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Template:Infobox sport overview Gridiron football, which includes American and Canadian football, is played as a niche sport in Pakistan. Pakistan is a member of the International Federation of American Football, where it participates as a voting country.[1]
History[change | change source]
According to The New York Times, the protective sticky gloves worn by most receivers in modern gridiron football were first developed by a Canadian, Jeff Beraznik, in collaboration with a chemical laboratory in Pakistan during the late 1990s.[2] Beraznik, who played college football, discovered the advantages of using an adhesive polymer surface and the extra grip that resulted from it. Partnering with a Karachi-based chemist, he made several trips to the city where, in 1999, the tackified silicone rubber formula used on modern glove surfaces was pioneered.[2] The gloves are on average 20 percent stickier against a football than a bare human hand, and are associated with the rise of one-handed receptions in American football.[2] The Canadian-Pakistani technology has been adopted by leading glove manufacturers and has been called the "most significant performance-related football equipment innovation since the advent of the cleat."[2]
Professional organisation[change | change source]
| “ | ...I truly believe that I have far more to contribute, including helping the disadvantaged children and future football heroes of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. | ” |
—Mario Williams' statement following his investment in an EFLI franchise in 2014.[3] | ||
The Elite Football League Pakistan (EFLP) is the premier American football league and organisation in Pakistan, and is based out of Nowshera.[4][5] In September 2020, EFLP signed a memorandum of understanding with the Inter-University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences (IUCPSS), whereby the two agreed to promote sporting activities among university students in Pakistan.[6][7] Pakistan has competed in the Elite Football League of India (EFLI), a professional American football league in South Asia which includes teams from neighbouring India and Sri Lanka.[8] The league has been covered by The Young Turks,[9] CNN,[10] Foreign Policy[11][12] and Time magazine[13] among others. The Pakistan Wolfpak, a Peshawar-based franchise, partook in the inaugural season in 2012 which was held in Sri Lanka and broadcast throughout the subcontinent by Ten Sports.[8] They were one of eight teams contesting for championship in the "Elite Bowl", and were placed in the West Division along with the Bangalore Warhawks, Mumbai Gladiators and Pune Marathas.[8]
In the diaspora. Gibran Hamdan is the first person of Pakistani descent to play in the National Football League (NFL). Obby Khan played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) [1] [2]. Pakistani-born American businessman Shahid Khan made history.
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Splintered IFAF Holding Two Separate Congresses this Saturday". American Football International. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Waldstein, David (20 January 2019). "Grab and Go: How Sticky Gloves Have Changed Football". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
The grippy polymer used on the new generation of gloves, said to be developed first by a Canadian wide receiver and a chemist in a Pakistan laboratory in 1999, is about 20 percent stickier than a human hand...
- ↑ McKeon, John (9 June 2014). "Mario Williams Purchases EFLI's Bangalore Warhawks". American Football International. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Founded in 2011, the league is currently contested between eight franchises, six of which are based in India while the other two are currently based in Pakistan and Sri Lanka respectively.
- ↑ "Official website". Elite Football League Pakistan. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "About the Elite Football League Pakistan". Official Facebook page. 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ "IUCPSS signs MoU with Elite Football League Pakistan". Diplomatic News Agency. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Basharat, Rahul (22 September 2020). "QAU to adjust 50pc fee of undergraduate students". The Nation. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Karunakar, Virendra (17 December 2013). "The Elite Football League Of India (EFLI) and its debut season". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ Strom, Rick (7 December 2012). "'Birth of A Sport' Documentary - American Football in South Asia". The Young Turks. Retrieved 13 October 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Ramgopal, Ram (6 October 2012). "American football heads to India". CNN. Retrieved 14 October 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Keating, Joshua (5 February 2013). "Football comes to the subcontinent". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ Segran, Elizabeth (16 May 2014). "Any Mumbai Sunday". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ Hannon, Elliot (26 November 2012). "India's Opening Kickoff". Time. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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