Your Mom Men's Derby (YMMD) is a

roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...

league based in

Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

. It consists of a single team, which plays against teams from other leagues. Your Mom joined the Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) in June 2011,MRDA Reopens Membership and Announces 3 New Member Leagues
, 27 June 2011 and narrowly missed out on qualifying for that year's MRDA Championships.James Brains,
Preview: 2012 MRDA Championships
, '' Derby News Network'', October 17, 2012 The team played at the Spring Roll tournament early in 2012, where it surprisingly beat the top-ranked team,

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 ...

. As a result, Your Mom were ranked number one for the 2012 MRDA Championships, and won the tournament, beating the St. Louis GateKeepers by a single point in the final. In honor of the win, the Mayor of Des Moines declared December 8 to be "Your Mom Men's Roller Derby Day". In celebration, the team played a bout against all-star team of women skaters from the Mid West, calling themselves "That's What She Said".Your Mom rolls to men's derby title
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'', December 1, 2012

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