Hard Knox Roller Girls
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Hard Knox Roller Girls or HKRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby
league based in Knoxville
, Tennessee
. Founded in 2006, the league played their sixth season in 2011. HKRG is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
(WFTDA). HKRG is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is skater owned and operated.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
league based in Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. Founded in 2006, the league played their sixth season in 2011. HKRG is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...
(WFTDA). HKRG is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is skater owned and operated.