Flag Football European School Final to take place ahead of Yello Strom WB XIII
Published on June 9, 2005 under National Football League Europa (NFLE) News Release
YOUNG American football players from across the continent will compete for the title of European champion when the Flag Football European School Final takes place in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Friday June 10 and Saturday June 11, with the championship game taking place just hours before the Amsterdam Admirals and Berlin Thunder meet in Yello Strom World Bowl XIII.
Countries represented in the finals taking place at the LTU arena from 10:00 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday are Austria, Czech Republic, England, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
As well as competing to become European champions in the non-contact version of American football and holders of the Jostens Challenge Trophy, the teams made up of 12 to 14-year-old boys and girls will also be gunning to win the dream trip to Beijing, China, to take part in the NFL Flag Football World Championship, which takes place in August.
The top three finishers in the Flag Football European School Final will compete in China alongside teams from the home nation, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Thailand and the USA.
The full lineup of schools competing in the Flag Football European School Final is Gymnasium Wenzgasse (Austria), Woodham Warriors (England), Urheilupuisto School (Finland), ZS Kozinova (Czech Republic), the defending champion Meerbusch Eagles (Germany), Groenhorst Scorpions (Netherlands), Liceo Scientifico âUlivi' (Italy) and IES Pere Vives Vich (Spain).
The winners of this year's final will be paraded before the 40,000 expected crowd for Yello Strom World Bowl XIII on Saturday afternoon.
NFL Europe Flag Football Manager BERND VON LAPP said: "It should be yet another great flag football competition this weekend with boys and girls from across Europe competing for the crown of European champion and, most importantly, having fun playing the sport of American football.
"Flag football is a safe and fun introduction to the sport of American football and these youngsters competing on Friday and Saturday will have a wonderful opportunity to go on and represent their continent in the world championships in China. The successful teams from this tournament will enjoy the trip of a lifetime to Beijing and I am confident they will do Europe proud.
"These flag football players could be the future stars of the NFL Europe League so I would urge as many fans as possible to check out the action ahead of Yello Strom World Bowl XIII."
Group matches will take place from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Friday June 10 with positional games being held from 10:00 a.m. on Saturday June 11. The championship game will take place at 1:45 p.m. CET on Saturday afternoon and will be followed immediately by presentation of trophies and MVP awards by Düsseldorf Lord Mayor JOACHIM ERWIN.
Note to Editors: Flag football is the NFL's core international grassroots programme involving more than one million boys and girls aged 8 to 14. NFL Flag Football helps children learn the basics of the sport of American football and is played in more than 20 countries around the world, including: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, USA and Thailand.
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