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The United States Football League is a proposed American professional football league founded in 2008. Three different owners have directed the league since 2008. The current ownership group assumed control in August, 2013. The league is also known as the ''New United States Football League'' to distinguish it from the 1983-85 league of the same name. Immediately after taking over the league, the new ownership group postponed until 2015 the previously announced 2014 kick off date. Since then they have indicated through dialogue with fans on their Facebook page that they are working to meet the 2015 goal but will only kick off once they have completed their capitalization efforts, and have sufficient funding in hand to operate the league for several years from launch until it can generate enough revenues to sustain itself and become profitable. The USFL does not intend to become one of the “major league” sports organizations but rather is committed to serving as a developmental league more akin to minor league baseball. As a developmental league, the USFL will offer players the opportunity to develop and refine their football skills and to showcase their abilities at a professional level. To prepare players for advancement to the NFL, the USFL will use NFL playing rules. The USFL will consist of eight teams playing a fourteen game regular season schedule, two playoff games and a championship game; all played in the spring and early summer to avoid competition with the NFL and major college football. Each USFL team will have 44 players on its active lists, along with six practice squad players. Only players on the active list will be permitted to participate in regular season games. Each team will employ 10 coaches, including the head coach, an offensive and a defensive coordinator, four position coaches, one special teams coordinator and two quality control coaches. Each team will also be assigned, and limited to, eight football operations staff. Knowing not all players will earn the opportunity to advance, the USFL will provide mentorship and training programs, centered on financial and career education, as well as exposure to local business leaders, to help prepare players for their lives after football. Teams will be located in cities large enough to support a USFL team but not presently served by major league sports. The USFL will pursue cities that do not have an NFL team or an MLB team. ==Management team== The USFL is governed by an independent Board of Managers that is responsible for managing the business, property and affairs of the League. MEMBERS OF THE USFL BOARD OF MANAGERS * Jim Bailey, President & CEO * Fred Biletnikoff, Jr., Chief Operating Officer - Football Operations * Jeff Diamond * Robert Graff * Jim Miller * Jack Mills * Bill Miltner, Executive Vice President - Administration & Legal * Jay Moyer * Paul Warfield Other Officers include: * Paul Byrne, Chief Financial Officer * Hylton Lonstein, Senior Vice President, Operations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New United States Football League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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