ArenaBowl XXIV Media Day

The Arena Football League final championship game is called . . . yea, you guessed it, ArenaBowl! and this is the 24th ArenaBowl  game, hence the post titled, of all things ArenaBowl XXIV. Before we can get to the game action we have to have the big press conference media day! Basically a press conference in a hotel conference room where the Arena Football League Commissioner, the two teams head coaches’ and the players all stand up and tell us who’s going to win.

Let the show begin.

Jacksonville Sharks quarterback Aaron Garcia (left) and Arizona Rattlers quarterback Nick Davila pose for the media during a press conference for the Arena Football League ArenaBowl XXIV.

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Arena Football, a few season favorites

Arena football is a very fast-paced exciting game. The fans get a real up-close view of the action and almost any seat in the house is like a sideline pass to some great football action, yet arena football is not as popular as it could be. I wonder if Getty Images or U.S. Presswire carried some images from the game or more images appeared in Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine or other national sports magazines, it would be just a little bit more popular?

Watching the Utah Blaze QB Tommy Grady (10) drop back to pass with all the offensive and defensive linemen around him is classic arena football action at it’s best.

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Arena Football action – Milwaukee Mustangs at Arizona Rattlers

I love Arena Football, it’s fast-paced action and smaller field let the fans get closer to the action and intensity.

An image like this one of the player in the huddle can make the viewer feel as if he or she is right down there on the field next to those players.

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AFL: Arena Football League – Jacksonville Sharks at Arizona Rattlers March 12, 2011

Opening night. The first game of the season for Arena Football League and the Arizona Rattlers!

I enjoy covering arena football, it’s challenging to photograph because of the lighting conditions, but a very exciting game and I hope more fans come out to support these great events.

Jacksonville Sharks Aaron Garcia (8) drops back to pass during Arena Football League action between the Jacksonville Sharks and the Arizona Rattlers at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix Arizona. The Rattlers defeated The Sharks 55-52.

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Football!

OK, it’s back to the sports shots and because everyone loves football so much, here are some football images. Arena league football is not the most popular sport these days if you ask the average sports fan, and it sure is a challenge to shoot the games given the lighting conditions, but I still love it. Here are a few images to get the juices flowing for the upcoming season of NFL and NCAA College football.

16 July 2010: The 2010 Arizona Rattlers’ team during player introductions before Arena Football League action between the Utah Blaze and the Arizona Rattlers at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix Arizona. The Rattlers defeated The Blaze 48-20.

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Arena football, Milwaukee Iron at Arizona Rattlers

A little bit of a different look, but still the same quality product.

Everyone seems to love football, in fact I get more visitors to my blog that look at the football stuff than anything else so I thought I’d bring some Arena Football action to you. This is a tough shoot, very dark with lots of light-eating backgrounds and fast action requiring high shutter speeds. You know what they say, “sometimes you are the bug, and sometimes you are the windshield.” I’m not sure which one I was for this event, but I can’t wait to go back and do it again.

The Arizona Rattlers Arena Football team during introductions.

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