BAFA’s performance programme head to Tampa, Florida this week, with multiple Women’s teams competing across several formats in the USA Flag World Championship.
After securing their second consecutive European title at EuroFlag 2025 in Paris last year, players and staff from the Perfomance Programme return to competition in January as they take on teams from across the world at the USA Football World Championship.
The competition, billed as the biggest flag football tournament in the US, will see more than 1000 teams facing off in the Sunshine State across more than 10 formats.
Players and coaches from the Performance programme will compete as “The Pride” in the Olympic Style, U23, Air it Out, and Non Contact formats from Thursday to Saturday, with their opponents including teams from the US, Canada, Mexico and the Cayman Islands.
During their trip, the national programme will also take the opportunity to train with Warner University, whose flag football team compete in the Sun Conference in the NAIA.
The full list of players and staff participating with the National Programme can be found below:
Players
Abi Snelson
Ellie Thorpe
Emily Kemp
Grace Conway
Hannah Elliott
Jessica Allen
Jochebed Frimpong
Kate Bruinvels
Laura Carter
Lottie Laidler
Marta Mathews
Phoebe Schecter
Jessica Anderson
Abi Coleman
Angelica Tait
Beth Newley
Eva Holburn-White
Hermione Roberts
Honey Watson
Kayleigh Thomas
Matilda Deakins
Sophia Klair
Sydney Marcus
Staff
Jack Reed
Marki Ostrander
Fraser Thomson
Richard Greaves
Ieuan Tucker
Meg MacDonald
Jon Wyse
Angie Hulst
Lyric Barcoo