What is the Men's Derby Coalition?

The Men's Derby Coalition was been organized the most senior men's roller derby leagues: Pioneer Valley Roller Derby's Dirty Dozen, New York Shock Exchange and Baltimore's Harm City Homicide. Frustrated by not having a large enough pool of opponents - we embarked on the task of helping other men organize and play roller derby.

In the beginning, we faced many challenges in getting our leagues started. Challenges like:

Recruiting
Finding resources for: coaching, drills, equipment, refs, etc
Finding venues to play and bout at
Responding to objections from established women's leagues
Working with local women's leagues to get started
Finding other teams to play
Deciding with other leagues on common standards

Our primary goal is to help other aspiring players and league coordinators find the information and resources they need.

Read more about what we do and how we can help you.

MDC is not a governing body.. (yet)

The MDC is not currently a governing body that decides on standards and rules for men's roller derby. We believe that the men's roller derby is still too young to need a governing body. Currently our position is to help stimulate the conversations and figure out ways to meet people's needs and goals.

First things first - we want to help guys network, form teams and get practice. In the future, we plan to take a more active role in helping to define standards and organizing tournaments and such.

Mission Statement

The Men's Derby Coalition seeks to help the men's roller derby community grow. Our primary goals are:

To Help men's leagues start up and organize.
To cultivate open communication between male derby players
To raise awareness about men's roller derby
To have fun!

WFTDA or OSDA?

The Men's Derby Coalition is not affiliated with WFTDA or OSDA.

Our founding members learned to play roller derby by WFTDA standards. We will continue to train and play by the most recent WFTDA rules (with masculine pronouns).

About MDC What We Do Open Letter to the Derby Community Starting a League History of Men's Flat Track Roller Derby Press Releases	What is the Men's Derby Coalition? The Men's Derby Coalition was been organized the most senior men's roller derby leagues: Pioneer Valley Roller Derby's Dirty Dozen, New York Shock Exchange and Baltimore's Harm City Homicide. Frustrated by not having a large enough pool of opponents - we embarked on the task of helping other men organize and play roller derby. In the beginning, we faced many challenges in getting our leagues started. Challenges like: Recruiting Finding resources for: coaching, drills, equipment, refs, etc Finding venues to play and bout at Responding to objections from established women's leagues Working with local women's leagues to get started Finding other teams to play Deciding with other leagues on common standards Our primary goal is to help other aspiring players and league coordinators find the information and resources they need. Read more about what we do and how we can help you. MDC is not a governing body.. (yet) The MDC is not currently a governing body that decides on standards and rules for men's roller derby. We believe that the men's roller derby is still too young to need a governing body. Currently our position is to help stimulate the conversations and figure out ways to meet people's needs and goals. First things first - we want to help guys network, form teams and get practice. In the future, we plan to take a more active role in helping to define standards and organizing tournaments and such.	Mission Statement The Men's Derby Coalition seeks to help the men's roller derby community grow. Our primary goals are: To Help men's leagues start up and organize. To cultivate open communication between male derby players To raise awareness about men's roller derby To have fun! WFTDA or OSDA? The Men's Derby Coalition is not affiliated with WFTDA or OSDA. Our founding members learned to play roller derby by WFTDA standards. We will continue to train and play by the most recent WFTDA rules (with masculine pronouns).