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Those of you that follow the off-season of the NFL know that we're getting very close to the annual Draft of top college prospects. Each year every aspect of the players are measured with meticulous detail - everything from the 40 yd sprints to number of bench press repetitions.One other test they do is called the W0nderlic test, which measures the intelligence of players and their ability to process information. It's out of 50 and very few players tend to get above the 30s. Its not uncommon for quarterbacks to score highly in the test, due to their need and ability to run offenses and read defenses.The controversy this year is that QB Vince Young, one of the projected top picks in April, apparently scored a measly 6! Now this…

7 degrees, sunny and a light southeasterly breeze. Ideal football weather everyone. We're expecting a good turnout this weekend so see you all there at 10.30am!

Training is back ON tomorrow - 26th February. Hopefully it will be good weather again like today, so we want a good turn out.See you ALL there at 10.30am!

Bad news on the international front chaps. Due to a change in circumstances our American naval friends are unable to attend the game on Saturday. The game will rearranged shortly.Not wishing to waste the planned day in Chichester, the day will now be devoted to training - the session starting at 11am.As there will be no game on Saturday, there is a possibility that we can run Shark training on the Sunday. An email will be going round in a day or two to assess everyone's availability.If you're already a definite yes, let me know here by leaving a comment.cheersGary

Just to clarify the situation with training...Sunday 19th February: Training is ONSaturday 25th February: England vs USA Sunday 26th February: Training is OFFThere will be a number of Sharks in the England team against the USA on the 25th, so if you're free that afternoon why not come down and support your fellow Sharks? Game starts at 1pm.

It's been a slow week on the football front, especially with no training this weekend (due to the England training on the 11th). Looking for something to do to amuse me, I took a look at the stats available with this site. Seems the number of people visiting has gone a little through the roof - and most of them seem to be american. In the last 48 hours we've had people from 21 different states (yes, I counted). They are:IndianaMinnesotaVirginiaGeorgiaCaliforniaFloridaMassachusettsNew MexicoOregonIllinoisFloridaOklahomaMichiganNorth CarolinaNew JerseyVirginiaMinnesotaNew YorkPennsylvaniaMissouriTexasThey have some cool place names too - Englishtown, Rio Rancho, Corpus Christi, Independence and Stone Mountain.And what on earth do you think could have brought them all here? Yup, Madden. Seems everyone wants to play now the real football is over.Perhaps we should set up…

Well done all the guys who attended Sunday's tournament in Ruislip - it was a long, physical day and I think we should be pleased with our performance.For those not in the know, we drew an unfavourable schedule that resulted in a 2 and a half hour wait between Games 1 and 2, then 3 back to back games to win the group and advance to (but unfortunately not progress past) the quarter-finals.Results on the day were:Chichester Sharks 35 - 0 Bournemouth RaidersChichester Sharks 0 - 6 UA2Chichester Sharks 19 - 6 Fen HarriersChichester Sharks 0 - 20 Eastbourne CrusadersCongrats to UA2 for taking the title on the day and a special mention to Eastbourne for reversing their fortunes and making it to the final.The six Sharks in attendance were:Neil…

It looks like things are on the up for the Sharks D this season. The Seattle Seahawks may have their 12th Man in the form of 67,000 screaming fans at home games, but the Sharks have the ultimate difference Maker on their side...

Some dates for your diaries people - our nation's finest are traveling to Chichester to host our transatlantic cousins in what's sure to be a competitive flag football match-up in preparation for the World Cup.First up will be a Team England training session in Chichester on Saturday 11 February from 1 - 4pm. The likely venue is our usual pitches at Chichester College, but I shall confirm this closer to the time.Then on Saturday 25th February, Team England (A & B) will play Team USA (A & B) in Chichester - again likely at the college. The games will be preceded by a light training session in the morning, with the competition due to start at 1pm.We'll have a few guys playing for England that day, so it'll be good…

For all you eagerly chomping at the bit (Merlin), here are the rules to which the Shark Bowl 2006 tournament are to played.Tournament rules:Quarter length:* 5 minute quarters.(All matches will be played with accelerated clock on.)Skill Level:* All games will be played on All-Pro setting* All sliders are set to the in-game defaults.Miscellaneous:* Precision-Passing can be turned off by an individual.* Any team’s playbook can be used and not your chosen team’s default.* Trash Talking is not a problem in this league-so bring it on!!!* Pausing the game without a justifiable reason with result in a penalty.(Delay of game-Offensive/Offside-Defence - Penalty to be decided by a 3rd party.)* Un-sportsman-like conduct, such as attempting to disrupt your opposition by 'shaking the screen' will be penalised as above.Draft Day:All owners are to…