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Mar 23, 2015

USAFL Season Preview Week - East

Though the balance of power has shifted from the East Coast clubs out West, three of these eight teams contested for Grand Finals at last year's National Championships.  Only New York has been left in Division I, and they won the whole shebang.

That said, the Eastern clubs are slowly gaining somewhat of resurgence.  There is a ton of talent in this group, including some of the best American players in the country.  That growth coincides with the rise of a couple of old teams to Nationals glory, and a new team about to take the stage. 

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Mar 22, 2015

Introducing Season Preview Week!

"For lo' the winter is past, the rain is over and gone, the flowers appear on the earth, the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land."

Though the last bits of winter have invaded spring on the East Coast, Spring is in fact here.  In America, that means footy season is finally upon us.  34 clubs from coast to coast are ready for the 2015 season.  Many questions have bounced around the heads of footy players and experts in the offseason:

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Mar 20, 2015

Former Freedom Players Take Helm of Liberty Coaching Staff

For 2015, several former Freedom players will continue that push from the coach’s box, hoping to develop a new group of starlets ahead of International Cup 2017.

The new staff will be eyeing new recruits as the cycle for IC17 begins April 10-12 with the US Freedom and Liberty tryout sessions in Arizona.  Tryouts and games will be held at the soccer fields at South Valley Junior High in Gilbert, and are open to the public.

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Mar 19, 2015

Mason Cox Splendid in AFL Debut

Though he wasn't the first American to make his AFL debut in 2015, Oklahoma's Mason Cox arugably put on the best performances by a Yank so far.

The 6'11" ruckman played a shade over a half of football for the Collingwood Magpies,during which he amassed a team high fourteen hitouts in a seven point loss to arch-rival Carlton in a NAB Challenge match at the Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo.

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Mar 6, 2015

Beasts in Training: Eastern Clubs form Development Program

When it comes to a national sports program, the whole is generally only as good as the sum of its parts.

For teams in the Eastern US, they are hoping to add to the machine of American footy by cultivating some of the cogs that make it go.

The Eastern Australian Football League (EAFL) Coalition Development Program was officially launched this week, becoming the first such endeavor to represent an entire region within the USAFL.  The program is intended to be year round, with its first clinic in New York City the weekend of May 15-17.

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Feb 28, 2015

Holmes Solid in AFL Debut for St. Kilda

Two years ago, Chicago-native Jason Holmes didn’t know that Australian Rules football existed. On Saturday, he played it at the highest professional level the game has to offer – the AFL.

Granted, this was only a preseason game, the opening match of his St. Kilda Saints’ 2015 campaign played in the small Brisbane suburb of Burpengary. But to be only the second born-and-raised American player to play AFL football, this was kind of a big deal.

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Feb 25, 2015

Sunny Fort Lauderdale to Kick Off USAFL Regionals Series

The first installment of the USAFL’s Regional Tournament Series provides the perfect kick off of the USAFL 2015 Regular Season.

Florida's bright sun and the bright lights of Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale provide the Eastern Regional 18s Tournament with a stunning stage.  Set for the weekend of April 17th-18th, the tournament, is hosted by the hometown Fighting Squids, a club that has seen a great resurgence over the last several seasons.

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Feb 18, 2015

The USA Freedom and Liberty Hit the Ground Running

The USA Freedom women’s national Australian football team, will take to the fields in sunny Arizona on April 10-12, 2015.  Returning veterans and hopeful candidates from across the country will showcase their fitness and skills to earn a spot on the team.

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Feb 15, 2015

Four Regional Tournaments Announced

After a successful Western Regional tournament in 2014, the USAFL has expanded the Regional series to include all three regions in 2015.

The East, Central and West will each hold two regional carnivals, one feature the 10s (Metro) format, and the other with full, 18-a-side teams.

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Feb 14, 2015

First Set of Online Coaching Courses Announced

USAFL coaches will have the opportunity to complete their coaching accreditation in online courses.

The courses, conducted by the league, will allow those interested to earn their Level 1 or Level 2 accreditation.  All USAFL coaches must hold at least Level 1 certification by the end of the 2015 season.

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Jan 14, 2015

Australia Day 2015 Event Listings

Australia Day 2015 is just around the corner, and USAFL Clubs are celebrating the birthplace of our great game (and some of our equally great teammates) with parties around the country.  Here is a listing of the events going on.

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