Women's Football Tryouts in California
Published on January 13, 2004 under National Women's Football Association (NWFA) News Release
Nashville, TN-The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) is set to host the second round of tryouts for expansion teams in California. League officials plan to have teams ready to play in 2005. With 37 teams, the NWFA is the largest tackle football league in the world for women.
Tryouts have been scheduled for the team in the Antelope Valley (Lancaster, CA.) for the 17th of January. Tryouts will be held at McAdam Park in Palmdale. Located at 38115 30th Street East, Palmdale, CA 93550. Registration begins at 10:00am. All participants must be at least 18 and have their own health insurance. There is a one time $35.00 try out fee. Anyone interested in playing, coaching or owning the team should attend.
The first set of tryouts was held Saturday, January 10th in Palmdale, CA. "The athleticism in the group that came out was super!" exclaims Kelli Harris, Antelope Valley GM. "There is not one girl in the bunch that wouldn't have made the team. We had one girl that ran a 5.15 in the 40, and a couple others that were only a few milliseconds behind. Three girls in the bunch had a time under 5.5. The Coaches were truly overwhelmed by the athleticism and the determination in the girls we got out there," adds Harris. Several players drove over 75 miles to attend the first round of tryouts.
Women's football is one of the most exciting new professional sports on the planet and in the past three years, the NWFA has gotten betting lines on Championship Games and been featured in a special segment on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The NWFA has also been featured in the New York Times, The Today Show, Nickelodeon, CBS Evening News and many other major media outlets.
The NWFA has a 5 year TV deal with The Football Network. The league wrapped up its 2003 season with the National Women's Football Championship Game that was held at Vanderbilt University in Nashville in front of 5,726 fans. The league website receives over 2 Million hits per month.
Expansion teams for 2004 include: Shoals SmasHers (AL), Roanoke Revenge (VA), Evansville Express (IN). Denton Stampede (TX), Dallas Dragons (TX), Austin Outlaws (TX) and Wisconsin Riveters (WI).
The NWFA will begin the 2004 season on April, 3rd. The schedule can be viewed at www.womensfootballassociation.
National Women's Football Association Stories from January 13, 2004
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- Women's Football Tryouts in California - NWFA
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