Bonnie Beck (born 1980), known as Bonnie D.Stroir, is a roller derby coach and skater.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bonnie Beck |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 1980 |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Roller derby |
| Club | Los Angeles Derby Dolls San Diego Derby Dolls |
D.Stroir began skating in October 2003, after reading an article on the sport in Jane magazine.[1] She had been working as a barber in Oceanside, California,[2] considered moving to Austin, Texas, to learn the sport from TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls.[1] Instead, she stayed in San Diego and joined the new Los Angeles Derby Dolls league, commuting to each practice.[1]
In 2005, D.Stroir formed the San Diego Derby Dolls in her hometown, attracting the initial batch of skaters through an advertisement on Craigslist.[1] The new squad was established as a sister league of the LA team, and D.Stroir became the new league's coach.[3]
Knowing that she would be moving to Eureka, California, in 2010, D.Stroir posted a Craigslist ad reaching out for someone to help her form a league. The founder of Humboldt Roller Derby, Jennifer McMahon, contacted her and later went on to form Humboldt Roller Derby in 2007.[4][5]
Early in 2011, D.Stroir took time off from competitive roller derby to become the world's first full-time roller derby coach. She traveled the world to coach a wide variety of teams,[6] and was appointed as Assistant Coach of Team USA at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[7][8]
Citing her love of the game, she returned to practice in 2012, skated with the San Diego Derby Dolls in 2013,[9] and retired for a second time in September 2013.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Nina Garin, "Dolls with wallop", San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 October 2009
- ^ "'Derby Dolls' Roll Into San Diego", 10NEWS.com, 10 March 2006
- ^ Nicole Reino, "San Diego bombers", San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 February 2007
- ^ Helen Sanderson, "Roller derby comeback Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine", North Coast Journal, 18 January 2007
- ^ "March Skater of the Month". 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Bonnie D. Stroir: Land Down Unda Tour Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine", Roller Derby AU, 2 September 2011
- ^ "Meet Team USA: Bonnie D. Stroir", DerbyLife, 30 August 2011
- ^ "Boot camp puts skaters in form". Stuff.co.nz. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^ D.Stroir, Bonnie. "Bonnie D.Stroir". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ D.Stroir, Bonnie. "Bonnie D. Stroir blog". Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.