Halifax Bruising Banditas

Halifax Bruising Banditas (HBB) are a flat track roller derby league based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Established in 2011, they are the first roller derby league in the Calderdale and Kirklees area.[1] and play to the ruleset of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.

Halifax Bruising Banditas
Metro areaCalderdale, Kirklees
CountryUnited Kingdom
Founded2011
Track type(s)Flat
VenueNorth Bridge Leisure Centre
AffiliationsUKRDA
Websitehalifaxbruisingbanditas.com

The league consists of one travel team who play other leagues around the UK under the name 'Halifax Bruising Banditas'.

The team currently practises twice a week at Threeways Sports Centre in Ovenden, Halifax. In the past the league has trained at venues around both Halifax and Huddersfield.

Halifax Bruising Banditas play their games at North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax.

History

The Halifax Bruising Banditas was founded in June 2011. The league's founding was led by Lauren Artington who had already been skating with another team for two-and-a-half year. She brought together other skaters who had begun to learn the sport from Hot Wheel Roller Derby and Leeds Roller Dolls and spread sport to the wider West Yorkshire area.[2] The league was originally called Bruising Banditas. The name was changed to Halifax Bruising Banditas in 2012 to draw a link to its home town.

The league was accepted into the UKRDA in October 2013[3] and debuted in the rankings in Q2 2015.[4]

League Structure

Halifax Bruising Banditas is run by its members which include non-skaters. All aspects of league organisation are run on a voluntary basis including coaching, promotion, recruitment, fundraising and bout-organisations.[5] The league is led by the Board which is voted in annually as well as the Captain and Vice-Captain roles.

Seasons

2012

HBB's first open bout was against the Hulls Angels Roller Dames on the 13th May 2012 which resulted in a win for Halifax. Throughout the year they played a total of 3 games with a total of 2 wins and 1 loss.[6]

2013

In 2013 HBB played a total of 5 games and competed in 2 tournaments, Great Yorkshire Showdown 2013[7] and Hassle in Newcastle 2013.[8] The normal season concluded with 4 wins and 1 loss. HBB finished second in their group at both the Great Yorkshire Showdown and Hassle in Newcastle competitions.[9]

2014

There were 6 games for HBB in 2014 as well as 2 tournaments. In normal play the Banditas finished the season with 4 wins to 2 losses. They competed in the Great Yorkshire Showdown 2014[10] finishing second in their group and won the inaugural Humberstruck tournament[11]

2015

Halifax Bruising Banditas played in and hosted the first ever game of the British Roller Derby Championships.[12] HBB competed in the Tier 3 North table finishing bottom of after 5 losses in 5 games.[13] They finished the season with a win in a non-championship game against Spa Town Roller Girls.[14]

2016

HBB finished second in the Tier 4 North table with 2 wins and 2 losses. Their beat Blackpool Roller Derby League and Durham Roller Derby and lost to eventual first place finishers Granite City Roller Derby and third place finishers Spa Town Roller Derby. They were promoted to Tier 3 along with Granite City and Spa Town Roller Derby for the 2017 competition.

References
  1. "Get Your Skates On", Halifax Courier
  2. "Get Your Skates On", Halifax Courier
  3. "Overview" Flat Track Stats
  4. "2015 Q2 Rankings", UKRDA
  5. Wheel Inspiration", Halifax Courier
  6. "Bouts", Flat Track Stats
  7. "Great Yorkshire Showdown 2013, Flat Track Stats
  8. "Hassle in Newcastle", Newcastle Roller Girls
  9. "Bouts", Flat Track Stats
  10. "Great Yorkshire Showdown 2014", Rollin' News
  11. "Halifax Bruising Banditas win Humberstruck tournament", The Blog of Philip Lickley
  12. "Preview - Women's Tier 3 North - Gameday 1", British Roller Derby Championships
  13. "Tables and Fixtures - Regional North", British Roller Derby Championships
  14. "STRG v HBB", Flat Track Stats
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