In 1961, Reader’s Digest published an article titled “ America’s Shame in the South Seas ” that described crumbling government buildings, a polluted bay, and an island rich with natural resources that had been reduced to importing canned goods to cover food shortages. He grew up in American Samoa and came to Hancock in 1997, developing into an All-Conference guard. Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Blue Empire — Samoana High School — has claimed ASHSAA’s Varsity Football Championship Title, in two of the last three years, as Head Coach Pati Pati and his mighty Samoana Sharks fought to the very last second against the Big Red Machine — Head Coach Sua’ese Pooch Ta’ase and his Faga’itua Vikings.. Football actually came later to American Samoa. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project. Both Famika and his half-brother—that Samoan NFL pioneer Al Lolotai—were the products of La`ie’s tough blend of religion, fa`a Samoa culture, and football discipline. P.O Box 982 413 Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA 96799. American Samoa; Nickname(s) The Boys from the Territory: Association: Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS): Confederation: OFC (Oceania): Head coach: Tunoa Lui: Captain: Ramin Ott Courier Pago Park Soccer Stadium Pago Pago American Samoa 96799. Samoa Champs, 2021 Original Poster 4 years ago I mainly ran aggressive that last season because I had one walk-on RB and my assumption is that aggressive deemphasizes the running game. It was known as the Western Samoa national football team until 1997. In American Samoa, a football team warms up with the Haka War Dance - something that's been passed down for ages to teach agility to warriors of size and strength. But football, along with rugby, another contact sport, continue to be the most popular among young Samoans in the U.S. and American Samoa. What coach … "Sandy was a hard-nosed guy, a real aggressive coach," Dutra said. Tel: +1 684 644 7104 or +1 684 644 7105 Fax: +1 684 644 7102 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ffas.as Language: English, Samoan. The Samoa national association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in men's international football and it is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa.Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia. There are 30 players from American Samoa in the NFL and more than 200 play Division I NCAA Football. American Samoa has a total land area of 76.1 square miles – slightly larger than Washington, D.C. U.S. National Park Service Football actually came later to American Samoa. "He played in … Colours Shirt: Navy Blue Short: Red Socks: White. A Samoan male is 56 times more likely to play in the NFL than an American non-Samoan. Football Federation American Samoa. Coach Sims would like to thank all of the families, governments officials, pastors, the American Samoa Department of Education, village chiefs, and most importantly, the new members of the Missouri Southern State University Football Team: