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Kicker who played in the NAIA holds a NCAA record?[edit]

I am not sure how this can happen? Shouldn't it be "college" rather than "NCAA" record? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.241.73 (talk) 20:41, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Who?--Paul McDonald (talk) 23:46, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lauren Fech female football player[edit]

Lauren Fech born on 7/14/98. Started playing football at the age of 6 in Avon, IN for AJAA, August 2004. She continued to play for AJAA up through the 5/6th grade tackle league 8/2009, played in 2 games, when she moved to Wausau, WI and played for WAYFL that same year in the 5/6 grade league. Lauren played both offense and defense from 2004-2009 and was the quarter back on offense.

She played for WAYFL both her 5th and 6th grade years, continuing to quarter back and play defense. In 20ll and 2012 Lauren played for Newman Catholic Middle School and was the starting quarter back in 8th grade.

Lauren continues to play football today as a Senior at Newman Catholic High School. She is a four year varsity player and currently starts as a senior as a wide receiver, kicker, punter and does all extra points and field goals. She is the first female to score in her conference, extra points, and this year 2017 scored her first touch down. 143.115.155.58 (talk) 04:57, 9 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Needs to be moved[edit]

This article needs to be moved for two-fold reasons: a) It is not just a list of players, coaches, owners, etc are also included in the list; and b) There are also Canadian football players included. I cannot think of a fitting title at the moment, but it's clear to me a change has to come. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ^ᐐT₳LKᐬ 19:33, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Shortcomings mentioned in A.V. Club[edit]

Mike Vage from the A.V. Club has published a generally positive but somewhat critical article based on the List of female American football players titled "They weren’t all kickers: Tackling the history of women in football". It points out that "the Women's National Football Conference has 20 teams, only five of which have Wikipedia pages" while the article on the Independent Women's Football League does not mention it is now defunct. Anyone interested in dealing with these shortcomings?--Ipigott (talk) 10:12, 16 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with "Youth Players" section[edit]

One of the sections on this page that is most problematic is the "Youth Players" section. Because there is a "High School Players" section, by definition this sub-list should only include young children up through middle school (Grade 8 or 9). In other words, it's a very narrow window that anyone would qualify for this list (Grades 7–9), and in general that is WP:TOOSOON for most individuals to warrant notability on Wikipedia, with a few exceptions – the most notable one being Samantha Gordon. Gordon herself now plays college football, so I've moved her up to the College Players sub-section. This points to another issue: A "Youth Players" section is a nightmare to maintain, as middle school players move up to high school, sometimes changing sports, and then become college players, or quit altogether. A further concern is that, as the intro to this section points out, at any given time, there are at least 2,500 girls aged 5–14 playing tackle football. Wikipedia is not a directory for all these girls, nor a target list for scouts, nor a blog, nor a social media group. I understand that it's exciting when a player you know gets covered in the local newspaper, but going back to the first point about it being TOOSOON – by all means, hold on to those press clippings because at some point in the future, they may warrant their own Wikipedia page. Finally, I have a real concern about child protection and personal privacy issues in listing non-notable living children on Wikipedia, even if they have had some previous coverage in the media or online. Cielquiparle (talk) 08:31, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

College players[edit]

Removing the following college players for now:

Ashley Baker, Framingham State University
Rachael Evans, Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Morgan Salzwedel, California Lutheran University
Hillary Carter, Earlham College
Abi Sweger, Lebanon Valley College
Morgan Smith, Franklin Pierce University
Maria del Carmen Sacristan Benjet, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WR)

Cielquiparle (talk) 23:03, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-professional players[edit]

Removing Duffy and Hodge. The only source cited was the American Football Association page itself. I haven't found enough coverage that makes them seem particularly notable within their peer group otherwise. And for what it's worth, Neal Rozendaal specifically states that there are many others he would include on a list for this period (1967–1985) before Duffy and Hodge in "The Greatest Players in Women's Football History – Part 1".

Carole Duffy – Running back, Pittsburgh Powderkegs (1969–1971). Third of four women inducted into the American Football Association Minor League / Semi-Pro Hall of Fame.
Rae Hodge – Kicker/wide receiver, Pittsburgh Powderkegs (1971). One of the first two women inducted into the American Football Association Minor League / Hall of Fame.

Cielquiparle (talk) 03:20, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Female college football player[edit]

You should look in to my old teammate Sofia Jonasson. I played with her at Judson University for a while. If I remember correctly, she played guard. 95.193.98.90 (talk) 08:47, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]