DMRD

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Des Moines Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby team. DMRD is open to skaters, officials, and volunteers of all genders and skill levels.

Ooooh please, all yinz, join the DMRD team in wishing a happy birthday to 🎂SMEL U L8R!🎂 SMEL brings a lot to the table, both on and off the track… and really around the world. We are so lucky to call her a teammate! HBD, #8! 🥳 #happybirthday #smelul8r #desmoinesrollerderby #bigenergy #daaaaaance #yinz #itsapittsburghthing
To all the skaters who find derby practice to be the ultimate catharsis: we get you. 🥂
Please. Roller derby is a very serious sport. If you’re having fun, you’re simply doing it wrong. See, we aren’t even using 1️⃣ single emoji to describe this reel. #rollerderby #sportsstuff #seriously #desmoinesrollerderby #rollerderbylove #123face #betteroffalonechallenge #desmoinesdoesthings #rollerderbypractice #cornbaby
🚨birthday alert🚨 Skatie has made it another lap around the sun! Help us wish the Mother of the Cornbaby a happy birthday… and check out their sweet swag @getterdone.studio @kaaaaakin #ginuwine #pony #happybirthday #skatie #desmoinesrollerderby
Connections. Create groups of four, guessing the theme that ties them together. One guess per comment— comments with a correct group will get a ❤️. Show off, you derby brainiacs, you(s). #nytconnections #rollerderby #wftda #desmoinesrollerder
Connections. Create groups of four, guessing the theme that ties them together. One guess per comment— comments with a correct group will get a ❤️. Show off, you derby brainiacs, you(s). #nytconnections #rollerderby #wftda #desmoinesrollerderby #cornbaby #iowa #weknowcorn #puzzletime #brainiacs #trivia #rollerderbylife #rollerderbymemes #desmoines

Mission Statement

Des Moines Roller Derby is committed to promoting athleticism and excellent sports conduct through competitive play of roller derby within our local community and beyond. We strive to foster an inclusive environment where all members of our league are treated with equality and respect, regardless of their socioeconomic background, religion/spirituality, race, sexual orientation, nationality, ability, ethnicity, or gender identity. 

Empowered by the philosophy of "for the skater, by the skater," DMRD strives to give back to their community through participation in various outreach programs, charities, and fundraising.

  • A candid photo of a group of roller derby skaters stand and kneel together. Some are talking, laughing, smiling or otherwise distracted from taking a photo.

  • Six skaters on a track playing roller derby, one ref in the foreground officiating.

  • People sitting in 3 rows of stadium seating, turning and smiling at the camera.