Conquest To Hold Annual Fall Open Tryouts
November 2, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Albany Firebirds News Release
ALBANY, NY - The Albany Conquest announced today that the team will hold open tryouts on Sunday December 2, 2007 at the Adirondack Sports Complex in Queensbury, NY.
The Conquest's Annual Fall Tryouts are open to all players and positions. Albany signed six players from their 2006 Fall Tryouts and they are looking for the next crop of undiscovered football talent. The pre-registration fee is $40.00, while registration at the door will be $60.00. Pre-registration begins immediately, but must be completed before Monday, November 26th to receive the advance sign-up discount. Any player from the open tryouts that signs a contract with the Conquest will receive a full refund of their registration fee.
Registration and athlete check in will begin on Sunday, December 2nd at 8:00 am at the Adirondack Sports Complex and the workout will run from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. All players will receive a Conquest T-Shirt, but must bring their own cleats/turf shoes and athletic gear to train on the indoor field-turf surface.
Offensive and Defensive players will be tested in the following physicals areas: 40-yard dash, short shuttle, broad jump and agility drills. Kickers are not required to complete the physical tests, but will be assessed in the following: kickoffs, PAT's, field goals and onside kicks.
For more information or to pre-register please call the Conquest office at (518)-487-2218 or (518)-487-2219. For directions to the Adirondack Sports Complex, go to their website: http://www.adirondacksportscomplex.com.
The 2008 af2 season officially kicks off on March 28th, 2008, while the Conquest home opener will be in early April. The af2 expects to release the complete 2008 game schedule soon; keep checking the Conquest website for updates.
Full and partial season ticket packages are now on sale for the 2008 Albany Conquest regular season. For more information please contact the Conquest at (518) 487-2244 or online at www.albanyconquest.com.
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