Hambone

Hambone
GGRD Marketing Manager; GGRD Director
Experience:
7 Seasons

Hambone
“You’re not doing it right”
Likes

Full packs of four blockers vs. four blockers.

Dislikes

Typos.

Background

Gotham referee since the league’s very first bout in November 2004. 

GGRD Head Referee 2004-2005.

Level 2 WFTDA referee certification.

WFTDA Championship Tournament Reffing Experience:
- 2006 WFTDA Championship (Dust Devil 1)
- 2007 WFTDA West Regional Championship (Dust Devil 2)
- 2007 WFTDA East Regional Championship (“Heartland Havoc”)
- 2007 WFTDA Championship (“Texas Shootout”)
- 2008 WFTDA East Regional Championship (“Derby in Dairyland”)
- 2009 WFTDA West Regional Championship ("Derby on the Rocks")
- 2010 WFTDA East Regional Championship ("Derby in the 'Burbs")
- 2010 WFTDA Championship ("Uproar on the Lakeshore")

WFTDA Tournament NSO Experience:
- 2008 WFTDA Championship ("Northwest Knockdown")
- 2009 WFTDA Championship ("Declaration of Derby")
- 2010 WFTDA West Regional Championship ("Rollin' on the River")

Has served as a visiting referee for a number of other WFTDA and non-WFTDA leagues, including the Long Island Roller Rebels, Philly Rollergirls, Big Easy Roller Girls, Boston Derby Dames, Providence Roller Derby, Windy City Rollers, CT RollerGirls, New Jersey Dirty Dames, Garden State Rollergirls, Tampa Bay Derby Darlins (Florida State Tournament 2008), Albany All Stars, Charm City Roller Girls, New York Shock Exchange, Carolina Rollergirls, Cape Fear Rollergirls, Suburbia Roller Derby, and Montreal Roller Derby.

Reffed his landmark 100th bout on skates on June 6, 2009 as a jam ref for Gotham All-Stars vs. Carolina All-Stars.

Joined GGRD referee Johnny Zebra at the first-ever European derby tournament, July 2009's Roll Britannia (hosted by London Rollergirls).  Returned to the U.K. in March 2010 to referee the first-ever intercontinental derby bout held on European soil, the TXRG Hustlers vs. London Brawling.  Returned again in April 2011 to referee at the international "Anarchy in the U.K." WFTDA tournament pitting London against Steel City, Montreal, and Charm City.

Reffed on his third continent in March 2011, conducting training sessions in Brisbane, Australia with the Northern Brisbane Rollers and scrimmaging with Brisbane's Sun State Rollergirls.

Currently serves as the league's marketing chair, and sits on the league's Board of Directors.

His favorite call is for 'Misconduct - leaving both feet to block.'  (WFTDA 4.0 rule 6.13.3.)  Don't even think about doing it.


**Photography by Jean Schwarzwalder and Chris Chin