Player Profiles

Player Profile: Pearl Reckless

Pearl Reckless has been a fixture in Atlanta roller derby since the beginning in late 2004. Those were the days before tryouts, fresh meat, or even knowing how to scrimmage. Pearl heard about derby from a friend in Austin (where the roller derby resurgence began) and was urged to try it for herself. She went to her first practice in … Read More

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Player Profile: Feral Brady

2013 rookie Feral Brady has been skating as long as she can remember. A competitive speed skater since elementary school, Feral competed on the national level into her teens. Fellow speed-skating alum Shovely Rita lured Feral into the derby world, and even gave her gear and skates so that she could start practicing. She hasn’t looked back. She’ll be wearing … Read More

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Player Profile: Quadratic Abrasion

This month’s Apocalypstix Player of the Game for their bout against the Denim Demons is the tiny, yet mighty, Quadratic Abrasion. After five seasons skating as an Atlanta Rollergirl (as an Apocalypstix, a Sake Tuya, a Rumble B, and a sub or guest bench coach for numerous teams), Quadratic Abrasion has seen and done a lot, but still credits her … Read More

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Player Profile: Totalitiffian

Now recovered from knee surgery and a bad ankle break, Totalitiffian is back to tearing up the track with the Denim Demons this season, and earned Player of the Game in the Demons’ match-up against the Apocalypstix last month. Totalitiffian—called Tali to most of her teammates—first discovered derby in graduate school, but waited to try-out for a team until she … Read More

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Player Profile: Wild Cherri

This season, Atlanta welcomes a talented double-threat back to the South Central region. After a very successful season skating with the 2011 WFTDA champions, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Wild Cherri has relocated to Atlanta and is ready to tear up the track with the Dirty South Derby Girls, as well as the Denim Demons. Cherri started playing roller derby in … Read More

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