Seattle Warbirds
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The Seattle Warbirds are a women's professional American football
team based in Seattle, Washington
. They were founded by Head Coach Michael Stuart and General Manager Joshua Creel in 2001. A member of the Women's Football Alliance
, the Warbirds are set to begin play for its second season in 2011.
The Warbirds played in the Women's American Football League
for the 2001 season, finishing 9-0-1 and winning the Pacific Northwest Division title before losing to the Arizona Caliente in the Pacific Conference semifinals. Ten years later, the Warbirds are returning to play in the WFA.
The Warbirds are gearing up for the 2011 season through fundraisers and tryouts in Sept. They are gaining momentum from fans and new players through use of social networks and word of mouth. www.seattlewarbirds.org
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. They were founded by Head Coach Michael Stuart and General Manager Joshua Creel in 2001. A member of the Women's Football Alliance
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact Women's American football league which began play in the spring of 2009. They have now completed three full seasons and grew to over 60 teams slated for the 2011 season. The women play 11 person tackle football games with rules that basically mirror...
, the Warbirds are set to begin play for its second season in 2011.
The Warbirds played in the Women's American Football League
Women's American Football League
The Women's American Football League was a women's football league that was formed in 2001. After disbanding, the teams merged with the Women's Affiliated Football Conference , the Independent Women's Football League and the American Football Women's League , itself now disbanded.-Teams:*Arizona...
for the 2001 season, finishing 9-0-1 and winning the Pacific Northwest Division title before losing to the Arizona Caliente in the Pacific Conference semifinals. Ten years later, the Warbirds are returning to play in the WFA.
The Warbirds are gearing up for the 2011 season through fundraisers and tryouts in Sept. They are gaining momentum from fans and new players through use of social networks and word of mouth. www.seattlewarbirds.org