Team United Roller Derby

Team United Roller Derby
League logo
Metro area Des Moines, Iowa
Country United States
Founded 2013
Teams All Stars
Track type(s) Flat
Venue Skate West, Des Moines
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.teamunitedrollerderby.com

Team United Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league located in Des Moines, Iowa. It consists of a single team, the All Stars, who play against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was founded at the start of 2013, with most of its founders being former skaters for the Mid Iowa Rollers. It was coached by Mark Muse, also the coach of nearby Your Mom Men's Derby. The All Stars team saw rapid success, beating Minnesota RollerGirls' All Stars in December.[2][3]

The league affiliated with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), completing its Apprentice Program in 2014.[4] The following year, it began taking on WFTDA Division 1 teams, coming close to beating the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls.[5]

WFTDA competition

By 2015, Team United had absorbed most of the skaters from the Des Moines Derby Dames.[5] Later that year, Team United qualified for the WFTDA Playoffs, and at the Division 1 Playoff in Tucson took seventh place,[6] with a 191-165 victory over Charm City Roller Girls.[7] For the 2016 Madison Division 1 Playoff Team United came in as the fifth seed,[8] and finished in fifth place by defeating Helsinki Roller Derby 206-155.[9]

In 2017, Team United did not meet the required minimum of sanctioned gameplay to be eligible for WFTDA Playoffs, although they were ranked at 26th overall at the time, declared ineligible for Division 1.[10]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[11] Playoffs Championship
2014 NR[12] DNQ DNQ
2015 28 WFTDA[13] 7 D1[7] DNQ
2016 14 WFTDA[14] 5 D1[9] DNQ
2017 32 WFTDA[15] DNQ DNQ
  • NR = no final ranking assigned this year

References

  1. ↑ "Team United Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Team United Dumps Minnesota, 142-139", Rollin News, 9 December 2013
  3. ↑ Mariah Lewis, "Roller Derby not stuck in the past", Drake Digital News, 25 March 2014
  4. ↑ Women's Flat Track Derby Association, "WFTDA welcomes new member, apprentice leagues", 2 October 2014
  5. 1 2 "Team United Makes a Splash in the Rockies", Derby Central, 2 March 2015
  6. ↑ Women's Flat Track Derby Association, "Victorian Roller Derby League wins D1 Playoffs in Tucson", 6 September 2015
  7. 1 2 Deadwards, Lisa (6 September 2015). "D1T 7th Place: #6 Team United Surpasses #5 Charm City, 191-165". Derby Central. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Gotham wins Madison Playoffs, Championships seeding set", 25 September 2016
  9. 1 2 "D1M: #5 Team United sinks #6 Helsinki, 206-155". Derby Central. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Deadwards, Lisa (14 July 2017). "2017 WFTDA June Rankings and Tournament Seeding". Derby Central. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  12. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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