25Apr 2010 by Gary No Comments

New Teams, New League, New Season

If you’ve been following the recent events concerning BAFA/BAFL you’ll know it’s been a tumultuous offseason. Thankfully, that is all now resolved and soon to be a distant memory. Like a phoenix from the flames, a new league has emerged in the form of the British American Football Association Community League. And with it, new teams have entered the flag football competition for 2010. New entrants, Basingstoke Zombie Horde and Woodham Warriors (entering 2 teams) join the new South Conference, whilst Tayside Raptors join the North. BAFL has ceased trading, so BAFA, the governing body in the UK, has formed new Community Leagues for both flag and kitted american football. There is a new BAFACL website, which like its predecessor has its player forum you can join. The schedules for…
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01Mar 2010 by Gary No Comments

The 2010 BAFL Flag season is on the horizon

photo credit: bibendum84 The 2010 BAFL Flag season is due to commence next month for what will be it's third season under the BAFL banner. As yet the number of teams participating is not known, but we can expect long time rivals Leicester Eagles and more recent challengers Coventry Jets and London Rebels to be entering teams. The Chichester Sharks are busy preparing for the new season, with a number of former players rejoining the squad that made it to the Finals in 2009. We're still recruiting however, so anyone interested in playing this great sport of ours should get in touch ASAP to register and join us for training. For current players, the new registration forms should be available shortly. Hopefully, weather-permitting, we should have training this Sunday, so…
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13Feb 2010 by Gary No Comments

Player Association Forms Following League Turmoil

If you're  a regular on the league website, you'll be aware that the British American Football League (BAFL) has withdrawn from the National Governing Body – the British American Football Association (BAFA) – citing the consistent poor delivery of business critical services as its primary reason. According to statements the 2010 season will continue under the BAFL banner, but it will be as an independent members association. The true impact of this withdrawal remains to be seen, but with the season fast approaching hopefully it will not have any negative repercussions. Due to these events, a new organisation has been born - the British Amercian Football Players Association. In an open letter to the British American Football community they cited their reasons as: 'The BAFPA has been borne out of…
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09Jan 2010 by Gary No Comments

SNOW STOPS PLAY

Training tomorrow (10th) has been cancelled due to not being able to find the pitch under all the snow. The Council have cancelled all bookings so there isn't much we can do, even if we could play on skis. Hopefully all will be okay to start 2010 training next week.
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01Jan 2010 by Gary No Comments

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Chichester Sharks! 2009 was a good year for the Sharks, finishing 2nd in the English Conference and 4th overall in Britain. However, we're aiming to go further in 2010, with a shot at the British title. To do that we're going to need a strong off-season and the addition of some new players. So if you new to this site and are interested in playing please get in touch - you're more than welcome. Open to all levels of experience. If you already play for the Sharks, have a chat with your friends and see if anyone fancies giving it a try  - at the very least as a healthy start to the year, but hopefully to join us for the 2010 campaign. See you…
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13Dec 2009 by Gary No Comments

Last minute Christmas shopping & help Sharks too

Whether you’re a player or a fan of the team, there’s now a very easy way for you to help raise funds for the Chichester Sharks. Shop Online and Raise Funds Get started now – http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/chichestersharks We’ve signed up with easyfundraising, a shopping directory listing hundreds of online shops, including Amazon, Argos, Tesco, Next, Debenhams, Firebox, John Lewis, Sky, HMV and over 600 others. Just use the links on the easyfundraising site whenever you shop online and, at no extra cost to you, the Chichester Sharks will receive a free donation from every purchase you make. Find out more on our fundraising page
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14Nov 2009 by Gary No Comments

STOP PRESS: Training rained off

Due to the heavy rain this week, Chichester Council have cancelled all pitch bookings to protect the playing surfaces. As such there will be no training for the Sharks this Sunday. Details for next Sunday's trip to London for friendlies against the Rebels and Kings will be released soon. photo credit: EJP Photo
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07Nov 2009 by Gary No Comments

STOP PRESS: Venue Change for this Sunday’s training

Sorry for the late notice, but the venue for our training tomorrow (8th Nov) has changed. Due to a Remembrance Service at New Park, the usual field is not available. Instead, we'll be training on the playing fields on Florence Road in Chichester. It's not far from New Park, just a couple of minutes drive. View Larger Map Training starts at 10 a.m. as usual. See you there
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17Sep 2009 by Gary 1 Comment

Sharks join Get Active Sports Festival in Chichester

As the first step in our player recruitment for the 2010 season, the Chichester Sharks took part in the Get Active Sports Festival on Sunday 12th September. Run by Chichester Council and hosted in Oaklands Park, the event saw numerous local clubs demonstrating their sports to the several thousand people who attended during the 4 hour festival. A huge thanks to those Sharks players who were available on the day - including Toby, Bruno, Josh and Scott - plus my brother Steven Robinson for dragging himself out of retirement for the day. It was quite a busy few hours for us, as we took a number of adults and children through the basics of flag football. Hopefully we managed to peak the interest of a few of the adults and…
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