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About RC Officiating Staffing
Officiating Management recognizes that RollerCon is an exceptional opportunity for officials to gain experience in high-level but not high-stakes games. Our goals are: maximize mentorships and on-the-job experience for officials of every experience level; keep the game schedule on time; maintain a safe and fun environment for skaters, officials, and all attendees; create an environment that fosters building skills, relationships, and confidence.

  • Shortened “challenge” games are staffed by self-selection. Officials may sign up for a limited number of games per day starting in the late spring / early summer, when the game schedule is complete. The purpose of the limit is to give everyone opportunities for coveted positions and high-demand games. As the event draws nearer, the number of slots each official may select per day may increase.
  • Full length, marquee, and sponsor bouts may be subject to staffing decisions made by Officiating Management, especially in game leadership positions, but most positions for most games are available for self-selection.
  • Some RollerCon games are identity-focused. For those games, Officiating Management requests that non-members of those communities allow time and opportunity for members of those communities to select positions in those games. Otherwise officiating selection / assignment is managed as described above.
  • In some cases, a game may be approved and scheduled with modified, atypical, or less common rules (and consequently without a robust officiating community available). In such cases, the organizers of the game are responsible for recruiting officials to sign up, however crew assignments are still tracked in the same volunteer management system. (Games with insufficient officials necessary for safe gameplay may be cancelled.)

2017 – Present Officials Management Staff

  • Director of Officiating: Umpire Strikes Back, Rat City Roller Derby (WA)
  • Head of Banked Track Officiating: The Dude Leboutski, San Diego Derby United & SoCal Derby (CA)
  • Head NSO & Head of Officiating Education: Nine Inch Wheels, Rat City Roller Derby (WA)
  • Head Referee: Bambi Lance, Circle City Derby Girls (IN)
  • Head of Stats: Allyaz Stoned, “Privateer” (unaffiliated CA)

2016 Officials Management Staff

  • Director of Officiating: Umpire Strikes Back, WFTDA Level 5, Rat City Rollergirls (WA)
  • Head of Banked Track Officiating: Gia de los Muertos, LA Derby Dolls (CA)
  • Head NSO: Nine Inch Wheels, WFTDA Level 5, Rat City Rollergirls (WA)
  • Head of Stats: Allyaz Stoned, “Privateer” (unaffiliated CA)
  • Banked Track Lead: Roger Assaultry, LA Derby Dolls (CA)
  • Banked Track Officiating Education Lead: Shaolin Punk, LA Derby Dolls (CA)
  • Assistant Head of Stats: Sir Cumference & Whack Job Bellingham Roller Betties

2015 Officials Management Staff

  • Director of Officiating (HBIC): Umpire Strikes Back, WFTDA Level 5, MN Rollergirls (MN)
  • Head of Banked Track Officiating: Gia de los Muertos, LA Derby Dolls (CA)
  • Head NSO: Nine Inch Wheels, WFTDA Level 5, Rat City Rollergirls (WA)
  • Head of Stats: Allyaz Stoned, “Privateer” (unaffiliated CA)
  • Officials Volgistics Lead: Rules Verne, Pacific Northwest (Jet City Rollergirls, Dockyard Derby Dames, Ranier Rollergirls +)(WA)
  • Banked Track Lead: Roger Assaultry, LA Derby Dolls (CA)
  • Banked Track Officiating Education Lead: Shaolin Punk, LA Derby Dolls (CA)
  •  Assistant Head of Stats: Felonious Feline, OC Roller Girls, Long Beach (CA)

2013 & 2014 Officials Management Staff

RC13 Officiating Management

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  • Director of Officiating (HBIC): Umpire Strikes Back, WFTDA Level 5, MN Rollergirls (MN)
  • Officiating Manager: Kernel Panic, Sydney Roller Derby League (AU)
  • Head NSO: 90° Johnson, WFTDA NSO level 3, ROC City (NY)
  • Head of Stats: Allyaz Stoned, “Privateer” (unaffiliated CA)
    • Assistant Head of Stats: Felonious Feline, OC Roller Girls, Long Beach (CA)
    • Track Leads
      • Bambi Lance, Circle City Derby Girls
      • DackinaBox, OKCRD
      • DILLIGAF, OKVD
      • Doc Skinner, KC Roller Warriors
      • Dougie FoulzHer, independent
      • Dudebro, Mad Rollin’ Dolls
      • Ewen Jected, Undead Betties
      • Jesse Jams, Houston Roller Derby
      • JustinBibe, independent
      • Pippi Long2boxU, Arizona Roller Derby
      • Refe Loco, Ark Valley High Rollers
      • Spinal Infraction, Oklahoma City Roller Derby
      • Silence of the Jams, Junction City Roller Dolls
      • Whore Monger, Junction City Roller Dolls

2012 RollerCon Down Under Officiating Managers: RCDU12 ref patch

  • Head Referee: Kernel Panic, Sydney Roller Derby League (NSW)
  • Head NSO: Rob The G33K Thomas (QLD)

 

2012 Officials Management Staff

  • Officiating Co-Managers:Collin DeShotz, WFTDA Level III, Wasatch Roller Derby (Utah) and Daddy Dykalicious, Ventura County Derby Darlins (California)
  • Head Referee (HBIC): Umpire Strikes Back, WFTDA Level IV, Minnesota Rollergirls (MN)
  • Head NSO: 90° Johnson, WFTDA Certified NSO level 2, Queen City Rollergirls (NY)
  • Head of Stats: Allyaz Stoned, “Privateer” (unaffiliated CA)

2011 Officials Management Staff
 Head Refs:

  • Collin De Shotz, WFTDA Level II, Wasatch Roller Derby (Utah)
  • Hunter S. Tossem, WFTDA Level II, Rat City Rollergirls (Seattle, WA)
  • Speedbump, Treasure Valley Rollergirls (Boise, Idaho)
  • ShockHer, Queen City Rollergirls (NY)
  • Toss’er Assout, WFTDA Insurance & Officiating Level II, Wasatch Roller Derby (Utah)
  • Umpire Strikes Back, WFTDA Level III, Minnesota Rollergirls (MN)

Management:

  • Officiating Manager: Daddy Dykalicious, Ventura County Derby Darlins (California)
  • Head NSO: 90° Johnson, Queen City Rollergirls (NY)
  • Head Stats: Dual Cannonz, Santa Cruz Derby Girls (CA)

2010 Head Refs & Managers:

  • Wednesday: Flat Track Bully, Victorian Roller Derby League (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Thursday: Speedbump, Treasure Valley Rollergirls (Boise, Idaho)
  • Friday: Hunter S. Tossem, WFTDA Level II, Rat City Rollergirls (Seattle, WA),
  • Saturday: Collin De Shotz, Wasatch Roller Derby (Utah)
  • Sunday: Toss’er Assout, WFTDA Insurance, Wasatch Roller Derby (Utah)
  • Officiating Manager: Betty Bamalam, Geelong Roller Derby (Geelong, Australia)
  • Mentoring Manager: Gia De Los Muertos, LA Derby Dolls (LA, CA)
  • Head NSO: 90° Johnson, Queen City Rollergirls (NY)
  • Head Stats: Dual Cannonz, Santa Cruz Derby Girls (Santa Cruz, CA)

Before 2010, the job of 20 people was stuck on just one person. There is no way to thank these people enough for the hard work they did for RollerCon, or the nameless hordes of Officials they recruited without RC Planners even being aware of it. Its lame and so much less than you deserve, but we’ll try anyway. Thanks for everything.

  • 2009 Head Ref: Mr RAWK, Rat City Rollergirls (WA)
  • 2009 Stats Army: AK-47, Detroit Derby Girls (MI)
  • 2008 Head Ref: Mr RAWK, Gotham Girls (NY)
  • 2007 Head Ref: Justice Feelgood Marshall (MD)
  • 2006 Head Ref: Marshall Law, Mad Rollin Dolls (WI)
  • 2005 – no head ref at all! But Coach Pauly (AZRD) reffed the High Noon Scrimmage…

PHOTO CREDITS
Did you take any of the photos on this page? Please let us know so we can give you credit for their awesomeness, or remove them (if you don’t want them on our site): planning@rollercon.com. Thanks!

  • Ump pre-beard used with permission from Lucas Saugen c.2009
  • Vertical awesomeness of Kernal Panic by Storm Jury, our beloved Roller Derby Photographer
  • 90° and the Sausage copyright Queen City Rollergirls
  • Allyaz in Action by…? She doesn’t remember. Is it yours? Email us!
  • Friendly Felonious by…?