As an adult, Melinda Sparks found a way to keep her childhood passion for tackle football alive, and now she wants other women to know they can play, too.

Some of the female coaches in the NFL got their chance to play on women’s tackle football teams just like a Central Florida team, the Orlando Anarchy. Melinda Sparks, Orlando Anarchy team owner and player. “But I don’t want any young lady to not have a chance to play football. That’s wrong.”The Orlando Anarchy has given women in Central Florida to chance to play tackle football since 2010 as part of the Women’s Football Alliance. A former football player herself, she’s the passionate head coach and teacher.