Alaska Wild Player Tryouts November 17
November 14, 2007 - Intense Football League (Intense)
Alaska Wild News Release
It's about that time to show if you have the right stuff to become a member of the Alaska Wild Football Team. If you want to get in the game, then you should come out to the Alaska Wild player tryouts. Last season, fifteen players on our team were from Alaska. The goal of player tryouts is to tap into our Alaskan home-grown talent. The coaches know that there's talent around Alaska and this Saturday at the CellularOne Sports Center will be jam packed filled with talented athletes. Not all athletes make the team from the tryouts, but that doesn't mean you still couldn't make the squad. If you have a "don't quit attitude" we will be conducting sign-ups for the Anchorage Indoor Flag Football League (AIFFL) after each session during player tryouts on Saturday, November 17th. The AIFFL is a developmental league for the Alaska Wild and last season, six players from the AIFFL were signed by the Alaska Wild. Some of those players such as Justin Dailey and Sean Chase went on to become starters and made game-changing plays for the Alaska Wild. "We want the AIFFL to expand into a viable pipeline to our Alaska Wild football team for the athletes residing in the greater Anchorage area", David Weatherholt, President of the Alaska Wild said.
Our mission as a team is to find the right all-around athlete to represent this franchise. When an athlete becomes an Alaska Wild football player, there's commitments on and off the field one must make to the community of Anchorage
and beyond. Go Wild!
WHO: Alaska Wild
WHAT: Player Tryouts
WHEN: 8a.m. to 4:30p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
WHERE: CellularOne Sports Center
HOW MUCH: $65 on-line sign-up or $75 at the door
FOR INFO: (907)-771-9400
Tryout Schedule
Session 1 Tests
9a.m. to Noon
Broad Jump
Timed 40-yard dash
Timed Shuttle Run
Measured Vertical Leap
Reps of 225 lb Bench Press
Session 2 Tests
1:30p.m. to 4:20p.m.
Defensive Coverage Skills
Running and Pass Routes
Passing for QBs
Pass Receiving
Offensive and Defensive Line (Techs & Footwork)
You will be judged on speed, agility, strength and football skills. This is professional football in the last frontier, so bring your "A" game. If you would be interested in a volunteer job at the Player Tryouts such as timing or recording, please send Coach Abe Hernandez an email at abe@akprosports .com. For more information on player tryouts or the Alaska Wild organization call (907)-771-9400 or go to www.goakwild.com
Don't Miss the New Coaches Show!
Alaska Wild and XROCK 96.3 proudly presents, "The AK Wild Coaches Show". The show is hosted by Coach Hans Deemer, Assistant Coach Abe Hernandez, and ABC KIMO 13's own Mark Drake. This fantastic new show will give you the fans of the Alaska Wild insight on everything you want to know and more. "I'm excited about the opportunity to work with such great coaches and people", Mark Drake said. Tune-in every WILD Wednesday from 8:30a.m. to 9a.m. and hear great Alaska Wild football talk from your Alaska Wild coaches on XROCK 96.3!
The Alaska Wild is part of the Intense Football League (IFL). Founded in 2003, the IFL consists of a record nine professional indoor football teams, three of which are located outside of Texas, the Louisiana Swashbucklers of Lake Charles, LA , the Alaska Wild of Anchorage and the recently added Fairbanks Grizzlies of Fairbanks, Alaska. Texas teams include the CenTex Barracudas of Belton, Corpus Christi Hammerheads, Odessa Roughnecks, San Angelo Stampede Express, Katy Ruff Riders, and Frisco Thunder.
For more information on the IFL, visit www.intensefootball league.net.
Alaska Wild is owned by Alaska Professional Sports, Inc. For more information on Alaska Wild and Alaska Professional Sports, Inc., please visit www.akprosports.com.
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