USAFL News
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Mar 10, 2011 Outcomes of the 2011 USAFL Executive Board Retreat The USAFL Executive Board held its annual retreat in Austin, TX over the weekend of February 11-13. The retreat is the one opportunity for the Board to meet in person each year to review the previous year, Nationals, financials and to establish budgets and priorities for the coming year. The Board approved to leave club and player dues unchanged from the previous year. Support for the Revolution and Freedom, in their preparations to represent the USAFL at the International Cup in August, will be a major focus. In addition, the Board will work towards offering more coaching and umpiring accreditation opportunities throughout the year. Read more » |
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Mar 7, 2011 Obama Kicks Around with Aussie Prime Minister
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Mar 3, 2011 Revolution and Freedom Training Camp Success During the weekend of February 25-27, the USA Revolution and USA Freedom held their final training camp before the 2011 International Cup in Austin, Texas. There were 34 Revolution and 22 Freedom hopefuls competing for a spot on the squads to travel to Australia in August. "The weekend was a great success and definitely gave us a lot to think about", said Revolution Head Coach, Matt Bishop, "We will be announcing the squad for the 2011 International Cup in the coming weeks". Read more » |
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Mar 3, 2011 The USAFL and AFL Attend 2011 NFL Combine The USAFL and AFL were guests of Under Armour at the recent NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Representing the AFL was Peter Schwab, AFL Director of Coaching. Doren James, Operations Manager attended on behalf of the USAFL. Several scouting and recruiting managers from Collingwood, Geelong, North Melbourne, Fremantle and the Gold Coast were also in attendance. With the AFL set to adopt free agency in 2012 AFL club representatives took the opportunity to meet with their counterparts from various NFL teams to gain insight into the draft process, player management and the NFL’s free agency system. |
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Feb 21, 2011 Text A Star - Hear from your Favourite AFL stars today! Text A Star - the unique social media service designed to give fans unprecedented access to their favorite sports stars – is offering USAFL fans a world first opportunity. Already a hit in Australia, Text A Star joined forces with some of the leading AFL players who have been texting fans direct to their mobile phones on a weekly basis. What is Text A Star? Text A Star is a premium social media product which bridges the gap between sports stars and their fans. Read more » |
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Feb 17, 2011 The AFL are seeking new American talent
AFL director of coaching Peter Schwab will spend next week at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, which will also be attended by leading officials from several AFL clubs, with talent identification among his key objectives. Read more » |
A SERIES of meetings in the United States next week could be the first step in creating an AFL career path for American college athletes, in a plan to discover a new type of ruckman.Pages
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