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National Women’s Football Association
(NWFA)
Homepage: http://www.womensfootballcentral.com
History:
Conceptualized by sports and entertainment
entrepreneur Catherine Masters, the
National Women’s Football (NWFA)
came into being in 2000 to increase
opportunities for women to participate
in full contact football in an organized
and professionally run organization.
From just two teams in 2000, which
includes the Nashville Dream and the
Alabama Renegades, NWFA fielded 37
teams for the 2004 season.
The year 2002
was a sterling year for NWFA, as it
broke records in attendance, media
coverage, and sponsorship. At this
time, NWFA recorded 56,000 fans in
attendance, marked history by obtaining
the first ever betting line on a women’s
football game, closed a deal with
the Football Network, and obtained
a championship sponsor in the Essere
Corporation. Through its expanded
media coverage, NWFA was able to reach
about 3 million households in 2002;
and more than 5 million homes in 2003.
The NWFA is also
proud to have been featured in articles
in more than 250 major publications
and TV networks, including The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno, CBS Evening News,
The NBC Today Show, The New York Times,
Nickelodeon, The Boston Globe, The
Washington Post, among others.
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