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Gridiron Girls Inc. and The NFL 
Announce a Groundbreaking Partnership!       

SAN DIEGO CA (September 2002) A small step for Women's sports - a Giant step for Women's Football! San Diego based Gridiron Girls Inc., a non-profit whose mission includes assisting women's football leagues and their member teams with developing positive programming for girls, has joined forces with the NFL!! GGI will to participate in the NFL Experience to be held January 18 - 19 and 22 - 26 during the San Diego hosted Super Bowl!!!

Gridiron Girls Inc. will produce Football 101 for Girls ™ mini clinics at the 7 day Experience. The trademark clinics are the first of its kind to be held at the event. GGI will also conduct an Exhibition game. The event will give fans an opportunity to see players from all over the country!

The NFL Experience is the most exciting continuous event of Super Bowl weekend. The interactive theme park celebrates football on every level, including films, coaching, player and referee clinics, participatory skills stations, Super Bowl playgrounds, and thousands of free autographs!!

Gridiron Girls Extravaganza at the NFL Experience - A presentation of Women's Football

Women's Football Memorabilia - pictures, jerseys and team books from Women's Leagues and teams across the country *History of Women in Football - video recorded presentation - 30-minute feature that will run continuously throughout the day.

*Football 101 for Girls ™- mini clinics held 3 or 4 times a day that will take girls 8-14 on a "tour" of the space - intro to women's football, view the video presentation, look at the memorabilia, practice drills, and try on women's football equipment *Gridiron Girls East/West Exhibition - teams comprised of players from all across the country.

*Gridiron Girls Extravaganza Yearbook - Info about various leagues and their teams, Football 101 for girls, pictures, All Stars, health and fitness information and history of women in football.

The NFL expects the upcoming Experience to attract more than 200,000 fans, and GGI and it's one of a kind programming - will be one of the main attractions!

For more information on the event - SuperBowl.com

[Source: Gridiron Girls Inc., Gridirongirls@aol.com, Media Relations, 619-295-8549]

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