July 27th we will be hosting an event with our friends down at @rbt_video and using The Lot as an opportunity for folk to meet the team, ask questions about the greatest sport there is (roller derby), sign up to our recruitment sessions in August and best of all we will be screening Whip It […]
Wakey Wheeled Cats are excited to host their summer recruitment sessions! If you are interested in learning to skate, playing roller derby and making new friends then come down to one of our free sessions in August! No experienced needed, equipment can be provided, must be 18 or over. To sign up please fill out […]
This April we hosted our first Spring Fling tournament! 29 April saw us fill Lightwaves with two official crews and four teams of skaters ready to fight it out in 20 minutes games. The Daffo-Kils took the win, beating the Not so Sweet Peas in the final 73-24. Thank you so much to everyone who […]
Saturday 5th November will see a 4 team WFTDA aligned tournament hosted by Wakey Wheeled Cats! Held at Lightwaves Sports Centre in Wakefield, the tournament will run from 9.15am to 3pm. This will be for rookie to advanced level skaters – you will need to have skated previously in at least 3 officiated scrims or games. […]
We are recruiting! Our next open days are set for the end of January. Come and learn how to skate and play roller derby and be part of a community of skaters who run the league. We are a women’s flat track roller derby team. We welcome transgender, non-binary, gender fluid and cisgender folks. There […]
In response to The Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) Project for Review and Redraft of Guidance for Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport 2021, Wakey Wheeled Cats would like to state that Trans, Nonbinary, Gender Fluid, and Intersex folks are welcome in our roller derby league. We stand for their inclusion and safety against current oppressions. […]
We are super excited to say that we have some upcoming recruitment dates! They are: Saturday 24th July, 12-1 pm Tuesday 27th July, 6-8 pm Saturday 31st July, 12-1 pm Venue: Lightwaves Sports Centre, Lower York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3LJ. Parking is available at Trinity Walk shopping centre (opposite the sports centre). Come and see […]
It’s been a quiet year here at Wakey Wheeled Cats, but we’ve taken the time to focus on family, friends and learning new skills. We wish you all the best seasonal time you can have, and here’s to a better 2020!
Want to learn roller derby? We can get you trained up! Come and try one of our taster sessions and decide if this fun sport is for you! We can get you kit to try out with, then if you decide to join we can help you to source your own. Where: Lightwaves Sports Centre, […]
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a monthly scrimmage! They will run one Saturday a month from 11am – 1pm. We will be running WFTDA and OTA line ups, for anyone who is mins skills passed. If you are interested in taking part and you aren’t mins skills passed yet but […]