnership-with-lgbt-health-center/. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "The New Riot Girls: Chicago Riots Introduce Roller Derby for Area Teens - Gapers Block Tailgate | Chicago". Gapersblock.com. 2010-07-15. http://gapersblock.com/tailgate/2010/07/the-new-riot-girls-chicago-riots.php. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
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