Inasmuch as teams and leagues on our level could use a little assistance attracting the attention of their local sports medias, the AFA has just announced that it will publish a National Media Guide for Semi-Pro Football that teams and leagues will be able to show-off to the sports writers (as well as the radio and TV sports directors) in their areas - proving to them, once and for all, that their local semi-pro football organization plays a consequential part in one of the fastest growing sports movements in the country today . . . SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL !!!
(PRWEB) March 16, 2004
AFA SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL 2004 MEDIA GUIDE IN THE WORKS
Inasmuch as teams and leagues on our level could use a little assistance attracting the attention of their local sports medias, the AFA has just announced that it will publish a National Media Guide for Semi-Pro Football that teams and leagues will be able to show-off to the sports writers (as well as the radio and TV sports directors) in their areas - proving to them, once and for all, that their local semi-pro football organization plays a consequential part in one of the fastest growing sports movements in the country today . . . SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL !!!
The new publication is called the 2004 AFA Semi-Pro Football Media Guide - "Facts and Records Book". The information contained in the 300 plus page book is from our own American Football News findings throughout the year(s) and will be a recap of the 2003 AFA semi-pro football season. The book will feature such information as the final league standings of all 60 different leagues (and 615 semi-pro teams) that played in AFA competition last year as well as an overview of the AFAs first 24 years as the national association for semi-pro football.
Readers will be able to see how each team ended the 2003 season as well as checking out the 2004 league alignments. Want to see how your team stacks up with the rest of the semi-pro football teams nationwide? This book will list the 2003 final AFA ‘power ratings from top to bottom of all 615 teams in all leagues (spring/summer/fall). Coaches, players, team and league administrators will get an insight on how the AFA ‘power ratings work and how accurate the computer number crunching data base has become after 5 years and nearly 14,000 game scores have been fed into it.
A list of last years (2003) All-American selections and AFA "Gold Ball Award" winners will help bring some much deserved notoriety to those footballers singled out by the AFA as 2003 outstanding achievers on the semi-pro football level. Players will be able to prove (for years to come) that they were among the nations best on the semi-pro level during the 2003 season.
In addition, the post-season guidebook will list the names of more than a thousand players over the years that have made the jump from the 'minors to the majors' (NFL, CFL, WFL, USFL, etc.). Speaking of a thousand names - the AFA Media Guide will also list the names of every player and head coach (over 1,000) who have had their names engraved on the AFA's National Championship Trophy - the Arthur S. Arkush Memorial Cup - because they played on one of the AFA's national championship teams over the past 24 years.
A photo of the 4 1/2 foot high, two foot wide Arkush Cup is featured on the colorful 2004 Media Guide cover.
Also: the book will give a complete breakdown, by category, of every person who has ever been inducted into the AFA's Semi-pro Football Hall of Fame over the past 24 years. Along with the listing of names of these 431 Semi-Pro Football Legends, will be many photos of the AFA Hall of Famers at their induction ceremony and/or of them during their early playing days.
An update of semi-pro football records over the years researched by the AFAs famed Hall of Fame Historian, Steve Brainerd, will be included as well. Whats so impressive about being a semi-pro football record holder if you cant show anybody what you accomplished? The AFA Media Guide will be all the proof our semi-pro football record holders will need to claim bragging rights for their football accomplishments over the years!
Join one of the AFAs four affiliate programs (AFA Coaches Assn., AFA Players Assn., AFA Officials Assn., and/or the AFA Semi-Pro Football Alumni Assn.) before the book publishing date and have your name listed as an official member and supporter of the American Football Association for 2004.
There's more, but I guess you'll have to wait until the book comes out to see what the AFA has done to help you promote our level of the sport in your area. The 2004 Media Guide will be printed and available for distribution prior to the AFA's Summer Commissioners Meeting weekend (dates and location to be announced in an upcoming press release).
Prior to the printing date, the AFA will send out a press release announcing how semi-pro football junkies can purchase one of these informational treasures, which is sure to be a football collectors item. The progressive teams will want several copies to use to impress their local media people that their team (and league) is a big part of the AFA national associations Semi-Pro and Proud" movement.
The AFA national office wishes to thank all those who contributed information (records, statistics, names, advertisements, etc.) for our extensive 300 page 2004 AFA Semi-Pro Football Media Guide - as well as to those who will support the AFAs efforts to bring more awareness to the semi-pro level of the sport by purchasing a copy or two of this informative publication.
The cost of the 2004 Media Guide and method for ordering . . .
‘specially discounted (for AFA Members) ‘First Edition advanced copies will be published in an up coming AFA Press Release. Complimentary copies of the 2004 AFA Semi-Pro Football Media Guide will be mailed to every NFL and Arena Football League team to use as a reference book for learning more about our level of the sport and why the AFA national association is so Semi-Pro and Proud" of our member teams and leagues - these days.
Update: To order, just click http://www.eteamz.com/americanfootballassn/files/MediaGuideOrderForm2.pdf
Now available, 2004 AFA 12 Month Calendars depicting events from 2003. Just click http://www.cafeshops.com/amerfootball.8581387 to obtain yours today.
Media - contact Dave Burch at AFA National Office
(877) 624-4485 or (941) 388-3510
(e-mail) amerfoot@aol.com (or) usafoot@aol.com
(website) http://www.americanfootballassn.com/
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