Successful Teams

[Micro67]

Just out of curiosity, which teams are the most successful in Women's Football? What is fan turnout like? Are there any T.V. deals in the works? Which teams are winning?

[patmc16]

The Detroit Demolition I believe have lost only 1 game in their 3 year history, and that was in their first season. They haven't lost a game since 2002. One game I attended last year, they beat the Indiana Thunder 104-0!! They scored on every single possesion, and I don't think Indiana ever got a first down. They are the 3 time defending NWFA champions. Turnout is decent, but I don't think they are selling out the high school stadium they play at. No TV, and I doubt there will be any time soon. They are not on the radio either, although I know some teams are. They were offering the other teams radio feed on their website for a couple of the playoff games this year. There is VERY little news coverage here. I heard the head coach being interviewed on one of the 2 sports radio stations in Detroit one time, and I remeber seeing them on the morning news on TV once this season for a 3 minute spot. The newspapers give them a small column every once in a while. Winning a championship gets them on page 5 of the sports section the next day.

[Houston Caldwell]

Detroit Demolition are the most successful NWFA franchise on the field. I think, this year, the Pittsbugh franchise was the most successful attendance-wise, averaging about 4000 fans per game. The Nashville Dream, in my hometown, is a perennial NWFA playoff team, and I have been to a couple of their games. They are better organized off the field than the 2 male semi-pro teams in Nashville (which are also very good teams), but crowd size, when I was there, was in the 200-250 range. They play at Glencliff High School's field, and charge $3.00 to park your car in Glencliff's parking lot. This seems a little silly when you can't fill the lot, and I can see this hurting attendance, as the male semi-pro teams that are their "peers" do not do this.
Tammy Lowrey-Ridgley, marketing director of the Pittsbugh franchise, and, before that, of a highly successful NWFA franchise in Florida, has been hired as the NWFA's marketing director. I have a feeling she will get the marketing of some of these teams on a better track. The Dream deserves a better fan base than it has, and I think some intelligent attention to marketing would help.