The Dockyard Derby Dames (DyDD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of three teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History The league played its first public bout in May 2007."Rough-and-tumble and ready to rumble", Tacoma News Tribune, May 4, 2007 By late 2009, it had around 60 skaters.Clare Jensen, "Derby Dames to dish out defeat at championship bout ", Tacoma Weekly, October 21, 2009 It has rented practice space at the Tacoma Armory.Adam Ashton, "", Seattle Times, November 9, 2011
The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2010,, WFTDA [version of 23 March 2010] and became a full member of the WFTDA in December."WFTDA Welcomes Seven New Full Member Leagues ", WFTDA, 1 December 2010 Dockyard Derby Dames did not skate in any WFTDA-sanctioned games between May 2015 and May 2017, and did not receive a year-end ranking for 2016.
WFTDA rankings SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship201121 WDNQDNQ201235 WDNQDNQ2013154 WFTDADNQDNQ2014223 WFTDADNQDNQ2015213 WFTDADNQDNQ2016N/ADNQDNQ
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