2. AFL
Arena Football League
It is the 3rd highest level of professional indoor
football in the United States
Behind the NFL and Canadian Football
It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster
Played indoors and on a smaller field
This results in faster pace and higher scoring
games
3. Basics
of
Arena
Football
• 14 teams from the United
States
• Divided into two
conferences
• American and National
Conference
• Both have two divisions
4. American Conference
• Pacific Division
• West division
• Each consists of three teams
8. Continued Basics
Regular season is a 20 week schedule
Each team plays 18 games with two buy weeks
Season starts second week of March through
late August
21 active players and 31 inactive
9.
10.
11. Commissioner
Scott Butera
1st season with AFL
Went to Trinity College and received his masters
at NYU
12. Location of Headquarters
Located on 640 N. LaSalle Street Chicago, IL
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8936328,-
87.6327288,3a,75y,266.13h,85.08t/data=!3m4!1
e1!3m2!1sC-KdEtPJhtwmM5p5UC_
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13. Websites for AFL
http://www.arenafootball.com/
Employment
http://arenafootball.teamworkonline.com/teamwor
k/jobs/default.cfm
Short clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTK9Jz6Qqfs
14. Arena Bowl
Arena footballs championship game is called
Arena Bowl
It is hosted by the team with the better regular
season record or the higher seeding in playoffs
Current champions are the Arizona Rattlers
Receive Foster trophy
15.
16. Professional Article
An Investigation of Old School Values in the
Arena Football League
Source: Sport Marketing Quarterly Sep2010, Vol.
19 Issue 3, p125 7p
AFL fans seem to hold up old school values
Females more old school than men
• In attitudes towards winning
Ebscohost.com
