Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport. Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. The WFA was founded by Jeff and Lisa King in order to create the highest level of football for women in North America. The information on this site has been drawn in the main from the collection of WFA minutes and newsletters which were collated by the late David Marlowe who served the association in various capacities, notably as Chairman, Rules Co-ordinator and Company Secretary. It would be wrong for their efforts to continue to go unnoticed for without their devotion women’s football in England would not hold the position it enjoys in the twenty-first century. During this time, the Friends of Nature (F.O.N.) Since 1984 The WFA Group was established in 1984 by our founder, Wayne Frederick, as Wayne Frederick and Associates to provide collateral reviews for banks in the Houston area. In 2009, the WFA rewarded playoff teams with financial assistance in the form of travel and game day funds. Despite England being 1-2 down at half-time (sadly given as the final result by ITV) Scotland’s goals coming from Mary Carr and Rose Reilly and England’s first from Sylvia Gore, the final result of 2-3 gave the visitors victory. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport.
The formula was simple. From Florida to Oregon and from New England to California, the WFA is the largest and fastest growing league in America. Underlying everything we did – or could not do – in those early years was the lack of money. They awarded thousands of dollars to the semi-finalists and finalists and awarded the National Champions with custom uniforms and championship rings. This was the type of league that aspiring players were looking for. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis.
WFA champions responsible and effective marketing communications. Within the first five months of starting, the WFA had grown to 32 teams, making it the fastest growing league in the history of the sport. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis. WFA History WFA Asset Management Corporation (WFA) traces its origin to the mid-1980's, and a company named Wisconsin Financial Advisors, Inc., located in a small office building on S. Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee. In the preceding decade women's football has been segmented into multiple leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources required to move the sport forward. In the compilation of this site supplementary information has sometimes been from personal records/recollections of those who were involved and will be added to from time to time. Art Jesswein, a small town Wisconsin resident, was stationed as a soldier in Bamberg, Germany in 1956/57.
The formula was simple.
At the end of the season, in November 1965, the Wisconsin Fistball Association (WFA) was formally founded and established local playing guidelines in conjunction with International Fistball Rules. As demand for services grew, the name was changed to WFA Collateral Review Services, Inc. dba The WFA Group (“WFA”). These documents, plus others from his collection, have been donated by his widow, Pam Marlowe, to The British Library to ensure that they are held in a place of safety and will be available in the future for those interested in the history. With tournament experience under their belt, the players formed a 4 team league in 1965. The Women’s Faculty Association (WFA) of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center first began convening in 1982 and became a formal association in 1984 for charitable, educational and scientific purposes including the fostering of administrative and academic advancement and recognition of …
We currently have 4 Men's Teams and 3 Women's Teams.
The Women's Football Alliance was established in 2009 and began its inaugural season with 36 teams. In 1968, the WFA began competing internationally and traveled to Winnipeg, Canada to compete in their first International Fistball Association (IFA) tournament.
In 1964 Willie Hammacher and Art Jesswein established personal contacts with teams from Chicago and the East Coast. Games are still played on Sunday mornings in the summer just as they were over 50 years ago. In some cases all three. Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the western United States and Canada. At every available opportunity, Art and his friends would play fistball for fun until 1963 when they began regular Sunday morning practices at Sherman Park in Milwaukee. This momentum continued as the WFA grew by an additional twenty-five percent after its first year, making it the fastest growing league in the country. With 62 teams across the country working together for a common goal, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. This site is designed to record the work of so many volunteers over those formative years of the sport until 1993. History of the Women's Football Association. One of the old fistball players, Fritz Krause, introduced the basics of the game and the seeds for fistball in Wisconsin were planted. If you look hard enough you can find information on the Web about women’s football but there is barely a mention of the story of the Women’s Football Association from its inception in the late 1960s until the decision was made in 1993 to hand over the organisation of this burgeoning sport to The Football Association. The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact American football league comprised of 63 teams across the United States and Mexico. This meant keeping travel regionalized and charging a fraction of what other leagues charge. camp grounds was visited by some fistball players and it was discovered that fistball was being played by a group in Chicago. Every volunteer, upon whom the sport relied, was in some measure supporting their club, league or the association. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level.
Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport. Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. The WFA was founded by Jeff and Lisa King in order to create the highest level of football for women in North America. The information on this site has been drawn in the main from the collection of WFA minutes and newsletters which were collated by the late David Marlowe who served the association in various capacities, notably as Chairman, Rules Co-ordinator and Company Secretary. It would be wrong for their efforts to continue to go unnoticed for without their devotion women’s football in England would not hold the position it enjoys in the twenty-first century. During this time, the Friends of Nature (F.O.N.) Since 1984 The WFA Group was established in 1984 by our founder, Wayne Frederick, as Wayne Frederick and Associates to provide collateral reviews for banks in the Houston area. In 2009, the WFA rewarded playoff teams with financial assistance in the form of travel and game day funds. Despite England being 1-2 down at half-time (sadly given as the final result by ITV) Scotland’s goals coming from Mary Carr and Rose Reilly and England’s first from Sylvia Gore, the final result of 2-3 gave the visitors victory. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport.
The formula was simple. From Florida to Oregon and from New England to California, the WFA is the largest and fastest growing league in America. Underlying everything we did – or could not do – in those early years was the lack of money. They awarded thousands of dollars to the semi-finalists and finalists and awarded the National Champions with custom uniforms and championship rings. This was the type of league that aspiring players were looking for. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis.
WFA champions responsible and effective marketing communications. Within the first five months of starting, the WFA had grown to 32 teams, making it the fastest growing league in the history of the sport. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis. WFA History WFA Asset Management Corporation (WFA) traces its origin to the mid-1980's, and a company named Wisconsin Financial Advisors, Inc., located in a small office building on S. Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee. In the preceding decade women's football has been segmented into multiple leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources required to move the sport forward. In the compilation of this site supplementary information has sometimes been from personal records/recollections of those who were involved and will be added to from time to time. Art Jesswein, a small town Wisconsin resident, was stationed as a soldier in Bamberg, Germany in 1956/57.
The formula was simple.
At the end of the season, in November 1965, the Wisconsin Fistball Association (WFA) was formally founded and established local playing guidelines in conjunction with International Fistball Rules. As demand for services grew, the name was changed to WFA Collateral Review Services, Inc. dba The WFA Group (“WFA”). These documents, plus others from his collection, have been donated by his widow, Pam Marlowe, to The British Library to ensure that they are held in a place of safety and will be available in the future for those interested in the history. With tournament experience under their belt, the players formed a 4 team league in 1965. The Women’s Faculty Association (WFA) of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center first began convening in 1982 and became a formal association in 1984 for charitable, educational and scientific purposes including the fostering of administrative and academic advancement and recognition of …
We currently have 4 Men's Teams and 3 Women's Teams.
The Women's Football Alliance was established in 2009 and began its inaugural season with 36 teams. In 1968, the WFA began competing internationally and traveled to Winnipeg, Canada to compete in their first International Fistball Association (IFA) tournament.
In 1964 Willie Hammacher and Art Jesswein established personal contacts with teams from Chicago and the East Coast. Games are still played on Sunday mornings in the summer just as they were over 50 years ago. In some cases all three. Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the western United States and Canada. At every available opportunity, Art and his friends would play fistball for fun until 1963 when they began regular Sunday morning practices at Sherman Park in Milwaukee. This momentum continued as the WFA grew by an additional twenty-five percent after its first year, making it the fastest growing league in the country. With 62 teams across the country working together for a common goal, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. This site is designed to record the work of so many volunteers over those formative years of the sport until 1993. History of the Women's Football Association. One of the old fistball players, Fritz Krause, introduced the basics of the game and the seeds for fistball in Wisconsin were planted. If you look hard enough you can find information on the Web about women’s football but there is barely a mention of the story of the Women’s Football Association from its inception in the late 1960s until the decision was made in 1993 to hand over the organisation of this burgeoning sport to The Football Association. The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact American football league comprised of 63 teams across the United States and Mexico. This meant keeping travel regionalized and charging a fraction of what other leagues charge. camp grounds was visited by some fistball players and it was discovered that fistball was being played by a group in Chicago. Every volunteer, upon whom the sport relied, was in some measure supporting their club, league or the association. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level.
Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport. Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. The WFA was founded by Jeff and Lisa King in order to create the highest level of football for women in North America. The information on this site has been drawn in the main from the collection of WFA minutes and newsletters which were collated by the late David Marlowe who served the association in various capacities, notably as Chairman, Rules Co-ordinator and Company Secretary. It would be wrong for their efforts to continue to go unnoticed for without their devotion women’s football in England would not hold the position it enjoys in the twenty-first century. During this time, the Friends of Nature (F.O.N.) Since 1984 The WFA Group was established in 1984 by our founder, Wayne Frederick, as Wayne Frederick and Associates to provide collateral reviews for banks in the Houston area. In 2009, the WFA rewarded playoff teams with financial assistance in the form of travel and game day funds. Despite England being 1-2 down at half-time (sadly given as the final result by ITV) Scotland’s goals coming from Mary Carr and Rose Reilly and England’s first from Sylvia Gore, the final result of 2-3 gave the visitors victory. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport.
The formula was simple. From Florida to Oregon and from New England to California, the WFA is the largest and fastest growing league in America. Underlying everything we did – or could not do – in those early years was the lack of money. They awarded thousands of dollars to the semi-finalists and finalists and awarded the National Champions with custom uniforms and championship rings. This was the type of league that aspiring players were looking for. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis.
WFA champions responsible and effective marketing communications. Within the first five months of starting, the WFA had grown to 32 teams, making it the fastest growing league in the history of the sport. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis. WFA History WFA Asset Management Corporation (WFA) traces its origin to the mid-1980's, and a company named Wisconsin Financial Advisors, Inc., located in a small office building on S. Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee. In the preceding decade women's football has been segmented into multiple leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources required to move the sport forward. In the compilation of this site supplementary information has sometimes been from personal records/recollections of those who were involved and will be added to from time to time. Art Jesswein, a small town Wisconsin resident, was stationed as a soldier in Bamberg, Germany in 1956/57.
The formula was simple.
At the end of the season, in November 1965, the Wisconsin Fistball Association (WFA) was formally founded and established local playing guidelines in conjunction with International Fistball Rules. As demand for services grew, the name was changed to WFA Collateral Review Services, Inc. dba The WFA Group (“WFA”). These documents, plus others from his collection, have been donated by his widow, Pam Marlowe, to The British Library to ensure that they are held in a place of safety and will be available in the future for those interested in the history. With tournament experience under their belt, the players formed a 4 team league in 1965. The Women’s Faculty Association (WFA) of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center first began convening in 1982 and became a formal association in 1984 for charitable, educational and scientific purposes including the fostering of administrative and academic advancement and recognition of …
We currently have 4 Men's Teams and 3 Women's Teams.
The Women's Football Alliance was established in 2009 and began its inaugural season with 36 teams. In 1968, the WFA began competing internationally and traveled to Winnipeg, Canada to compete in their first International Fistball Association (IFA) tournament.
In 1964 Willie Hammacher and Art Jesswein established personal contacts with teams from Chicago and the East Coast. Games are still played on Sunday mornings in the summer just as they were over 50 years ago. In some cases all three. Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the western United States and Canada. At every available opportunity, Art and his friends would play fistball for fun until 1963 when they began regular Sunday morning practices at Sherman Park in Milwaukee. This momentum continued as the WFA grew by an additional twenty-five percent after its first year, making it the fastest growing league in the country. With 62 teams across the country working together for a common goal, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. This site is designed to record the work of so many volunteers over those formative years of the sport until 1993. History of the Women's Football Association. One of the old fistball players, Fritz Krause, introduced the basics of the game and the seeds for fistball in Wisconsin were planted. If you look hard enough you can find information on the Web about women’s football but there is barely a mention of the story of the Women’s Football Association from its inception in the late 1960s until the decision was made in 1993 to hand over the organisation of this burgeoning sport to The Football Association. The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact American football league comprised of 63 teams across the United States and Mexico. This meant keeping travel regionalized and charging a fraction of what other leagues charge. camp grounds was visited by some fistball players and it was discovered that fistball was being played by a group in Chicago. Every volunteer, upon whom the sport relied, was in some measure supporting their club, league or the association. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level.
Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport. Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. The WFA was founded by Jeff and Lisa King in order to create the highest level of football for women in North America. The information on this site has been drawn in the main from the collection of WFA minutes and newsletters which were collated by the late David Marlowe who served the association in various capacities, notably as Chairman, Rules Co-ordinator and Company Secretary. It would be wrong for their efforts to continue to go unnoticed for without their devotion women’s football in England would not hold the position it enjoys in the twenty-first century. During this time, the Friends of Nature (F.O.N.) Since 1984 The WFA Group was established in 1984 by our founder, Wayne Frederick, as Wayne Frederick and Associates to provide collateral reviews for banks in the Houston area. In 2009, the WFA rewarded playoff teams with financial assistance in the form of travel and game day funds. Despite England being 1-2 down at half-time (sadly given as the final result by ITV) Scotland’s goals coming from Mary Carr and Rose Reilly and England’s first from Sylvia Gore, the final result of 2-3 gave the visitors victory. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport.
The formula was simple. From Florida to Oregon and from New England to California, the WFA is the largest and fastest growing league in America. Underlying everything we did – or could not do – in those early years was the lack of money. They awarded thousands of dollars to the semi-finalists and finalists and awarded the National Champions with custom uniforms and championship rings. This was the type of league that aspiring players were looking for. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis.
WFA champions responsible and effective marketing communications. Within the first five months of starting, the WFA had grown to 32 teams, making it the fastest growing league in the history of the sport. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis. WFA History WFA Asset Management Corporation (WFA) traces its origin to the mid-1980's, and a company named Wisconsin Financial Advisors, Inc., located in a small office building on S. Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee. In the preceding decade women's football has been segmented into multiple leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources required to move the sport forward. In the compilation of this site supplementary information has sometimes been from personal records/recollections of those who were involved and will be added to from time to time. Art Jesswein, a small town Wisconsin resident, was stationed as a soldier in Bamberg, Germany in 1956/57.
The formula was simple.
At the end of the season, in November 1965, the Wisconsin Fistball Association (WFA) was formally founded and established local playing guidelines in conjunction with International Fistball Rules. As demand for services grew, the name was changed to WFA Collateral Review Services, Inc. dba The WFA Group (“WFA”). These documents, plus others from his collection, have been donated by his widow, Pam Marlowe, to The British Library to ensure that they are held in a place of safety and will be available in the future for those interested in the history. With tournament experience under their belt, the players formed a 4 team league in 1965. The Women’s Faculty Association (WFA) of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center first began convening in 1982 and became a formal association in 1984 for charitable, educational and scientific purposes including the fostering of administrative and academic advancement and recognition of …
We currently have 4 Men's Teams and 3 Women's Teams.
The Women's Football Alliance was established in 2009 and began its inaugural season with 36 teams. In 1968, the WFA began competing internationally and traveled to Winnipeg, Canada to compete in their first International Fistball Association (IFA) tournament.
In 1964 Willie Hammacher and Art Jesswein established personal contacts with teams from Chicago and the East Coast. Games are still played on Sunday mornings in the summer just as they were over 50 years ago. In some cases all three. Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the western United States and Canada. At every available opportunity, Art and his friends would play fistball for fun until 1963 when they began regular Sunday morning practices at Sherman Park in Milwaukee. This momentum continued as the WFA grew by an additional twenty-five percent after its first year, making it the fastest growing league in the country. With 62 teams across the country working together for a common goal, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. This site is designed to record the work of so many volunteers over those formative years of the sport until 1993. History of the Women's Football Association. One of the old fistball players, Fritz Krause, introduced the basics of the game and the seeds for fistball in Wisconsin were planted. If you look hard enough you can find information on the Web about women’s football but there is barely a mention of the story of the Women’s Football Association from its inception in the late 1960s until the decision was made in 1993 to hand over the organisation of this burgeoning sport to The Football Association. The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact American football league comprised of 63 teams across the United States and Mexico. This meant keeping travel regionalized and charging a fraction of what other leagues charge. camp grounds was visited by some fistball players and it was discovered that fistball was being played by a group in Chicago. Every volunteer, upon whom the sport relied, was in some measure supporting their club, league or the association. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level.
Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport. Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. The WFA was founded by Jeff and Lisa King in order to create the highest level of football for women in North America. The information on this site has been drawn in the main from the collection of WFA minutes and newsletters which were collated by the late David Marlowe who served the association in various capacities, notably as Chairman, Rules Co-ordinator and Company Secretary. It would be wrong for their efforts to continue to go unnoticed for without their devotion women’s football in England would not hold the position it enjoys in the twenty-first century. During this time, the Friends of Nature (F.O.N.) Since 1984 The WFA Group was established in 1984 by our founder, Wayne Frederick, as Wayne Frederick and Associates to provide collateral reviews for banks in the Houston area. In 2009, the WFA rewarded playoff teams with financial assistance in the form of travel and game day funds. Despite England being 1-2 down at half-time (sadly given as the final result by ITV) Scotland’s goals coming from Mary Carr and Rose Reilly and England’s first from Sylvia Gore, the final result of 2-3 gave the visitors victory. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport.
The formula was simple. From Florida to Oregon and from New England to California, the WFA is the largest and fastest growing league in America. Underlying everything we did – or could not do – in those early years was the lack of money. They awarded thousands of dollars to the semi-finalists and finalists and awarded the National Champions with custom uniforms and championship rings. This was the type of league that aspiring players were looking for. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis.
WFA champions responsible and effective marketing communications. Within the first five months of starting, the WFA had grown to 32 teams, making it the fastest growing league in the history of the sport. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis. WFA History WFA Asset Management Corporation (WFA) traces its origin to the mid-1980's, and a company named Wisconsin Financial Advisors, Inc., located in a small office building on S. Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee. In the preceding decade women's football has been segmented into multiple leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources required to move the sport forward. In the compilation of this site supplementary information has sometimes been from personal records/recollections of those who were involved and will be added to from time to time. Art Jesswein, a small town Wisconsin resident, was stationed as a soldier in Bamberg, Germany in 1956/57.
The formula was simple.
At the end of the season, in November 1965, the Wisconsin Fistball Association (WFA) was formally founded and established local playing guidelines in conjunction with International Fistball Rules. As demand for services grew, the name was changed to WFA Collateral Review Services, Inc. dba The WFA Group (“WFA”). These documents, plus others from his collection, have been donated by his widow, Pam Marlowe, to The British Library to ensure that they are held in a place of safety and will be available in the future for those interested in the history. With tournament experience under their belt, the players formed a 4 team league in 1965. The Women’s Faculty Association (WFA) of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center first began convening in 1982 and became a formal association in 1984 for charitable, educational and scientific purposes including the fostering of administrative and academic advancement and recognition of …
We currently have 4 Men's Teams and 3 Women's Teams.
The Women's Football Alliance was established in 2009 and began its inaugural season with 36 teams. In 1968, the WFA began competing internationally and traveled to Winnipeg, Canada to compete in their first International Fistball Association (IFA) tournament.
In 1964 Willie Hammacher and Art Jesswein established personal contacts with teams from Chicago and the East Coast. Games are still played on Sunday mornings in the summer just as they were over 50 years ago. In some cases all three. Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the western United States and Canada. At every available opportunity, Art and his friends would play fistball for fun until 1963 when they began regular Sunday morning practices at Sherman Park in Milwaukee. This momentum continued as the WFA grew by an additional twenty-five percent after its first year, making it the fastest growing league in the country. With 62 teams across the country working together for a common goal, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. This site is designed to record the work of so many volunteers over those formative years of the sport until 1993. History of the Women's Football Association. One of the old fistball players, Fritz Krause, introduced the basics of the game and the seeds for fistball in Wisconsin were planted. If you look hard enough you can find information on the Web about women’s football but there is barely a mention of the story of the Women’s Football Association from its inception in the late 1960s until the decision was made in 1993 to hand over the organisation of this burgeoning sport to The Football Association. The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact American football league comprised of 63 teams across the United States and Mexico. This meant keeping travel regionalized and charging a fraction of what other leagues charge. camp grounds was visited by some fistball players and it was discovered that fistball was being played by a group in Chicago. Every volunteer, upon whom the sport relied, was in some measure supporting their club, league or the association. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level.
Introduction If you look hard enough you can find information on the Web about women’s football but there is barely a mention of the story of the Women’s Football Association from its inception in the late 1960s until the decision was made in 1993 to hand over the organisation of this burgeoning sport to The Football Association. No animals were harmed in the making of this site. This meant keeping travel regionalized and charging a fraction of what other leagues charge. The WFA was founded by Jeff and Lisa King in order to create the highest level of football for women in North America. This was the beginning of a long lasting relationship with the Chicago group that included alternating tournaments at the Genoa City camp and F.O.N. We currently have 4 Men's Teams and 3 Women's Teams. Games are still played on Sunday mornings in … The primary objective of Western Fairs Association is to promote the prosperity of fairs through educational activities, training programs and legislative advocacy. In the preceding decade women's football has been segmented into multiple leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources required to move the sport forward. "This is an exciting time for women's football and the WFA. History was made on 18 November 1972 when England took on Scotland at Ravenscraig Stadium, Greenock. Many of the teams were already established teams from other leagues such as Women's Professional Football League, Independent Women's Football League and National Women's Football Association, while others began their inaugural season of play in the WFA. It brings together the biggest markets and marketers worldwide, representing roughly 90% of all the global marketing communications spend, almost US$ 900 billion annually. Even though we are now well into the twenty-first century the WFA hardly merits a mention on The FA website and there has been no record of the successes of the first official England national team or the beginnings of the national Cup competition. During his time there, Art attended the Bavarian Junior Fistball Championships and saw the game for the first time in his life. After returning home, He rejoined the Deutsche Athletic Club(DAC) in Milwaukee where it was discovered that fistball was played competitively in the 1920's and 30's. WFA is the only global organisation representing the common interests of marketers. We are looking forward to one of the most competitive seasons in women's football history," said Jeff King, WFA President. All games were played with friends and family in attendance as spectators.
Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport. Over the years, the WFA has continued to grow into what it is today. The WFA was founded by Jeff and Lisa King in order to create the highest level of football for women in North America. The information on this site has been drawn in the main from the collection of WFA minutes and newsletters which were collated by the late David Marlowe who served the association in various capacities, notably as Chairman, Rules Co-ordinator and Company Secretary. It would be wrong for their efforts to continue to go unnoticed for without their devotion women’s football in England would not hold the position it enjoys in the twenty-first century. During this time, the Friends of Nature (F.O.N.) Since 1984 The WFA Group was established in 1984 by our founder, Wayne Frederick, as Wayne Frederick and Associates to provide collateral reviews for banks in the Houston area. In 2009, the WFA rewarded playoff teams with financial assistance in the form of travel and game day funds. Despite England being 1-2 down at half-time (sadly given as the final result by ITV) Scotland’s goals coming from Mary Carr and Rose Reilly and England’s first from Sylvia Gore, the final result of 2-3 gave the visitors victory. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level. In addition to delivering fans the most competitive match-ups seen to date, this is an imperative threshold to creating a sustainable and blossoming future for the sport.
The formula was simple. From Florida to Oregon and from New England to California, the WFA is the largest and fastest growing league in America. Underlying everything we did – or could not do – in those early years was the lack of money. They awarded thousands of dollars to the semi-finalists and finalists and awarded the National Champions with custom uniforms and championship rings. This was the type of league that aspiring players were looking for. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis.
WFA champions responsible and effective marketing communications. Within the first five months of starting, the WFA had grown to 32 teams, making it the fastest growing league in the history of the sport. This 2011 unification and landmark growth structure echoes that of Women's Basketball and Women's Tennis. WFA History WFA Asset Management Corporation (WFA) traces its origin to the mid-1980's, and a company named Wisconsin Financial Advisors, Inc., located in a small office building on S. Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee. In the preceding decade women's football has been segmented into multiple leagues, fragmenting the highest talent pool and separating the resources required to move the sport forward. In the compilation of this site supplementary information has sometimes been from personal records/recollections of those who were involved and will be added to from time to time. Art Jesswein, a small town Wisconsin resident, was stationed as a soldier in Bamberg, Germany in 1956/57.
The formula was simple.
At the end of the season, in November 1965, the Wisconsin Fistball Association (WFA) was formally founded and established local playing guidelines in conjunction with International Fistball Rules. As demand for services grew, the name was changed to WFA Collateral Review Services, Inc. dba The WFA Group (“WFA”). These documents, plus others from his collection, have been donated by his widow, Pam Marlowe, to The British Library to ensure that they are held in a place of safety and will be available in the future for those interested in the history. With tournament experience under their belt, the players formed a 4 team league in 1965. The Women’s Faculty Association (WFA) of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center first began convening in 1982 and became a formal association in 1984 for charitable, educational and scientific purposes including the fostering of administrative and academic advancement and recognition of …
We currently have 4 Men's Teams and 3 Women's Teams.
The Women's Football Alliance was established in 2009 and began its inaugural season with 36 teams. In 1968, the WFA began competing internationally and traveled to Winnipeg, Canada to compete in their first International Fistball Association (IFA) tournament.
In 1964 Willie Hammacher and Art Jesswein established personal contacts with teams from Chicago and the East Coast. Games are still played on Sunday mornings in the summer just as they were over 50 years ago. In some cases all three. Western Fairs Association (WFA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the fair industry throughout the western United States and Canada. At every available opportunity, Art and his friends would play fistball for fun until 1963 when they began regular Sunday morning practices at Sherman Park in Milwaukee. This momentum continued as the WFA grew by an additional twenty-five percent after its first year, making it the fastest growing league in the country. With 62 teams across the country working together for a common goal, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. This site is designed to record the work of so many volunteers over those formative years of the sport until 1993. History of the Women's Football Association. One of the old fistball players, Fritz Krause, introduced the basics of the game and the seeds for fistball in Wisconsin were planted. If you look hard enough you can find information on the Web about women’s football but there is barely a mention of the story of the Women’s Football Association from its inception in the late 1960s until the decision was made in 1993 to hand over the organisation of this burgeoning sport to The Football Association. The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact American football league comprised of 63 teams across the United States and Mexico. This meant keeping travel regionalized and charging a fraction of what other leagues charge. camp grounds was visited by some fistball players and it was discovered that fistball was being played by a group in Chicago. Every volunteer, upon whom the sport relied, was in some measure supporting their club, league or the association. Jeff and Lisa’s goal was to create a league where all players could afford to play regardless of income level.
