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First Coast Junior Rollers, Inc. is a Jacksonville nonprofit junior roller derby organization where young skaters build skills, confidence, teamwork and sportsmanship.
First Coast Junior Rollers, Inc.
We serve young people through flat-track roller derby in a supportive environment where skaters can grow at their own pace, build friendships and become confident teammates on and off the track.
🛼 Ages 7–17
New and experienced skaters are welcome. Our program supports developing skaters from beginning fundamentals through advanced play.
💜 Team Community
We emphasize safety, encouragement, teamwork, respect, sportsmanship and development for the whole skater.
🌴 Jacksonville Proud
We practice in Jacksonville and help grow the next generation of roller derby athletes on Florida's First Coast.
Our Mission
First Coast Junior Rollers is dedicated to empowering youth through the sport of flat-track roller derby by providing a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where young athletes can build confidence, teamwork, leadership, discipline, resilience, and physical fitness. We strive to make roller derby accessible to youth of all backgrounds and skill levels, creating opportunities for every skater to learn, belong, grow, and thrive—both on and off the track.
🛼 Proudly Affiliated with JRDA
Junior Roller Derby Association
First Coast Junior Rollers is proud to be affiliated with the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA), the organization supporting the growth and development of junior roller derby.
JRDA provides a structured framework for junior roller derby, including rules, skater development, safety resources, training and opportunities for organized competition. Through this affiliation, FCJR skaters, coaches and volunteers are connected to the larger junior roller derby community.
First Coast Junior Rollers is the name our organization uses in our Jacksonville community, and our IRS organizational records identify First Coast Junior Rollers as our DBA.
💜 Part of Something Bigger
Our affiliation helps connect Jacksonville's young athletes with the standards, resources and community of junior roller derby beyond our home track. We are proud to help skaters learn, belong, grow and thrive while representing Florida's First Coast.
Interested in helping? Parents, guardians and community members can use the JRDA volunteer forms and safety-training link above. Our full Volunteer section remains available below as well.
Ready to try junior roller derby?
Your first two practices are free. Loaner skates and protective gear may be available. Please complete Membership Submission Part 1 before your skater gets on the track.
⚠️ BRING YOUR OWN MOUTHGUARD
Every skater must bring their own properly fitting mouthguard to every practice.
FCJR cannot loan, share or provide mouthguards for health and safety reasons. No mouthguard = no track participation.
Complete Membership Submission Part 1
This is the required first step for every new skater before track participation.
Complete Part 1 NowCome try two practices free
Meet the team, learn the basics and see whether junior roller derby is a good fit. Check the calendar below for current practices and events.
View FCJR CalendarReady to join? Register & pay through Zeffy
You do not need to already be a registered member to use this link. New families can use our Zeffy membership page to register and make the membership payment, while current FCJR families can use it for membership dues and other membership-related payments.
FCJR Membership & Payments — ZeffyComplete the membership follow-up steps
After membership is submitted through Zeffy, families will receive the next steps for completing Membership Submission Part 2 and JRDA registration. You can also use the links below when you are ready.
Training Breakdown
FCJR coaches help skaters develop at an appropriate pace, beginning with foundational skating skills and progressing toward safe contact and game play.
Basic Skills
Coaches observe foundational skating skills including forward and backward skating, crossovers through turns, safe recovery from the ground, and overall balance and control.
Advanced Skills
Coaches observe skating skills with contact, including the ability to safely and accurately give and receive contact, along with developing knowledge of basic game rules.
Advanced Game Play & Rules
Coaches assess game-play skills, rules knowledge and scrimmage safety to determine readiness for appropriate recreational and/or travel-team opportunities.
🛼 Training Videos — Practice More at Home
If you would like to practice more outside of team practice, strengthen the skills you are already learning, or work toward the next level, these coach-recommended training videos are a great place to start. These resources are meant to support — not replace — instruction from your FCJR coaches.
Coach Lemon recommends: “For anyone who is new to roller derby, or knows someone who wants to get into it, this is a very good break down of how to pass a level one assessment. Even if you are already at a level two or three, these are important skills to build on and practice constantly.”
Level 1 Skills Review: Recommended by Coach Lemon for new skaters and as an ongoing fundamentals refresher for Level 2 and Level 3 skaters. Practice only in a safe, appropriate skating area, use proper protective gear, and follow your FCJR coaches’ guidance.
2026/2027 Roster
Meet the First Coast Junior Rollers skaters you’ll hear on the track.
Support First Coast Junior Rollers
There are two ways to make a direct impact: businesses can partner with FCJR as corporate sponsors, and family, friends and community members can support an individual skater or coach through their personal fundraising profile.
Corporate Sponsorships
Partner with First Coast Junior Rollers and help provide equipment, training, travel opportunities and other resources that keep our youth athletes rolling. Corporate partners will be recognized in the sponsor showcase below.
Click the helmet to view corporate sponsorship opportunities.
Support a Skater or Coach
Skaters and coaches may each have their own fundraising profile. Family members, friends and community supporters can choose a participant and contribute directly toward that person's fundraising efforts.
Click the helmet to choose and support a skater or coach.
Corporate Sponsor Showcase
We are proud to recognize the businesses and organizations that invest in First Coast Junior Rollers. Corporate sponsor logos and acknowledgements will be displayed here as partnerships are added.
Meet Our Coaches
FCJR is fortunate to have coaches who bring competitive roller derby experience, teaching skill and a genuine commitment to developing young skaters.
Leanne “Lemon” Groll — Head Coach
Lemon brings years of high-level competitive roller derby experience to FCJR. Her derby career includes competition with Jacksonville at the WFTDA Division 1 level, and she competes with RipTide Roller Derby. She also skates with Pittsburgh Undead, the MRDA-sanctioned A-Team of Pittsburgh Roller Derby, adding open-gender MRDA competition to the experience she brings back to our junior skaters. In 2026, RipTide finished second at the WFTDA North America Playoffs in South Carolina and earned a place at the 2026 WFTDA Championships in Malmö, Sweden. At FCJR, Lemon helps skaters build fundamentals, confidence, teamwork, rules knowledge and safe game-play skills.
WFTDA’s 2017 Seattle Playoffs Sports Information Book records Lemon with 83 jammer jams and 393 points in the statistical period shown for Jacksonville. At the 2018 International WFTDA Playoffs in Atlanta, Lemon scored 60 points as Jacksonville defeated Sun State Roller Derby 331–126. Jamsterella led Jacksonville with 93 points and Erin Jackson added 49 in that game.
Stats verified through the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
From Jacksonville to championship-level derby, Coach Lemon brings that experience back to our track and our kids.
Christopher Harrell #69 — Assistant Coach
Christopher Harrell brings years of competitive roller derby experience to the First Coast Junior Rollers coaching team. As a skater with the Magic City Misfits, Christopher has competed across multiple eras of MRDA roller derby — from national championship competition in 2015 through recent Magic City seasons in 2024, 2025 and 2026. He brings firsthand experience in blocking, pack strategy, teamwork, track awareness and tournament-level game play.
2015: Magic City entered the MRDA Championships ranked #8 and finished the season 10–4 (71%).
2024: Magic City went 10–1 (91%), including a 229–211 MRDA Championships win over Tyne & Fear. The team finished 2024 ranked #3 in MRDA Q4.
2025: Magic City went 10–3 (77%). At the 2025 MRDA Championships, the Misfits defeated Y'allhalla 246–42 and Race City 239–57.
2026: Christopher continues to bring current competitive experience to FCJR. In the MRDA's Quarter 1, 2026 rankings, Magic City is ranked #5.
Recent record: Across the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Magic City posted a combined 20–4 record (83%).
These are Magic City team results from Christopher's recent playing years; public results sources do not provide complete individual point totals for #69.
At FCJR, Christopher shares both longstanding championship experience and current competitive knowledge with our junior skaters, helping them build stronger skills, smarter game play and confidence as teammates.
Christopher is still an active competitive skater, with competition continuing through the 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons. His derby path has even crossed directly with FCJR Head Coach Leanne “Lemon” Groll. On April 6, 2025, Lemon's New Jax City Rollers faced Christopher's Magic City Misfits at Skate Station Mandarin in Jacksonville. Two experienced adult competitors who have faced one another on opposite sides of the track now bring that combined experience together to help develop FCJR's next generation.
Christopher's experience is not only part of FCJR's derby history — it remains current, active experience that he brings directly to our skaters.
Melissa “Deviant Behavior” Ludington — Coach
Coach Deviant brings approximately 20 years of Jacksonville roller derby experience to FCJR. She has been part of Jacksonville Roller Derby since its founding era and has served as both a competitor and coach. At FCJR she works primarily with our Level 1 and Level 2 skaters, helping them develop skating fundamentals, confidence, safe contact skills and teamwork.
Deviant also serves FCJR as our Membership Relations Director, supporting skaters and families both on and off the track.
Coach Swoop — FCJR Coach
Coach Swoop brings a valuable combination of roller derby experience, athletic training and physical-education experience to FCJR. An active roller derby jammer who skates as SwoopDogg #33, she also works as a PE teacher and personal trainer. She helps developing athletes build strength, conditioning, coordination, confidence, speed and game awareness.
Guest Coach Sessions
FCJR is grateful to experienced derby athletes who volunteer their time to work directly with our junior skaters. Guest coaching gives our athletes a chance to learn new techniques, hear different perspectives and see how strong fundamentals develop into high-level game play.
Jennifer Gaskins #6 — Guest Coach
Jennifer brings elite-level competitive and coaching experience to an FCJR guest coaching session. She has competed with Jacksonville at WFTDA postseason and championship events and was named to the 2017 USA Roller Derby national charter.
WFTDA's 2017 Seattle Playoffs Sports Information Book records Jennifer with 493 jammer points across 90 jammer jams in 9 games in the statistical period shown. In the 2018 WFTDA postseason statistical period, she recorded 171 points across 32 jammer jams in 4 games. She also produced a 29-point power jam during Jacksonville's 318–161 playoff victory over Charlottesville in 2017.
Stats verified through WFTDA.
Jennifer was also part of Jacksonville's return to the 2024 WFTDA Global Championships, where Jacksonville defeated Adelaide after opening the tournament against Gotham.
Photo credit: @punkmarko, as credited in the supplied S1 Roller Derby post.
Michael Bratz — Guest Coach
Michael brings years of high-level MRDA competition with the Magic City Misfits to an FCJR guest coaching session. MRDA specifically featured Michael with Magic City ahead of the 2019 MRDA Championships, when the Misfits entered the tournament ranked #2.
Magic City went 6–1 in 2019. That season included victories of 152–144 over the St. Louis GateKeepers, 188–119 over Texas Men's Roller Derby, 230–131 over Vancouver Murder and 262–102 over Bridgetown. Magic City advanced to the 2019 MRDA Championship final and finished the year ranked #2 in the MRDA.
Team results verified through MRDA and Flat Track Stats.
Competition photo supplied by FCJR; original visible watermark retained.
A heartfelt thank-you to Jennifer Gaskins and Michael Bratz for volunteering their time and experience with First Coast Junior Rollers. Every guest coaching session gives our skaters another opportunity to learn, grow and connect with the larger roller derby community. We are grateful for the athletes who invest in the next generation of roller derby.
Skate Station Funworks Mandarin
First Coast Junior Rollers practices at Skate Station Funworks Mandarin in Jacksonville.
Practice with your team, skate for fun and keep building your skills.
Surrounded by Roller Derby Experience
A Special Thank You to Takia “Jamsterella” Agresta
FCJR is grateful for Takia’s support of our skaters and families. An accomplished roller derby athlete with Team USA experience, she helps our families make sure young athletes are fitted with the proper skate size and fit — an important part of skating comfortably, confidently and safely.
Takia also offers a Learn to Skate class after our Saturday practice for skaters who want additional time developing their skills. This is a separate rink program with an additional cost.
🥇 From Roller Derby to Olympic Gold
Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson competed with Jacksonville Roller Derby before becoming one of the world’s premier speed skaters. After transitioning from roller sports to long-track ice speed skating, she won gold in the women’s 500 meters at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, becoming the first Black woman to win an individual-event gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
For our young skaters, her story is a powerful reminder of where eight wheels, hard work and a love of skating can lead.
A Powerful Jacksonville Connection
This RipTide Roller Derby roster graphic includes Jamsterella, Erin Jackson and Lemon — a wonderful snapshot of the high-level skating experience connected to the FCJR community.
2019 WFTDA Playoffs: Jacksonville vs. Ann Arbor — Lemon, Jamsterella & Erin Jackson
This WFTDA playoff matchup was Game 4 of the 2019 International WFTDA Playoffs in Seattle, played September 13, 2019. Jacksonville Roller Derby defeated Ann Arbor Roller Derby 251–123. Jamsterella opened the game with a 17–0 jam and had 72 points by halftime. Erin Jackson was part of Jacksonville’s jammer rotation, and midway through the second period Leanne “Lemon” Groll received Jacksonville’s first star pass of the game.
Game information and historical details verified through the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
2026 Dumpster Fire — RipTide vs. Black Derby Collective
This Dumpster Fire Day 3 livestream from March 1, 2026 opens with RipTide vs. Black Derby Collective. The matchup is another look at the high-level competitive roller derby experience surrounding FCJR and being brought back to our junior skaters through Coach Lemon.
The full Day 3 broadcast includes several games; the RipTide vs. BDC matchup is the first game of the stream.
2015 MRDA Championships — San Diego vs. Magic City
This full River City Rumble championship game is a look at the tournament-level MRDA experience Christopher #69 brings to FCJR. The matchup featured #8 Magic City against #10 San Diego.
2018 WFTDA Playoffs — Montréal vs. Jacksonville
WFTDA's 2018 postseason stats record Jennifer #6 with 171 points across 32 jammer jams in four games during the statistical period shown. This playoff semifinal is one of the high-level games behind the experience she shares as an FCJR guest coach.
Celebrating Jacksonville Roller Derby — What a Night!
Saturday night was a special one for the FCJR family. Our skaters got to watch coaches, parents, FCJR graduates and longtime Jacksonville derby athletes take the track together — a full-circle reminder that roller derby can stay part of your life long after junior derby.
💜 Thank You, JRD
Jacksonville Roller Derby was founded in March 2006 and is a skater-owned, volunteer-run WFTDA league. Their experience, encouragement and willingness to collaborate mean a great deal to FCJR. Coach Deviant is part of the JRD community, and other JRD skaters have stepped in to help our kids learn, grow and experience the larger roller derby family.
JRD is also an important next chapter for our skaters: many FCJR graduates have gone on to skate with Jacksonville Roller Derby after completing their time in our junior program. We are proud to see our graduates continue in the sport and stay connected to Jacksonville’s roller derby community.
We look forward to continuing to collaborate, learn from one another and grow roller derby in Jacksonville together.
🎉 JRD 20th Anniversary Double Header — September 26, 2026
Congratulations to everyone who took the track for an incredible night celebrating 20 years of Jacksonville Roller Derby at Skate Station Funworks Mandarin.
The evening featured River City Rat Pack vs. Tallahassee Roller Derby, followed by First Coast Fatales vs. Bold City Bandits. FCJR loved being there to cheer on familiar faces from our own derby family.
It was especially meaningful for our kids to see their coaches, parents and FCJR graduates skating alongside experienced Jacksonville athletes. Moments like this show our juniors that there is a whole derby community waiting for them as they grow.
🛼 Meet Jacksonville Roller Derby
JRD's official site describes a league of more than 70 skaters across multiple competitive levels, including the New Jax City Rollers WFTDA All Stars and River City Rat Pack. Because active rosters change, we link directly to JRD's official team pages rather than copying a roster that could quickly become outdated.
📸 FCJR at JRD's 20th Anniversary
What an incredible night! We are proud of every skater who took the track in both matchups and grateful that our juniors could be there to watch, learn, cheer and celebrate the people who keep Jacksonville roller derby rolling.
📸 More Memories from the September 26 Celebration
More moments from a night filled with skating, cheering, community and the connections between FCJR and Jacksonville Roller Derby.
🎥 Highlights from the Night
Highlights from JRD’s 20th Anniversary double-header! For our junior skaters, getting to see coaches, parents, graduates and longtime derby athletes sharing the track was something special.
JRD 20th Anniversary double-header highlight
JRD 20th Anniversary double-header highlight
JRD 20th Anniversary double-header highlight
JRD 20th Anniversary double-header highlight
JRD 20th Anniversary double-header highlight
JRD 20th Anniversary double-header highlight
What Your Skater Needs
For roller derby, skaters need properly fitting safety equipment. FCJR may have loaner gear for new skaters, but families should plan for their skater's own equipment as they continue.
🦷 Mouthguards are personal safety equipment
You must bring your own mouthguard. FCJR cannot provide, loan or share mouthguards for health and safety reasons.
Save on Protective Gear
FCJR families have access to a team ordering opportunity for Triple Eight and 187 Killer Pads protective gear. The team information provided to FCJR lists a 35% discount and no taxes on eligible orders.
FCJR Discount Gear Order Form
🛼 Order Your FCJR Uniform
Show your First Coast pride on the track! FCJR skaters can use our team ordering information to order their personalized uniform with their derby name and number.
A special thank-you to Monster Muffin for creating a dedicated ordering site for First Coast Junior Rollers, making it easier for our skaters and families to order their FCJR uniforms.
Order FCJR Uniforms
🛼 Thank You, Bont Skates!
First Coast Junior Rollers is incredibly grateful to Bont Skates for investing in the next generation of roller derby. Bont generously donated skates to our program, including pink and teal skates along with additional styles that help us get young athletes rolling.
Quality equipment can make a tremendous difference for a new skater. We are especially thankful for the Bont representatives who have shown genuine support for our program and the roller derby community as a whole.
From our skaters, coaches, families and board members: THANK YOU, BONT! 💜🩵🛼
BONT Skate Borrow FormShop & Follow Bont
Skaters and families can explore Bont roller skates, gear and products, or follow Bont for skating news and inspiration.
See you at the rink.
Practice location: Skate Station Funworks Mandarin, 3461 Kori Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257.
Wednesday
Practice: 5:00 PM
Saturday
Practice: 8:45 AM
This calendar displays First Coast Junior Rollers practices and events only. Practice schedules can change for games, travel and special events, so please check here for current information.
Games, Practices & Team Videos
See First Coast Junior Rollers on the track and in the community — from game and scrimmage action to practices, training and team events.
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Photos & Memories
Practices, games, travel, community events and team moments — a look at the people and experiences that make FCJR special.
Where a photographer watermark appears on an image, the original credit has been preserved.
Print It. Share It. Help Us Grow!
Want to tell someone about First Coast Junior Rollers? Download and print our Junior Roller Derby flyer and share it with friends, families, schools, community groups or anyone who might have a future roller derby skater in their life.
🎨 Special thanks to Punchline!
This flyer was created by one of our very own skaters, Punchline. We are incredibly grateful for the time, creativity and talent they put into creating and sharing this artwork with First Coast Junior Rollers. We love celebrating the talents of our skaters both on and off the track!
📸 Share Your FCJR Photos
Have photos from an FCJR practice, game, tournament, trip or event? Send them to the team for review. Approved photos may be featured in this gallery.
Please submit only photos you have permission to share.
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Quick access to the links FCJR families use most often.
Privacy note: Internal member and leadership records are intentionally not linked from this public website.
Meet Our Board of Directors
First Coast Junior Rollers is guided by a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors committed to creating a safe, supportive, inclusive and fun environment where young skaters can build confidence, develop athletic skills, make friendships and grow through junior roller derby.
Our board members volunteer their time and talents to support our skaters, families, coaches, programs, events and the continued growth of FCJR.
Amy Trahan
Katharine Thomas
Kristen Bell
Lindsay Bowyer
Coach DeviantVolunteer, coach, sponsor or support.
Youth roller derby is powered by families, coaches, officials, volunteers, community partners and sponsors. Help at games, support practices, coach, officiate or help FCJR grow.
First Coast Junior Rollers, Inc.
This is the official website of First Coast Junior Rollers, Inc., a nonprofit youth roller derby organization based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Phone: (904) 813-0738
Email: FirstCoastJuniorRollerDerby@gmail.com
Mailing address:
First Coast Junior Rollers, Inc.10950 San Jose Blvd, Ste 60, PMB 111
Jacksonville, FL 32223
Our new @firstcoastjuniorrollers.org organizational email addresses can be added here after domain email service is activated.