Hello, Team Arkansas Fans!

Training camp approaches quickly, my friends.  As time grows shorter, the "to-do" list gets longer.  That is the focus of this week's e-newsletter.

Team Arkansas Manager of Football Operations Harry Justvig is working tirelessly to make travel and lodging arrangements for our players, who are due to check in for camp March 12, in Little Rock. 

Once here, players will be divided into two groups and will fly to Atlanta for physicals.  They will then fly back to Little Rock for training camp. 

I will, of course, tell you when our training camp schedule is finalized so you can come watch us practice.  It will be a terrific opportunity to see how your Team Arkansas is shaping up and I would love to see you in the stands.

Ticket sales, meanwhile, are escalating.  League leaders happily report "exponential" growth in sales.  I recommend buying a ticket now if you haven't already.  Just visit www.AAFL.com or call 1-888-602-AAFL (2235).  Please don't miss any of the excitement!  Let's pack War Memorial Stadium and rock our opponents!

While you are visiting the website, check out the Team Arkansas blogs.  Messages from JJ Jones, Charlie Hebert and Marcus Randall are already on and there's much more to come.

Running Back Chrys Chukwuma will spend most of the coming week making appearances on ESPN-affiliated radio stations in Northwest and Central Arkansas.  Catch him on KREB 1190 AM, "The Fan," in Bentonville; and KXNA FM 104.9, "The "X," in Fayetteville. 

Watch for Team Arkansas' two-page spread in Arkansas Sports 360, hitting newsstands in the coming days.  It contains a brief scouting report, coaches' biographies and the preseason roster.

Lastly, a couple of links to articles recently written about a couple of my players: Joe Sturdivant, a safety out of Southern Methodist, and Zarah Yisrael, a lineman from Troy.

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=10451&SectionID=7&SubSectionID=7&S=1

http://www.troytrojans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87288&SPID=10377&DB_OEM_ID=17200&ATCLID=1383813

I hope that you like them as much as I did.

Be sure to keep an eye out for next week's e-newsletter. 

Sincerely,
Ron Calcagni
Head Coach/General Manager
Team Arkansas, AAFL