New York Sharks

The New York Sharks has established itself as a New York City staple. After eighteen seasons of play, the team remains the "winningest" and longest operating women's tackle football team in the world! The team is home to 45 female football players from across the Tri-State area and boasts an eighteen season record that includes 9 Division Titles, 4... East Coast Championships and a National Title (2003). The New York Sharks are front runners in the sport of women's tackle football. We have - and continue to - make great strides for women and girls in sports. Known as a perennial powerhouse, the Sharks were chosen by USA Football to represent the United States in the inaugural (2008) 5 on 5 Flag Football World Cup, held in Quebec, Canada. Many Sharks also participated in the same event in 2010 as well. In addition to it's on-field success, the Sharks are the first women's team to make it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio; the only women's tackle football team to have a retired jersey on permanent display at the Sports Museum of America in Kansas City, MO; the first women's team to play in a halftime scrimmage at an NFL game (also televised) on January 2nd, 2005 at Giants Stadium when the Giants faced the Cowboys; hosted the first ever NFL Junior Player Development program for girls at the Giants practice facility in the spring of 2007 - an event so successful that it is now an annual event.Read More