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Thursday, July 17
The Utah Indoor Football League
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Welcome to the Utah Indoor/Arena Football League! The UIFL is the oldest and largest semi-pro recreational Indoor/Arena football league in the country! The league has been in existence since 1998. The UIFL is a non-profit organization registered with the State of Utah.
The UIFL mission statement is simple: to allow quality football players to continue playing professionally organized football after high school, college, and pro careers may be over. Many players continue to develop their talents and move to the next level of football in the quest to reach the goals they have set for themselves.
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Hot UIFL Action!
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Vince Lombardi
Tuesday, September 2
UIFL Tenth Season will be played at the Sports Complex in Kaysville Utah!
The UIFL has just secured it's new home for our 10th season of play. The UIFL will be playing it's games for the 2008/09 season at the Sports Complex in Kaysville Utah.
More Info to come. Owner's don't forget that you need to have a $500.00 non-refundable team fee paid by Sept. 20th to secure your spot for this year's games in the UIFL.
Sunday, August 3
UIFL Will Begin it's 10th Season November the 1st!
***UPDATE***The UIFL will begin it's 10th year of great Indoor/Arena Style football beginning Nov. 1st.
The UIFL will Announce it's new home playing field by Aug. 15th. The Olympic Oval has decided to get rid of all indoor soccer and football beginning Aug. 1st 2008.
The UIFL will have it's first 2008/09 owner's meeting Sat. Aug. 23rd. 2008 (time and place will be announced soon).
Sunday, March 9
Utah Sting 2007/08 Champions
The Utah Sting defeated the Scorpions in the UIFL 2007/08 Championship game. More info. to come. (Also would any Sting player that has a picture of the Sting championship team, would you please send it to our email, thank you.)
Sunday, February 17
Conference Championhips Feb. 23th 2008, Games start at 7:00PM.
The Utah Sting will battle the UIFL 2007 Champions the Utah Crush for the 2008 Desert Conference Championship Title.
The Renegades will also try to defeat the three time Mountain Conference Champions the Scorpions for the 2008 Mountain Conference Title.
Games times: 7:00 PM Utah Crush vs Utah Sting
8:30 PM Scorpions vs Renegades
Place: Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah.
*****The UIFL 2008 Championship Game will be held at 8 PM on March the 8th 2008 at the Olympic Oval.******
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| The Utah Youth Indoor Football League
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Sunday, February 3
Sign Up Now! for the Utah Youth Indoor Football League!
The Utah Youth Indoor Football League Registration Is Going On Now! at the Olympic Oval Thru March 8th 2008.
Ages 8-15
6 Age Divisions
Registration Time: 10am - 2pm
Go to: www.eteamz.com/uyifl for more info.
Sunday, February 3
Feb.16th Schedule For The First Round Of The UIFL 2008 Playoffs
Utah Heat vs Utah Sting: 6:30 PM
Salt Lake Swarm vs Scorpions: 7:45 PM
Polar Bears vs Renegades: 9:00 PM
Utah Crush vs Desperados: 10:15 PM
Sunday, February 3
UIFL 2008 Division Champions!
Congratulations to the Utah Indoor Football League 2008 Division Champions!
Northern Division Champions: The Polar Bears
Southern Division Champions: The Utah Crush
Eastern Division Champions: The Salt lake Swarm
Western Division Champions: The Utah Heat
Saturday, February 2
UIFL 2008 Playoff Schedule
The first round of the UIFL 2008 playoffs will begin Feb. 16th 2008 at 6:30 PM. This will consist of the top 4 teams of each conference. In each conference, team 1 will play team 4 and team 2 will play team 3.
On Feb. 23rd 2008 we will hold our Conference Championships. These games will start at 7:00 PM.
On March 8th 2008 we will hold our UIFL 2008 Championship Game. This game will start at 8:00 PM.
Check back often to our website starting Sunday Feb. 3rd for the teams and start times of our Playoffs, Conference Championship and our UIFL 2008 "Indoor War" Championship game.
Sunday, January 20
No games in the UIFL for Jan. 26th 2008
UIFL games for Jan. 26th 2008 have been rescheduled for Feb. 2nd due to the Utah Saints Professional Indoor Football Open Try-Outs. Check the league or team websites for game times.
Sunday, January 20
Utah Saints Professional Indoor Football Open Try-Outs Jan.26th 2008
The Professional Indoor football team the Utah Saints will be holding an Open Try-Out on Jan. 26th 2008 at the Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah.
Registration will be from 6:00 to 6:30 PM
Cost $50.00 Cash or Money Orders Only! ($20.00 of your $50.00 paid will be credited to your 2009 UIFL players fees.)
Jersey, shorts and astro turf shoes, no equipment needed!
Try-Out start time will be at 7:00 PM, we should finish around 9:30 to 10:00 PM.
The Utah Saints Home website is www.utsaints.com
Friday, December 7
Utah Saints Logo
This is the new logo for the professional indoor football team The Utah Saints! They are playing in the AIFA. The AIFA League website is www.aifaprofootball.com . The new season begins March 29th, 2008, and will be held at the Utah Olympic Oval. Season tickets are on sale now! To purchase season tickets go to the Utah Saints website at www.utsaints.com. Ask for the UIFL discount.
Saturday, November 24
The UIFL will use AIFA rules and the AIFA ball for the 2007/08 season
UIFL CEO Michael Curran, has decided to use the AIFA Rules as well as the AIFA football as the official UIFL football for all 2007/08 games. With the recent alliance with the AIFA ,it makes perfect sense to start using and learning the AIFA rules this year, as I'm sure that most of our top players will be playing in the AIFA Utah teams.
It also makes sense that our Indoor / Arena Football oficials get the oppertunity to put these rules into play as most of our officials will be officiating in the Utah AIFA games. Most of our officials have been officiating Indoor / Arena football for 10 years now.
The AIFA ball is a great ball, it has excellent grip for our players and the fans love the way the ball looks as it flies through the air toward the endzone! The new game ball will be provided by the UIFL for use in all official UIFL games. If any team would like to purchase these balls for practice please contact Mr. Curran.
Monday, November 12
UIFL 07/08 Schedule is now complete!
The UIFL 07/08 Schedule is now complete! Owners and coaches, please review your schedules for the year and if there are any errors with any of your games, please contact UIFL President Mr. Curran ASAP! Good luck gentleman, let's have a great 9th year in the Utah Indoor Football League.
Monday, August 27
UIFL CEO Michael Curran, Acquires AIFA Pro Indoor Football Utah Franchises!
State of Utah exclusive rights to market teams
June 25, 2007
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| Etikeni & Trichelle
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Friday, September 7
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Eti and wife Trichelle's family and friends...
Trichelle and
‘Etikeni Samani
Trichelle Valgardson Samani and ‘Etikeni Samani of Provo were tragically taken from us in an unforeseen accident on Monday, September 3, 2007.
Trichelle was born in Provo, Utah March 20, 1986 to David and Michelle Valgardson of Provo, Utah. She is the only sister of Joshua (Ashley) Valgardson, nephew Andrew Valgardson, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Jeremy (Rachel) Valgardson of Pleasant Grove, Utah; Kyle Valgardson and Tyler Valgardson of Provo, Utah; and the granddaughter of Ardis Rowley of Provo, Utah.Trichelle was raised in Provo and graduated from Provo High School where she played basketball, softball, volleyball and “powder puff” football. Her favorite, of course, being basketball. Her love of sport did not end there. She has had major knee surgery, but that did not stop her from doing what she loved. She continued to play basketball and softball with her friends and family until the end. She loved life to the fullest. She has so many friends, too many to name, and she was always there when you needed her. She was enrolled at Utah Valley University, scheduled to graduate with a degree in accounting in 2009. She was employed at BJ Plumbing, a job she loved due to the friends she made there. Trichelle has a very strong love for the Savior which showed in all that she did. She was currently serving as a primary teacher in her ward. She also loved working with the youth. She always felt like she was one of the girls and loved to be around them. She will always be remembered for her beautiful smile and for the love she showed to everyone. Trichelle will be missed by a large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins who all loved her dearly. She joins those who have gone before her: Grandpa Paul and Grandma Florence Valgardson, Grandpa Revo Rowley, Aunts Mary Valgardson McEuen and Sarah Valgardson.
‘Etikeni was born in Vava’u, Tonga April 26, 1985 to Totauola and Talite Samani of Provo, Utah. He is the brother of Viliami T. Samani, Ikani T. Samani, Nolan R.T. Samani, Weston T. Samani, Silongo T. Samani and Martha T. Samani, all of Provo, Utah and the grandson of Kafea Sungalu and Lea’aepine Lavulavu of Provo, Utah. When ‘Eti was three years old his family moved to Utah from Tonga. He went to Franklin Elementary, Dixon Middle School and Provo High School. He played football while at Provo High and after graduation at Snow College. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout and served in the California Oakland Mission. ‘Etikeni is so special for everything he did for our family. He was a hard worker, laying concrete with his Dad and working for Valgardson House Movers. He, like Trichelle, had a very strong love for the Savior. He worked with the youth at the time of his passing. He loved them all very much. He was very kind and spoke to them with dignity and respect; always encouraging them to do their best.
‘Eti and Trichelle were married for time and all eternity in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple on July 22, 2006. Their love for each other was apparent to anyone who knew them. God speed, Trichelle and ‘Eti, until we meet again. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at the Provo Utah Wasatch (Tongan) Stake Center, 1625 South Slate Canyon Drive, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the church on Friday from 7-10 p.m. and Saturday from 8-9:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to info@bergmortuary.com.
Published in the Daily Herald on 9/6/2007.
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| The Crush / 2007 UIFL Champions
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Saturday, March 24
The Crush wins the 2007 UIFL Championship!!
The Utah Crush defeated the Scorpions 35 to 21, in front of a packed house at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns Utah. The Utah Crush are our new UIFL Champions! Congratulations to coach George Lee and the whole Crush team for a great battle and their 2007 Utah Indoor Football League Championship win!
More info. on the game to follow shortly, along with stats and our 2007 UIFL Championship game MVP!
Tuesday, February 27
"Thank You" & Update on Michael Curran
I want to personally thank all of you that have been concerned about Michael these past few weeks. Thank you for the flowers, cards, visits, phone calls, inquiries at the games, expressions of love and good wishes, and especially the prayers on his behalf. I am happy to report that he is finally turning the corner to recovery and is getting stronger every day. Michael is looking forward to being strong enough to attend the Championship game between The Scorpions and The Crush on the 24th! It looks to be an awesome game to bring the 2006-07 season to a close! Michael plans on focusing his energy to make the league even bigger and better for 2007-08 and beyond! Thank you for being patient these past few weeks as he has tried to manage through his illness. If anyone would like to contact Michael with well-wishes and support, his email address is: curran5556@msn.com. He has appreciated hearing from you...it has meant so much.
Thanks again!
Sherry Curran (Michael's wife)
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| Vince signing one of many UIFL Championhip game balls!
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Saturday, February 17
Mr. Vince Tauanuu: named as Vice President of the UIFL.
Vincent Tauanuu has just accepted the position of Vice President of the Utah Indoor Football League.
For those of you that don't know Mr. Tauanuu, here are a few of his accomplishments in football and some of his current assignments.
College experience:
Current assistant coach at Southern Utah University, 2005
Golden West College, CA. 1993-1995.
2 year football letterman.
2 years all conference player.
University of Utah 1995-1997
2 year letterman.
Most improved defensive player award.
Charity & Service award.
MAFU Club Mental*Attitude*Fanatical Effort*Unity
MVP award
Minor League Football Coaching:
2006 MLF Hall Of Fame:
Wasatch Demons-1999, Head Coach: Utah Football League-12-0 record, League Champions.
Wasatch Wildcats-2002, Head Coach: NAFL-11-1 record, Ranked #3, Division & Conference Champions.
Wasatch Widlcats-2003, Head Coach: NAFL-7-4 record, Ranked #16, Division Champions.
Professional Indoor Football Coaching:
Utah Catzz- (PIFL) 1998 Defensive coach:
Utah Rattlers-(NIFL) 2001 Head coach / Owner: 8-4 record, Pacific Conference Champions.
Minor League Indoor/Arena Football Coaching:
Utah Sting Utah Indoor Football League: 1999 -2007, Head Coach: 75 -7 record.
UIFL Championships: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 & 2006. 5 wins out of 7 years. UIFL Coach of the year 4 times. Vince has the best Indoor/Arena win loss record of any coach in Arena's 21 year history.
Coached at all these Utah High Schools where all teams made it into the State Playoffs.
East H.S., Hillcrest, Alta, and Cypress H. S.
Vince was just inducted into the MLF 2006 Hall of Fame in Mesquet Nevada.
Thursday, October 27
"UIFL Free Agent Player Rights".
It looks like we will have 16 or more teams this year in the UIFL. With all the teams recruiting players for their team, there has been a very important question that has come up. What free agent rights does a player have and what player ownership rights does a team owner have.
I must say this first, in the intermountain area team owners must remember that a lot of the football players play year around in various leagues with each other,ie. RMFL,UIFL and various flag football teams. These players build relationships with each other and that may lead a player to a certain team in a certain league. However, some players play on different teams in all three leagues and play against each other. Therefore that is why the UIFL has this rule for free agent players.
The UIFL league rule on player's right's states: That if a player signs his registration form for that year/season with his team name on the form, the player is bound to that team for that season. If a player wants to play for another team that same season he has to get the team owner's approval to be released. If the owner won't release the player, the player will have to sit out the season until next season when the player will become a free agent and can sign with whatever team he chooses.
UIFL/Pres.
Vince Lombardi Speech: "WHAT IT TAKES TO BE NO. 1"
Vince Lombardi Speech
This is considered as one of the greatest football speeches of all time.
(Not a copyrighted speech)
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE NO. 1
by Vince Lombardi
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.
You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time.
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place.
I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again.
There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers.
It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.
Every time a football player goes to play his trade he's got to play from the ground up-from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play.
Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.
Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization, an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win. To beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.
It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there. To compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game.
The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules-but to win. And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline.
There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.
I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
Saturday, January 19
UIFL President's Weekly Picks for Feb.2nd 2008
Scorpions +7 / Renegades
Heat +7 / Crush
Sting +7 / Salt Lake Swarm
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