USAFL News

May 1, 2012

Freedom to Visit Minnesota

OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS – Each year, players from across the nation come to training camp in hopes of earning a spot on the USA Freedom squad. This year, the Freedom training camp will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 15-17. The team will be preparing for the August 4 game against Canada in the 2012 49th Parallel Cup.

Interested players should contact Head Coach, Leigh Barnes to express their interest. 

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Apr 28, 2012

USAFL & Down Under Fest to Host 2nd Umpire Clinic

This Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-28, in Cumming, Georgia while the Down Under Festival is promoting everything Australia, the USAFL will conduct the second Umpire Clinic of 2012, in conjunction with the DUFFA Cup Carnival.

The Umpire Clinic is designed for all levels of umpires, from those who are just starting out through to experienced umpires who are working towards accreditation. In addition to classroom time and field time, all attendees will have multiple opportunities to umpire games during the festival and receive feedback and coaching.

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Apr 23, 2012

ANZAC Day 2012 - Watch it Live

Each year on ANZAC day the Collingwood Magpies take on the Essendon Bombers at the MCG. This has taken place every year since 1995, an will continue to so. That is the tradition.

US viewers can watch this years clash LIVE on Fox Soccer PLUS and Livesport.TV from 11:30pm EST Wednesday, April 24.

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Apr 19, 2012

Kings Island to Host 2nd USAFL Nationals

In 2012 Kings Island Resort & Conference Center will once again host the USAFL National Tournament and competing teams.

The resort will be the official host hotel of this year's tournament with all meetings, the USAFL AGM, player registration and Friday night welcome function taking place at the conference center.

"The combination of a very successful 2009 Nationals, plus excellent facilities and great rates, easily made Kings Island Resort the best option to host the event again", said Rich Mann, USAFL National's Director.

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Apr 15, 2012

Stateside Footy TV Wants Your Footage!

Stateside Footy TV, a Wilmington, Massachusetts, based cable access show has been growing over the past year. Bill Robert, Producer and Host of the show has been working hard and now it is televised on multiple cable networks across the USA.

Bill is looking to expand not only the coverage but the content of the program and is now reaching out to USAFL clubs for additional footage to add to his program.

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Mar 28, 2012

Revolution at the Down Under Fest

Revolution Logo

The USA Revolution, the men's national Australian Football team, will be participating at the inaugural Down Under Festival Football All-Stars Cup (DUFFA) in Atlanta, GA, over the Memorial Day weekend on May 26-27.

The Down Under Fest is the result of two years of work by a team of individuals who love Australia and New Zealand and want to bring some of their spirit to America. With a diverse market place, food, musical talents, activities for the kids and a special made Down Under Fest Ale it promises to be a weekend of fun for everyone!

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Mar 27, 2012

Watch Footy, Raise Money!

Announcing LIVESPORT.TV Affiliate Program

LIVESPORT.TV (a Perform Group Company) currently broadcast a variety of sports and are the official international online broadcaster of the Australian Football League (AFL) 2012 Season. LIVESPORT.TV are working with the USAFL to develop a successful Affiliate relationship between the two organizations. For every subscription made through the program, the USAFL will be rewarded with 20% of the revenue.

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Mar 26, 2012

2011 Annual Report Now Available

2011 USAFL Annual Report

The 2011 USAFL Executive Board Annual Report is now available. The Report details the year's highlights, USAFL Programs, the International Cup, National Tournament results and financial data. The cover photo features the 2011 USA Freedom and USA Revolution Captains, Judith Stein & Daniel Sarbacker in Sydney during the International Cup.

Past Annual Reports are also available online at http://usafl.com/about.

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Mar 13, 2012

AFL to be televised on FOX SOCCER Plus in 2012

Fox Soccer Plus

The AFL announced today that FOX SOCCER Plus will be the 2012 telecast partner in the USA. The three-year deal will include two matches per week being televised live as well as a weekly one-hour highlights show.

The first match to be shown will be the derby clash between Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants and the Sydney Swans on March 23 (televised in the US on March 25 4:20amET/3:20amCT/2:20amMT/1:20amPT) followed on March 30 by Hawthorn and Collingwood (televised in the US on March 29 at 4:50amET/3:50amCT/2:50amMT/1:50amPT).

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Mar 12, 2012

Player Registration for the 2012 Season is Open!

Player Registration

The USAFL Player Registration System is open for the 2012 season! All players participating in a USAFL team's activities must register with the USAFL. Players must be registered in order to earn points towards their Nationals eligibility.  Players must earn a minimum of 3 points to be eligible to participate at Nationals for their club. Players earn 1 point per USAFL game played and .5 point per metro game played.

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Mar 9, 2012

USAFL Seeks New Treasurer and Accountant

The USAFL are seeking applications for two positions beginning June 2012. The Board position of Treasurer will be vacated in June 2012. Additionally a replacement for the contracted position of Accountant, both for the period of June 2012 until October 2012. The USAFL Board would like to have both positions filled by May 30, 2012.

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