The International Woman's Flag Football Association is an alliance of teams, leagues and individual players with the mission to promote the sport of flag football to women and girls through tournaments, trainings and promotional tours held annually throughout the world. Also known as the IWFFA.
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Rules
Basic Rules are as follows:
- 8on8
- Center and Two Guards are ineligible receivers
- Blocking between shoulders and waist
- Down field blocking allowed
- Field goals, extra point kicks and punts are allowed
- Fake kicks and defensive rush allowed
- Defensive line may rush QB as soon as ball is snapped
- No helmets, no fumbles, no pads, or tackling allowed
Tournaments
The most notable tournament is the Kelly McGillis Classic held in the Winter in Key West, FL. This tournament brings over 30 teams from across the world including the United States, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Mexico and various other countries.
2010 Tournaments
- Key West: February 7-15[1]
- Denmark: May 21–22
- Norway: June 24–27
- Sweden: September 4-7
- Kansas: TBA
2009 Tournaments
- Key West: February 1–9[2]
- Denmark: May 30–31
- Norway: June 27–28
- Sweden: August 29–30
- Kansas: September 26–27
History
Over 20 years ago a group of women playing flag football in Brooklyn NY formed the Brooklyn Woman's Flag Football League which turned into the then NY Woman's FF league which then bloomed into the KWWFFL, National Woman's Flag Football Association and finally into a more recognizable IWFFA.
Over the years this organization has sponsored tournaments and promotional tours spreading American Flag Football to Women in Scandinavia and other parts of the world.
The First Annual World Challenge Game 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. Rosters for these teams were opened and both teams had the opportunity to "cherry pick" players from any of the tournament divisions teams. 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
References
- ^ http://www.iwffa.com/kellymcgillisclassic2010.html
- ^ http://www.wheretogonext.com/release.html?releaseID=139704
http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=2044
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