Trailer for 'This is How I Roll' - men's derby documentary

We've been waiting to see this for a long time. Super excited to finally see the trailer, and special thanks to Joe & Kat for including a shot of grambo's 'Think Outside the Box' shirt from MDC 2010. Honored to be a tiny part of it as the new kids on the block!
http://www.indiegogo.com/This-Is-How-I-Roll?a=39497

Practice SATURDAY 12-3pm in Utica

The Quadfathers begin their off-season practices this Saturday 9/25 from 12-3pm at the gym in the Utica Center For Development (former YMCA), 726 Washington Ave, Utica, NY.

Guest skaters from other leagues are welcome to attend and skate, providing you have passed WFTDA minimum skills assessments and have competed publicly. All guests must sign waivers. All gear is required. Bring a black and a white shirt. Names and numbers are not required. Guests are expected to bring $3 each to help cover practice costs.

Guest refs/NSO's are welcome (with prior clearance) to attend free of charge. We have no lane for outside pack refs in the gym, so must be comfortable with inside pack and jam ref duties

Be there AT noon if you want to get in. Once we head up to the gym the building door gets locked.
There are rental skates and loaner pads available for a small fee.

Spectators who are interested in becoming new members are welcome to watch. Other spectators are discouraged due to safety issues from the room size. Children must not be inside the gym during practice and must be accompanied by an adult over 18 at all times.

Contact info@quadfathers.com with questions

Our Next Bout! 10/16 in Fitchburg, MA, Double Header!

Join us on Sat Oct 16th as The Quadfathers travel to Fitchburg, MA to take on Central Mass Roller Derby. The Quadfathers will be up against the Mass Maelstrom in a double header event with Queen City's Cherry Bombs vs. CMRD's Petticoat Punishers

The bout will be held at
Wallace Civic Center, Fitchburg State University's Landry Arena

1000 John Fitch Highway

Fitchburg, MA

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The doors will open at 5:30
Seating is General Admission
*with special free crash-zone seating for the in-yer-face action!*

6pm Whistle

Admission prices:
ADULTS: $8
FSU Student (with ID): $6.
Child 6-12 - $4
5 & under: free

BEER: Three Bucks

Halftime entertainment: BLOWW (Boston League of Women Wrestlers)
Music by DJ Wave


FSU Students WELCOME!!!

THIS Tuesday, 9/14 Meet and Greet

This Tuesday 9/14 from 7-10pm CNY Roller Derby will host an open house/ meet and greet recruitment event at JFK Arena in Rome NY. Many of the Quadfathers will be on hand to answer questions about men's derby also. Since it's a CNYRD event, usage of loaner skates and pads will only be allowed if they are not needed by the girls (so its unlikely you're going to get to skate unless you bring your own stuff)

This is a GREAT time to come meet the team and pick up some information. If you are a new skater looking to get involved in men's derby, we have a class starting Tuesday 9/21 and running for 12 weeks on Tuesdays from 7-10pm. There are already a handful of guys signed up for this class, so its a good group to join. This will be the last chance for new skater training in 2010. The next new skater class will start in Jan-Feb 2011.

Experienced skaters are welcome to join any time by passing a skills assesment.

If you have any questions please contact info@quadfathers.com

Winter practice location and times

Starting Saturday 9/25 The Quadfathers will practice regularly on Saturdays from 12-3pm at the Utica Center for Development, 726 Washington St in Utica (the former YMCA gym)



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Bout Recap, 8/14/2010

Poster by Garret Ingraham

On Saturday August 14^th 2010, The Quadfathers hosted the Connecticut Death Quads at JFK Arena in Rome NY. This was the debut bout for the Quadfathers, the first men’s flat track roller derby team in Central New York.

The Quadfathers faced an uphill battle taking on the veteran Death Quads in their very first bout. The Death Quads quickly jumped all over the inexperienced Quadfathers taking a 17-0 lead. It wasn’t until the 6^th jam that the Quadfathers got on the board, when jammer Die-lon  was able to put up 6 points for the home team. It wasn’t until the eleventh jam though that the Quadfathers seem to get settled in. Funk Roll Brother pulled off a big jam grabbing a grand slam and putting up 8 points. This started a 21-6 run for the Quadfathers over a seven jam span. The Death Quads answered right back with a huge 20 point jam by Circle Jerk and ended the half strong a few jams later with a 76-33 lead by the Death Quads.

Photo by Ramon Aiello

The second half saw a rejuvenated Quadfathers team take to the track determined to claw their way back into the game. The Death Quads came out just as strong though and increased their lead to 51 points by the 7th jam of the second half. Finally in the 8^th jam was the spark the Quadfathers needed. Rebel Whithout A Pulse put up a big ten point jam. This was followed by big scoring jams from Monster Assault, TOM-A-Hawk and Funk Roll Brother allowing the Quadfathers to finish strong. The second half was definitely the Quadfathers' game, as they outscored the Death Quads 58-33 from the 8th jam on.

In the beginning of the second half, a serious injury to the left wrist of XS'V Force #71 of the QF's caused a slight delay in the game as EMT's and ambulance paramedics responded. We're happy to report that Force will be OK, but his arm/wrist is broken in 3 or more places and he's got quite the cast on now. Force gets the trooper award of the night for going to the ER and actually making it to the after-party for drinks!

In the 14th jam Fro Serious #1819 of CTDQ was expelled for gross misconduct after being called on 2 consecutive majors for a block with two feet off the ground and then insubordination on the way to the penalty box. In the 16th jam Double Oh No #00 of CTDQ was expelled for gross misconduct after he hit Die-lon #315 of QF's with a major back block that the refs considered intentional and well after the end-of-jam whistle. Following this penalty, Beastro #1718 of the QF's was expelled for gross misconduct for fighting, and Circle Jerk #19 of CTDQ was expelled for gross misconduct for swearing and spitting at officials.

In the end the Death Quads' early lead was simply too much for the Quadfathers to overcome and the game ended with a final score 122-96.

Just for the sake of our fans' information, both teams were on friendly terms off the track after the game, and amends were made between feuding parties. Roller derby can become heated and it doesn't mean that we wait for each other in the parking lot to throw down......it just means sometimes we do things we wouldn't in everyday life. Sorry if our little skirmish offended anyone, and a HUGE THANK YOU to our ref and NSO crew for taking our crap. It is the HARDEST thing to do in roller derby to ref a game where there are a great number of refs playing, especially when those refs can be dicks like us. Thank you all for putting up with us and remaining professional and composed.


Stats:

Leading Scorer:
Quadfathers - Funk Roll Brother 29 points
Death Quads - Circle Jirk 70 points

Highest Points per Jam (more then two jams):
Quadfathers - Funk Roll Brother 5.80 ppj
Death Quads - Circle Jirk 5 ppj

Lead Status:
Quadfathers - TOM-A-HAWK 5
Death Quads - Circle Jirk 9

Average Pivot +/- Leader: (more then two jams):
Quadfathers - Die-lon
Death Quads - Karn Evil

Average Blocker +/- Leader: (more then two jams):
Quadfathers - Beastro
Death Quads - Fro Serious

No official MVP's were handed out in this game, but from the Quadfathers' end we can say that it would have gone to Pastor of Muppets #42.



Media:
(please post links to new media as it becomes available in the comments section!)


Photos by Ramon Aiello


Photos by Vicki Fazio Hopper

Photos by Pete Rodriguez

Video Coming Soon!!!

Shirts for sale at Wicked Skatewear!

We had a huge response for our 'Think Outside The Box' Quadfathers' shirts at this year's MDC, but we only had 15 of the original design printed (so if you got one, be proud!). We had another run made for our May 8th expo, but unfortunately the 'box' graphic was a no-go for our printing company.

But guess who doesn't mind printing the box? The awesome girls at Wicked Skatewear, that's who!

Click HERE.

Check it out, and for all of you who wanted shirts that we couldnt get in time, buy 'em from Wicked. Email us a photo of you wearing the shirt for our site!

Thanks B-Train and Strychnine for your help!!

THIS SATURDAY: Double Header, Men's and Women's Roller Derby!!!!!!

We would like to sincerely thank the ladies of CNY Roller Derby for thier willingness to let us do our thing. Your support will be returned 100fold.

Saturday August 14th 2010 is going to be a big day for roller derby in Rome NY.

The doors to JFK Arena open at 4pm.
At 5pm,The Quadfathers take the track in their first full-length bout versus the Connecticut Death Quads. If you liked what you saw on May 8th in the men's scrimmage we hosted, you will LOVE seeing real team-on-team men's roller derby action.

At 7pm, the ladies of CNYRD's Utica Clubbers will take the track versus the CT Rollergirls'  mixed A&B team. CNYRD is SOOOOO excited to be sharing the track with the CT Rollergirls, who have been some of our biggest proponents, helpers, and mentors both in building our league from the very beginning, and in the process of being a WFTDA apprentice. We look forward to sharing the track with them again (and showing them all that we've learned muahahaha! :)

After almost a year of travel planning CNYRD is thrilled to have a special guest for this bout, all the way from The Romsey Town Rollerbillies in Cambridge UK, our leopard and zombie green friend, Trash Gash.

As usual, advance sale tickets can be purchased for $10.
They can be purchased online from ticketderby.com by clicking HERE.
Advance sale tickets can be purchased in person from the Tramontane Cafe (Utica), Cafe Domenico (Utica) or Bill's Variety Store (Rome).
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $12. $1 of every ticket sold at the door is donated to the YWCA's Domestic Violence Programs
Adults age 65 and over and children 10 and under are free.

The national anthem will be performed this bout by The Beam Brothers.

Music for the ladies bout will be provided by DJ DeafGeoff aka Funk Roll Brother #303 of The Quadfathers (he'll be a little busy during the men's portion!)

We hope that you can join us for this huge day of derby! It's 2 bouts for the price of 1, and twice the fun!

We've got a website started!!!

Logo by Jamie Cross

It's only in its infancy, but soon you'll be able to connect with and keep up to date on The Quadfathers very easily. Please check it out, set yourself up as a follower, and give us feedback as we stumble through the creation process:)