American Football Federation of the Philippines

The American Football Federation of the Philippines (AFFP) [1 is a non-profit organization in the Philippines founded in October 2011. Its first team, the Philippine Punishers, was composed of Filipinos, Filipino-Americans, and expatriates.

History
The Philippine Punishers started with about 15 players, headed by Coach Tim Beasley.

When the team was founded, the Punishers [1 played two home games against the Guam All-Stars in April 2012 and defeated the Hong Kong Cobras, finishing with a score of 42–14 on May 5, 2012, in Clark, Pampanga. After winning the game against the Cobras, the Punishers won a rematch in July 2012 by a score of 32-12. The team also traveled to Beijing in August 2012 to beat the Beijing Guardians 14–0. The following months, the Punishers [2 achieved a 13-6 [3 victory over the Sharks Saipan [4 in Manila.

In 2013, the AFFP produced the Philippine Valkyries, its first Philippine women's tackle football, started by five players. The team is now composed of 30 members.

Philippine Punishers
Philippine Punishers [1 is composed of Filipinos, Americans, Australians, Chinese people, and Canadians whose ages range from 18 to 43. The players' heights vary from 4'11" up to 6'7".

The Philippine Punishers [2 came into the international scene in Asia by playing against established organizations such as the Beijing Guardians, Hong Kong Cobras (twice), Guam All-Stars [3], [4], and Saipan Sharks. They had a very successful year by posting a 4-1 win/loss record, even though 85% of the Filipino players have less than 1 year of playing experience.

Philippine Valkyries
The Philippine Valkyries [1 were the first women's American football team established in the Philippines. It is a full-contact American football team member of the American Football Federation of the Philippines, also known as AFFP.

Founded in 2013, Coach Tim Beasley, AFFP Director, started an American Football clinic held in ASCOM and exclusive to females ranging in age from 19 years old and older. In January 2014, the Philippine Valkyries competed against the Guam Gridiron Divas in Quezon City.