Whitten's death, while imminent, came as a shock to the football community.
In some silent football communities, teaching the basic rules of the game is forbidden.
Despite the league's amateur status, it has attracted the attention of the professional football community.
There was no question what most in the pro football community thought.
At the time of Swift's death, the entire football community was deeply shocked.
And yet there is a belief, widely shared in the football community, that the Jets have done something special this time.
Everyone in the football community has come together for the fund and long may it continue.
She described how Annapolis's football community was reeling from the loss.
The film gained enormous support from the local football community.
"The women's football community is torn into three separate sectors."