Women's Football Tryouts in Cincinnati
Published on November 17, 2003 under National Women's Football Association (NWFA) News Release
The National Women's Football Association will be hosting the third round of tryouts for the Cincinnati Sizzle. Over 50 players have participated in the first two sets of tryouts for the NWFA expansion team.
Tryouts for the Cincinnati Sizzle will be held on November 22nd at the Fairfield Youth Athletic Association Field in Fairfield, OH. Registration begins at 10:00m. 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 NWFA has named former Cincinnati Bengal Running Back Ickey Woods as the Head Coach of the Cincinnati Sizzle. The league is still looking for an owner for the team. "We want to make sure that we get the right person as team owner," states Debby Lening, VP NWFA. "We [NWFA] will work with Coach Woods on running the team until we find an owner. We would like to have the owner in place soon so that this team can start preparing for exhibition games," adds Lening.
The NWFA is the largest tackle football league in the world with 37 teams in 23 states. 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 NWFA also has a 5-year TV deal with The Football Network which includes a game of the week as well as coverage of the league's playoff games, the National Championship game and a weekly highlight show during the season.
The 2004 season begins April 3rd.
For more information on the NWFA, please visit www.womensfootballassociation.com or call (615) 860-4084. The league website receives over 2.5 million hits per month.
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