Ultimate Flag League

We at the Leeds Academy Ultimate Flag League are proud of our tradition for Coaching up the Coaches. We are so proud to announce our Lineup of Coaches and Graduate Assistant Coaches for the UFL II Campaign. They are already working away furiously behind the scenes for this Saturday's Draft You can also follow all of them on Twitter to keep up to their latest news. MAVERICKS WOLF PACK HAWKS DRAGONS Mike Cluskey UFL Commissioner

The teams have announced their Franchise Players, they have been allocated as follows: Mavericks: Teddy Hope Dragons: Elliott Duffey Wolf Pack: Owen Yarwood Hawks: Gabriel Vassell We congratulate them and wish them all the best with the forthcoming Draft, preseason and UFL II - OPENING WEEKEND

The Ultimate Flag League has announced the order of picks for the UFL II Draft which will take place this coming Saturday following practice. The order of picks are decided by the finishing position in the final standings last year, with Ultimate Bowl champions, the Mavericks picking last in the first round, The Dragons (the team formerly known a Thunder) in 3rd, the Wolf Pack 2nd and the Hawks in possession of the first overall pick of the Draft. The order will then be reve

The UFL has this evening announced a new identity for the now defunct Thunder franchise. With a change of coaching lineup to National Championship winning duo Dale Bottomley and Andy Fraser, the new team owners have made a massive change to the identity of the team. It is not clear why the Dragons name has been chosen by the new owners, in a short statement they merely said "We are proud to be the new coaches at the Dragons. Although we appreciate the Thunder name and the c

When Sheldon Campbell announced he was to step down from the Head Coaching role with the high octane Thunder franchise at the weekend the clock started ticking, and when it did the speculation began - but all the while it seemed only one outcome was inevitable. The worst kept secret in Leeds American Football is now finally out of the bag after many many hours of meetings between the UFL's head of personnel, Commissioner, franchise owners and their latest coaching appointment

After the news broke earlier today about the Thunder Head Coach, Sheldon Campbell, resigning his position at the franchise, there has been news coming out of the UFL HQ from sources close the Commissioner. Most recently it seems a number of telephone conversations between the league and a number of candidates was taking place and in the last few minutes a source close to the commissioner who wished to remain anonymous said that they had received all the final paperwork from t

Shockwaves have hit the UFL that may turn out to see some huge changes in the landscape of the league. In a leaked memo from UFL Towers, it has been discovered that Thunder Head Coach and National Championship winning Carnegie player Sheldon Campbell is to leave the UK after being Headhunted by the Finnish American Football team Jyväskylä Jaguars. We approached the UFL commissioner, Mike Cluskey, as he was leaving UFL HQ this morning. Looking tired, he would merely comment

News is coming thick and fast from the UFL press office as the preseason really starts to heat up. Following the independently verified vote this morning by the players of the league, the following four players have been announced as the new faces of the Hawks, Wolf Pack, Thunder and UFL Bowl winning Mavericks: The Franchises will now have the opportunity to choose the new face of their team once they have declared their Full Coaching Staff. More to follow on the allocations

Pre Season proper started today with the registration of all free agent players and the UFL II Combine this morning. In sunny and breezy conditions, the athletes set the field on fire with a fine display of their speed, strength and skill, with broken PBs aplenty. A strong field of returning and brand new talent made sure competition was at it's highest, with players keen to impress the watching UFL scouts. It was also the first opportunity to see the UFL coaching leaders i

Excitement is mounting as the UFL team are busy rigging the Academy campus up in preparation for the Player Signing and Scouting Combine this Saturday, 20th May. Across the region, UFL II hopefuls are in training for the biggest Saturday so far of the pre-season, the chance for the Head Coaches and their staff to scout them in testing for the biggest and best league in the UK. The schedule for the day is as follows 11.00 - 11.30 Player sign on, players are asked to be at th