Auld Reekie Today
We currently have around 100 members, which comprises skaters, officials, and non-skating members. We have two travel teams, the All Stars and the Braw Stars. We run several training sessions a week, which includes training time for our advanced skaters, our intermediate skaters, and our beginner skaters who work their way through the derby basics before moving to the intermediate level.
WFTDA Membership
In September 2011, Auld Reekie Roller Derby became the second league outside of North America to be accepted as a full member league of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). WFTDA is the international governing body for the sport of women’s flat track roller derby and a membership organization for leagues to collaborate and network. The WFTDA sets standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determines guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues. This membership allows Auld Reekie Roller Derby to compete in WFTDA-sanctioned games, attain international rankings, and contribute to shaping the development of the sport.
Our Values
Community
In Auld Reekie there is a place for everyone, whether on skates or off, and a role for every skillset. Though our community is founded upon roller derby, our connections with each other run much deeper. Our members feel like they are a part of something; that they have a home where they are not only welcomed but celebrated.
Strength
Our league gives everyone the tools to take part, building resilience both physically and mentally to the rigours of our sport. We support strong, competitive teams, as well as empowering skaters and officials at every level.
Joy
The reason we play! We foster an environment where our members love coming to training, skating and officiating together, and attending social events. Above all, our involvement in roller derby has a positive impact on our lives, and is the reason we keep coming back.
Our League
Auld Reekie Roller Derby was founded in 2008, only a few years after the revival of roller derby in the USA. Our sport and community have evolved since the early days, but the uniquely inclusive, DIY spirit of the league remains the same.
We are an entirely self-run league, with all of our members voluntarily contributing to different committees according to their skills and interests. Many of us start off with no skating experience whatsoever, but we have plenty of experienced skaters who coach new members through our Protostars programme before they join the league. We play and officiate high-level, competitive sport in an environment which is always supportive and encouraging. There are opportunities for involvement at all levels within and outwith our teams and officials crew, whether on skates or off. We continue to contribute to the development of the sport at a national and international level, and our skaters and officials participate in competitions all over the world.
Our membership is proudly composed of a diverse range of ages, genders, sexualities, abilities and nationalities. We cultivate the league as a safe and joyful space for all our members and are always working to improve the support we provide in order to make our sport as accessible as possible. We are respectful and compassionate to one another, embodying sportspersonship in all aspects of our involvement with the league.
If Auld Reekie sounds like a place you would feel at home, take a look at our next Protostars programme intake or contact us about getting involved.
Gender Policy
We actively welcome trans women, intersex women, and gender-expansive individuals according to the WFTDA gender policy. If you feel that women’s flat track roller derby is the version and composition of roller derby with which you most closely identify, you are welcome in our league. All genders are welcome to officiate and participate in non-skating roles.
