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SWANN'S SPONSORSHIP GIVES SABER CATS ADDED BITE!
April 3, 2007
Swann is proud to announce it's sponsorship of the San Jose Saber Cats in America's Arena Football League.
The Saber Cats currently sit second in the Western Division of the Arena Football League's American Conference. They have a 2-2 win loss record this season. The team's first home game of the season saw the launch of the Swann sponsorship and was a success on the field as well, with a 69-49 home win over the Tampa Bay Storm.
Swann's sponsorship includes print advertising in the team's season program and features a TV and radio ad campaign for all home games on local stations, and more.
For those not in the know, the Arena Football League (AFL) is a 'cut down' version of the NFL played on smaller fields with fewer players and shorter playing time. However, the AFL is big on excitement with fast paced action in indoor arenas featuring 19 teams spread across the country.
About the San Jose Saber Cats
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The San Jose Saber Cats were founded in 1994. The team is one of 19 franchises in the Arena Football League (AFL), and along with Utah Blaze, Los Angeles Avengers, Las Vegas Gladiators, and Arizona Rattlers, is one of 5 teams in the Western Division of the American Conference.
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About Arena Football
THE FIELD
- An indoor padded surface 85 feet wide and 50 yards long with eight-yard end zones.
- Goal posts are nine feet wide with a crossbar height of 15 feet (NFL goal posts are 18-1/2 feet wide with the crossbar at 10 feet).
- The goal-side rebound nets are 30 feet wide by 32 feet high. The bottoms of the nets are eight feet above the ground.
- Sideline barriers are 48 inches high and made of high-density foam rubber.
THE EQUIPMENT
- The official football is the same size and weight as the National Football League ball. Each ball is manufactured by Spalding.
THE PLAYERS AND FORMATIONS
- Eight players on the field; 20-man active roster; four-man inactive roster.
- Four (4) offensive players must line up on the line of scrimmage.
- Three (3) defensive players must be down linemen (in a three of four-point stance). One linebacker may blitz on either side of the center. Alignment is two (2) or more yards off the line of scrimmage. No stunting or twisting.
- Offensive motion: One receiver may go in forward motion before the snap.
TIMING
- Four 15-minute quarters with a 12-minute halftime.
- The clock stops for out-of-bounds plays or incomplete passes only in the last minute of each half or when the referee deems it necessary for penalties, injuries or timeouts.
- Each team is allowed three (3) time-outs per half.
2007 PLAYOFF FORMAT
- Twelve teams qualify for the playoffs
- Playoffs are separated into conferences
- Six teams qualify from each conference (American and National)
- Two division winners
- Four wild-card teams (teams with the remaining best records within the conference)
- Winners of the Divisional Playoff rounds within each conference advance to their respective Conference Championship Games
Winners of the Conference Championship Games advance to ArenaBowl XXI New Orleans
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