The DC Divas are a women's tackle football team. They won their first national championship in 2015. Head coach Alston Fisher was the first Diva to become head coach. The playbook that these ladies learn is at minimum a high level collegiate playbook and NFL playbook.
Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Mary Pilon joins this episode to talk about the promise–and challenges–of building a fanbase for the Women’s Football Alliance, an all-female, full-contact league that has 60 teams in four divisions across 32 states.
And we head to a nighttime practice of the DC Divas, to hear from the players and coaches about why they love the game and what it means for women to play tackle football.