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May 14, 2009 - Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) News Release


Welcome to the Southern Indoor Football League's E-Newsletter! We're pleased to offer our fans this means of keeping up with the latest developments from indoor football's upstart new league.

This is our biggest week on the field. Can the Acadiana Mudbugs remain unbeaten? Will Louisiana rebound from last week's loss at Austin? Can Houma catch the Turfcats in a letdown after Austin's big win.

Find out Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CST when both games kickoff. If you can't make the games in person, follow all the action on www.southernifl.com which offers the premier gameday communication effort in all of indoor football.

Bartik Leads First Quarter Awards

Bo knows football. Everyone in the Southern Indoor Football League knows what Bo can do.

The veteran Acadiana Mudbugs QB was an unanimous selection as the SIFL's Offense Player Of The Quarter for the first four weeks of the season.

Bartik has as led the Mudbugs to a 3-0 record by completing 55.4 percent of his passes with a touchdown/interception ratio of 11 to 4. His 173.3 yards per game and 180 yards of total offense per game lead the SIFL.

Other winners include:

DEFENSE:

Kevin Earvine, DL, Austin Turfcats and Kimmee Lewis, DB, Acadiana Mudbugs (tie). Earvine is the SIFL's co-leader in sacks with three and sixth in tackles with 15. Lewis had three interceptions in the SIFL's inaugural game and leads the league with six interceptions and 18.5 tackles.

LINEMAN:

John Paul Jones, DL, Louisiana Swashbucklers. Veteran has 14 tackles, 2.5 sacks and six tackles for loss for the Swashbucklers.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Darrick Wallace, WR/KR ,Austin Turfcats. Wallace has two returns for TDs this season and is averaging 22.5 yards per attempt on kickoff returns.

The next "Player Of The Quarter" will cover weeks 5-7 of the season and will be announced Thursday, June 11. Fourcade and Lee: SIFL Coaches Have Different Approaches But Get Same Result Every coach on the field has his own style, his own swagger both on and off the field.

Two of the most notable coaches in the world of indoor football, John Fourcade of the Acadiana Mudbugs and Darnell Lee of the Louisiana Swashbucklers, face off this Saturday in Lake Charles, La. field this Saturday. And their different styles and coaching influences will be evidenced on the sidelines.

SIFL Operations Smoother With Strong Insurance and Rules Enforcement In Place

Launching a start-up indoor football league has provided challenges, but SIFL President Thom Hager's efforts have been aided in two key areas: insurance and football operations.

Gallagher and Koster is the SIFL's official insurance provider, offering protection up to $25,000 per incident.

``It's one of the best deals I've ever been associated with in regards to insurance,'' Hager said. ``This is such a critical aspect to our long-term survival and credibility and I'm grateful for their willingness to work with us in providing the best coverage for our players."

Hager hasn't had to deal with many on-the-field problems and he wants it that way. He and his other owners agreed that Commissioner Dan J. Blum has the final say on all football-related matters and that Blum's decisions can not be overturned by the owners afterwards.

One of those rules is the "Darnell Lee Law" that prohibits an SIFL coach from becoming a player during the season. The rule is named after the LA Swashbucklers coach, who caused a mild firestorm when he activated himself out of necessity when the Bucs' were in Alaska.

"None of our coaches need to do that anymore,'' Blum said. ``The Lee law is helping eliminate any sort of credibility and on-field advantage issues.'' New SIFL E-Publication Debuts

Joining "Between The Walls" as a companion piece is "SIFL Gameday," which supplies readers with the premier collection of game recaps, pictures and stats from all the week's SIFL action.

``SIFL Gameday'' will be sent as promptly as possible upon conclusion of league play.



Southern Indoor Football League Stories from May 14, 2009


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