The female-only We Run the World flag football tournament took place at the Proving Grounds in Conshohocken this past weekend and the athletes were excited about how much the tournament has grown in the past few years, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC.

“I could not even throw a football before, like, five years ago,” said Bridget Keyser. “I’ve always seen it, like, dominated by guys around here and stuff like tha

Recruited to play by friends, the Hatfield teenager is now the quarterback for one of the Athena Athletics 17u girls team.

“We’ve grown so much, and it’s become one big support family,” she said. “And friends from all over the world, it’s insane.”

At the tournament, 148 female youth teams competed. The players represented 18 different states and 3 countries.

The event was developed by the Flag Football Life organization. This year’s is its third iteration.

“We run tournaments throughout the country all year with boys and girls. And it was time for the girls to get their own tournament,” said Mike Reimel, the founder of Flag Football Life.

“We went from 66 teams to 88. And now this year, we have 148 teams from across the country and Panama and Canada.”

Reimel has plans to expand the tournament even more.

“We have a goal of making this its own tour and having stops in Mexico, Canada, Panama and throughout the U.S.,” he said.

Check out video of the tournament at 6ABC.

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See more video of the tournament.