Norwegian Federation of American Sports
The Norwegian Federation of American Sports (Norwegian: Norges Amerikanske Idretters Forbund; NAIF) is the governing body for American football, cheerleading, disc sports, flag football and lacrosse in Norway. It was created on January 1, 2010 by the merger of the Norwegian American Football and Cheerleading Federation (Norges Amerikansk Fotball og Cheerleading Forbund), the Norwegian Frisbee Federation (Norges Frisbeeforbund), and the Norwegian Lacrosse Federation (Norges Lacrosse Forbund).[1] NAIF is a member of the Norwegian Olympic Committee,[2] the International Federation of American Football,[3] the International Cheer Union,[4] the World Flying Disc Federation,[5] and World Lacrosse.[6][7]
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| Formation | 2010 |
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| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Managing director | Tone Sparby |
| Website | amerikanskeidretter.no |
References
edit- ^ "Årsberetning 2010" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Norges Amerikanske Idretters Forbund. p. 2.
- ^ "SÆRFORBUND" (in Norwegian). Norges Idrettsforbund. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Federations: IFAF Europe Countries". IFAF. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Norway". International Cheer Union. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Norway". World Flying Disc Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Members". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Om forbundet" (in Norwegian). Norges Amerikanske Idretters Forbund. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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