ADRIENNE SMITH
Editor of Gridiron Queendom
EDITOR’S PICKS
GIRLS’ FLAG FOOTBALL SEASON UNDERWAY IN KEY WEST
The Key West Women and Girls Flag Football League is underway. Entering its 21st year, the league has 200 girls learning to play and enjoy a game the whole family watches on the weekend — but in a new way.
latest articles
Portal flag football headed to state playoffs
Caroline Hodges Continues to Kick History Through the Uprights
teams & leagues
Portal flag football headed to state playoffs
Portal’s Kelsi Williams, center, finds the end zone on a 30-yard run against Effingham County on Tuesday.
Sarah Fuller, With a Kickoff, Is the First Woman to Play Football in a Power 5 Game
Sarah Fuller joined Vanderbilt’s football team because other members of its kicking unit had close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.Credit…Getty Images
Washington-Browns will be first NFL game with female coaches on both sidelines, female official on field
Women will be making NFL history this Sunday in Cleveland. When the Washington Football Team and Cleveland Browns take …
In partnership with Adidas and Riddell, Women’s National Football Conference unveil 2020 uniforms
The Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC) had to cancel their spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that …
programs & training
Former Mentor assistant Alex Hanna of Oberlin one of the nation’s few female college football coaches
Alex Hanna is one of the nation’s few female college football assistant coaches after recently being hired as director of football operations and cornerbacks coach at Oberlin College.
The Future of Football is Female
On Saturday, September 28th, nearly 200 girls from all over New York attended the Jen Welter Girls Flag Football …
Women’s football combine a success for Team Ontario
Women’s football’s Team Ontario hosted a combine at Guelph University late last month. A total of 39 football players …
adidas Announces Multi-year Partnership with Football Coach Dr. Jen Welter
adidas announced a multi-year partnership with Dr. Jen Welter, the first female NFL coach and newly named Defensive Specialist Coach …
health & safety
Casio’s OmniSync STB1000 an Ideal Sports Watch!
To make exercising more comfortable and enjoyable, the STB1000 allows wearers to operate their iPhone’s music player without having …
Women May Have Harder Concussion Recovery than Men
After a concussion, women tend to have worse symptoms than men. That’s the case even when athletes were injured …
Sociologist Examines the Challenges of Women in Professional Football
Women playing full-contact tackle football face challenges beyond the playing field — yet there’s little research about this niche …
Why Birth Control Pills Help a Concussion + Why You Should Care
The recently published study, ‘Menstrual Phase as Predictor of Outcome After mTBI in Women’ is so exciting because this study goes …
mvp & rookies
Caroline Hodges Continues to Kick History Through the Uprights
While Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play during a regular-season game in one of college football’s Power 5 conferences by booting a kickoff on Saturday for Vanderbilt to start the second half against Missouri, Chattooga High School junior, Caroline Hodges has been kicking extra points for three seasons for the Indians.
Sarah Fuller, With a Kickoff, Is the First Woman to Play Football in a Power 5 Game
Sarah Fuller joined Vanderbilt’s football team because other members of its kicking unit had close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.Credit…Getty Images
Oak Grove female football player tackling challenges on and off the field
(Article by Carissa Wigginton) Katarina Crnogorac didn’t know much about football when she came to the United States 14 …
Meet Tristin Keller: How the high school football star is breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport
When Tristin Keller was in third grade, she saw a sport she loved and just wanted to play it. …
videos
Inside the world of women’s tackle football
About 4,000 women in the U.S. play competitive tackle football — but unlike men, there’s no paid professional league. …
shop
BLITZ CHAMPZ: a football card game for jocks & nerds.
We have just launched the Kickstarter campaign for BLITZ CHAMPZ, a fun and competitive card game based on the sport …
5 Football Books You Should Read
The Games That Changed the Game: The Evolution of the NFL in Seven Sundays: NFL strategy is a living …
Livestream Adrienne Smith and the Boston Militia
“Heading off to Boston for practice. We have a big game Saturday against the 2013 defending champs, the Chicago …