About the SCDD
Our friends and sponsors at the Scarehouse made this wonderful video explaining a few things about the SCDD and Roller Derby in General:
The Steel City Derby Demons are a skater owned and operated organization. We are Pittsburgh’s only all-female roller derby league, comprised of strong and independent women from the nation’s home of superb sports teams. The Derby Demons are taking all the action and exhilaration of yesterday’s roller derby and combining it with punk rock flavor, resulting in maximum entertainment! With flat track roller derby leagues growing from 30 just a few years ago, to over 100 worldwide today, this new incarnation of an old sport is growing by leaps and bounds!
The Demons have three teams; The Steel Hurtin’ is the A-Team, or Varsity team, and the B-Unit and the Blitzburgh Bombers are the B-team/Junior Varsity teams. They play teams from other cities that are on similar skater skill levels. If you are an old fan of ours, perhaps you might remember our four home teams. The Bitch Doctors, the Hot Metal Hellions, The Slumber Party Slashers, and the Wrecking Dolls were four teams comprised of all of the SCDD members that played each other. In 2009 these teams were dissolved officially in order for the SCDD to focus on inter-league play against other cities, secondary to our league’s growing talents and ability to dazzle roller derby fans on the national stage. Many other roller derby leagues around the nation have done the same, in response to the sport’s growing popularity and visibility nationwide.
The Steel City Derby Demons are proud members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Founded in 2004, the WFTDA promotes and fosters the sport of women’s flat track derby by facilitating the development of athletic ability, sportswomanship, and goodwill among member leagues. The governing philosophy is “by the skaters, for the skaters.” Female skaters are primary owners, managers, and operators of each member league and of the association. Operational tasks include setting standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determining guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues. All member leagues have a voice in the decision making process, and agree to comply with the governing body’s policies.
