Focus Taiwqan
Date: 2018/01/28
By: Joseph Yeh, CNA staff reporter
American football may be the most popular sport in the United States, but it has had
Photo courtesy of Taipei Predators
trouble catching on almost anywhere else, including in Taiwan.
A lack of familiarity with the sport, complicated rules and hefty equipment requirements have made it a particularly hard sell here, either as a spectator or participatory sport.
Some teams playing a simplified version of the sport — flag football — have sprung up in Taiwan, because there’s no tackling and no need for the cumbersome pads and helmets.
But there were no local options for hardcore American football lovers until late 2015, when a group of players formed a tackle football squad with full gear called the Predators. [FULL STORY]