Claim: Kansas City Roller Warriors,  a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, started practicing at a local community center by the fall of 2004 under Coach John Hernandez.
Evidence: KCRW is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and the Kansas City Roller Warriors All Star travel team was the winner of the 2007 WFTDA Championships, the "Texas Shootout", which took place in Austin, Texas. John Hernandez, a friend of the founders from college, became the team's first coach and the small contingent of team members distributed hand fliers to promote women to try out for the team. By the fall of 2004 the team was practicing at a local community center, on a basketball court.