Great Britain women's national flag football team

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Great Britain women's national flag football team
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag football
IFAF Flag Football World Championship
IFAF European Flag Football Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023Team

The Great Britain women's national flag football team represents Great Britain in women's international flag football matches. The sport is governed by the British American Football Association. In 2024, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) ranked the team 5th worldwide. [1]

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Dean Whittingslow began as head coach in March 2019 [2] and later left the position in November 2024. [3]

Championships

The team's first appearance at the IFAF Flag Football World Championship was in 2024 [4] when they won seventh place at the Championship in which they secured a spot for the 2025 World Games. [3]

IFAF Europe organizes flag football continental championships every two years to fall in between the world championships. The women's team received medals in 2017, 2019, and 2023. In 2017 they placed third. At the 2019 championship in Jerusalem, they were defeated by Spain with the score of 26-19, taking silver. [5] [2] The team faced Spain again at the 2023 European Championship, this time winning gold. [2] The win came in the last 14 seconds, when quarterback Brittany Botterill threw the winning pass to Phoebe Schecter. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "World Rankings". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Taylor, Andy (August 26, 2024). "Great Britain women's Flag Football: Set to Compete at the IFAF World Championship". Inside Britball. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Women's GB flag head coach Dean Whittingslow announces departure". British American Football Association. November 8, 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Collins, Ben (27 August 2024). "How a Facebook advert changed a life and the look of a sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 "2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships preview - Great Britain". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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