National Honours for Revolution Ace
Shropshire Revolution, the county’s only American Football team are celebrating the news that a home-grown player has made the
Alasdair Jarvis, 19, from Telford, played for the British American Football Youth Development squad in a recent game against a
Alasdair has been with his local team from the age of 16 and follows in the footsteps of his father who played for the Oxford Saints American Football team in the early 1990s.
After a frustrating two years on the sideline – players have to be 18 to participate - Alasdair was relishing his chance to get on the gridiron.
He played throughout the 2008 season, starting one game and impressing on special teams duties.
To further his football studies, Alasdair joined his college team last year when he started a mechanical engineering degree studies at
Commenting on his selection, Alasdair said: "It was a great personal honour and a bit of a life dream for me to represent
“I was also very proud to be the first active Revolution player to pull on a Lions jersey. The coaching I received from the Revolution has been top class and without the efforts of my coaches and the wisdom passed on by team mates I'd never have been able to do this."
Club spokesman Mike Dalton said the team was thrilled with Alasdair’s achievements: “Al has been with us for years and all of his Revolution teammates and coaches are delighted about his selection.
He has come a long way from the fresh faced lad on the sideline eager to play, to a seasoned and game-hardened linebacker.
“It’s also a great honour for the Revolution organisation to have one of our own recognised in this way and it certainly shows the effectiveness of our coaching.
Technically though, Al is actually the second Revolution player to represent his country - offensive lineman Troy Newton, now in his forties, lined up for Great Britain over 22 years ago!”
For more information contact Mike Dalton on 07841 568310, or visit
www.shropshirerevolution.com.