Tamworth Phoenix
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The Tamworth Phoenix are an American football
team playing in the United Kingdom
. The Phoenix field a senior team in the Premiership of the BAFA Community Leagues
(BAFACL). The Phoenix also field a junior team and a youth team.
. However, they avenged this by defeating them in the playoffs on route to a BritBowl 2 final defeat to the London Cobras, also a first year club.
Despite defeat in the BritBowl 2 final, Tamworth Phoenix were promoted to BAFL1 division and placed in the South-West Conference. The Phoenix completed the regular season with a record of 9-1, winning the South-West Conference, and moved into the playoffs as the #2 seed. After a victory over the Kent Exiles in the first round of the playoffs, their run was halted at the semi final stage by the East Kilbride Pirates.
In the 2010 season, Tamworth completed a perfect 10-0 season, and a perfect post-season, winning the BritBowl, and moving to the BAFACL Premiership.
Defensive Co-ordinator: Jason Scott
Special Teams Co-ordinator: John Ridler
Defensive Backs Coach: Martin Hilton
Linebackers Coach: Charlie Gough
Wide Receivers Coach: Dave Winter
Offensive Line Coach: Ryan Baker
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team playing in the United Kingdom
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. The Phoenix field a senior team in the Premiership of the BAFA Community Leagues
BAFA Community Leagues
The BAFA National Leagues are the primary American football competition in England, Scotland and Wales. They were formed by the British American Football Association in 2010 to coordinate contact football and flag football across all age ranges...
(BAFACL). The Phoenix also field a junior team and a youth team.
History
The Phoenix were founded in 2004 by Dave Winter, Jay Alexander, Ed Winter and Ryan Baker, after re-establishing youth football in the area, as the Tamworth Trojans, a year earlier. In their first season 2008, the Phoenix came 2nd in the BAFL2 Central conference behind champions the Nottingham CaesarsNottingham Caesars
The Nottingham Caesars are an American football team playing in the United Kingdom. The Caesars field a senior team in Division 1 Central of the BAFA Community Leagues . The team is affectionately known by its players and fans as "The Big C"....
. However, they avenged this by defeating them in the playoffs on route to a BritBowl 2 final defeat to the London Cobras, also a first year club.
Despite defeat in the BritBowl 2 final, Tamworth Phoenix were promoted to BAFL1 division and placed in the South-West Conference. The Phoenix completed the regular season with a record of 9-1, winning the South-West Conference, and moved into the playoffs as the #2 seed. After a victory over the Kent Exiles in the first round of the playoffs, their run was halted at the semi final stage by the East Kilbride Pirates.
In the 2010 season, Tamworth completed a perfect 10-0 season, and a perfect post-season, winning the BritBowl, and moving to the BAFACL Premiership.
Staff
Head Coach/Offensive Co-ordinator: Jay AlexanderDefensive Co-ordinator: Jason Scott
Special Teams Co-ordinator: John Ridler
Defensive Backs Coach: Martin Hilton
Linebackers Coach: Charlie Gough
Wide Receivers Coach: Dave Winter
Offensive Line Coach: Ryan Baker
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