Locos Fan Club Name

The Las Vegas Locos fan club is launching very soon. I met up with a few other core members and Fan Club President Sherri Lokken to discuss ideas at the fan event at Sierra Gold the other night. The official name of the Locos fan club will be The Train Gang. A lot more information and surprises are coming soon.

The fan event was a lot of fun and we got to hang out with the LocoMotion and Locos tight end Adam Bergen. No spoilers, but just know that the uniforms will be unveiled SOON, with a big unveiling event TBA.

Locomotion Cheerleaders Press and Tryouts

It's been a good week for the local marketing of the Las Vegas Locos. I saw the first Locos billboard I've seen all year the other day in a prime location. The Locomotion Cheerleaders made two appearances on local news broadcasts this week. Here is a video from when they were on KTNV Channel 13 News. Here is a video from when they were on KVVU Fox 5 News. Both videos are great, and I'm sure we'll be seeing more of the Locomotion within the next few months. They've already got a few local appearances under their belt. Last week they were at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, First Friday, and the 4th of July Celebration at Lake Las Vegas. With plenty more coming!

There's another Locomotion tryout scheduled for Saturday July 17th. Anyone interested must be over 18, take a resume, headshot, and a $25 application fee. The tryout will be conducted at the Las Vegas Sports Park in Summerlin.

OFFICIAL: Las Vegas Locos New Branding

Today was a good day for the Locos. After the successful draft yesterday, today the Locos were featured on a local news station. KTNV Channel 13 here in Las Vegas had Kim Diaz (The Director of the Locos Cheer & Dance Team) on to talk about the tryouts for the cheer/dance squad. During the interview with Kim, the news station had a big screen with the new Locos wordmark/logo featured. You can watch the interview online here via KTNV.

Corresponding with that, the UFL put out the official logo package for the Locomotives. It included the new logo/wordmark, an updated helmet style, a new helmet stripe, and a support logo. All of the logos are very cool, check everything out!

The Locomotives' New Colors?

Last year, all four UFL teams used the same color pallet. The colors that were used were the colors of the UFL logo, and were used to raise awareness and branding for the league.

This year, all bets are off for team colors. So far, the UFL has been pretty quiet on information regarding the subject. The only thing we've heard is that the Florida Tuskers will be keeping their "Tusker" blue. Coach Jagodzinksi of the Omaha Nighthawks mentioned that their colors may be black, silver, and white. The Locos have been using the same shade of blue as the Tuskers in their uniforms and logo. If the Tuskers are keeping the color, then that would probably mean that the Locos will be changing their scheme to stray away from the original shared color pallet.

So what colors should the Locos use? When are we going to learn and see the new colors and uniforms? Will there be an updated logo? Unfortunately, these questions have yet to be answered, but I feel that the league has already been giving hints towards the Locos branding going forward.

More Info Regarding Cheer Tryouts

For general info on all of the teams, you can check here.
Prelims

Here's the info for the prelims, some of this has already been posted:

Date: June 5th, 2010
Registration Time: 1:30 PM
Location: The Rock Center for Dance
Address: 700 East Silverado Ranch Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89123

Cost: $25
Contact UFL: locoscheer@gmail.com

The signup page can be found here.

Locos Dance/Cheer Auditions

Anyone that is interested or knows anyone that is interested in being a Las Vegas Locos cheerleader, here is the first information on how to get on the team.

-Team members must be 18 years of age the day of Preliminary Auditions, June 5, 2010. (there is no maximum age limit).
-Participants must be at all phases of the audition process.
-Team members must be able to commit to the Las Vegas Locos Dance Team schedule, including rehearsals, personal training, special events, appearances and games.
-Team members must have a reliable means of transportation.

Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: The Rock Center for Dance
Address: 700 East Silverado Ranch Blvd. Las Vegas, NV

Stay tuned to Locos Station and http://www.ufl-football.com for more information that will be available soon. If you're in need of more information now, feel free to e-mail locoscheer@ufl-football.com