Jersey Shore Wave

What Jersey Shore Wave does

Jersey Shore Wave is a women's professional tackle football franchise competing in the Women's National Football Conference (WNFC). The franchise was founded in 2024 by owner Dawn Sherman, with Jared Ferko serving as President and Fabian Alesandro appointed Head Coach in September 2024; former NFL player Kristjan Sokoli acts in an advisory capacity. The team plays home games at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, completed its inaugural season in April 2025, and is preparing for its second season in 2026, with athlete recruitment underway for a 2027 roster. Operations are split between Princeton and Paterson and the organization runs the Shore She Can foundation, which delivers youth flag football camps and scholarship programming as a community development pillar.

The franchise's product surface consists of home-game ticket sales, branded merchandise sold through a Wix-hosted e-commerce store at price points from roughly $8 to $50, and corporate sponsorship programs structured around "Sponsor An Athlete" and "Sponsor the Team" tiers. The competitive roster is composed of unpaid volunteer athletes, and there is no proprietary technology, data platform, or AI capability disclosed in source material. Marketing is executed through a multi-channel organic social presence (Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, LinkedIn) and an email newsletter, with community fundraising events such as Tricky Trays supplementing sponsorship.

Jersey Shore Wave operates as a non-profit with 1-10 employees, so its business model relies on community-driven revenue mechanics: small-dollar sponsorship contracts with local businesses (named partners include McBride Auto Body and Barter Saves), single-game ticket revenue, merchandise margin, and donations funneled through the foundation. The go-to-market is grassroots — flag football camps, community events, and volunteer networks — rather than paid acquisition or institutional sales channels. As a result, growth depends on expanding the local sponsor pipeline and home attendance rather than on scalable recurring revenue contracts.

Name

Jersey Shore Wave

Legal name

Jersey Shore Wave

Website

https://jerseyshorefb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jersey Shore Wave is a Women's National Football Conference franchise founded in 2024, playing home games at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ. The non-profit generates revenue via ticket sales, merchandise, and sponsorships, serving female athletes and North Jersey football fans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: The team generates revenue through ticket sales for home games played at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey.
2. Merchandise Sales: The organization sells branded merchandise including apparel, accessories, and fan gear through its e-commerce store. Price points range from $8 for magnets to $50 for hoodies.
3. Sponsorships: The team accepts corporate sponsors (McBride Auto Body, Barter Saves) and individual athlete sponsors. The website includes dedicated sponsorship pages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Jersey Shore Wave is a women's professional tackle football franchise competing in the Women's National Football Conference (WNFC), playing home games at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey. The organization sells game tickets, branded merchandise (apparel, hats, hoodies, accessories) through an online store, and offers sponsorship opportunities to corporate partners. The team supports youth flag football camps and scholarship programs through its Shore She Can Charitable Foundation.

Product overview

Jersey Shore Wave is a women's professional tackle football team competing in the Women's National Football Conference (WNFC). The organization's primary offerings include live game attendance, team merchandise through their online store, and sponsorship/advertising opportunities for businesses. The team operates their retail business through a Wix-based e-commerce store offering branded apparel in various styles and sizes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Shore She Can: Charitable foundation associated with Jersey Shore Wave, runs youth flag camps and scholarship programs

Products and services

• Jersey Shore Wave Merchandise Store Online e-commerce store selling branded fan apparel and accessories including t-shirts, hoodies, hats, shorts, crewnecks, beach towels, bandanas, and magnets. Targets fans and supporters of the Jersey Shore Wave women's tackle football team.
• WNFC Game Tickets Tickets for live women's professional tackle football home games played at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, as part of the Women's National Football Conference season. Targeted at local North Jersey sports fans and women's football supporters.
• Team Sponsorship Packages Sponsorship packages available to corporate partners (team-level) and individuals (athlete-level), offering brand visibility on team materials and digital channels. Targeted at local businesses and community supporters in North Jersey.
• Youth Flag Football Camps Youth flag football camps run by the Shore She Can Charitable Foundation aimed at introducing young athletes to the sport and supporting female athletic development in the community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Attendance growth: attendance has increased during the 2026 season

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Women's National Football Conference (WNFC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Jersey Shore Wave competes as a franchise member of the Women's National Football Conference (WNFC), a professional women's tackle football league. The WNFC provides the league structure, scheduling, and competitive framework for the team.
• Shore She Can Charitable FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe team operates the Shore She Can foundation which runs youth flag camps and scholarship programs. This foundation supports the organization's mission of empowering female athletes and building community engagement.
• McBride Auto BodyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of the Jersey Shore Wave. Logo appears on team website sponsors section.
• Barter SavesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing barter/trade services to the organization. Logo appears on team website sponsors section.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Winds: WNFC women's tackle football franchise explicitly named as a Jersey Shore Wave competitor. Same league, same competition structure, same revenue mix - serves as the closest comparison for franchise operations benchmarking.
• Boston Renegades: Established women's tackle football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Operates a near-identical franchise model (ticket sales, merchandise, corporate sponsorships, community engagement) - direct peer for women's football unit-economics benchmarking.
• Pittsburgh Passion: Veteran women's tackle football franchise in the WFA. Comparable on ticket, merch, and sponsorship operations and on the structural challenges of building a women's football brand in a single regional market.
• DC Divas: Long-running WFA women's tackle football franchise with multi-year operating history. Direct peer for understanding the maturation curve of a women's tackle football franchise from volunteer to revenue-generating community sports asset.
• Atlanta Truth: WNFC women's tackle football franchise explicitly named as a WNFC competitor in Jersey Shore Wave's own data. Directly comparable on sponsorship market overlap, ticketing model, merchandise playbook, and volunteer-driven roster economics.

Broad incumbents

• Women's Football Alliance (WFA): The dominant rival women's tackle football league in North America. Broad incumbent that defines the competitive set, league economics, and player pipeline context within which WNFC franchises like Jersey Shore Wave operate.
• Women's National Football Conference (WNFC): The league governing body of which Jersey Shore Wave is a franchise member. Sets the competitive and commercial framework (scheduling, rules, league-level sponsorships) within which the franchise operates - the closest broad incumbent in the women's tackle football category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jerseyshorefb
• Facebookfacebook.com/jerseyshorefootball
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jersey-shore-football
• Instagraminstagram.com/jerseyshorefootball
• TikToktiktok.com/@jersey.shore.football

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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