Press Release
For Immediate Release
January 24, 2005
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The WPFL Announces Partnership with AAU, and Nitro Sports

Hurst, TX – The Women’s professional Football League announced yesterday that they have formed a partnership with the nationally renowned Amateur Athletic Association, and Nitro Sports. The trio will work to form a girls youth football league sponsored by all three entities.

The WPFL, which is entering its seventh season of nationally recognized women’s full contact-tackle football, will join the ranks of such known women’s sports leagues as the WNBA in working with the AAU.

“We are excited to be entering into a partnership with AAU and working cohesively in developing a girls youth football program” Stated WPFL Executive Director, Dawn Berndt. “Our teams are approached by hundreds of girls each season that want to play tackle football in a league specifically designed for them. With the knowledge of the AAU and the Nitro Athletic Programs, and our experience of women’s professional football, we know we will put together a top notch program” added Berndt.

“This partnership with the WPFL was a unanimous decision” Stated Ron Dolar, CEO of the Nitro Athletic Programs.

For more information on the Women’s Professional Football League, please visit their website at www.womensprofootbal.com. For more information on the Amateur Athletic Association, visit their website at www.aausports.org, and for more information on Nitro Athletic programs, visit their website at www.nitroprograms.org .