Panthers WRAP 03/22

We play another year with Tarczyński and SnackIT!

There is no company in Poland that has done as much for American football as Tarczyński SA, which is why such news is twice as good! This is another season in which we will play together with Tarczyński - our main sponsor since the club was founded! As in the first season, the orange logo, known to every football fan in Poland and more in Europe, will once again appear on our uniforms, but that's not all! In the 2022 season, we will see a very similar logo on our T-shirts - SnackIT, i.e. the Tarczyński brand operating on the international market!

Thank you for another year together - it's time to create history once again!

Big and… bigger returns!

There are players who have entered the history of Panthers Wrocław for good - we will witness the return of three such players soon.

Tomasz Dziedzic, Adam Skakowski and Piotr Gołacki, because we are talking about them, will return to the Olympic field with the start of the 2022 season!

Adam Skakowski - he hit the senior Panthers squad already in 2017, also guaranteeing himself a spot in the Polish National Team at The World Games 2017. Incredibly fast, physical competitor with an amazing ability to quickly change the direction of the run - his characteristic style is recognizable all over Europe - time to come back to the top!

Piotr Gołacki - titled as the most effective Polish kicker, who often placed the ball between the posts from behind the 50y line! Gołacki's composure and steady leg are a new element in the Panthers' attack for the 2022 season.

Tomasz Dziedzic - the Panthers fans for many years do not need to be introduced to this person. Despite several seasons of break, Dziedzic remains the leader of the points scored in the Panthers colors. Considered by many to be the best receiver in Europe - his unprecedented ability to track the ball in flight and catch anywhere on the pitch will certainly be a problem for even the most experienced defenders in the league.

What a time to be alive! 🏈

WR Tomasz Dziedzic, RB Adam Skakowski and K Piotr Gołacki returning for the 2022 @ELF_Official season! 🔥

One of the biggest names in Polish football reunited to enter the field in the second ELF season! 🐾 pic.twitter.com/AGrBpevvDm

— Panthers Wrocław (@pantherswroclaw) March 29, 2022

Help for Lviv Lions

You make friends in poverty. After the news about Russia's aggression against Ukraine on February 24th, we contacted the representatives of Lviv Lions - a partner club with which we have been maintaining friendly relations for years, asking how we can help. Thanks to the great mobilization of our employees, players, partners and fans, we managed to collect a dozen or so huge boxes of military equipment, clothes, shields, backpacks, pepper spray and other equipment needed for combat. Thanks to Toyota Centrum Wrocław, we were able to deliver all the equipment from the Olympic Stadium to the border, where it was handed over to the representatives of the club.

Szykujemy drugi transport sprzętu na Ukrainę! 🇺🇦

Wszystkich chętnych zapraszamy z darami do naszego na Stadionie Olimpijskim! Wspólnie możemy wszystko! 💪 pic.twitter.com/Fw44oTJpgh

— Panthers Wrocław (@pantherswroclaw) March 14, 2022

Support of Tarczyński SA for the citizens of Ukraine

On the occasion of the March summary, we could not fail to mention the support for Ukraine provided by the Tarczyński company. Our main sponsor, in addition to helping with the transport of military equipment (and not only!) organized by us, donated for the inhabitants of Ukraine fleeing the war food products, military equipment and humanitarian aid worth more than PLN 500,000 (130 000  EUR).

We are extremely proud that Panthers Wrocław is an integral part of the Tarczyński company.

Coaches for Ukraine

Four hours of lectures and Q&A with the winner of Super Bowl 50 - coach Gary Kubiak, among other things, the Panthers club led by coach Jakub Samel was involved in helping Ukraine. Thanks to extensive contacts among US coaches, our coach was able to organize online training in a few days with leading NFL and NCAA coaches - Gary Kubiak, Paul Alexander, Anthony Thompson and Jim Herrmann. The pass for the online training was the proof of payment for the fundraiser "UNICEF - Aid for Ukraine".

Help Ukraine by joining us at #CoachesForUkraine online conference organised by @Coach_Samel

Lecturers:
🏈 Gary Kubiak
🏈 @CoachPaulAlex
🏈 @NealBrown_WVU
🏈 @Coach_Herrmann

Hear the legendary coaches live on upcoming Saturday 1:45PM CET

Learn more:https://t.co/fkbcJySkZ0 pic.twitter.com/niAVHpko9B

— Panthers Wrocław (@pantherswroclaw) March 2, 2022

Thank you to all participants and trainers - every brick counts!

Panthers Ultimate debut

March also brought the debut and the first success of the Panthers Ultimate players during their performance in the Warsaw League!

Our girls faced 8 teams, advancing to the finals, in which they faced the RJP team from Warsaw. In the final match, both teams presented themselves at a great level, but the Panthers Ultimate was one point short of equalizing the result, finishing the League in second place.

The debut of the Ultimate girls in the Panthers colors during the Warsaw League was a success! 🥏🏆
The mission ended with a great second place with a score of 13:12!

Congratulations 🐾💙#panthersultimate #americansports #panthers #wroclaw #MeetThePack pic.twitter.com/a8OwC7JVdq

— Panthers Wrocław (@pantherswroclaw) March 6, 2022

Congratulations to the girls on a great debut and we look forward to more!

Jakub Głogowski - People of merit for Lower Silesian sport

What is happening on the pitch is just one of the visible elements of the operation of any sports organization. Our GM Jakub Głogowski was once again awarded the second place in the plebiscite of the Word of Sports in the category of "People of merit for Lower Silesian Sport".

In 2021, Panthers were the only Polish team to take part in the European League of Football, ending the season in 3rd place, Panthers Softball players confidently defended the title of Polish Champion, and Panthers Lacrosse only succumbed to Poznań Hussars Ladies in the final of the Polish Lacrosse League in their debut season. We have a challenging 2022 season ahead of us, but playing for the highest stakes is what drives us to work even harder!

Softball U15

March is definitely a month of success - the players of the junior section of Panthers Softball had their first official tournament! Our U-15 team under the supervision of coach Daria Krupińska took part in the Polish U15 Cup. Three young Panthers were awarded with individual prizes - Jagoda Gutowska MVP Cup, Zofia Waszak - the best in the 9 of the  tournament and Wiktoria Marszałek with the title of "Future talent".

Last Sunday the juniors of the Softball section also had their debut during the Polish Cup 🥎
This time we didn’t stand on the podium in Żory, but the title of the best player of the tournament went to one of our Panthers girl - Jagoda Gutowska🏆🐾

Congratulations! #MeetThePack pic.twitter.com/dq6BEEUhWt

— Panthers Wrocław (@pantherswroclaw) March 7, 2022

Congratulations to the whole team and your coach! It is extremely important for us to build a team, starting from solid foundations, and this is what our junior sections are!

If you would like to start training with a qualified coaching staff, using professional sports equipment, please contact us - katarzyna@pantherswroclaw.com - we will find a place for everyone!

Ken Jones, Cory McDiarmid and Malik Stanley in Panthers Wrocław!

We got to know the names of two coaches and the last American player in the colors of #ThePack2022! Ken Jones - it is he who will support our offensive line in the second season of the European League of Football with his knowledge and experience.

Cory McDiarmid will coordinate our Special Teams and prepare the Running Back formation. A coach with 15 years of experience in the Canadian League of Football led his teams to the Gray Cup (CFL Final) four times, winning twice in 2000 and 2013 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions.

In addition to expanding the training squad, we also met the last American player in this year's squad! 195 cm tall and almost 100 kg of muscle - Malik Stanley is a new, powerful weapon in the arsenal of our playmaker Justice Hansen.

Find out more about recent transfers by clicking here.

Training for young soccer players from Ukraine

Due to the outbreak of Russian aggression against Ukraine, a group of over 60 soccer players from Kiev was forced to stay in Wrocław after the tournament taking place in the capital of Lower Silesia. Thanks to the courtesy of the Tarczyński company, we had the opportunity to meet some of the players and the team's coaching staff, and on the side field of Tarczyński Arena Wrocław to conduct a special training - this time our version of football. We are glad that we were able to contribute to helping the groups of such great players.

A new tram on Wroclaw tracks!

We cannot imagine Wrocław without the Panthers as much as the Panthers without Wrocław! The enormous support of municipal authorities and companies is one of the most important driving forces in the development of our organization, and thus - an increase in the sports level and spectacularity of our meetings!

In cooperation with MPK Wrocław, we proudly presented another element of Wrocław's tram rolling stock!

Z dumą prezentujemy najnowszy element floty @AlertMPK we współpracy z Panthers Wrocław!

Dziękujemy za ogrom wsparcia @wroclaw_info i MPK za wszystko, co robicie dla wrocławskiego sportu! 💛

Tramwaj od wczoraj kursuje po wrocławskich torowiskach i prezentuje się świetnie! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/bRxdEWJYeC

— Panthers Wrocław (@pantherswroclaw) March 15, 2022

In addition to the Panthers footballers, you will also see the representatives of Panthers Lacrosse and Softball in the squad. Can you imagine a better means of transport for our matches in the coming season?