(S30) PT 1 - Going International

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Renaissance man Douglas Quaid was the obvious choice by the Yellowknife Wraiths to be an ambassador for the team, Canada, and all of the ISFL. Fluent in 17 languages Quaid can connect with most people on this planet. When given the opportunity to visit these places and grow the game of football Quaid did not have to be asked twice. This around the world tour started in Brazil. This country has a lot of talent on the soccer field. Football could be an alternative for soccer players or people who are not nimble enough to thrive on the soccer field. During the Brazil stint Quaid suffered from severe dehydration and had to cut it short. South Africa was next on the list. Rugby is the dominant sport there. A lot of similarities exist between football and rugby. Most of the time the locals were trying to convince Quaid to sign with a rugby team, he tried to convince them to make a football league with their plethora of talent. The final stop of the trip put Quaid in Kyrgyzstan. The population there is on the lower side but the people are tough as nails. Before an incoming blizzard was about to trap Quaid he participated in a punt, pass, and kick competition with many youths in the capital city of Bishkek. (221 words)

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[LewisMelville]

With the continued growth of our game globally and the fact that Berlin Fire Salamanders are the only team in the international simulation football league in Europe and out with the Americas we have countless requests from up start teams to send some of our players and coaching staff to do pro days with these teams. Well after Ultimus defeat against the New York Silverbacks we decided it was finally time for us to start giving back. Our team has multiple players from different backgrounds so it made sense for us to send the Australians back to Oz, the French back to France and the Scottish and Irish contingent heading back to their homeland. That left co founder and star quarterback Nick Kaepercolin with the responsibility of taking and supporting the camps in Germany. Kaepercolin was keen to get out and travel the whole of the country to see as many youngsters as he could. Educating them on throwing actions, reading defensive blitzes as well as signing autographs and taking pictures with the thousands of fans he met on his travels. At the end of his trip Nick Kaepercolin submitted his montage of his travels which you can see on the Berlin Fire Salamanders official website and he also promises to bring the Ultimus home before hanging up his cleets at the end of the season!

[Skindog44]

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I think it's pretty clear that the Dallas word office will be sending theirs second year Pro Bowl defensive end stud Ioe Torrent. and the international program for Dallas would be Munich Germany. everybody knows Germany is an absolute stud at soccer, but the country is starting to take an interest in American football. so I'm going to go over there intertwined with the culture drink a bunch of awesome German European beers and show these guys how to rock and roll in the game of football. Obviously being a defensive player Ioe would help proper tackling techniques at the workshop. how to execute American football tackles both safely but to deliver the highest impact. while there I learned that Germany has a lot of rugby players that are looking to transition into American football. they try to tell me that they know how to tackle already but I had to explain to them that where in the pads puts a different aspect on the game. it unlocks the ability to hit somebody with the full force your body because you have that inherent safety net of the pads that blocks that part of your brain that tries not to hurt itself. so after showing these Germans how to lay down some wood in proper tackling drills we would probably also do some Oklahoma drills to show off some blocking and defensive line play work. maybe after that I would transition back with the secondary and show them how to read offenses and coverage techniques. and there would be a lot of classroom portion at the workshop to go over different types of defenses and roles that each individual position has on that defense to instill that a defense operates in an optimum level. it's not just hitting the guy with the ball there's a lot of duties on the defensive side of ball at each individual position that makes the game a chess match. Overall I think the would be an absolute blast.

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[Lukstins88]

American football is quite new sport in Latvia, but last season this sport saw massive growth and all thanks to Minnesota WR Janis Lux who is from Latvia. Last season he helped Minnesota win DSFL title and after championship parade Latvian American Football federation president John Johnson contacted Minnesota to ask if Janis could come to Latvia for few days, to help with his knowledge to help this sport grow. Janis gladly accepted this invite. After season ended he went to Riga Latvia. There he met federation  president. In Latvia have only one American football team, but after Janis winning DSFL championship there are ton of  young guys who want to play this game and be much like Janis. At gathering there were at least eighty new latvian guys to meet Janis. They all had two practices with new DSFL champion. Janis gave young guys some tips and some small secrets of the game. He also checked their fitness to see how good they all are. He also gave all of them Minnesota Grey Duck t-shirts, helmets and football balls. Janis was very happy for growing interest in this sport in his country. He promised he will return next off-season to help more. Also Janis talked with federation president about creating his own American football team here in Latvia.


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[HuddleHussy]

Half Russian, Half American Anya Mind is a little stick of dynamite that is known for her explosive power on the field. Anya is similarly known for her bid personality off the field, so when she was given the opportunity to so and spread her love of American football Anya wanted to start in her mother's home country of Russia. When asked "Why Russia?" the daring diva replied with a good natured laugh. She then chose to follow that laugh up with an in-depth look at her reasoning for bringing Football to Russia.

"My decision to set up a camp in my mother’s homeland of Russia is not one I made on a whim. Russia is home to some of the best athletes in the world. It has been said that whatever a Russian athlete set out to accomplish they don't just do it, they perfect it. If the ISFL wants some of the best athletic talent that the world has to offer they would be wise to look to Russia. Specifically, my trip to Russia is to inspire more women to take up the gauntlet of the grid iron. After Russia, I have decided to make multiple trips around Europe seeing out adventurous souls who like to lay it all out on the field.”

-Anya Mind

[J0EB]

This off-season, Jimi Desoto and Matt Cross were chosen to represent Philly and fly out to Reykjavik, Iceland. With a burning love for the game of American football, the frigid lands hoped to learn from the most American of all, the Philadelphia Liberty. After several requests being submitted, the team finally caved in when Reykjavik was chosen as the lucky host city of the First Annual World Football Championship.

With this factor in mind, the team wanted to teach those in Reykjavik the importance of a strong defensive performance and fluid connection between players. Thus, Cross and Jimi, who always have each other’s back’s, taught a series of three workshops focused on these abilities. The first, Hard-Hitting and Aiming for the Ball,” where the two taught the proper methods of tackling and how to best force the ball out. The second was “On-Field Communication Efficiency,” where Jimi, as Captain of the Philly defense for 4 straight seasons, taught how to quickly relate information as you read the defense and keep everyone on the same page. Another main part of this workshop was how to react to errors on the field and rally the team after a bad play or series.

The last workshop was “How practicing wrestling can make you a better football player, with live demonstration by Matt Cross and his assistant Jimi Desoto.” The most important training of their short stay in Reykjavik, Cross lead a wrestling practice, and explained how the two sports correlate, and what you can take from wrestling and implement to football, such as additional tackling tips and mental preparation tactics.

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