last July I made a derby portfolio for the WFTDA playoff credential application.

 
Pippi Hardsocking  breaks out of the pack wearing skull knee pads
13 July 2013. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs West Coast Derby Knockouts. 


Demanda Rumble takes down the entire pack by herself.
 18 April 2015. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Santa Cruz, CA.
Organic Panic vs Steamer Janes.


Patti Smithereens and Health Hazard do a little dance..
13 September 2014. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Harbor Hellcats vs Humboldt Redwood Rollers


Raven Von Kaos
18 April 2015. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Santa Cruz, CA.
Organic Panic vs Steamer Janes.

Miss Tea Maven breaks out of the pack
5 September 2015. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Gotham Girls vs Kansas City Roller Warriors. WFTDA D1 Divisional Tournament.

 
Brawllen Angel.
23 August 2014. Craneway Pavilion. Richmond, CA.
The Berkeley Resistance vs the San Francisco ShEvil Undead. B.A.G.D. Championship bout.


Ballistic Whistle and Kiss My Axe during a timeout.
11 June 2015. The Penthouse. Scotts Valley, CA.
Santa Cruz vs London.


7 September 2015. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Rat City vs Minnesota. WFTDA D1 Divisional Tournament.


Fans getting the shot at the WFTDA Championship medal ceremony.
10 November 2013. US Cellular Arena. Milwaukee, WI.


Caf Fiend jumps the apex.
 11 October 2014. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs New York Bad Apples


Betty the Kid jamming and Maiden Hades coaching.
22 March 2014. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs Treasure Valley


Demanda Riot and Varla Vendetta
9 November 2013. US Cellular Arena. Milwaukee, WI.
Bay Area vs Windy City, WFTDA championship tournament.


Second Hand Smoke and Little A
 5 September 2015. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Minnesota vs Tampa. WFTDA D1 Divisional Tournament.
 


Betty the Kid and Lemon Harangue
22 March 2014. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs Treasure Valley 


 Taraism will knock you down!
18 April 2015. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Santa Cruz, CA.
Organic Panic vs Steamer Janes.


Snide Piper jokes with paramedics and Coach Valcohol after breaking her ankle.
9 March 2014. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Seabright Sirens vs High Country Mountain Roller Derby.


Shamrock N. Roller and Dusty Roadz after apparently coming up one point short in the last jam.
23 August 2013. Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI.
Santa Cruz Derby Girls vs Tri-City Derby Girls. WFTDA D2 playoff tournament.


Coaching staff and referees review the score just after the last jam in regulation 
of a WFTDA Division II playoff bout between the Santa Cruz Derby Girls and the Tri City Thunder.
The bout was declared a tie, and Santa Cruz won 236-231 in overtime.
23 August 2013. Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI.
Santa Cruz Derby Girls vs Tri-City Derby Girls


Pippi Hardsocking and Raven Von Kaos
21 February 2015. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Santa Cruz, CA.
Organic Panic vs Steamer Janes.


Colin M. Fairly and Maiden Hades during an timeout.
22 June 2013. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Santa Cruz Derby Girls vs Sacred City Derby Girls


 A little offense and defense from Shamrock N. Roller #8, Queen Litigious #41 and Ginger Brute #7343
16 March 2013. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs The Fabulous Sin City Roller Girls


Getting high off magic marker fumes in the suicide zone at turn 2.
10 November 2013. US Cellular Arena. Milwaukee, WI.
Gotham Girls vs Texas Texecutioners, WFTDA Championship tournament.


Skirt Vonnegut
22 June 2013. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Sacred City Derby Girls vs Viva Roller Derby


Slambda Phage verifies Erick Rawk has got the points right
 5 September 2015. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Minnesota vs Tampa. WFTDA D1 Divisional Tournament.


Hellaluna 
17 August 2013. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Harbor Hellcats vs Central California Area Derby Atomic Assault


Weezy is lead jammer!
11 June 2015. The Penthouse. Scotts Valley, CA.
Santa Cruz vs London.


 Oh! Babygirl!
20 July 2014. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Seabright Sirens vs Silicon Valley Hard Drivers


Dusty Roadz gets a little break after a good jam.
11 May 2013. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs Ventura County Derby Darlin' Vendolls


Paper Valley fans
23 August 2013. Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI.
 Killamazoo vs Queen City.

 

Sexy Beast cheers for Sacred City in crimson underwear.
21 September 2012. Craneway Pavilion. Richmond, CA.
Sacred City vs Arizona Tent City Terrors. Western Regional WFTDA tournament.
 


23 September 2012. Craneway Pavilion. Richmond, CA.  
Wasatch vs Arizona. Western Regional WFTDA Tournament.


Ace Wenchura balances on one toe stop to avoid cutting the inside of the track.
6 September 2015. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Santa Cruz vs New Hampshire. WFTDA D1 Divisional Tournament.

 
the Memorial Auditorium of Sacramento, California as a venue for... roller derby!
6 September 2015. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
Gotham Girls vs Rat City. WFTDA D1 Divisional Tournament.


Fists raised in defiance.
23 August 2014. Craneway Pavilion. Richmond, CA.
The Berkeley Resistance vs the San Francisco ShEvil Undead. B.A.G.D. Championship bout. 


Lexi Lightspeed spins around the outside of Shamrock N. Roller and Kosher Assault
11 June 2015. The Penthouse. Scotts Valley, CA.
Santa Cruz vs London.


dubya eff tee dee eh dot tee vee
6 September 2015. Memorial Auditorium. Sacramento, CA.
WFTDA D1 Divisional Tournament.

the portfolio on flickr.

view the portfolio as a slide show on flickr.

For more derby photos... here is a catalog of all the leagues that I've shot:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/collections/72157628684946265/

and all the tournaments that  I've shot:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/collections/72157622793099536/

Photo highlights of lots of bouts may be found here: http://nocklebeast.blogspot.com/

WFTDA application forms.

Since Kalamazoo, I screen shot tournament applications, so that I remember how I filled out the form.






In 2015 I was a credentialed photographer at the Cleveland D2 tournament.