AMERICAN FOOTBALL

The DAFKS KONTAKT Fulda eV held this weekend at a training camp of choice Hesse American Football - Youth in Fulda. Expected to be up to 60 participants from all over Sydney. The event will take place at the Punktspiel Square DAFKS at the Haimbacherstrasse instead.

American Football in Germany is no long edge sport more, but besides the big teams in the NFL, there are also the normal game play in different classes, as in football, too. In Fulda American Football is (among many other sports) now for 12 years of German-American Friendship, Cultural & Sports Club CONTACT Fulda (DAFKS) operated. The name of all teams is DAFKS Fulda Ironhorse. Apart from the youth team, the A-team is now also a Flagfootballmannschaft be built at the entrance for children over 8 years.

In the upcoming season, the players of Fulda Ironhorse by other players from the Regionalliga (have in the past season with Hanau Hornets played) will be reinforced. Also, the Fuldaer club in the coming season with new jerseys accrues, which is now at a press event were presented. If you are interested in American football the sport, is at Fulda Ironhorse welcome. As our Head Coach Charles Eplin announced during the whole year player recorded. The sample can be found training on Mondays in the period from 20 - 22.00 clock in the German-American sports former U.S. barracks instead. In addition to the Head Coach, the club Don Day and Al Chevaleir experienced trainers available. The equipment is usually expensive in Ironhorse completely made by the association.

Sports or physical conditions are not required - when DAFKS Fulda Ironhorse is anyone who has interest and wants to join American Football taught. Matches will be played in different age groups from 14 to 19 years at the Ironhorse Juniors, from 19 years in the A-team. For children 8 to 14 years, the DAFKS Fulda Ironhorse a Flagfoot-ball team.

Unlike most Central European Ballsportarten fights you when American Football is not Gates, but to gain space. This, traditionally referred Yards decide about victory and defeat.

The whole game runs in 4 districts to have 12 minutes. During this period always follows on an action that called the move a short period of pause, in which decisions about the progress of the game will be like. Situations like in football where the ball "runs", while American football have rarity value. Each player starts on an imaginary line, the Line of Scrimmage. Their position is determined by the end of the previous turn (the soil to bring the ball carrier by the defense) determined.

The DAFKS Fulda Ironhorse takes players on course, yet know nothing about this sport, weight and size do not matter, because the players at positions that can be used.

For more information, please contact the President of DAFKS - Winfried hunters - 0162-8250389 or the Head Coach Charles Eplin during the introductory training.

American Football is one of the sports that the club offered - but not only in sports DAFKS CONTACT Fulda operated a very successful youth club at the offers. The ceremony of the Youth Promotion 2006, the network "Futures for Kids" or the recognition as a partner in the base program "Integration through Sport" for the Fulda area speak for themselves.