NWFA to sponsor Chic Sports Radio

Published on March 2, 2005 under National Women's Football Association (NWFA) News Release

CHIC SPORTS RADIO, the only program on the airwaves devoted entirely to women's sports has announced the signing of the National Women's Football Association as a sponsor.

The NWFA is the largest full contact football league in the world for women with 40 teams around the country. On April 16, 2005 the NWFA will kick off its 5th season.

By participating as a sponsor of CHIC SPORTS RADIO, the NWFA hopes to increase the awareness and interest in the league and all of its teams. Each week throughout the season, listeners will be able to find out the results of the games and who to look for in the next week's action.

The show will begin airing on April 8, 2005 at 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time on Sports Byline. This weekly hour long program will cover all women's sports from the amateurs to college to the pros.

CHIC SPORTS RADIO programming will include a PRO SPORTS REPORT with correspondents giving reports from the LPGA, The Sony Ericsson Women's Tennis Association, Women's Pro Fast Pitch Softball, The Women's Professional Billiards Association, Women's Boxing Association, National Women's Football Association, Women's Bass Fishing Association, Thunder Valley Racing, Babes in the Backcountry, Women's Poker Club and Women's Soccer World.

The brainchild of sports and entertainment entrepreneur, Catherine Masters, CHIC SPORTS RADIO will be broadcast on Sports Byline, and also carried on SIRIUS Satellite Radio and the Armed Forces Network along with many affiliate stations around the country.

There will also be a COLLEGE REPORT featuring correspondents from many of the top colleges and their women's sports programs.

For additional information on the NWFA, please visit womensfootballassociation.com or call 615-860-4084.

For additional information on CHIC SPORTS RADIO, please email chicsportsradio@aol.com or call (615) 865-6256.

NATIONAL WOMEN'S FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION NAMES OFFICIAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Willoughby, OH - As part of the ongoing effort by the National Women's Football Association (NWFA) to better serve their fans and media, the NWFA has selected Ohio-based webgamestats.com as the "Official Web-based Sports Statistics Service of the NWFA."

As a result of this partnership, visitors to the league web site (womensfootballassociation.com) may now view and research all available league statistics. Using webgamestats.com's innovative design, the stats are presented in an easy to navigate form where visitors can quickly find the answers to the most obscure question. Along with providing the NWFA with its statistics portal, all 36 NWFA teams will be provided their own sports portal that will detail the statistical history of each franchise.

"There's no better way to serve the needs of the fans and media than to combine information normally found in a printed media guide with the power of the web to produce that same information in an up-to-the-minute dynamic format," says George Hoffman, designer of the service and president of webgamestats.com.

The agreement with the NWFA coincides with the official launch of webgamestats.com. Beyond this specific design for the NWFA, webgamestats.com offers numerous web-based sports services to meet the individual entity statistics tracking and distribution needs. Webgamestats.com various offerings provide affordable solutions for teams at the professional, collegiate and scholastic levels.

"Webgamestats.com offers an excellent vehicle to market the successes of your athletes, coaches, and entire sports program," says Hoffman. "First, you're establishing a web presence for your program and its athletes, taking it to a level previously reserved for athletes in the professional sports world. Second, by providing this unprecedented level of access to game and individual athletes' statistics, you're attracting supporters to a website that's current and drives their interest and loyalty to a team. It's really a win-win situation, for the coaches, the supporters, the athletes, their friends and families, and for the schools and sports programs." Core sports being offered during webgamestats.com's initial launch include basketball, baseball, football and softball. Additional sports will be added as the service matures. Hoffman, former Information Technology Director for the Cleveland Browns (1982-96), expects webgamestats.com to offer as many as 12 sports by the end of 2005. Soon to be released sports include lacrosse, soccer and tennis.

Webgamestats.com is a service of Sports Software Solutions, Inc., providing PC and web-based solutions to the amateur; scholastic and professional sports communities since 1996.

For information: webgamestats.com or Contact: ghoffman@webgamestats.com Phone: 440-953-2957

LEAGUE OFFICIALS RELEASE 2005 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

The 2005 playoffs schedule and rules are finally here! This year the NWFA will not have divisions. Instead, our team will be divided into two conferences, a Northern and a Southern. The playoffs are always exciting so please keep this handy and check our website as the season progresses to see who's going to be in them!!

To view the playoff schedule go to the league website, womensfootballassociation.com and click on the Postseason nav bar on the left.

YOUNG GIRLS GEARING UP FOR NEW SPRING FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The National Women's Football Association, the largest pro football league in the world for women, has announced the granting of two licenses for girl's teams.

The teams will operate under the guidance of the National Girls Football Association which will be directed by the NWFA.

The owner of the first NGFA team is Sandy Palmer. Palmer has been involved with the women's league for several years and has a daughter who is too young to play in the big league. The team is located in Asheboro, North Carolina. For information on the Asheboro Safari team, please contact Mr. Palmer at 336-953-3356 or visit safarifootball.com.

Maurice Payne is the new owner of the NGFA team in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. Payne has been a coach in youth football for a long while and feels this is a wonderful opportunity for young girls to learn to play the game of full contact football. For additional information on the NGFA team in West Brookfield, please contact Mr. Payne at 508-294-1837 or email mauricepyn@yahoo.com.

OTHER NWFA NEWS!

ASI AMBULANCE SERVICE OFFICIAL AMBULANCE PROVIDER FOR NASHVILLE DREAM

ASI Ambulance Service has signed on to be the official ambulance provider for the Nashville Dream¹s home games in 2005.

"When Chernal Patton (#77) approached us about sponsorship we were very interested in the opportunity and curious about the team, stated Janet Walp, ASI Representative. Once we met Christie Trost, Dream owner and Donna McGuirt, Dream trainer we knew this was a class act organization and saw an opportunity to help. We look forward to providing an ambulance for every home game, in fact our employees are fighting over who gets to work the game. We also plan on helping them market the team in any way we can. This is a great opportunity to support Women in our community and be a part of a wonderful organization."

The Dream welcomes ASI to their growing list of sponsors and looks forward to seeing them at their home games. For more information on the Nashville Dream please call 615-498-3580 or visit nashvilledream.com.

****************Tickets are now on sale for most of the NWFA teams so if you are one of our supporters, now is the time to get your season tickets!

****************Watch and listen for many of the NWFA team's games to be broadcast on the web this season. Check your favorite team's website for this information.

****************The NWFA will require that all league officials be sanctioned by the Commissioner's office. In order to be sanctioned, all officials must register with the league and pass a test. This will go a long way in making sure that the officials who work NWFA games understand the rules and are capable of making the best calls possible.

For additional information on the National Women's Football Association, please visit womensfootballassociation.com. This website receives between 1 and 3 million hits per month. Or call the league office at (615) 860-4084.

The NWFA has been featured in more than 250 major publications and TV networks including the CBS Evening News, The NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The NBC Today Show, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, Inside Edition, SPIKE TV, BET's MAAD Sports, The New York Times, The LA Times, Nickelodeon, the Boston Globe, The Washington Post and many, many local and regional networks and publications.

National Women's Football Association Stories from March 2, 2005

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• NWFA to sponsor Chic Sports Radio - NWFA

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