DUNDEE HOST NFL FLAG FEST

The NFL, in conjuction with the Dundee Hurricanes American Football team are inviting all high schools from across Scotland to participate in the 2007 World 5 on 5 Flag Football Championships. Dundee Hurricanes will play host to one of the early qualifying rounds in late April/early May at a venue to still to be confirmed.

Five current high schools, Dundee, Monifeith, Harris, St Johns and Braeview have already expressed their willingness to enter. The winners will go onto either the Scottish finals or represent Scotland against England in late May. The winner of that will represent Great Britain at the European qualifiers, with the top three teams from that moving onto to play at the World Championships later this year.

All teams must have a maximum of 6 Players and one chaperone (co-ed teams will be allowed to bring seven (7) players and one male and one female chaperone) and all players must be born between September 1st 1992 and December 31st 1995.

Previous World Championships have been played in Mexico, China, Australia and Canada. Last years competition was in Germany and was won for the second year running by Thailand.

Dundee's own school flag football league is set to kick off in May through to June.

For more information on the World Championships and the Schools Flag Football League, contact Dundee Schools Football Program Co-ordinator, Bruce Foster on 07762 914772 or visit www.dundeehurricanes.com