The San Diego Rebellion, a women’s tackle football team, includes football veterans and rookies, and they’re all working together to enhance the women’s football scene. Learn more about the team and check out their schedule:
It was kind of just by luck that I came upon it. One of my teammates spotted me in the gym. It's something that I played growing up and I've always loved, and so yeah I just took advantage of that opportunity and I'm lovin’ it so far.”
The roster is also made up of players from different cities. Some travel from as far as Los Angeles or Arizona for evening practices on Mondays and Wednesdays.“We also have a bunch of LA people who commute anywhere from two to three hours depending on traffic one way…they’ve played for other teams, they’ve been part of other programs and they’ve found that coming here they're getting the business side of it, the football side of it, the family side of it,” Martin said.
If women's football were to become a professional sport, the financial burden would no longer fall on the players, Martin said. In addition to financial support from businesses, women’s football would also benefit from NFL recognition, Martin said.
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