SCAFL Round 4 - April 1st

The Lions will travel to Riverside this Sunday to play the Southbay Outlaws in Round 4 of the SCAFL season. The Lions will be following up on a successful weekend against the Las Vegas Gamblers as we took a break from SCAFL during our bye week last week. The Lions have struggled early in the year, and will be looking for our first win of the SCAFL season on Sunday.

Game time is 11:30 am.
Location: Adulka Football Park - 5151 Chicago Ave. Riverside, CA 92507

Meet at the Del Mar Park and Ride (12791 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92130) at 9am to carpool to the game.

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SC AFL Game 2 This Sunday

San Diego Lions take on OC Jets in SCAFL round 2 this Sunday at 11:30 at Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance. Meet at the Del Mar Park and Ride (12791 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92130) at 8:30 to carpool to the game. Don't forget to set your clocks forward an hour on Saturday night for daylight saving time!

Strength Conditioning

San Diego Lions are starting 6-week physical training course designed to shore up individual weaknesses, and maximize athletic performance.
Wednesday's, 7PM,
Rehab United
3959 Ruffin Road Suite J
San Diego, CA 92123
858-279-5570
$60

We did this a few years ago, they have some interesting techniques that help confuse your body, and encourage growth. I dare you.

Lions Footy Training is Thursday, 7-9PM, under lights
North Clairemont Rec.
4421 Bannock Avenue
San Diego, CA 92117
New Recruits are welcome!

Join us at Boomerangs for a bite after Practice on Thursday, 4577 Clairemont Drive. Try their California Steak Sandwich, with Gourmet Onion-Rings, big enough for two meals.

SCAFL Game 1: This Sunday

The Lions will travel to Orange County this weekend to take on the Beachside Sharks this Sunday, March 4th, in their first Southern California Australian Football League (SCAFL) game of the year. USAFL Umpire's clinic will begin on Saturday and continue Sunday over three SCAFL games:
11AM - Jets vs. Outlaws
12:30PM - Sharks vs. Lions
2 PM - All Comers Game - open to players from Riverside Saints and extra players from any team.
Ball-up for Sharks vs. Lions game is at 12:30 at Founders Park in Ladera Ranch. The Lions will meet at 10am at Park-N-Ride, Lot #7 in Del Mar (12791 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92130) to carpool to the game. (go to Lion's facebook page to pre-plan car-pools).

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Thursday Night Football Training Starts This Thursday

The Lions will hold the first of our weekly Thursday night training sessions this Thursday at North Clairemont Rec Center (4421 Bannock Avenue, San Diego, CA). Training starts at 6:30, then the boys will head down to our sponsor bar Boomerangs Gourmet Burger Joint for a beer and bite to eat afterward. This will be our last training session before the SCAFL season kickoff on March 4 in OC. Now's a great time to start training with the Lions if you've been thinking about trying out the sport.

The training field is the lighted field behind the tennis and basketball courts.


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Beach Training Thursday Feb 23

The Lions will be meeting up at Palisades Park at the end of Law Street in Pacific Beach for a beach training session this Thursday night from 6 to 7pm.


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Coach's Request: Commitment

With our first 2012 Metro-Game for the Southern California Australian Football League (SCAFL) coming up on Sunday, March 4th, the Lions are picking up new players and preparing for our season. Having achieved all our stated goals last year, the Lions primary goal in 2012 is the Division-1, USAFL Championship.

SCUBA will be leading our traditional Torrey Pines Training Run, Thursday 5PM sharp. Park along Hwy. 101, and meet at front gate. We will begin by running along the beach to the point, then up the stairs, back by the road, and Guy Fleming trail.

Lions' Coach, Shaun Beattie, has asked the players to answer a few questions in writing. You can either bring them to practice, this Saturday 10AM, or email them to our President, Brandon Blankenship. The questions are these:

2012 Team Commitments & Attributes

Please answer in detail the following questions and bring to next training.

1. What do you bring to this team?

2. What do you, as an individual, want to do/do better for the benefit of yourself and the team for 2012?

3. What do you believe is the core strength of the Lions?

4. List one thing that you believe as a team we can do better for ultimate success in 2012.

Name:

Signature:

Date:

Also, new players should review our training videos, and remember to join our facebook page, and set your phone to grab our twitter feed.

Stay tuned to SanDiegoLions.com for more info.

Saturday Training - February 11

Training this Saturday will be the same time and place as last week, at the park across from the roller coaster in Mission Beach at 10am. Great turnout last week with about 25 guys out for the first training. Let's keep up the momentum.

Australia Day in San Diego

Join us to celebrate Australia Day on January 26 from 6pm to 10pm at Boomerangs Gourmet Burger Joint (4577 Clairemont Dr, San Diego, CA 92117).

Season Kickoff and Pie Day - Feb 4

Happy New Year, Lions. Hope everyone managed to stay fit over the holidays, because the 2012 season is right around the corner. We're going to be kicking off the season with our first training session on Feb 4 at 10 am at the park across the street from the roller coaster in Belmont Park in Mission Beach. Bring your boots and your runners. After training, Bob and Jan will be hosting the club at their place at 1pm for Jan's famous home made meat pies and Bob's infamous home brewed beer. A $20 donation gets you a meat pie or maybe two if you're quick and all the beer you can drink (at least until Bob kicks us out).

The Lions board is hard at work putting together this year's game schedule. The SCAFL schedule is already finalized and published on the website, with the season opener on March 4 in Orange County. We expect this to be an exciting year as the Lions look to improve on their 2011 performance and bring home the Div 1 cup this year. See you all at training!

Lions Awards Presentation 11/19

The Lions will be holding our 2011 Awards Presentation this Saturday (November 19) at 7pm at the Black Pearl in Pacific Beach. Join us as we cap off a great 2011 season.

Awards to be given out include:
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest Runner Up
Most Consistent
Leading Goal Kicker
Best First Year Player
Bitmead Club Person Award

In addition to the awards, we're making a slideshow with pictures from the 2011 season, so if you have any pictures from the 2011 season you'd like to share, send them to brandon_s_blankenship@yahoo.com.