East Kent Mavericks
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The East Kent Mavericks are an American Football
team based in Canterbury
, Kent
. First formed in 2002 as a flag football
team, they currently play in Division 1 South East of the BAFA Community Leagues
(BAFACL).
The following season, they relocated to Aylesford and renamed themselves the Invicta Coyotes. They entered the BSFL nine-man league and finished the regular season unbeaten with a 5-0-3 record, which was enough to for them to come second and once again qualify for the playoffs. They were drawn against the Bournemouth Raiders
, a team against whom they had already tied during the regular season, and the playoff game also proved to be a tight one, going into overtime before the Raiders won 0–6.
In 2004 the club committee decided it was time to take the next step up and recruit to join the British Senior League playing full contact American football and so took some time off from the semi contact flag league. They relocated back to their original home city of Canterbury and entered the British American Football League
as the East Kent Mavericks, where they were given a spot in the Southern Conference of Division Two. They found this new level of football more difficult and finished the season in last place with a 0-10 record. In the restructuring of the league prior to the 2007 season, they were moved into the South East conference where they enjoyed more success, recording five shutouts
, finishing with a 5-5 record and only missing the playoffs by one place.
The 2009 season proved to be East Kent's best yet, winning the Division but losing out in the play-off quarter-finals 6–24 to Hampshire Thrashers, they finished the season with an impressive 8-1-1 record.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. First formed in 2002 as a flag football
Flag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
team, they currently play in Division 1 South East of the BAFA Community Leagues
BAFA Community Leagues
The BAFA National Leagues are the primary American football competition in England, Scotland and Wales. They were formed by the British American Football Association in 2010 to coordinate contact football and flag football across all age ranges...
(BAFACL).
History
The team was originally formed in 2001 as the Canterbury Coyotes. They immediately entered the British Senior Flag League, where they competed in the Southern Conference. After the six game regular season, they finished second with a 3-2-1 record, narrowly qualifying for the playoffs over the Bournemouth Raiders. They easily won their semi-final matchup away to the UCLA Renegades, scoring 34 points without reply to earn them a place in the final against the London Gators, which they eventually lost 14–22.The following season, they relocated to Aylesford and renamed themselves the Invicta Coyotes. They entered the BSFL nine-man league and finished the regular season unbeaten with a 5-0-3 record, which was enough to for them to come second and once again qualify for the playoffs. They were drawn against the Bournemouth Raiders
Bournemouth Raiders
The Bournemouth Raiders was an American Football club based in Bournemouth, England. The club folded in May 2006.-Early days:The club was created in 1988 at Bournemouth School for Boys through a group of gridiron football enthusiasts...
, a team against whom they had already tied during the regular season, and the playoff game also proved to be a tight one, going into overtime before the Raiders won 0–6.
In 2004 the club committee decided it was time to take the next step up and recruit to join the British Senior League playing full contact American football and so took some time off from the semi contact flag league. They relocated back to their original home city of Canterbury and entered the British American Football League
British American Football League
The British American Football League was the United Kingdom's primary American Football league from 1998 until 2010. It was formerly known as the British Senior League until 2005. BAFL was the trading name for Gridiron Football League Ltd incorporated as a Company limited by guarantee....
as the East Kent Mavericks, where they were given a spot in the Southern Conference of Division Two. They found this new level of football more difficult and finished the season in last place with a 0-10 record. In the restructuring of the league prior to the 2007 season, they were moved into the South East conference where they enjoyed more success, recording five shutouts
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
, finishing with a 5-5 record and only missing the playoffs by one place.
The 2009 season proved to be East Kent's best yet, winning the Division but losing out in the play-off quarter-finals 6–24 to Hampshire Thrashers, they finished the season with an impressive 8-1-1 record.
Senior team season records
| Season | Division | Wins | Losses | Ties Tie (draw) To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as... |
PF | PA | Final Position | Playoff Playoff The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S... Record |
Notes |
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| 2001 | British Senior Flag League, Southern | 3 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 76 | 2 / 4 | Beat UCLA Renegades 34–0 in semi-final. Lost 14–22 to London Gators in final. |
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| 2002 | British Senior Flag League, Nine-Man League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 52 | 2 / 7 | Lost 0–6 to Bournemouth Raiders in semi-final. | — |
| 2003 to 2005 | DID NOT COMPETE | ||||||||
| 2006 | BAFL Division Two South | 0 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 247 | 4 / 4 | — | First season as a fully kitted team. |
| 2007 | BAFL Division Two South East | 5 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 113 | 3 / 6 | — | — |
| 2008 | BAFL Division Two South East | 6 | 4 | 0 | 225 | 193 | 3 / 5 | — | — |
| 2009 | BAFL Division Two South East | 8 | 1 | 1 | 322 | 45 | 1 / 4 | Lost 6–24 to Hampshire Thrashers in quarter-final. | — |
Roster
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