Indoor Gridiron Football League
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| Indoor Gridiron Football League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Arena Football |
| Founded | 2007 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country(ies) |  United States Canada Japan |
| Most recent champion(s) |
N/A |
| Official website | www.igflonline.com |
The Indoor Gridiron Football League (IGFL) is a professional indoor football league that page its operations in July of 2007. So far, teams are located in Snohomish County, and Las Vegas.
The IGFL is set to start in November 2008, being the first ever winter league. Its schedule is from November to February, with the Gridiron Championship Game to be played in late January or early February. The date is tentative and is to be played between the NFL Conference Championchip Game and the Super Bowl.
[edit] Rules
The following rules are just a small portion taken from the IGFL Rule version 1.1.
The Field
The field is 50 yards in length with boards 38" to 42" high on 3 parts of the field (one side line and two end-zones). One sideline will have no wall and players, coaches, and staff will be on that side for quick exchange of players and toe taping catches.
[edit] Teams
| Western Conference | ||||
| Team | Arena | City/Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish County Stallions | Unknown | Everett, Washington | ||
| Las Vegas Gamblers | Unknown | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Eastern Conference |
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| Team | Arena | City/Area | ||
[edit] Staff
The IGFL is staffed by Nathan Mumm, Justin Henderson, Steve Kajihiro, Jonathan Mumm, and Anthony Rayl.
Nathan was born and raised in Snohomish County and worked 13 years at Microsoft before starting his entertainment company Courtyard Media Group INC. Nathan has been instrumental in bringing affordable entertainment to Snohomish County and looks to use his previous skills from Microsoft in the establishment of a premier indoor football league.
Justin was born and raised in Yakima, Washington. As a child, he grew up playing all types of sports, and eventually playing football, basketball, and track up until college. Justin recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, majoring in Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations and Advertising. The past 3 years, Justin has grown to understand the inner-workings of minor league sports. He has worked for the CBA's Yakima Sun Kings, NIFL's Yakima Shockwave, the af2's Everett Hawks and IBL's Everett Explosion.
Steve Kajihiro was born and raised in Hawaii and moved to the Seattle area in 1998. Steve graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in Sociology. Steve is a professional sports photographer and has been actively involved in minor league and youth sports organizations for a number of years. Most recently, Steve has worked with the IBL’s Everett Explosion basketball team. Steve is also a scout for Ultimate Edge Sports, which assist football players in making it to the next level.
Jonathan is currently attending the University of Washington as he is majoring in Business and Marketing. Born in Everett, Washington he graduated with honors valedictorian of his class with a 4.0 and received a full ride scholarship to the UW.
Anthony is the graphical talent of the IGFL with logo creation and marketing materials. The CEO of Notice Design a graphical expert and brings experience in the information technology age.
