contest to Canada. Women's Football in the United States Women's Football teams in the United States have had many Sports leagues, among them can be named the Women's Professional Football League (1965-1973), the Women's Professional Football League, the Independent Women's Football League, the Women's Football Alliance and the X League. In 1970 Patricia Palinkas became the holder of the Orlando Panthers and became the first woman to play in the Atlantic Coast Football League, and in 2010 Katie Hnida became the kicker for the Fort Wayne FireHawks in the Continental Indoor Football League. See also National Football League Women's Football in the United States References External links NCAA's complete college football rules; available as a PDF file National Football League Official Signals. Annual Survey of Football Injury Research American Youth Football American Football rules and History American football training drills American Football League Chestnut Hill College