Grangemouth Broncos - September EXTRA Report

SUITS YOU SIR ... DRESS TO IMPRESS !
Charlie Ewing (Broncos Merchandise Officer) has purchased various items on behalf of the Club.
The Club therefore now has a stock of Broncos tracksuits, baseball caps, woolly hats and bootbags.
If you wish to buy any of the above items ... please speak to your Coach.
All profit from the sale will go back into the Club.
Lets get our Club noticed in 2008 !

DONCASTER WAS THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THE BRONCOS - 6th September 2008
Tournaments have taken place across England and Scotland throughout the summer culminating in
the first ever BAFL National Flag Finals Day this month.
To accomodate the delays seen getting this season going the National Finals have been pushed back
to this Saturday when the top two teams in each age range from England will compete against
the top two Scottish teams in each age range at the Keepmoat in Doncaster.
The Flag Finals will start at 11am and should finish by 3:30pm.
The format will be Semi-Finals with the top ranked Scottish team playing the second ranked English team
and the top ranked English team playing the second ranked Scottish teams.
The winners will meet in the Final which will be preceded by a 3rd Place Play-off.
The Adult Flag Finals will take place on the same day following the same format.
With hard work the Broncos hope to be in a position to compete for one of those two places in each level.

BRONCOS FINEST TO PLAY IN NATIONAL CONTACT FINALS DAY - 7th September 2008
Broncos Callum Woods and Grant Isdale also play kitted football for Clyde Valley.
The Falcons have qualified for the Junior Contact Finals which takes place on Sunday 7th September
which will be at a different location from the Flag Finals.
Venue has still to be determined.

CALLING ON ROOKIES OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER 100 - 13th September 2008
On Saturday and / or 20th September, Coach Thomson plans to have a Adult Rookie Session.
This is going to be an opportunity for all those people who have said they might come down
and see what Flag Football is all about and have a go.
At the moment, this is only aimed at Seniors but maybe extended if Coach Ewing and Coach Donaldson
feel there is adequate interest from the younger age levels.
Watch this space!

DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR NEW BAFL POSITIONS - 14th September 2008
The BAFL, in accordance with recent plans to develop the organisation,
calls for volunteers to step forward and create a 'Strategic Management Team'.
The team will represent all areas of football activity and competitions under the BAFL and
work in their specific areas as well as a cohesive team to co-ordinate the development and
growth of all competition activities provided by the BAFL by:
- Supporting the BAFL Board to provide services necessary for a quality experience in
participating in American Football
- Encourage and build member participation
- Consolidate and enhance the BAFL's reputation as the competitions association for
American Football and as a sport of choice.
These areas and roles are entitled as follows:
- Adult Contact Competition Co-ordinator
- Youth and Junior Contact Competition Co-ordinator
- Adult Non-Contact (Flag) Competition Co-ordinator
- Youth, Junior and Cadet Non-Contact (Flag) Competition Co-ordinator
- Coaching Liaison Co-ordinator
- Officiation Co-ordinator
- Player Liaison Officer
- Volunteer Liaison Officer
For more information on the roles ... download the relevant files.
Interested applicants for these volunteer roles should send a copy of their CV with a covering letter
stating clearly for which role they would like to apply.
To E-mail ... Click Here.
For postal applications ... tel 07749 567884
Interviews will take place over weekends 4th/5th October & 11th/12th October (Midlands venue).
As part of this process, the BAFL will be piloting the, soon to be released, BAFA Human Resource Policy
and Procedure, adopting the BAFA Equity and Diversity Policy at the same time.

IMPORTANT ... MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ! - 16th September 2008
The sixth Committee Meeting of 2008 will take place this Tuesday @ 7:30pm at the
residence of Alison Woods (Secretary).
If you can't make it or want something added to the Agenda then contact Alison Woods.

COBRAS PLAN TO HOST SUPERBOWL SATURDAY III
This has been a Scottish teams only tournament for the past two seasons,
however the Carluke Cobras are opening registration to all BAFL teams (either side of Hadrians Wall).
The most likely date for the Superbowl is 1st February 2009 ...
thus making Superbowl Saturday III ... Saturday 31st January 2009.
It has been Lanark for the last two years but if their are a few teams from the south side of the border
then the Cobras may decide to change the venue.
The tournament structure is normally a Round Robin.
There is a per player charge to help cover pitch costs.
All teams are welcome as long as they have BAFL insurance coverage.
There is a small trophy for the winners.
Any club interested can e-mail Youngy or call him on 07806602064 (mobile).

SEPTEMBER IS LAST CHANCE FOR 2008 NFL INTERNATIONAL SERIES TICKETS
A number of lucky nfluk.com users who registered their interest in purchasing tickets for the
2008 NFL International Series game had another chance to purchase
Wembley tickets for the Saints vs Chargers on Sunday 26th October 2008.
Last month, the full allocation of 15,000 tickets sold in just 30 minutes.
There will be a general admission sale that is open to anybody, whether or not they registered
their interest in purchasing tickets in February of this year that will take place during September.
Details of this sale will be posted on nfluk.com and will be distributed by e-mail to all
nfluk.com registered members ahead of this time.
Successful fans will receive their golden tickets in early October.

BRONCOS HOPE TO ATTEND HORNETS FLAG EVENT
The Glasgow Hornets are in the midsts of planning a Junior and Youth tournament which
would possibly run over two days if enough interest was generated.
All the English BAFL Flag Clubs have been invited to participate on 4th October.
The event takes place after National Finals Day to ensure there is still Flag being played around the UK.
Provided enough players and coaches are available the Broncos hope to accept the Hornets invitation.
More information when known.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !
Many Happy Returns to ... Ryan Harkins, Grant Isdale and Blair Gallacher.
Also to Past Players ... Sean O'Donnell, Phil Cooper, Steven Dunn and Charlie Barratt
who ALL celebrate a birthday this month.

PRESSING NEWS ABOUT THEM BRONCOS
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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER
6th Sept ... Normal Training
13th Sept ... Normal Training
20th Sept ... Normal Training
27th Sept ... Normal Training

BRONCOS IN THE BAFA
The results so far ... Click Here.

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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER
6th Sept ... Normal Training
13th Sept ... Normal Training
20th Sept ... Normal Training
27th Sept ... Normal Training

BRONCOS IN THE BAFA
The results so far ... Click Here.

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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER
6th Sept ... Normal Training
13th Sept ... Normal Training
20th Sept ... Normal Training
27th Sept ... Normal Training

BRONCOS IN THE BAFA
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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER
6th Sept ... Normal Training
13th Sept ... Normal Training
20th Sept ... Normal Training
27th Sept ... Normal Training

BRONCOS IN THE BAFA
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CFL WEEK 10 ... FIXTURES / RESULTS - 1st September 2008
For all the previous results and forthcoming fixtures in the Canadian Football League ...
Click Here.

NFL WEEK 1 ... FIXTURES / RESULTS - 4th / 8th September 2008
For all the previous results and forthcoming fixtures in the National Football League ...
Click Here.

NFL LIVE (PRE-SEASON) ON SKY IN SEPTEMBER
Thu 4th Sep ... Washington @ NY Giants - Midnight SS1
Sun 7th Sep ... Buccaneers @ Saints - 6pm SS2
Sun 7th Sep ... NY Jets @ Dolphins - 6pm SS2(i)
Sun 7th Sep ... Cowboys @ Browns - 9pm SS2
Sund 7th Sep ... Panthers @ Chargers - 9pm SS2(i)
Mon 7th Sep ... Bears @ Colts - 1am SS2
Mon 8th Sep ... Vikings @ Packers - Midnight SS1
Mon 8th Sep ... Broncos @ Raiders - 3am SS3

BAFL (YOUTH KITTED) SEMI-FINALS WEEK 22 ... FIXTURES / RESULTS - 7th September 2008
Glasgow Tigers @ Gateshead Senators
Farnham Fast Lane Knights @ London Warriors
For all the previous results and forthcoming fixtures in the British American Football League ...
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NFL ... BRONCOS FIXTURES / RESULTS - 8th September 2008
Week 1 - Mon 8th Sep ... Denver @ Raiders
Week 2 - Sun 14th Sep ... Chargers @ Denver
Week 3 - Sun 21st Sep ... Saints @ Denver
Week 4 - Sun 28th Sep ... Denver @ Chiefs

BRITBOWL XXII FINALS AT KEEPMOAT DONCASTER - 20th / 21st September 2008
BritBowl XXII for kitted teams in the BAFL Premier, 1, 2 and Youth will take place at
the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster this weekend.
The event will start at 3pm on Saturday with the BAFL Youth Championship game followed by
the BAFL 1 Championship game at 7pm.
Sunday will commence with the BAFL 2 Championship game at noon and end with the
National Championship Final at 4pm.
For BBXXII the West Stand will be open with approx. 4,000 seats available.
There is parking at the Stadium for 1000 cars.
The cost per car will be £5 (standard event fee) levied by the Stadium.
The complex is approx. 1 mile from the M18 (Jct 3) and a further 1 mile from the A1.
For the latest information ... Click Here.

COUNCIL TELLY GETS NFL LIVE
The NFL game between the Chargers and the Saints at Wembley Stadium on 26th October
will be shown live by BBC Television.
The game, a competitive regular season match, will kick-off at 5pm on BBC Two, with coverage
switching to BBC Three at 7pm.
BBC Two will also air highlights of the game later in the evening, with highlights also available
on BBC iPlayer.

LONDON VENUE ONCE AGAIN FOR NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently announced that San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints
will play each other in London next season.
Also the Buffalo Bills are to play an annual regular-season game in Toronto, starting this year.

GB LIONS FANCY FRENCH FRIENDLY
The GB Lions (Adult Kitted) will play the French in a challenge game on 15th November 2008.
The French Federation of American Football will host the game at their National Academy in Amiens.

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