Da Britball-nationen var lukket ned på grund af covid-pandemien, benyttede tre driftige medlemmer af GB's kvindelandshold muligheden for at flyve til Sverige for at få lidt spilletid i sommer. Bo Steward, Sydney Green og Gaby Knops benyttede sig af de forbindelser, de fik ved kvindernes EM i Leeds i 2019, og skrev under for Carlstad Crusaders, og ved sæsonens afslutning havde

Sæsonen 2020 skulle blive et nyt år og en "New Dawn" for britisk amerikansk fodbold. Med den første betalte administrerende direktør, Pete Ackerley, på plads og en ny bestyrelse var der planer om at drive spillet fremad på en dynamisk måde. Det var indtil en vis virus dukkede op på scenen. På trods af de mange udfordringer, som covid 19 har givet, har BAFA's bestyrelse fortsat med at

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium er... NFL-himlen! Med fire internationale NFL-kampe at vælge imellem i år tænkte jeg, at jeg ville prøve at få billetter til kampen mellem Bucs og Panthers på det nye Tottenham Stadium (Tampa har været mit hold siden 1983). Spurs-formand Daniel Levy må være en stor NFL-fan, for jeg kan

Chris Stone…A Football Journey Images courtesy of Chris Stone - Dave Tidswell - Kyle Hemsley Chris Stone is a native of Lebanon, Ohio. He’s been on his Football Journey for twenty-one years, and as of now, it doesn’t look like ending anytime soon. He’s currently Head Coach for the QMBL Vipers in the BUCS leagues and an assistant coach for

Britbowl XXXIII Images courtesy of Kyle Hemsley We’re in 1987 and it’s Britball finals day. London Raven’s Offensive Lineman Errol Muhammad stands on the sideline, he’s focused and ready to go after the win. His team are well prepared, physical athletes and they have a winning attitude. Fast forward

Its game week at Football America UK Headquarters, David is polishing the trophy in preparation for the weekend and everyone (well me) is a tiny bit worried about the uniforms arriving on time and with the names spelt correctly! When the voice inside my head said ‘Hey bring

FAUK BUCS All-Star Game - The build up On September the 8th around ninety hopefuls descended on Sheffield Hallam’s sports centre to work out for the Northern All-Stars Head Coach Jason Scott and his staff, with the hope of securing a spot on the team. The weather gods were kind and blessed the event with a liberal dose of sunshine to welcome the players as

WEC 2019 Review Images Geoff White and Dave Tidswell Well, if you wanted a high-octane Football experience, crafted with all the essential ingredients to bring you joy, sadness, frustration and excitement, you needed to be at the IFAF Women’s European Championships in Leeds. Over the six days of the “round robin” tournament we saw three very closely

IFAF 2019 Women’s European Championships Preview Images courtesy of Kyle Hemsley and Geoff White The competition features four teams, GB, Finland, Sweden and Austria playing a round-robin tournament over three game days. Gameday one is Monday August 12th when GB play Sweden, followed by Wednesday 14th when

Lewis Potts – A Football Journey Images courtesy of Lewis Potts and Dave Tidswell For the Young Lewis, it was like he was destined to play American Football, his father Tony was a Britball legend in Yorkshire in the 1980s playing for Sheffield’s Steel City Giants, and the love for and prowess at the game evidently were passed down the generations. Now aged 28, Potts

Jets Edge Lions In Defensive Dual Images courtesy of Jody Davies Photography After a few logistical challenges with flights the Birmingham Lions squad arrived in Sweden to take on the Arlanda Jets. The rest of Europe generally play eleven a side Football, so the first hurdle for British teams playing club

Of Sapphires and Swedes Images courtesy of Jody Davies photography The 2019 season has been an interesting one for The Birmingham Lions Women’s Team and in the next few days it’s about to get even more interesting! For the Sapphire series, to ensure their talented roster got plenty of snaps, they opted to enter two teams, one in the Division One South