Quick sports trivia question for you: In what year was the National Women’s Football Association (NWFA) founded?
If you’re like most football fans you might have just thought “there’s a NATIONAL women’s football league? “ You bet there is, its a full contact, fully female version of a Monday night on the couch.
To answer the question, the year was 2000. It’s then that veteran sports entrepreneur Catherine Masters formed the league with a successful 2-team preseason in Nashville. From that humble beginning, Masters has ignited a bonfire: the league expanded to 10 teams in 2001, and currently stands at 29 teams with an avalanche of 8 more enlisted to join the 6 division ranks for 2004. With 2 ultra-successful league championship games under its belt, (called the SupHer Bowl - yes the NFL’s lawyers have been in touch), a new TV contract with the fledgling Football Network, it seems that this league is here to stay.
Master’s is proud that the league has gained recognition by online sportsbooks and that there’ve been lines on the last 2 championship games. She’s banking on the continued growth of women’s football within the gambling community, the true lifeblood of sports marketing.
Masters is no rookie when it comes to promoting women in sports and with a league containing teams like the Maine Freeze, D.C. Divas, the Chattanooga Locomotion, and the Biloxi ‘Herricanes’; it sounds like she’s got some quality raw material to work with. All the women in the league are literally volunteers – there are no salaries, and Masters describes the typical player as a “thirty-something professional Mom who probably played basketball, soccer, softball, or sandlot football with a brother.” Though football experience may be lacking, make no mistake – these are athletes on the field. Take a look at the promotional video available at the league’s official website: www.nwflcentral.com. These ladies can flat-out hit!
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If you’re like most football fans you might have just thought “there’s a NATIONAL women’s football league? “ You bet there is, its a full contact, fully female version of a Monday night on the couch.
To answer the question, the year was 2000. It’s then that veteran sports entrepreneur Catherine Masters formed the league with a successful 2-team preseason in Nashville. From that humble beginning, Masters has ignited a bonfire: the league expanded to 10 teams in 2001, and currently stands at 29 teams with an avalanche of 8 more enlisted to join the 6 division ranks for 2004. With 2 ultra-successful league championship games under its belt, (called the SupHer Bowl - yes the NFL’s lawyers have been in touch), a new TV contract with the fledgling Football Network, it seems that this league is here to stay.
Master’s is proud that the league has gained recognition by online sportsbooks and that there’ve been lines on the last 2 championship games. She’s banking on the continued growth of women’s football within the gambling community, the true lifeblood of sports marketing.
Masters is no rookie when it comes to promoting women in sports and with a league containing teams like the Maine Freeze, D.C. Divas, the Chattanooga Locomotion, and the Biloxi ‘Herricanes’; it sounds like she’s got some quality raw material to work with. All the women in the league are literally volunteers – there are no salaries, and Masters describes the typical player as a “thirty-something professional Mom who probably played basketball, soccer, softball, or sandlot football with a brother.” Though football experience may be lacking, make no mistake – these are athletes on the field. Take a look at the promotional video available at the league’s official website: www.nwflcentral.com. These ladies can flat-out hit!
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