af2 training camps begin Friday
March 8, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - Teams from arenafootball2, the nation's top developmental Arena Football league, officially open training camp this weekend in preparation for the league's exciting eighth season, which begins on March 29.
The expansion Laredo Lobos are the first team to convene, getting underway on Friday, March 9 with a three-day mini-camp. This year teams get an extra three days to practice, but those first three days are no-contact and for conditioning purposes only.
Under af2 rules, teams are allowed to open camp two weeks prior to the week of their regular season game. Teams are allowed to bring 35 players to camp (not including the optional two-player International Training Squad), but must cut down to 30 on the third day of full contact camp. The final cut to 22 players (19-active; three-inactive) is the Monday prior to their first game by 3:00 p.m. ET. A full calendar of af2 training camp important dates are attached on page 2 of this release.
"We're excited to get our eighth season underway," af2 President Jerry Kurz said. "We expect 2007 to be our best season ever, filled with great players and great plays. Most importantly, however, we anticipate the highest level of football our fans have ever seen."
A highlight of this year's preseason schedule includes scrimmages featuring four of the nine new teams that begin play in the af2 in 2007.
Scheduled scrimmages/preseason games include:
* All times local
March 16 - Mahoning Valley @ Fort Wayne - 7:00 PM - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
March 17 - Alabama @ South Georgia - 7:30 PM - Albany Civic Center
March 18 - Spokane @ Tri-Cities - 3:00 PM - Toyota Center
March 21 - Oklahoma City @ Bossier-Shreveport - 10:00 AM - CenturyTel Center
March 22 - Louisville @ Cincinnati - 4:00 PM - US Bank Arena
March 23 - South Georgia @ Tennessee Valley - 2:00 PM - Von Braun Center
March 25 - Green Bay @ Quad City - 3:15 PM - The MARK of the Quad Cities
Expansion teams listed in italics
About af2
With its eighth season set to begin on March 29 with 30 member teams, af2 serves as a vehicle to bring Arena Football to small to midsize cities and as a developmental league with an unmatched history of sending players, coaches and officials to major professional football leagues each year. af2 operates under the same Mission Statement and Fans' Bill of Rights as the Arena Football League, which began its 21st season on March 1 with 19 teams and a five-year media partnership with ESPN. Log on to www.af2.com for more information.
TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULES:
Team Start of
Mini Camp Start of
Training Camp Cut to 30 Final -22
Laredo Lobos Fri. 3.9.07 Mon. 3.12.07 Wed. 3.14.07 Sun, 3.25.07
Arkansas Twisters Sat. 3.10.07 Tues 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Bakersfield Blitz Sat. 3.10.07 Tues 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Boise Burn Sat. 3.10.07 Tues 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Cincinnati Jungle Kats Sat. 3.10.07 Tues 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Everett Hawks Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Florida Firecats Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Manchester Wolves Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
South Georgia Wildcats Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Spokane Shock Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Stockon Lighting Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Tennessee Valley Vipers Sat. 3.10.07 Tues 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon 3.26.07
Fort Wayne Fusion Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Quad City Steamwheelers Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Mahoning Valley Thunder Sat. 3.10.07 Tues 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon 3.26.07
Tri-Cities Fever Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Louisville Fire Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers Sat. 3.10.07 Tues. 3.13.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Green Bay Blizzard Sun. 3.11.07 Wed. 3.14.07 Fri. 3.16.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Tulsa Talons Mon. 3.12.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Sat. 3.17.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Alabama Steeldogs Mon. 3.12.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Sat. 3.17.07 Mon. 3.26.07
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings Mon. 3.12.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Sat. 3.17.07 Wed. 3.28.07
Albany Conquest Mon. 3.12.07 Thurs. 3.15.07 Sat. 3.17.07 Wed. 3.28.07
Amarillo Dusters Tues 3.13.07 Fri. 3.16.07 Sun. 3.18.07 Thurs. 3.29.07
Corpus Christi Sharks Sat. 3.17.07 Tues. 3.20.07 Thurs. 3.22.07 Mon. 4.2.07
Rio Grande Valley Dorados Sat. 3.17.07 Tues. 3.20.07 Thurs. 3.22.07 Mon. 4.2.07
Central Valley Coyotes Sat. 3.17.07 Tues. 3.20.07 Thurs. 3.22.07 Mon. 4.2.07
Texas Copperheads Sat. 3.17.07 Tues. 3.20.07 Thurs. 3.22.07 Mon. 4.2.07
Lubbock Renegades Sun. 3.18.07 Wed. 3.21.07 Sat. 3.23.07 Mon. 4.2.07
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