The International Woman's Flag Football Association (IWFFA) is the umbrella organization for women and girls flag football leagues and teams around the world.The International Woman's Flag Football Association mission is to professionalize women's flag football and to promote the sport of flag football to women and girls through tournaments, trainings and promotional tours held annually throughout the world. IWFFA ranks teams nationally (USA) and internationally The IWFFA recognizes athletic achievements of female flag football players. The Porter Wilson Award (man who invented flag a tag belts & flags used as equipment to play the sport) honors any woman or man, each year, who has done so much for the sport. The World Challenge is a special competition between USA All Stars vs International All Stars. IWFFA Videos highlight some of the best female flag football action. The IWFFA has won numerous awards such as the Dick Butkas Award for their website. The IWFFA sanctions leagues, ranks leagues nationally and offers great support to members. The IWFFA Flag Football News is a monthly newsletter updating players on current news in the sport which is directly to each player. The IWFFA Forward Pass is an annual girls & women's flag football magazine. Women are encouraged to be a part of the IWFFA and to help develop the organization.
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The most notable tournament is the Kelly McGillis Classic held in the February in Key West, FL. This tournament has brought in 49 teams from across the world including the United States, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Mexico and various other countries. Starting in 2011, the IWFFA will structure regional tournaments across the USA.
2011 IWFFA Tournaments (Regional USA Tournaments will be added to list January, 2011) Contact the IWFFA if you would like to host a sanctioned tournament in your city
Kelly McGillis classic 20 February 6–14, 2011 Key West, FL USA
Hjorring, Denmark 6th June 10 – 12, 2011
Oslo, Norway 12th July 1 – 3, 2011
Montreal, Canada 7th August 13–14, 2011
Gothenburg, Sweden 11th Sept 2 – 4, 2011
Ptown Classic, MA 6th September 17 – 18, 2011
Key West,FL Women’s Wk 3rd September 25, 2011 (For Loose Women Only)
Mexico, City 1st October 8 –9, 2011
The IWFFA is the umbrella organization run by women for girls and women's flag football around the world. The IWFFA offers girls and women's flag football tournaments in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Scandinavia. Their outreach program offers flag football clinics and training for players, coaches, officials and any groups wanting to develop flag football in their area. Their promotional tours . The IWFFA travels all over the world to promote, and introduce the sport.
In April 1997, the International Women's Flag Football Association (IWFFA) was founded by Diane Beruldsen and is the first international women's flag football association. The IWFFA traveled to other countries to introduce the sport and start new teams and leagues. In the fall of 1997, the IWFFA brought flag football to Scandinavia by starting the first women's flag football team in Denmark called the: Copenhagen Mermaids. In 1999 the Oslo Trolls was formed. In 2000, the Gothenburg Angels was formed and as the IWFFA traveled for six months during its 2000 promotional tour throughout the Nordic Region (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland), many teams were formed and thus, the Nordic Region for Women's Flag Football. The IWFFA will travel to any country. The IWFFA focuses on the United States for a 2011 promotional tour and in 2012 their promotional tour will be in India.
The IWFFA was developed from previous leagues founded by Diane Beruldsen: Brooklyn Women's Flag Football League, New York Women's Flag Football League, Key West Women's Flag Football League. In 1995 Ms. Beruldsen founded the National Women's Flag Football Association, the very first women's national flag football association.
The First Annual World Challenge Game sponsored by Tylenol was held in 2008 following the regular tournament play of the Kelly McGillis Classic. The Championship team of the IWFFA / U.S.A. National Team Division played against the tournament's top International team. The International team consisted of the Montreal Warriors along with recruited members of the Montreal Rebelles, Norway, and the Tennessee Turkeys. The U.S. team was headed by Lethal Weapon and recruited players from the Playmakers and Blue Wave A teams. Team USA won the game, with the final score: 13–6
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