History
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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