LA Derby Dolls – A Photo Essay
Gonna tell you a story that you won’t believe
But I fell in love last Friday evenin’
With a girl I saw on a bar room TV screen
Well I was just gettin’ ready to get my hat
When she caught my eye and I put it back
And I ordered myself a couple o’ more shots and beers
You know the night that I fell in love with a Roller Derby Queen
(Round ‘n’ round, oh round ‘n’ round)
The meanest hunk o’ woman
That anybody ever seen
Down in the arena…
-Jim Croce, Roller Derby Queen
LA Derby Doll skater stretching before a bout.
A jammer reflects on the upcoming bout.
A variety of beverages sold at the roller derby.
LA Derby Doll #329 Draft Punk warming up.
A couple shoots a self at the roller derby track.
Roller Derby is much about an expression of style.
LA Derby Doll #1999 - Sassquatch warming up for the bout.
Both teams in prebout huddles in the center of the track.
Beach Cities Roller Derby rally before the bout.
The LA Derby Dolls take an introduction lap around the track.
The LA Derby Dolls take an introduction lap around the track.
Beach Cities Roller Derby takes an introduction lap around the track.
Beach Cities Roller Derby works the crowd during an introduction lap around the track.
Beach Cities Roller Derby takes an introduction lap around the track.
A young singer performs the national anthem at the Roller Derby.
Beach Cities Roller Derby pays their respects during the national anthem.
Teams line up for the start of the bout.
A variety of quad skates.
Skaters scramble for position at the start of the match.
Skater carnage on the track.
Beach Cities Roller Derby skaters hit the track.
LA Derby Doll Sassquatch gets ready for another lap.
LA Derby Dolls blockers swarm the Beach Cities Roller Derby Jammer.
Someone selling raffle tickets to the crowd.
LA Derby Dolls blocking out the jammer.
Beach Cities Roller Derby Jammer finds a path past the blockers.
Roller Derby skaters line up for the next go around.
Roller Derby Block lines up an opponent for devastation.
Skaters flow around the the track in support of each other.
LA Derby Doll Blockers making it hard for the jammer to break through.
An unavoidable eminent catastrophic event in the making.
Blockers putting up a wall to help their jammer break away.
Skaters explode off the line at the start of a fresh lap.
Blockers from both teams leaning on each other.
Skates and knee pads of the skaters.
Blocker hits the track.
A helper takes questions from fans to help them understand the rules of the Roller Derby.
An LA Derby Doll fan gets a stencil tattoo of the team logo.
A fan gets a photo with a skater.
Fans take a selfie in front of a wall with a roller derby pin-up.
LA Derby Doll mingles with the crowd.
Fans pose for a photo with LA Derby Doll Jammer Sassquatch.
Skaters begin the 2nd half of the bout.
LA Derby Doll blockers congesting the track.
Skaters struggle to gain position on each other.
LA Derby Doll Jammer in motion.
A Jammer skates unblocked around the track lapping players to score points
Two blockers engaged with each other for positioning.
The Pivot Blocker (white stripe down the center of the helmet) leads a charge.
LA Derby Doll blockers set up defense to block out the Jammer.
What a hit! 4 skaters down on the track.
Roller Derby Referee Wayne No Regretzky gets a good look at the play.
The Jammer struggles to get by the LA Derby Dolls pivot blocker.
Skaters from both teams push hard and fight for a path.
LA Derby Doll Jammer is blocked by the opponent.
LA Derby Doll passes by her blocker.
Skaters start to spread out around the track.
