(PRWEB) March 15, 2004
The AFA National Semi-Pro Football Association recently released the details of their new power rating categories. After much discussion about which ÂÂleaguesÂÂ should be placed in each of the AFAÂÂs 3 tier classifications (AAA-AA-A) and a stringent review of 5 years worth game data from semi-pro teams from coast-to-coast, the AFA has confidence on which teams belong in each of the sports 3 different levels.
ÂÂWhile team and league administrators peruse the list (and levels) of leagues published below, we anticipate there may be some feedback from leagues disagreeing with which tier their leagues inÂÂ, says AFA president, Ron Real. ÂÂRealizing some leagues actually may not have a very good knowledge of what level they are playing at as compared to other leagues across the country, we will allow league commissioners to ÂÂappealÂÂ league tier placement up to 30 days before the start of their first league gameÂÂ, added Real.
Because the structure of most leagues is made up of teams that are of varying degrees of talent levels, a leagueÂÂs overall rating is now established by the top organizationÂÂs ability, as one that can compete on the AAA level with other triple A type teams.
The AFA national office anticipates its most vocal critics of the new rating system will come from leagues who have been seeded as AA level teams thinking their level of play has not been accurately evaluated prior to the announcement of the 3 different levels.
By categorizing the leagues into AAA-AA and A levels and separating the 62 different leagues into two distinct seasons (Spring leagues and Fall leagues) the AFA is paving the way to establish National Championships for each of the 3 levels at the conclusion of their appropriate semi-pro football seasons; six (6) in all.
The new power rating system will assist most teams and leagues in the AA category as those teams will be rated on their own level and not mixed in with the AAA leagues as they had been previously.
The AFA is hoping the commissioners of AA tier leagues will take a good look at the big picture of where their teams are rated once they are not competing with AAA leagues in the AFA weekly ÂÂpower ratingsÂÂ this year. Another factor that will improve a leagueÂÂs overall team rating is that teams will no longer be segregated into East/West geographical divisions.
Team and league administrators are reminded that the AFA’s ‘power ratings’ do not go into effect until after a teamÂÂs 3rd game (score) has been reported to the American Football News score reporting office.
The new AFA ÂÂpower ratingÂÂ league/tier categories for the 2004 semi-pro football seasons are as follows:
SPRING AAA (8)
Great Plains Football League
Golden State Amateur Football League*
Gulf Coast Football Association
Oklahoma Football League
Rocky Mountain Football League
Southeast Football League
Southern States Football League
Texas United Football League
SPRING AA (12)
Arizona Football League
Copper State Football Association
Diamond Football League
Florida Football League
Golden State Amateur Football League*
Hawaii Football League
Inland Northwest Football League
New Mexico Football League
Oregon Football League
Texas International Football League
Texas United Football Association
West Texas Football League
SPRING A (5)
National Public Safety Football League
Southwest Football League of Texas (Spring)
Total Impact Football League
West Coast Football Association
West Coast Public Safety Football League
FALL AAA (16)
California Football Association
Eastern Football League
Empire Football League
Garden State Football League
Mason-Dixon Football League
Mid-America Football League
Mid-Continental Football League
Mid-States Football League
Minor League Football Association
New England Football League*
North American Football League
Northwest Football League
Southeastern American Football League
Southern Football League
Southwest Football League
United Football League
FALL AA (16)
Appalachian Football League
Chicago Metro Football League
Chicagoland Football League
Cross Roads Football League
Greater Midwest Football Conference
Interstate Football League
Lakeshore Football League
Midwest Football League of Indiana
Millennium Football League
New England Football League*
New York Amateur Football League
Ohio Valley Football League
Original Midwest Football League
South Atlantic Minor League Football
Tri-States Football League
West Coast Football League
FALL A (5)
New England Football League*
Northeast Football Association
Southern American Football League
Ultimate Football League
Wisconsin State Football League
League splits its teams into classifications already.
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