Professional American Football in the USA

Mens Professional Football. Being financially motivated, there has been a lot of movement in league formation over the years since professional fotball was introduced in th USA in 1920- See History of Professional Football. Currently (2009) there is only one established Pro league - the The National Football League, NFL - with two more forming in 2009 - the United Football League, UFL, currently with only 4 teams and the All American Football League, AAFL, also with small numbers of teams. The situation is expected to remain fuid for the next 2 years, depending on the financial success of the new ventures.

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Womens Professional Football. The Womens Professional Football League started in 1999. There are several other Womens leagues operation in the USA. See Women's American Football, below

• Women's Professional Football League Formed in 1999 and operate with 16 teams in 4 geographic Divisions. News, teams, schedules, ask the ref.......
• United Football league The official Site; UFL is an independent professional American football league that began play in October 2009, starting with just 4 teams, playing October and November and culminating in a championship game in late November at las Vegas, Nevada. Schedules standings, reports, video

Semi-professional American Football in the USA

• Semi-Pro Football Headquarters There are over eight-hundred teams in the United States that refer to themselves as semi-pro, minor league, professional development, senior amateur, or adult amateur in over sixty different leagues. This site is dedicated to these players whose participation and dedication allows this often overlooked level of football to exist in the United States.
• List of Semi-pro Leagues from Yahoo, dedicated to these players whose participation and dedication allows this often overlooked/ignored level of football to exist in the United States. There are over four-hundred teams in the United States who refer to themselves as semi-pro or minor league or senior amateur in over forty different leagues
• American Football Association dedicated to the advancement of semi-pro/minor league football throughout the United States and serves as the National Organization for non-professional leagues and teams from coast-to-coast. The AFA was founded in 1980 by Ronald J. Real under the name Minor Professional Football Association (MPFA). It's main function was to conduct an annual post-season championship tournament for teams calling themselves minor league.
  Initiated the "All-Star" game. It lists the teams registered with the AFA and the leagues they play in.
• Semi-Pro Football Resources If you own a team or are interested in starting a team, this is your one stop shop for everything you'll need. This site contains knowledge, data links, fund raising resources .....
• Mid Continental Football League A semi-professional football league formed in 1991. - one of the premier football leagues in the Nation, with teams in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
• Minor League Football News Scores, Arena and Indoor news, National Rankings, Hall of Fame .....
• National Football Events Championships and Bowls at the semi-pro level

Amateur American Football in the USA

• NorthWest Football League The top league in Central Ohio.The official site that covers all the teams in the Amateur American Football league in the Northwest Region of the United States. With stats, schedules, forums, news and player info
• USA Football An independent non-profit organization whose purpose is to support and expand football at all amateur levels, but does not operate any leagues or teams. It has important resources for coaches, officials and players.

College American Football in the USA

College Football is organised at two levels.  The NCAA - National College Athletic Association - is the top level. The NAIA - The National Intercollegiate Association - supports smaller colleges and Universities. Both have a considerable number of Conferences and teams which compete independently in several Divisions and culminate in Championship Bowls. See Wikipedia for the full breakdown.

• NCAA College Football Official Site
• College Football Overview From Wikipedia; history schedules, rules, National Championships, Divisons I to III, the Bowls
• Intercollegiate Football Researchers Association Organization dedicated to research and analysis of Collegiate football
• American college football - the WWW library by David Wilson Divided up into Divisions: I-A, I-AA, II and III with the top teams in 12 conferences in Div I-A; Bowls Series History and Records
• NCAA Bowls - 2008-09 Season Selection and results, from Wikiepdia
• Nokia Sugar Bowl Official Site
• Sugar Bowl Played in the Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
• NFL Draft Dog Provides news and information on the NFL Draft, NFL and College Football with player scouting reports, mock drafts and rankings. We also have editorial columns on all 32 NFL Football teams.
• MonsterPreps: College Sports Recruiting Free college sports recruiting community. A marketing tool for athletes, coaches, parents, and fans.
• Washington Scout Covers all college football teams with a focus on the Washington Huskies from the Pacific 10 Conference
• Husker Sport College football - forums, blogs, videos, pictures, web games, and history of Nebraska Cornhusker football.

Women's American Football

Women's Professional Football is under Professional Competitions

• Background from Wikipedia History
• Princesses of the Gridiron Celebrating the increasing number of girls who dare to take to the gridiron. Timeline history,
• Boos unofficial guide to Women's American Football
• Queens of the Gridiron A tribute to the women and girls who have dared to play tackle football over the years - National Women's Football League of the 1970s, but also junior high and high school girls who played tackle football.
• The Independent Women's Football League Founded in 2000, focused on creating a positive, safe and fun environment for the women who play the game and fans that come out to watch them. They run more than 30 teams across North America from Southern California toMontreal and Oregon to Florida. News, schedules, scores, stats, teams, players
• Portland Shockwave
• Women's Football Message Board
• Skilton's Links to Women's Football Provides links to teams for the major leagues
• Maine Freeze Based in Portland, ME

Youth Football

• Youth Football USA YFBUSA introduce little league tackle football to the 3rd to 8th grade, with the goal of teaching the fundamentals of football, the importance of teamwork, and most of all to have fun. The Program, Championships, District contacts, Faq
• American Youth Football From Wikipedia;AYF was established in 1996, as an international youth football organization that promotes the development of youth through their association with adult leaders in the sport of American football. Rules and regulations are established to ensure that players are in a safe environment with a competitive balance between teams. AYF provides leadership, support services, and safety to the international community now playing American football - the fastest growing youth organization in the USA with over 100,000 Boys and Girls in 42 states and Canada currently enrolled
• American Youth Football League AFYL started in 1996 in Florida with 6 teams from Boca, Cooper City, Pasadena, Plantation, Sawgrass and Weston and had grown in 2009 to 14

Highschool Football

• Highschool American Football An overview from Wikipedia
• Highschool Football Web Resources for Highschool Football: news and articles on teams, players, and recruiting, along with links, college addresses and emails, team websites, camps and clinics. Links to State Highschool Athletic sites
• PrepNation 101 All-American Highschool team No state is eligible to have more than five players selected for PrepNation's 101-player team, which is believed to be the only prep All-American football team to ever honor players from the states of Alaska, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, and Vermont.
• PrepNation Football Highschool Polls Among the criteria used in the weekly compilation of the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.
• USA Football - Highschool Caters for all Amateur football
• Wichita Falls Coyote Team Site of the Wichita Falls High School Coyote football team Texas

Retired NFL Players

Past NFL players provide heroes and hope for fans and food for statisticians, but the heroes also can have health and financial concerns at the end of their playing life. From the sites below, it is clear that thay will not be forgotten .....

• Pro-football Hall of Fame provides information on the retired stars of the game; find players by team, college, jersey number etc
• Player Search from nflplayers.com; a search engine requiring name, team and playing position. Only provide a small amout of information - weight, height and college
• NFL Retired Numbers Teams in the National Football League retire jersey numbers of players who are considered to have extraordinary talent and have made significant contributions to that team's success. The site provides the player and the retired number for each team in the AFC and NFC. See also Wikipedia
• NFL Retired Players United dedicated to the NFL past players who played in the National Football League and the American Football League and have retired from the sport and are now working to improve retirement, disability and health benefits for the players that helped make the game what it is today
• Retired NFL Resources a cost free service available to retired NFL players, linking them to a wide variety of humanitarian , social , medical and financial resources that are available to them
• Retired Players.org focusses on disability and retirement issues for past NFL players; articles and feedback on specific issues and players
• Dave Pear blogging on independent retired football players
• Dignity after Football an organization committed to giving a voice to past players of the NFL and to finally restoring dignity to the lives of thousands of disabled and under-pensioned former players.
• Fourth and Goal dedicated to: gaining representation for retired NFL players; advocating for improved pension and disability benefits for retired players and raising funds to provide immediate assistance for past NFL players in need.