FOURTEENTH RECIPIENT
PORTER WILSON AWARD 2012
BARBARA COLETTA "BJ"
SACRAMENTO, CA., UNITED STATES
BARBARA COLETTA,
other wise known as “BJ”, is a true pioneer of women's tackle and flag football as well as talk radio on the Internet. Every month she brings together thousands of players, fans and coaches from around the world . BJ envisions women's tackle and flag football uniting and supporting one another. "Flag football has to be the starting point for young girls." says BJ. Successful parental support of flag football in the middle and high school levels is paramount. It allows parents to understand the rules and regulations of the game and how the girls are coached and protected in our sport.
Late 2009, the IWFFA was invited for interview on a women’s tackle football radio show. It was the first time IWFFA had the opportunity to share on a dedicated woman’s radio network. After the show, it’s radio host: “BJ” offered the IWFFA it’s own prime radio spot and so, since January 22, 2010, every third Thursday of each month, the IWFFA has had the opportunity to highlight and share female flag football from around the world!
While playing women's tackle football in 2006, BJ liked following the three leagues: WPFL, NWFA, IWFL, scores and teams so she started a blog. Her blog was very successful and BJ gained a large following of players and fans alike. Wanting to gain a larger audience and spread the word of tackle and flag football to other areas was at the top of BJ's agenda. She wanted to educate and promote tackle and flag football together hoping they would unite and work together. In August 2007, with one producer, BJ's talk radio show debuted.
Porter Wilson
- The Inventor of the Sonic Boom Belts & Flags and Founder of Flag A Tag
- Passed Away in September of 2000
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- Porter was our biggest supporter for girls and women's flag football
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- In Memory and to Honor
- We Bestow the Porter Wilson Award
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IWFFA’s “On The Air with the IWFFA Radio” has interviewed our players from across: U.S.A., Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Canada, Mexico, Scotland and Puerto Rico and we’ve heard from such female celebrities as: Kelly McGillis and Kate Clinton, all voicing their opions, thoughts and stories directly related to female flag football. The radio show has been an effective means for the IWFFA to communicate with all it’s players and fans around the world and to hear from any person live on the radio show!. So, it has been B.J. who opened the IWFFA to “a whole new world “ – literally.
