A7FL
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| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 2014 (play began in 2015) |
| Motto | "The Game America Wants" |
| Official website | http://www.a7fl.com/ |
American 7s Football League ("A7FL") is a semi-professional traveling league in the United States which plays a seven-man version of American football named American 7s Football. Launched in 2015, its games are played without football helmets or other protective equipment. The A7FL is the highest level of competition in American 7s football.
Founded in 2014 with play commencing the following year, the A7FL plays an eight-game schedule running from March to June. It primarily attracts semi-professional football players seeking opportunities to stay in-shape during spring. In 2016, the league participated in a safety study led by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
As of 2016, the league reported it had four teams in New York City (in Brooklyn, Long Island, Queens, and The Bronx), four teams in Florida (in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville), four teams in the deep South (in New Orleans; Baton Rouge; Montgomery, Alabama; and Jackson, Mississippi), and four teams in the northeast (in Newark, New Jersey; Trenton, New Jersey; Philadelphia, and Baltimore). The league says it seeks to expand to 32 teams by 2017. There are also considerations towards expanding outside of the United States.
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