Posted by Ryan at 02:44 PM on 13, Aug 2010
Welcome to the new look website of the Birmingham Lions.
The site has undergone a bit of a face-lift recently, and while we are still dedicated to bringing you the most up to date news, we thought we would make the site a little more welcoming for our audience now too.
The new site has all the information you need from us, from a history and alumni section all the way through to the 2011...
Posted by Ryan at 03:06 PM on 12, Aug 2010
The inaugural BAFCA Midlands American Football Coaching Forum is being held at Birmingham University on Monday 6th September 2010 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
The plan is to host a BAFCA Midlands Coaching Forum every 3 months on the first Monday of the month.
Timetable:
September
December
March
June
The first forum will see Birmingham University Lions Head Coach Tony Athersmith talk on Quarterback Reads...
Posted by admin at 07:15 AM on 06, Aug 2010
With preparation for the upcoming season well under way one of the Lions coaches got dream opportunity to learn from some of the best in the business this week. Offensive Coordinator Paul Cooper has been visiting with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks attending practices as the Seahawks prepare for their upcoming season. The highlight thus far was being introduced by head coach Pete Carroll to...
Posted by admin at 09:27 AM on 10, May 2010
Lions secured their second consecutive undefeated National Championship after beating the Loughborough Aces 27 – 16 in a hard fought game at Sixfields Stadium Northampton. This brings the Lions record over the last two season as 24 – 0 with two National Championships to add to first in 2005. Three touchdowns from Andy Watson and one from Sarunas Babonas coupled with an outstanding...
Posted by admin at 01:41 PM on 07, May 2010
On Sunday 2nd May, the Birmingham Lions took on the Hertfordshire Hurricanes to be crowned the Southern Champions of BUAFL and to book a place in the national championship game. This matchup was the first game to take place on the new 3G-astro pitch on the Metchley playing fields – which ensures a fast, even surface allowing the game to be played at a higher standard.
The game came a long time...
Posted by admin at 05:13 PM on 30, Apr 2010
So the Lions find themselves at 10-0 come the end of April, with a semi-final match the next challenge on the cards. The Lions have been training through easter for this rivalry match against the Hertfordshire Hurricanes to be crowned the champions of the southern conference of BUAFL.
The Lions have already defeated there Hertfordshire counterparts this year, but Herts will let no-one forget...
Posted by admin at 10:54 PM on 03, Apr 2010
Birmingham faced a rematch against the UWE Bullets on Sunday 28th March if they were to progress to the southern conference final. After a comprehensive victory against UWE in Filton after Xmas, UWE were bound to come gunning even harder to claim the prize. UWE received the first kick off and Birmingham’s defense stole the ball on the drives third play – with a tipped ball being reigned in...
Posted by admin at 11:26 PM on 24, Mar 2010
Since a cold and tense affair against Loughborough back on 7th November, the Birmingham Lions have gone from strength to strength. They have gone 8-0 to complete a third consecutive, undefeated regular season under the leadership of head coach Tony Athersmith. This season saw a much more challenging regular season schedule for the Lions, with rival clashes occurring with UWE, Herts and obviously...
Posted by admin at 11:22 PM on 24, Mar 2010
This is it, the business end of the season where its win or go home. The Birmingham Lions had earned home-field advantage against Bristol Barracuda by going 8-0 in the regular season, but Bristol came out firing and proved tough opposition for the full 60 minutes. Bristol started off by stopping the Lions’ first drive before completing one long pass over the top to open the scoring for the day....
Posted by admin at 04:54 PM on 17, Mar 2010
The Lions successfully navigate the first round of the playoffs and earn a rematch with the UWE Bullets at home on the Metchley pitch on the 28th March. Kick off at...
