Little City vs Tragic City Rollers - DOUBLE HEADER! February 18

 Saturday, Feb. 18th, 2012:

A & B Teams DOUBLE HEADER!!

Little City Rollergirls
(Johnson City, TN)
vs

Tragic City Rollers
(Birmingham, AL)

Location: Appalachian Fair Grounds’ - Farm and Home Building: Gate 1

FAMILY FRIENDLY!  Kids 12 and under are ALWAYS free!

Celebrate Mardi Gras in the Little City as we usher it in roller derby style: fast and hard hitting! 

“Laissez les bon temps roulez!”

First, at 5pm, see TOMORROWS All-Stars as the two Cities’ B-teams play, followed at 7pm by the Little City All-Stars vs the Tragic City All-Stars! A full night of AUTHENTIC Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby ACTION!

We will be selling a limited number of season pass packages at the bout. Trade in your admission ticket for $10-12 off one of our THREE season pass packages! Just the pass, The Big Army Fan Package (foam finger + sticker), or the DELUXE Big Army Fan Package (all that, PLUS a Big Army T-shirt, autographed bout poster, and reserved seating!!)

5pm - Little City All Stars vs Tragic City Rollers
7pm- Little City Big Trouble vs Tragic City All Stars
(note time reversal)

Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in Advance

Buy Tickets online:

 Kids 12 and under are ALWAYS free!

Local Tickets available at the LCRG local ticket outlets:

Johnson City Family Skate Center
Beadworks Downtown
Hawg & Dawg (Erwin)
Java J’s (Bristol)
LightHouse Market (Elizabethton) 
or from you local Roller Girl!

A portion of the proceeds of Let the Good Times Roll will go to benefit Coalition for Kids of Johnson City.  Coalition for Kids will have representatives on site to share information about their work in the community and to collect donations to sponsor a child.

Poster design by Dale Atkinson

FRESH MEAT WEEKEND IS HERE!! JAN 14 - Meat and Greet, JAN 15 - Bootcamp!!

JANUARY 14- ORIENTATION FRESH MEAT AND GREET AT  EL MATADOR

This is your chance to take your life to the next level!

Join the Little City Rollergirls for dinner and a presentation on why you should take that step!

We will have the back room at El Matador in Johnson City, TN!

We have these orientation dinners a few times a year before starting the fresh meat training bootcamp to give those interested in joining the league a chance to learn more about the league, what’s expected of member, exactly how the training works, and more about these amazing people.

There is absolutely NO PRESSURE to join! We welcome everyone to come, hang out for dinner and our presentation. We would love to have you, but there is ABSOLUTELY NO OBLIGATION!

We’re not picking up the tab, but we will give you all the tools you need to play roller derby and learn more about what you are capable of.

This is not a training camp, that starts on January 15 at the Johnson City Family Skate Center!

Click here for the Facebook Event!

THEN…

JANUARY 15 - LITTLE CITY ROLLERGIRLS FRESH MEAT BOOTCAMP BEGINS!

Little City is looking for skaters, referees, and volunteers to help the league take it’s place on the national derby scene!

This is where it starts! Join our fresh meat trainers Sunday January 15 at the Johnson City Family skate center as training begins to turn new recruits from all walks of life into proud full members of the Little City Rollergirls!

Bring a mouthguard, workout clothes, and a positive attitude! We will lend you skates as well as loaner protective gear while supplies last.

Click here to view the Facebook event!

Here is exactly what you can expect over the next four months:

EQUIPMENT (explained first practice or at recruitment gathering)
-what you need (helmet, mouthguard, elbow pads, wrist guards, knee pads, skates)
-loaner equipment (first come/first serve, rental skates available)
-where to buy (at the rink, Angry Penguin, Mojo)

PRACTICES
-Sunday 11-2/Monday 6:30-8:30
-participating in open skate highly recommended

BASIC SKATING SKILLS (first couple of weeks)
-master correct skating stride
-balance 
-one foot glides
-crossovers

FALLS (next couple of weeks/may be tied in with basic skating skills)
-one knee
-one knee 180s
-rock star
-all fours
-baseball slide

ENDURANCE (once skills and falls are pretty much mastered)
-sprint/repetitive skating drills

GAME BASICS (again, once skills and fall are mastered for the most part)
-jammer/blocker positioning
-scrimmages

SKILLS ASSESSMENT/ WRITTEN TEST (for skaters deemed ready to move to the next level)

Also during this fresh meat time, it is mandatory to constantly read the WFTDA rulebook.
Committees will be explained and you will be able to join one or more, and you will also be encouraged to participate in promos.

Contact our Fresh Meat Trainers NOW!
http://www.littlecityrollergirls.com/request-fresh-meat-training-in/

Photos by Bill Rhodes

PIE WARS 2: Rise of the Dough! Sunday, January 15 at The Charles, Downtown Johnson City

Little City will be serving pizza at YP-Tri’s Second annual PIE WARS competition!

Here’s all the information directly from the PIE WARS FACEBOOK EVENT!

Pie Wars: The Rise of the Dough

It’s the second annual competition of the local pizza parlors, where each attendee is a judge!

Sunday, January 15, 2012, from 5 to 11 p.m.

The Charles
308 East Main Street
Johnson City, Tennessee

Your ticket to the event gets you:

Three rounds of ANONYMOUS pizza samples
(one topping, five topping, chef’s choice)
Three rounds of pizza samples from at least 7 local pizza parlors
Three ballots to cast a vote for your favorite pizza in each round
Three chances to win some AMAZING door prizes
Live music by DJ CosMoore
Live music by The Jones Boys Band
Beer tasting
Wine tasting
Opportunity to enter Man vs. Pizza eating competition

PIE WARS PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:
Bellacino’s
Fun Expedition
Gino’s
Knight’s
Main Street Pizza
One 12 Downtown
Papa John’s
Pizza Inn
Scratch Brick Oven

Pie Wars: The Clash of the Slices is hosted by YPTri. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center of the First Judicial District. 

Event is for attendees ages 21 & up. IDs will be checked at the door to verify age and to ensure that attendee’s name is on the list of pre-paid tickets.

Please print your ticket and bring it to event to ensure entry. 

We would like to give a huge SHOUT OUT to our sponsors:

PLATINUM 
Christian Schmid, Core Design Group
https://www.facebook.com/CoreTN?ref=ts

The Charles
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Charles/303190835571 

GOLD
The Jones Boys Band
https://www.facebook.com/CoreTN?ref=ts

SILVER
Link Promotional
PIP Printing

BRONZE 
Earth Fare
Hair Fashion Forum
Hampton Inn of Kingsport
Ingles
Johnny Brusco’s
McAlister’s 
Northeast State
Sports Clips
Video Trading Company

Tickets will be on sale beginning Monday, December 5. Buy yours early and SAVE MONEY! 

TICKET WEBSITE: www.piewars.eventbrite.com

Little City Scores DOUBLE Victories in Double Header!

Little City’s winter just got a little warmer!  LCRG took home two wins Saturday night at the Appalachian Fairgrounds against opponents The Rollergirls of Central Kentucky and the Appalachian Rollergirls!

Forgive the grainy scoreboard photos, these were the only full photos of the scoreboard we could find. We’ve made it up to you by including some awesome bout photos!

Action photos by Jason Scott! Skater close-ups by Bill Rhodes!

Little City Rollergirls                    Rollergirls of Central Kentucky	230	Little City Rollergirls         Appalachian Rollergirls	137
	34		97

 Special thanks to group of fans from the Job Corp Coburn, VA! You helped us ALL have a great time! (The refs especially appreciated the cheers!)

Super Fan!!	Charma Geddon	Devilique
Shopping Cart Race	Steamroller!	Bomber and Psycho
Li’l Capone	Anita Patron	Miss Ahree

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html

Little City vs Appalachian Rollergirls AND R.O.C.K.

It’s a “Winter WonderSLAM!” as the Little City Rollergirls take on TWO different opponents in their FINAL BOUT of the 2011 Season!!  This is a DOUBLE A-TEAM EVENT! Get your tickets early, we expect standing room only!

 FIRST, AT 5PM:
Little City Rollergirls
vs

Rollergirls Of Central Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
THEN, AT 7PM, LCRG DOES IT AGAIN:
Little City Rollergirls
vs

Appalachian Rollergirls
(Boone, NC)

 Doors open at 4pm!

Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in Advance
Kids 12 and under are free!

Online Advance Tickets from Brown Paper Tickets: $9.99 + low service fee
Order NOW!

ADD this event to FACEBOOK!

Advance Tickets available from any LCRG League member or

LCRG Ticket Outlets:
Johnson City Family Skate Center
Beadworks Down Town Johnson City
Hawg & Dawg (Erwin)
Java J’s (Bristol)
LightHouse Market (Elizabethton)
or from your local Little City Roller Girl league member

Bring donations of canned goods for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee or DONATE NOW - For every $1 you donate, they can feed 4.5 meals!

AUTHENTIC WOMEN’S FLAT TRACK ROLLER DERBY for the TRI-CITIES!!

AFTER PARTY INFO:
Ages 21+
Capone’s
Main St. Johnson City, TN
featuring Live Music!
Drink Specials
http://www.caponesjohnsoncity.com/

Update on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 9:26AM by Little City Webmeister

-ATTENTION!!-

BRING US YOUR CANNED GOODS!!! BRING US YOUR CANNED GOODS!!

We will be donating $200 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee along with all the canned goods we can gather!!

Bring your donation with you and help out people in our community that might not have anything to eat this holiday season! 

Let’s share the derby love with those in need!

DONATE NOW - $1 will help Second Harvest provide 4.5 meals!