Training camp (National Football League)

In the National Football League, training camp refers to the time before the season commences. During this time, teams will sometimes congregate at an outside location, usually a university, to conduct training camp for at least the first few weeks. This is similar to baseball's spring training.

Training camp is used in several different ways. New players and coaches use it to acclimate themselves to new teammates and systems. For younger players, it serves as a period of evaluation; for veterans, it is time to round back into form.

Training camp is divided into several different components. The first is scrimmages. These are pseudo-games where teams run nearly full games' worth of plays. Sometimes, two practice sessions are held on the same day. This concept is referred to as two-a-days. Other parts of training camp include drills, meetings with coaches and other players at one's position, weight training, and pre-season games.

The latter half of training camp leads directly into the exhibition season.

2004 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2004 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 73rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Galway in the final.

Format

The top 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team plays all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progress to the Division 2 semi-finals and are promoted. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B are relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progress to the NFL semi-finals.

Results

Semi-Final

Kerry v Limerick

Final

Kerry v Galway

References

1980–81 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1980–81 National Football League was the 50th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Galway defeated Roscommon in an all-Connacht final.

Format

Titles

Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title.

Divisions

Round-Robin Format

Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away.

Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Knockout stage qualifiers

Knockout phase structure

In the Preliminary Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows

1945–46 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1945–46 National Football League was the 15th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

The NFL returned after a four-year gap due to The Emergency / Second World War. Meath won, beating Wexford in the final.

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

League Phase Results and Tables

Group One (Dr Lagan Cup)

Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim

Group Two

Table

Group Three

Wexford won, from Waterford,Carlow and Cork

Group Four

Cavan won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon

Group Five

Results

Table

Group Six

Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly

Knockout Phase

Inter-Group Play-Offs

Wexford v Tipperary

Meath v Cavan

Semi-Final

Meath v Antrim

Meath v Antrim

Wexford v Dublin

Final

Meath v Wexford

References