Fort Collins, CO – The Colorado Ice Indoor Football team is conducting their second open tryout for the 2009 season on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 from 11am-2pm at Fort Collins Indoor Soccer Club at OD’s Sports Crossing in Fort Collins, CO. A final, invite-only tryout will be held in early February.

The Colorado Ice have received overwhelming interest from prospective players across the nation with the recent announcement that the Arena Football League (AFL) will not be playing a 2009 season; leaving the Colorado Ice’s league, the Indoor Football League (IFL) as the largest and most prestigious professional indoor football league in North America. “The phone has been ringing off the hook with high-talent players calling for tryout information. The talent level in our league will only be second to the NFL; we expect a number of our players will get NFL training camp invites”, stated Head Coach Collins Sanders.

The Ice will be conducting a combine-style tryout with height, weight, 40 yard dash, 225 bench x reps, vertical jump, and pro agility (right and left) tested. Additional position-specific drills will be conducted and supervised by Ice position coaches. Registration fees are $45 for pre-registered participants and $55 the day of the tryout. Pre-registered participants may pay with check or credit card, same day walk-up registration is cash only. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged as space is limited. OD’s Sports Crossing is located at 218 Smokey St., at Highway 287/S. College Ave. in Ft. Collins, CO. For more information visit the Colorado Ice website at TheColoradoIce.com or call the Ice headquarters at 970-472-0128.

The Colorado Ice are proud members of the Indoor Football League (IFL).  All home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center located in Loveland, Colorado.  Single, group, and season tickets for the 2009 season are now available at the Colorado Ice headquarters by calling (970) 472-0128. Season ticket packages start at just $120 per seat and include all parking, ticketing, and facility fees. The 2009 Home Schedule is: Fri. March 13th vs. Northern CO Wolfpack, Sat. March 28th vs. Billings Outlaws, Sat. April 11th vs. Bloomington Extreme, Sat. April 18th vs. Fairbanks Grizzlies, Sat. May 2nd vs. Omaha Beef, Sat. May 9th vs. Fairbanks Grizzlies, Sat. June 6th vs. Alaska Wild, and Sat. June 13th vs. El Paso Generals. All home games have a start time of 7:00 pm (local MTN time).  Additional information on the Colorado Ice can be found at TheColoradoIce.com. 

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