1/8/2008
AFL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY WITH CAMP OPENINGS


NEW YORK – The Arena Football League's 22nd season officially gets
underway in 25 days as the defending ArenaBowl XXI Champion San Jose
SaberCats and Dallas Desperados become the first teams to report to
training camp on Saturday, February 2.


All 17 AFL teams will have reported and begun training camp by
Monday, February 11. On Friday, February 29, the Los Angeles Avengers
host the New Orleans VooDoo at 10:30 p.m. ET to officially start the
2008 season. The first nationally televised game will air from The
Arena at Gwinnett Center on Saturday, March 1 as the Georgia Force
face the Desperados at 1 p.m. ET on ABC and ABC HD.


The Grand Rapids Rampage, Kansas City Brigade and New York Dragons
are the second set of teams to begin training camp by reporting on
Sunday, February 3. The Cleveland Gladiators, newly relocated from
Las Vegas, begin their inaugural season on Tuesday, February 5, as
they open training camp at MultiPlex Events & Sports in Warrensville
Heights, OH.


The Tampa Bay Storm will be the last team to commence training camp
when the team reports on Monday, February 11.


AFL TRAINING CAMP DATES



TEAM TRAINING CAMP
START DATE
Arizona Rattlers
2/6

Chicago Rush
2/4

Cleveland Gladiators
2/5

Colorado Crush
2/6

Columbus Destroyers
2/8

Dallas Desperados
2/2

Georgia Force
2/10

Grand Rapids Rampage
2/3

Kansas City Brigade
2/3

Los Angeles Avengers
2/4

New Orleans VooDoo
2/4

New York Dragons
2/3

Orlando Predators
2/8

Philadelphia Soul
2/9

San Jose SaberCats
2/2

Tampa Bay Storm
2/11

Utah Blaze
2/7



Source: AFL Communications