Ultimate Flag League

What a thrill, we had to keep it a secret but the Academy and the UFL had a special visit today from BBC Children's TV programme Blue Peter. Everyone had an awesome day and we all want to thank everyone for really having fun for the cameras. We got a lovely message from them: ''Hi All, Just want to say a massive thank you to everyone involved with the making of this film. The filming day went down great, even with the classic Leeds weather. Both the children and women’s tea

At the midway point of the inaugural UFL season, here is the lie of the land. All to play for, all wheat, no chaff.

They say the sun shines on the righteous. Today, that saying was carved deep into the fledgling league's granite history books. As the winter sun beat down on players, coaches, officials and the large crowd of enthusiastic fans, we were treated to a righteous display of flag football. The UFL's draft system has been the league MVP so far this year and it pressed home its case even harder today, with two more stunning competitions and two more one score victories. Mavericks 26

STANDINGS 1. Wolf Pack 2-0 2. Thunder 1-1 3. Hawks 1-1 4. Mavericks 0-2 Happy New year everyone. This Saturday is a doozy, first up we find the second placed Thunder taking on the third placed Hawks. For the Thunder the winter break came at just the wrong time. Their first victory in the bag, Zak Thompson and Cam Cooper were just starting to hit their stride. Joe Smith's Hawks will be looking to recover from their loss to a powerful Wolf Pack team, Krishan Johnson's poise