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Guam official to introduce women’s tackle football in NMI
The president of the Bud Light Guam Women’s Tackle Football League will be visiting Saipan this weekend to support their team’s friendly match against the CNMI Sharks and at the same time promote the sport to female players.
BLGWTF president Linda Salas will be arriving on island along with the Guam delegation on Friday morning and she is expected to meet with Commonwealth Football League Association head John Blanco. The CNMI-Guam friendly match will be held on Saturday at 1:30pm at the CPA Airport Field.
Salas said she will discuss will Blanco how to start a women’s tackle football league on Saipan.
In an email to Saipan Tribune, Salas said she’s encouraging female players interested in tackle football to watch Saturday’s game.
“I will be on Saipan to promote our league and hopefully connect with a coach to start women’s tackle football with a small team,” said Salas. “John will definitely be my point person with this venture.”
She added that once the CNMI has put up a team or organized a league, Guam squads could come to Saipan and play friendly matches.
Besides Salas, other BLGWTFL officials are Paul Blas (vice president), Monica Sarusal (secretary), Marge Leon Guerrero (treasurer), Fred Tupaz (commissioner) and Frank Salas (disciplinary chair), while Angel Calugay will be coaching Team Guam, which scored a 20-0 win over the Sharks on May 4 last year, in this weekend’s friendly match. (Jon Perez)
