Pioneer Valley Roller Derby (PVRD) is a roller derby league based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Founded in early 2006, the league was the first in the new flat-track roller derby movement that featured both women's and men's teams. The league was founded after two friends went to watch

Providence Roller Derby Providence Roller Derby (PRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 2004 as the first all-female, flat-track roller derby league in New England, Providence is a founding member of the Women's ...

play.Not Your Parent's Roller Derby
, '' abc40'', 8 March 2007 The men's team, the Dirty Dozen, was the first flat track men's roller derby team in the U.S. Having male skaters made the league ineligible to affiliate with the

Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...

(WFTDA), the leading organization for flat-track roller derby, although Pioneer Valley Roller Derby does skate to WFTDA rules.Chelsey Pollock,
Flamboyant, full-contact -- and dead serious
, '' Hampshire Gazette'', 9 August 2009 Early members of the league included "Big Vinny's Kid", the daughter of a former roller derby skater. The men's teams early bouts included one against the referees of

Charm City Roller Girls Charm City Roller Derby (CCRD), is a flat track roller derby league in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 2005, Charm City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). History and league structure The league was established in ...

, and the

New York Shock Exchange The New York Shock Exchange (NYSE) is a men's roller derby league, based in New York City. The league consists of four teams, two interleague teams and three intra-league teams. The league was founded by Gotham Girls Roller Derby coach Jonat ...

's first bout, which Pioneer Valley lost 109-51.Thomas Gerbasi,
Stocks Falling? Not on this New York Shock Exchange
",

Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gotham Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York (state), New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham is the first flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area and a founding member league of ...

, 9 August 2011 Later in 2007, the league worked with these two groups to found the Men's Derby Coalition (MDC). The Dirty Dozen came second in the MDC's 2010 Championship, losing to New York in the final. The MDC subsequently became the

Men's Roller Derby Association The Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) is the international governing body of men's flat track roller derby. It was founded in 2007 under the name Men's Derby Coalition (renamed to Men's Roller Derby Association in 2011), and currently has 59 ...

(MRDA), and Erich Bennar of Pioneer Valley was elected as its president in 2011. The Dirty Dozen were ranked fifth for the 2011 MRDA Championship,Justice Feelgood Marshall,
Preview: MRDA Championships
", ''Derby News Network'', 21 October 2011 although they lost both their bouts, to finish sixth. One skater from Pioneer Valley was selected for

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

at the 2011

Roller Derby World Cup The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament formerly organized by ''Blood & Thunder magazine'', and currently organized by the Roller Derby World Cup Committee. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world ...

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* {{Massachusetts Sports Men's roller derby Northampton, Massachusetts Roller derby leagues in Massachusetts Roller derby leagues established in 2006 2006 establishments in Massachusetts