Today Allan Bridgford and Dan Ruiz made some major statements in European football. Allan Bridgford, quarterback for the Amsterdam Crusaders, led the “Cru” to a 31-24 overtime road victory over a heavily favored Kiel Baltic Hurricanes team. The Baltic Hurricanes are one of Germany’s best teams and the defending European Football League (EFL) champions. […]
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LINK: Amsterdam Crusaders defeat Leiden Lightning 78-0
The Amsterdam Crusaders defeated the Leiden Lightning in Dutch competition last weekend, 78-0. The Crusaders dominated in every phase of the game, and were led by quarterback Allan Bridgford who threw for over 350 yards and 7 touchdowns. Bridgford, who is represented by The Growth of a Game, signed with the Crusaders in mid-March and […]
The Complete List of Women’s American Football Teams in Europe
21 countries in Europe are home to over 200 women’s American football teams. This fact is astounding because in the United States – the birthplace of American football – women rarely, if ever play. However, in Europe, the situation is clearly quite different. In tribute to such a prevalence of women in the sport, The Growth […]
LINK: LPFA Playoffs – Paredes Lumberjacks at Braga Warriors
Futebol Americano interviewed the head coaches of the Paredes Lumberjacks and the Braga Warriors ahead of their upcoming match-up in the Portuguese playoffs. The Lisboa Navigators have won all 6 Portuguese national championships, however the championship is up for grabs for the first time ever after the Navigators lost in the first round of the […]
LINK: German Receiver Moritz Boehringer One of NFL Draft’s Biggest Sleepers
Moritz Boehringer, a former wide receiver for the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns in the German Football League (GFL), is currently garnering significant interest from NFL scouts ahead of the 2016 NFL Draft. He stands at 6’4″, 225 lbs. and recently ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds. Boehringer, who only began playing American football in 2013, […]
LINK: How the NFL pulling plug on European league made it harder to find quality backup QB
Sports Carolina Monthly recently published an article on the value that NFL Europe had in developing quality backup quarterbacks. NFL Europe produced several talented players that went on to have outstanding NFL careers. Sports journalist Rick Gosselin argues that the closure of NFL Europe led to an absence of quality backups at the quarterback position. […]
LINK: Amsterdam Crusaders Sign QB Allan Bridgford
The Amsterdam Crusaders have signed QB Allan Bridgford for the 2016 season. Bridgford is represented by The Growth of a Game and was previously competing for the Reus Imperials in the Spanish first division. After his IFAF transfer was approved, Bridgford arrived in Amsterdam in mid-March to begin preparing for the team’s next game […]
The Growth of a Game concludes successful camp in Düsseldorf
The Growth of a Game held its first-ever developmental camp at the ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany and the results were tremendous. The camp was held from March 19th-20th, 2016 in partnership with Hawkins Gridiron Development and the Düsseldorf Panther. Players from 6 different countries made the trip to Düsseldorf to learn from Dan Hawkins, […]
LINK: Dan Hawkins joins Austria’s Vienna Vikings as season set to open
Dan Hawkins, current head coach of the US National Team and and co-founder of Hawkins Gridiron Development, has recently signed on to become the offensive coordinator for the Vienna Vikings of the Austrian Football League (AFL). The Vikings have been a longtime powerhouse not only in Austria but all of Europe. Hawkins recently partnered with […]
How the Utrecht Dominators Attract Young Athletes to American Football
From an early age, children in the Netherlands are generally quite active and are involved in a broad variety of sports including soccer, field hockey, volleyball, gymnastics, and more recently, all forms of American football. However, when children turn 13, there is a relatively steep decline in participation of approximately 11% when it comes […]
