BAFL Flag | Chichester Sharks

09Sep 2009 by Gary No Comments

Sharks #2 team in England, #4 in Britain

The Sharks travelled north on Saturday to take on the cream of British flag football in their first appearance at the BAFL Flag Finals Day. Having finished second in the English conference during the regular season, the Sharks were drawn to meet defending British champions and Scottish conference winners Kirkcaldy Bulls in the semi finals, held at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium. The Bulls proved formidable opponents, with a well-executed run option scheme and pin-point passing keeping the Sharks defence at bay, and the Scots notched up 3 TDs in the first half. The Sharks were a fingertip away from a score themselves, when QB Martyn Emmens spotted Simon Merton wide open in the end zone, only for a Bulls defender to scramble back and tip his pass away with the faintest…

31Aug 2009 by Gary No Comments

Sharks Qualify for Finals Day in Doncaster

A great season by the Sharks was rewarded with a place in the Semi-Finals yesterday, as the Rebels lost their final game against the Eagles and fell out of contention. London's lost meant that both they and the Sharks finished with 11-3 records on the season. However, with the head-to-head tiebreaker even at 1-1, the Sharks took the final place by merit of a 44-40 aggregate scoreline over the two fixtures this year. Chichester now join the first place Leicester Eagles as the English representatives at the BAFL Flag Finals Day in Doncaster next Saturday (5th Sept.). The two Scottish representatives are Kirkcaldy Bulls and the Carluke Cobras. Sharks will play the Bulls in the semi-final. We need the best squad available for the trip so please do everything you…

19Aug 2009 by Gary No Comments

Final Regular Season Games This Sunday

This Sunday (23rd) the Chichester Sharks will host the St. Albans Kings and Kent Exiles in their final games of the 2009 BAFL Flag Regular Season. The games will be played in Oaklands Park, Chichester, beside Chichester Festival Theatre. There will be changing facilities available. View a map here There will be three games for the Sharks on the day - two of which are against Kent to make up a previously postponed fixture. The playing order is as follows: Exiles at Sharks (Kings ref) Kings at Sharks (Exiles ref) Sharks at Exiles (Kings ref) Kings at Exiles (Sharks ref) Kickoff is at 11 a.m. sharp and all Sharks players are to arrive for set up and warm up at 10 a.m. All three games are important to the Sharks…

12Jul 2009 by Gary No Comments

Tough Schedule Run Starts This Sunday

This coming Sunday sees the Sharks begin the first leg of what could be a difficult four week run of 8 BAFL Flag fixtures. Due to the late start of the season this year, we have a stockpile of games to play mid-season, starting with 2 away games this Sunday in Cardiff. We'll be playing against league new boys South Wales Warriors and the old 'enemy' the Leicester Eagles. The next three weeks will then see us travel to Winchester and London, before playing the first of 2 August home tournaments in Chichester. View the full schedule. Check back after Sunday to see how the Sharks fared.

18Jun 2009 by Gary No Comments

Sharks win double against Kings and Thrashers

(First off, apologies for lack of updating on the website recently: moving house and work have kept me very busy) Last Sunday saw the Chichester Sharks travel to St. Albans to face the home town Kings and league new boys Hampshire Thrashers. The Sharks, coming off a disappointing loss to the Eagles the previous fortnight, were eager to get back on track for their run at the playoffs. Reassuringly, the team were back on form as they notched up two very encouraging victories. On a very warm, sunny day, the Sharks played their two matches back to back having refereed the Thrashers victory over the Kings in the first game. In what became a pattern on the day, the Sharks and Thrashers were pretty even for the first half of…

13Apr 2009 by Gary No Comments

Video: Crusaders Flag Football Trials

A few weeks ago, Chichester hosted a round of trials for the Crusaders - one of four regional development teams for the Great Britain Lions flag football team. A number of Sharks players were successful in making the squad - hopefully we can reveal the names soon. In the meantime, take a look at the video that was was shot on the day. Turn on your speakers if you have them. Well done to all that took part on the day and congratulations to those that made the Crusaders flag football team. More details to follow. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qL7k2fyrKk

22Mar 2009 by Gary 1 Comment

Chichester Chairman joins BAFL Strategic Team

It was announced this week that Chichester Sharks Chairman (and coach and QB!), Neil Henderson has been appointed to the new BAFL Strategic Team. [caption id="attachment_514" align="alignright" width="134" caption="Neil Henderson, BAFL Strategic Team"][/caption] Neil will be the flag representative for England and Wales, whilst Mark Fletcher takes on the same role for Scotland. Both have been tasked to help support the BAFL Directors in running of BAFL Flag. The extent of their roles have yet to be finalised, but it is hoped by many in the league that this move will lead to improved communication between the Committee and the member clubs. One of the first tasks for Mark and Neil is to organise the fixture list for the 2009 season. Well done to Neil for volunteering to take on…

16Mar 2009 by Gary 1 Comment

New Season Nearly Upon Us

With the 2009 BAFL Flag season running from April to September the football is about to get serious again! It seems like an age since we last played a competitive game that meant something (7 months if you're counting at home) and I know many of you are eager to get going again. There are several new faces on the Sharks this year - Rob, Mike, Alex, Ben and Bob to name just a handful - the result of a good off season of recruitment. We have a good squad size now, hopefully we can start getting everyone to turn up on the same day now! There are also some new teams in our conference this year, with the London Rebels, Hampshire Thrashers and South Wales Warriors joining the fight.…

06Sep 2008 by Gary 2 Comments

Breaking News: Bulls Win All Scottish Final

News just in.... The Kirkcaldy Bulls have won the inaugural BAFL Flag championship title, beating the Carluke Cobras 48-13 in the finals. This is also the 6th year in a row they have won their Scottish league/Conference. Quite a remarkable feat. Carluke and Kirkcaldy made the final by merit of beating the English teams, Coventry and Leicester in the semi-finals. The final results are: Semi-Finals Coventry Jets 30-38 Kirkcaldy Bulls Carluke Cobras 19-13 Leicester Eagles 3rd/4th Place Playoff Leicester Eagles v Coventry Jets National Championship Game Kirkcaldy Bulls 48 v 13 Carluke Cobras It's a shame we didn't make it to the finals this year, as I would have loved to see how we would match up with the top Scottish teams, but alas, it was not to be. There…

07Aug 2008 by Gary 1 Comment

News Round Up: Two Forfeits, Two Wins for Sharks

* Due to a shortage of players for their remaining fixtures, The West Kent Wing Dings have announced that they regretably will have to forfeit their remaining fixtures. We were due to play the Wing Dings on the 16th August in Coventry - we'll now be awarded the win for this match up * Due to the Kent Exiles failing to make alternative arrangements for their fixture with Chichester, the league has confirmed that they are awarding the win to the Sharks. Neither win is particularly satisfactory for us, it would have been better to play the games. However, it does now mean that we have a record of 10-1, with three games remaining. Those 3 games are incredibly important. We play against Coventry, Leicester and Mildenhall - all challengers for the 2…