Travel Details for Training Camp
Can everyone who is coming from the Chichester area on Sunday, please meet at the usual car park ready for a 8:45 a.m. departure? Don't forget your£2, lunch and change of clothes!
Training Camp This Weekend
This Sunday sees the first ever Chichester Sharks training camp, held at Christ's Hospital, near Horsham. The camp will be run by Head Coach Dayle Kirby, with assistance from coaches Dave Lee and Neil Henderson and the club committee. The day will involve a mixture of classroom and on field elements, designed to prepare us for the inaugural 2008 BAFL Flag season. The morning classroom sessions will include a review of both the offensive and defensive playbooks, before taking to the field to put the learnings into practise in the afternoon. There is a minimal fee of £2 each to pay for the day. Could you also please bring a packed lunch or cash for a trip to the supermarket? The day starts at 10 a.m. sharp, as there is…
Registration Deadline Approaching
To compete in the 2008 season as a member of the Chichester Sharks, BAFA require you to become a registered member. The cost of this is £32.00 for the year and includes your insurance. Everyone needs to complete a form, which has to be sent in as a single batch by our Committee. We gave out a few forms last Sunday, but some of them were missing a 2nd sheet, so we'll be bringing more this weekend. We need to get them in before the season starts, so we're aiming to send them off next Tuesday (25th). This means we need to get all the information sorted this weekend. If you have not registered with BAFA before, you will need to: complete the form on Sunday bring a passport sized…
New Season, New League, New Site!
Welcome to the new site of the Chichester Sharks. With a new season and league upon us, I thought it a good time to give the site an overhaul. We'd been running the other site for a good few years and it had reached a point when there were too many technical limitations that were stopping me doing what I wanted to do to improve the site. Anyway, I hope you like the new look - its not quite finished but its getting there. Have a little look around there are some new features that you might like: Check out the forum - you can sign up and chat in here about anything football related - be it Sharks, BAFL, NFL, Arena football, College football - and pretty much anything…
Back to School
Chichester Sharks Head Coach Dayle Kirby has been visiting Bishop Luffa School to introduce the students to flag football.On Tuesday, Dayle worked with two PE classes, covering various aspects of the game, including catching, tackling and running routes. The group of around forty girls took to this new sport with surprising ease, as their coach-for-the-day announced the Sharks’ plans to develop a youth section in 2008. Dayle, who also teaches and coaches at Christ’s Hospital in Horsham, returns to the Chichester school for another ‘taster’ on Monday. “After that,” he commented, “it will be down to the students to decide if they would like to play flag football more regularly. I really hope they do,” he added, “as a number of them showed real ability.”If you would like to arrange…
Flag Leaders Award this weekend
This weekend the Chichester Sharks are pleased to be hosting a NFL Flag Football Leaders Award day for individuals looking to achieve their coaching qualification ready for the inaugural 2008 BAFL Flag season.The course is to be held on Saturday 23rd February at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham, West Sussex. Run by Accredited Tutor, Philippe Crisp, the course involves both practical and theoretical elements, and participants require no previous coaching experience.The Leaders Award is the basic level coaching qualification recognised by BAFA. Each team must have at least one member who holds (at least) this level of qualification, on the sidelines of league games this year.Seven members of the Chichester Sharks squad will be participating, along with a number of others, including representatives from fellow BAFL Flag clubs, Mildenhall Mayhem…
Our Shark in the Desert
As most of you will know, Ben has been in the States now for a nearly a month. And if any of you have been touch with him you'll know that the jammy so-and-so has been very busy on the sporting front!In his own words, here is how the first month has gone...Attention sports fans, the single greatest sporting event is upon us again, gracing the state of Arizona with its presence for the final showdown of the season.SUPER BOWL 42And who has tickets?? None other than yours truly, not just any tickets, Corporate tickets, including FREE food and drink and a lovely box with a balcony to watch the game. (My Uncle is the president of technology at American Express)This Shark's a long way from local waters but has…
Want to be a qualified coach?
Interested in earning a coaching qualification?Dayle is in the process of confirming plans to host a Flag Leader's Award course at Christ's Hospital in Horsham. The Leader's Award is the basic level coaching qualification recognised by BAFA - our new governing body. Each team must have at least one qualified coach on the sideline during games - ideally, we'd like to have several capable of filling that role, not just for games but to improve our training sessions.The date that Dayle has agreed with the NFL for this is Saturday 23 February, and the cost to each participant is £15. (A £5 discount will apply to those aged 16/17 years.) The course is delivered in a matter of hours, it involves both practical and theoretical elements, and participants require no…
Beginning of new era for Sharks
2007 was a special year for the Chichester Sharks. We had a rocky season on and off the pitch but yet in keeping with our supportive, team first environment, we turned things around to end the year on a high note, winning the English National Championship.2008 promises to be a very different, but just as eventful year. In April, we'll be starting our first season in the new BAFL Flag league.Much has been said about this league, and its been a long time coming, but what is clear is that its the best opportunity for the growth of our sport in the UK.Insurance against injury, centrally controlled scheduling, fully compliant with UK laws and regulations, child protection policies, opportunities for funding, national finals, and national and international playing opportunities are…