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Takiyah "TK" Washington, defensive end for the D.C. Divas, sacks the Connecticut Crush's Donna Bruce during the first quarter of the Divas-Crush playoff football game June 28, 2003 in Washington, D.C.

Women have begun playing full-contact American football. Most leagues play by the same rules as their male counterparts. Women primarily play on a semi-professional or amateur level in the United States. Very few high schools or colleges offer the sport solely for women and girls; however, on occasion, it is permissible for a female player to join the regular male team.

Leagues

United States

Independent Women's Football League (IWFL)
Women's Football Alliance (WFA)
Women's Spring Football League (WSFL)

Canada

Maritime Women's Football League (MWFL)

Disbanded or moribund

Women's American Football League (WAFL) 2001
Women's Affiliate Football Conference (WAFC) 2002
United Women's Football League (UWFL) 2002
Women's Spring Football League (WSFL)
American Football Women's League (AFWL) 2003
Women's Football Association (WFA) 2003
Ladies Tackle Football League (LTFL) (Central California, disbanded circa 2004?)
Women's Football League (WFL) (Southern U.S., moribund)
Women's Professional Football League (WPFL) (nationwide, moribund)
National Women's Football Association (NWFA) (nationwide, moribund)

There was also a league in the 1970s called the National Women's Football League, not be confused with the NWFA (which also went by that name but changed due to pressure from the National Football League).

Lingerie Football League

There are significant differences between most women football leagues and the Lingerie Football League. The Lingerie Football League is an organization based on sex appeal, due to the nontraditional, revealing uniforms and partial selection of roster by physical appearance. It also plays under a modified indoor football format with a reduced-size field, so that it can be played in smaller venues.

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Codes	American • Canadian (US-Canadian comparison) • Arena • Indoor • 9-man • 8-man • 6-man • Flag • Touch • Street/Backyard

Levels of play	High school • College • Sprint • Women's • Professional

Field	End zone • Goal line • Line of scrimmage • Neutral zone • Football (ball) • Out of bounds

Positions (offense)	Linemen • Quarterback • Running back • Halfback • Fullback • H-back • Wide receiver • Tight end • Slotback • Guard • Offensive tackle • Center • Eligible receiver

Positions (defense)	Linemen • Linebacker • Defensive tackle • Defensive end • Nose tackle • Defensive back • Cornerback • Safety (American football) • Nickelback • Dimeback

Positions (special teams)	Placekicker • Punter • Kickoff specialist • Long snapper • Holder • Punt returner • Kickoff returner • Gunner

Play types (offense)	Rush • Pass • Incomplete pass • Lateral • Bootleg play • Draw play • End-around • Flea flicker • Flexbone formation • Fourth down conversion • Hail Mary pass • Halfback option play • Hook and lateral • Kneel • Motion • Hurry-up offense • Option run • Option offense • Play action pass • Quarterback keeper • Quarterback sneak • Quick kick • Reverse • Scramble • Screen pass • Spike • Statue of Liberty • Sweep

Play types (defense)	Tackle • Blitz • Rush • Sack • Shooting the gap • Stunt • Zone blitz

Play types (special teams)	Kickoff • Kickoff return • Punt • Punt return • Drop kick • Fair catch • Fair catch kick • Onside kick • Squib kick • Try

Scoring	Touchdown • Extra point • Two-point conversion • Field goal • Safety • Single (rouge)

Penalties	False start • Offside • Holding • Pass interference • Delay of game • Face mask • Block in the back • Clipping • Chop block • Intentional grounding • Illegal forward kick

Turnovers	Fumble • Interception • Muffed punt • Turnover on downs

Downs	First down • Three-and-out • Fourth down conversion

Play clock	Timeout • Two-minute warning • Running out the clock

Statistics	Passer rating • Reception • Return yards • Total offense • Yards from scrimmage

Celebrations	Touchdown celebration • Gatorade shower

Miscellaneous	Snap • Dead ball • Touchback • Instant replay • Coffin corner • Glossary of American football • Glossary of Canadian football • Rules • Rules in American football

Women's Sports

American football • Archery • Association football • Athletics (track and field) • Australian rules football • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Bodybuilding • Boxing • Bowling • Camogie • Canoe/Kayak • Cheerleading • Cricket • Curling • Cycling • Equestrian • Fencing • Field hockey • Figure skating • Gaelic football • Golf • Ice hockey • Judo • Lacrosse • Netball • Pistol • Racquetball • Rifle • Ringette • Rodeo • Roller derby • Rowing • Rugby league • Rugby union • Sailing • Shinty • Skiing • Snowboarding • Softball • Squash • Strength athletics • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Tae kwon do • Team handball • Tennis • Triathlon • Ultimate disc • Volleyball • Wakeboarding • Water polo • Water skiing • Weightlifting • Wrestling (Olympic)

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