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September 26, 2024

Taking Space: An Arizona Roller Derby Retrospective

Join us from **October 22, 2024 to January 26, 2025** in the community room at the **Tempe History Museum** as we celebrate 21 years of Arizona roller derby! This exhibit, *Taking Space: An Arizona Roller Derby Retrospective*, is a deep dive into the dynamic world of roller derby, showcasing its unique blend of athleticism, community,…

September 12, 2024

Save the Date: Travel Team Tryouts 2025

Arizona Roller Derby’s Travel Team tryouts for 2025 are October 27th! Curious if AZRD travel team is for you? Drop in to practice on October 13th to give it a try, and be sure to register online in advance. Please let coaches know you’re interested by completing this form as well:

July 21, 2024

Monsoon Madness 2024 – August 30-September 1

Arizona Roller Derby proudly hosts Monsoon Madness 2024 with WFTDA and Open Gender brackets in Mesa, AZ August 30-September 1, 2024 at Arizona Athletic Grounds LOCATION Arizona Athletic Grounds (previously Legacy Sports) in Field House C6321 S Ellsworth Rd Suite 146, Mesa, AZ 85212 Arizona Athletic Grounds FAQ’s: https://www.azgrounds.com/frequently-asked-questions DESCRIPTION The return of Monsoon Madness is…

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April 15, 2024

WFTDA North America – West Region Champs – June 14-16, 2024

Arizona Roller Derby to host the North America-West 2024 WFTDA Regional Championship tournament in Mesa, AZ June 14-16, 2024 at Arizona Athletic Grounds LOCATION Arizona Athletic Grounds (previously Legacy Sports) in Field House C6321 S Ellsworth Rd Suite 146, Mesa, AZ 85212 Arizona Athletic Grounds FAQ’s: https://elitesportsaz.com/faq/ DESCRIPTION Mesa, Arizona – The competitive return of roller…

June 28, 2023

Cactus Cup 2023 – July 21-23 in Mesa, AZ

Third annual invitational roller derby tournament, hosted by Arizona Roller Derby at Legacy Park in Mesa, Arizona. LOCATIONLegacy Park, Fieldhouse C in Mesa, AZ DESCRIPTIONArizona Roller Derby is hosting a three day tournament, July 21-23, 2023 featuring 12 teams from the West region including two international teams. The weekend will consist of 16 games, the…

August 6, 2022

Cactus Cup – October 22nd & 23rd, 2022

An invitational roller derby tournament, hosted by Arizona Roller Derby at Bell Bank Park in Mesa, Arizona. Part of the WFTDA Back On Track series. ANNOUNCER SIGN UP VOLUNTEER SIGN UP Hosted by: Arizona Roller Derby Dates: October 22nd – 23rd, 2022 with opening events on October 21st Location: Bell Bank Park in Mesa, AZ…

January 31, 2022

Learn to Skate in Phoenix & Peoria

Learn to skate outdoors this spring with Arizona Roller Derby’s best beginner coaches. Learn and perfect your core skating skills. Coaches match training to your skill level as you master: stability, falling, stopping, transitioning, building and controlling speed and skating forwards and backwards at speed. No matter where you want to take your skating, we can help…

December 5, 2021

AZRD Hosts First Short Track Roller Derby Tournament in the US

Short Track Roller Derby, the most accessible roller derby on the planet! We had a blast this fall playing Short Track Roller Derby, the newest and most accessible version of roller derby. Short Track Roller Derby was introduced at Rollercon in 2019 pre covid. It’s played on a smaller track, which means you need less…

June 10, 2021

AZRD Public Skate Classes are Rolling!

June 1, 2021 | Learn to skate with Arizona Roller Derby coaches – AZRD Public Skate classes are live around the Valley!

March 31, 2020

AZRD Reschedules WFTDA Tournaments for 2021

For the safety of our league, our athletes, our volunteers, our officials, our fans and for the safety of all, Arizona Roller Derby is rescheduling all 2020 planned WFTDA tournaments.