Sacramento Rush
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The Sacramento Rush is a team of the Women's Football Alliance
scheduled to begin play for the 2011 season. Based in Sacramento, California
, the Rush are expected to compete in the Pacific Division.
The team is co-owned by Ed Silva (who also owns the Sacramento Warriors of the brand-new Pacific Coast Football League) and Brad Bednerak, a former Canadian Football League
player who will also serve as the Rush's head coach. The Rush are expected to compete for talent and fans with Sacramento's other women's football team, the Sacramento Sirens
of the Independent Women's Football League
.
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact Women's American football league which began play in the spring of 2009. They have now completed three full seasons and grew to over 60 teams slated for the 2011 season. The women play 11 person tackle football games with rules that basically mirror...
scheduled to begin play for the 2011 season. Based in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, the Rush are expected to compete in the Pacific Division.
The team is co-owned by Ed Silva (who also owns the Sacramento Warriors of the brand-new Pacific Coast Football League) and Brad Bednerak, a former Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
player who will also serve as the Rush's head coach. The Rush are expected to compete for talent and fans with Sacramento's other women's football team, the Sacramento Sirens
Sacramento Sirens
The Sacramento Sirens are a women's semi-professional American football team, located in Sacramento, California. The team has compiled one of the most successful records in women’s full tackle football.-History:...
of the Independent Women's Football League
Independent Women's Football League
The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001.IWFL founders began with the goal to establish a quality women's football league that would be respected as the top level of women's tackle football in the world....
.