When the Barnstormers open the home schedule Saturday night, the offense will have a lot less room to run. Rounded corners in the end zone will be the new norm for Arena Football games at Wells Fargo Arena.In seasons past, the end zones were perfect rectangles. The corners were right angles. This year, the team is sharing the venue with the Iowa Wild. To accommodate both sports, arena workers keep the walls in place, and add pads for AFL games.The end zones were only 8 yards deep to begin with. With less room to run, scoring will be tougher."That's my area, the corner of the end zone" said Iowa WR Darius Reynolds. "They took that from me.""You see a lot of touchdowns thrown in those corners," said Barnstormers coach Mike Hohensee. "When it is such a small field, you try to use every inch you can."The Barnstormers will continue to use the rounded boards even when the Iowa Wild's season is over. The rounded boards are much easier for the arena staff to configure.Watch the video above to see how Iowa's defensive star feels about the change, and why he can't catch a pass either way.The Barnstormers host San Antonio Saturday at 7:05 p.m.

When the Barnstormers open the home schedule Saturday night, the offense will have a lot less room to run. Rounded corners in the end zone will be the new norm for Arena Football games at Wells Fargo Arena.

In seasons past, the end zones were perfect rectangles. The corners were right angles. This year, the team is sharing the venue with the Iowa Wild. To accommodate both sports, arena workers keep the walls in place, and add pads for AFL games.


The end zones were only 8 yards deep to begin with. With less room to run, scoring will be tougher.

"That's my area, the corner of the end zone" said Iowa WR Darius Reynolds. "They took that from me."

"You see a lot of touchdowns thrown in those corners," said Barnstormers coach Mike Hohensee. "When it is such a small field, you try to use every inch you can."

The Barnstormers will continue to use the rounded boards even when the Iowa Wild's season is over. The rounded boards are much easier for the arena staff to configure.

Watch the video above to see how Iowa's defensive star feels about the change, and why he can't catch a pass either way.

The Barnstormers host San Antonio Saturday at 7:05 p.m.