A Letter from Our Home Team, Sirens

A letter to the league, our fans, and our fellow skaters:

Over the years, Sirens have worked hard to create a team environment that fosters inclusiveness, teamwork, empowerment, trust and solidarity. As we look to the future, we see that the current theme of our team is not in line with those ideals or values.  Today we’d like to officially announce our decision to rebrand.  The Sirens will no longer be a police-themed team.

The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others make it imperative for us to stand in solidarity with BIPOC against police violence. The Sirens’ police theme is outdated, and embodies violent and racist ideologies. We acknowledge that these images are a stark reminder of police brutality and systemic racism, which is why our team will no longer be associated with them. Real, urgent, thoughtful change is necessary to stay true to who we are as a team and what we represent to the community. 

Leadership for the league’s Juniors program support this change and have determined that our Junior Sirens will likewise follow the rebranding effort.

We are already hard at work on themes that will move us into the future, and are committed to ensuring that our final decision will be inclusive, accepting, and anti-racist for both our skaters and fans alike. We look forward to sharing more details with the community when we have found our new team theme and are excited to share this new journey with all of you. 

With love, strength and solidarity,

The Derby Dolls Sirens

Announcing 2020 All Stars; New Year, New Logo, New Name!

Founded in 2003, the Derby Dolls were born into a world of DIY, punk rock, and tongue in cheek feminism. Over the past 16 years we have grown into Southern California’s premiere banked track organization and a staple in the city of Los Angeles. We have grown from a few outspoken women on a rooftop in Chinatown with uniforms and names selected to push buttons and challenge the norm, to a diverse and expanded group of people in our own warehouse!

As we have grown over the years we have constantly reevaluated where our values line up with the growing changes in our roller derby and local communities. As part of this inward look we have taken internal steps to ensure we are meeting the needs of our community and now we are taking an external step to grow with our community.

After years of discussion we have decided it is time to update the name of our All Star team. As we grow and change we want a name that represents our current generation of skaters at the highest level.

We are proud to introduce the 2020 All Star Team; Derby Dolls X!!

These skaters cannot be defined, they reject any notion of who you think they are, as it simply cannot encompass everything they are. Each skater on this team possesses an X factor that together creates an unstoppable force of innovation which carries the legacy of the Derby Dolls ever higher.

Always pressing the envelope, setting the bar and smashing expectations, unable to be ignored or imitated stands Derby Doll X. Achieving the highest level of competition is only possible when you have the X factor. It pushes your limits, tests your strength, forces greatness and never stops innovating. These skaters are ready to join the legacy of greatness that is Derby Doll’s highest level of competition