National Women's Football League

Nashville Dream Women's Pro Football Team Goes On The Market

NASHVILLE, TN (December 19, 2000) --- The Nashville Dream, one of the founding teams of the National Women's Football League has been put on the market for sale. Owner Catherine Masters also owns the NWFL and believes not only it is a conflict of interest to own a team as well as the league, but knows she cannot do a good job trying to run both. "I love the team and would very much like to stay as owner," said Masters, "But, in order for the Nashville Dream and the other teams in the league to prosper and have other teams around the country to play, I must put my energy and efforts into building the league." Masters has spent more than 20 years in the top levels of sports marketing and feels her skills can be better utilized getting the league off to a solid start around the country this Spring. The Dream has just finished a highly successful pre-season showcase against the Alabama Renegades. The pre-season achieved the exact results Masters had intended. "We wanted to develop a product that would generate interest from the corporate world as well as the media and begin building a fan base. Our pre-season did just that and we are off and running as a league now," Masters added. Master protrays the ideal candidate for team ownership as someone who owns his/her own business and who loves football. Put those two factors together and she believes it's a winning combination. "Running a football team is a full time job and a great deal of fun for the right people," continued Masters.. The NWFL currently has franchises in Nashville, Huntsville, Philadelphia, Hartford and Baltimore. For additional information, please call the NWFL office at (615) 860-4084.

NWFL announces Nashville tryouts for December 9th

The National Women's Football League (NWFL, Inc.) has announced that there will be a regional tryout clinic in Nashville, Tennessee on December 9th. The tryout clinic will be for women athletes who are wishing to play on the Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis and Lexington teams. The event begins at 10:00am and will run until 1:00pm. Tryout athletes will be tested on strength, agility and speed. There will be no "hitting" or pads. All applicants are asked to bring water, a towel and to dress in comfortable clothing and shoes. There is a $35.00 league tryout fee which may be paid ahead of time by pre-registering or at the day of the event. In addition to trying out potential team players, the NWFL will also tryout coaches, announcers and other field and game day staff. The NWFL is also looking and interviewing potential team owners for Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville and Lexington teams. The tryout clinic will be held at the Madison School. I-65 to Madison Old Hickory. Go East until you see the sign for the school. For additional directions, please call (615) 586-8944. To pre register, please call (615) 860-4084.

NWFL announces Baltimore tryouts for December 9th

The National Women's Football League (NWFL) has announced there will be a tryout in Baltimore on December 9th. The tryout clinic will be for women athletes who are wishing to play on either the Washington, DC or Baltimore, MD teams. The event begins at 10:00 AM and will run until 4:00 PM. Tryout athletes will be tested on strength, agility and speed. There will be no "hitting" or pads. All applicants are asked to bring water, a towel and to dress in comfortable clothing and shoes. There is a $35.00 league tryout fee which may be paid ahead of time by pre-registering or at the day of the event. In addition to trying out potential team players, the NWFL will also tryout coaches, announcers and other field and game day staff. The NWFL is also looking and interviewing potential team owners for the Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC. teams. The tryout clinic will be held at Catonsville Community Park. Directions to the site are as follows: 695 to exit 15 (West Baltimore National Pike-Ellicott City) Left at second light, Rolling Road South. Another left at second light to entrance of park. The tryout clinic will be held at the lower field behind the Senior Center building. To pre register, please call (800) 927-8155.

NASHVILLE DREAM'S PAM MORRISON SCORES THREE TD'S TO BEAT THE ALABAMA RENEGADES 30-15

The Nashville Dream kicked off it's first preseason in front of more than 1,500 screaming and cheering fans with a razzle dazzle show of tackling, running and passing. Running back Pam Morrison showed her speed as a former track athlete and ended the day with three touchdowns to her credit. She even added that pro touch with a little dance afterwards! Quarterback Dana King had an equally impressive day guiding the team and also scoring on a quarterback sneak. And, while the final score was impressive for the Dream, it by all means wasn't a cake-walk. Well coached by Ray Quinn, the Renegades not only held their own but behind the running of Bethel Bradford, actually lead the game in the first half by one point. The Renegades showed that they are a team with potential and with a few more key players, will definitely become a challenge to anyone who plays them. Dream coach Tim Dickerson had praise for his team. "They worked hard and in the second half, really started to show how good they can be. It was a great day for all of us and we couldn't be happier,". Pete Stanton, Operations Director was equally impressed. "These girls learned to play football in a very short period of time and I was really proud of them." The Dream goes to Huntsville on Saturday, October 28th and then returns home for the November 4th game. The team goes back to Huntsville on November 11th and then back to Nashville November 18 for the final home game. The final game of the pre-season is in Huntsville on December 2nd. "These two teams put on a wonderful show and not only did they score on the field, they scored a lot of points with the fans. It's been a long road for all of us and it's exciting to know that we have accomplished what we thought we could. Women's pro football is alive and well and the NWFL is where it is," states NWFL CEO, Catherine Masters. For additional information on the NWFL, please call (615) 860-4084 or e-mail, dreamfootball@cs. com

Nashville Dream and Alabama Renegades ready to play women's pro football The National Women's Football League (NWFL) is pleased to announce that the NASHVILLE DREAM and the ALABAMA RENEGADES are suited up and ready to play in the first pre-season which begins October 14, 2000 in Nashville. The pre-season will include three games at home and three games away. The Nashville Dream is owned and operated by Catherine Masters and the Alabama Renegades is owned and operated by Ray Quinn. Both teams have been practicing and holding tryouts since summer. "We're ready to come up to Nashville and help get this league off and running", states Quinn. The Nashville Dream had more than 300 women attend open tryouts and have now cut their rostet to 50. "We've been just amazed at the support from the media, the community and the corporations," states Masters. The team has been making appearances around town selling T-shirts, hats and tickets for over a month and organizers expect a pretty good crowd to attend the opening game. All Nashville games will be held at White's Creek High School and start at 1:05pm. The League will expand to a dozen teams when the regular season begins in March of 2001. Teams are being set up around the country and several are hosting mini-camps and tryouts. "We are getting a lot of interest from people in many, many cities who are interested in owning teams. We'll make the decision on what cities we'll expand to after our pre-season ends in December," Masters states. Tickets are now on sale and can be obtained by calling (615) 860-4084 or ordering online at www.ticketstogo.com. Interested fans may also check out the Nashville Dream website at www.nashvilledream.com. The League website is still under construction. Media requests for the "history making" first game on October 14, 2000 in Nashville may be made by calling (615) 860-4084.