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Black and yellow coloured footballs ?

23.21.159

23.21.159

A Tiger in Denmark
Aug 9, 2003
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Need some help on something and I thought I might turn to PRE.

As you might know, I live in Denmark. This year, I have been coaching a team of 9 to 12 year old kids in Aussie Rules (yes, this is NOT a joke). We're from a small village and we play the odd game against neighbouring Farum Cats juniors (www.farumcats.dk).

Obviously, my team is called the Slagslunde Tigers and we wear Richmond jumpers. It's been quite a success and I have about 10 to 15 regular players.

A few are now asking me about buying a football, which of course you cannot do in Denmark. When I was in Australia last year, I bought a small-ish ball in black and yellow colours for only 15 bucks. It's not so much the price, but they are light and perfect for little kids. They have the T.W.Sherrin logo on them. I am trying to find some more of these on the internet because for the kids who want to buy one, I want to promote the black and yellow as much as I can.

Believe it or not, I can't find them. I've even tried the RFC site but there's nothing there (probably will cost alot more through them anyway). Does anyone have any thoughts on where I might find these on the web?

Rosy, feel free to move this once it's had the right "exposure".
 
23 it might be a good idea to contact the RFC footy dept with your story. Maybe they could help you out somehow, or at least put you on the right track, especially when it's spreading the Tiger word with the kids.
 
Great work 23. Really nice to hear you are spreading the gospel so to speak. Was in Ireland last year for the international rules & was amazed how well the Irish kids would pick up the footy, ask how to kick it, once told, would kick it really well.
I think it would be awesome if you could convert the next Peter Schmeichel into an AFL star- a Tiger of course!
Good luck with the cubs, have you ever dropped the AFL a line to see if they would be willing to offer any form of assistance?
 
For several years now, the AFL have been giving significant financial support to leagues like the one in Denmark - but it should be used on kids only.

Actually Richmond was due to host Denmark at this year's International Cup in August but Denmark pulled out.

The best site for info on the international footy scene is www.worldfootynews.com.
 
DanishTiger,
How do the young kids go with our footy...do they like it?
Been to Sweden and when at a bar one night, by coincidence, they had 1-hour highlights on TV there! 8)
Got a few mates over there who love our footy, as its sort of "rough" like ice-hockey, but skillful like soccer...so I guess thats what the Danes think too?
Plus, also helps that their Princess is an Aussie too, eh? ;)
And Amager are still the Tigers there?
 
No Dane will agree with me here, but here goes ...

Sports-wise, Danes (and I guess maybe Swedes too) are less obsessed with their major sports like we are with footy and cricket. The end result of that is that they are much more open-minded and likely to take on a foreign sport. European Handball is huge here. Now I know there is a league of sorts in Australia but I'll bet Aussie Rules has a better foot-hold amongst normal Danes that Handball does amongst normal Aussies.

I've always found that footy just sells itself. It is clearly a more exciting sport. One thing I found staggering ... at one of our training sessions, a parent who had never come to see it before turned up. One of the other parents who was there and comes along regularly said to him "You gotta see this - it's much more fun and exciting than soccer". Now, of course I agree, but the ONLY footy that person had ever seen was these 10-year-old Danish kids kicking it round - and to say the least the standard is not what it would be in Australia.

We also find that mainstream sports here like soccer, even at junior level, are quite elitist. If you're no good you're almost not wanted. One of my (Australian) friend's son here plays soccer. He's quite good and he is in the Firsts. Even at that age, they get a chartered bus to every away game, even if it's like a 3 km trip within Copenhagen suburbs. They all have team kit in the right colours, bag, the lot. The thirds get stuff all - the parents have to car pool the kids to the games. That's where we get most of our kids from. We'll take anyone so those who get turned off by the soccer come and play footy.

The Amager Tigers have just about packed it in this year. The Farum Cats club here is the only club that has developed kids. They've been doing it for 6 or 7 years now and the result is they get a handful of new young skilled Danish players in their seniors every year and they are becoming unbeatable. They've done the right thing but they've raised the bar to a level the other clubs can't (or won't) equal, and as a result it looks like it might ruin the sport here. Odd situation really.
 
good to hear from a fellow aussie who's living in the nordic states. I am living in stockholm and we played in the sheepstations cup about a month and a half ago. We have our grand final next week and about 2 weeks ago i got my new richmond guensey in the mail. Got to love that BACK SASH!!!!! :hihi :hihi :hihi :hihi
 
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