What's New
Fury Forum - For Family, Friends and Supporters
Japan Recap
Tryout Dates and Times
Fury is going to Japan
Women's Mixer
Fury Forum - For Family, Friends and Supporters
Fury now has a private forum for the team and its supporters. Fans, friends, and family are encouraged to register and access the forum as an easy way to connect online with each other and the team. Additionally, by registering with the forum, you will receive Fury Newsletters by e-mail that will provide tournament recaps and help you keep up to date with important information being posted to the forum. This is a private forum (your registration will have to be approved by our webmaster) so that people can feel comfortable sharing personal information if necessary (e.g. phone numbers). We think this forum will be an especially useful tool for supporters following the action from their homes and for fans at our tournaments interested in coordinating their plans. You can access the forum here: http://furyultimate.proboards84.com or by clicking on the "Fury Message Board" link on every page of the Fury website.
Thanks to everyone for their continued support of Fury in our quest for a World title!
Japan Recap
In many ways, the Dream Cup was like a dream come true for Fury. Club Jr. sponsored the team's trip to Japan for five days for one of the biggest tournaments in the world and the experience was one that the team will remember forever. Over 2,000 players converged on Fuji City for the weekend's play and Sockeye and Fury were guests of honor. During the tournament, Fury played three college teams (the Huskies, the Nihon Humingbirds, and the Chukyo FLIPPER & NaughtyKids) and the Japanese club team MUD in timed 50 minute games. After winning these four games, Fury faced the Japanese National Team that will be representing its country at Worlds in Vancouver this August. The Japanese took control of the finals from the start, taking half 8-4. Fury had a late surge, scoring five points in a row towards the end of the game, but it was too little, too late and the Japanese team won 15-9. More details of the weekend can be found on the IC Ultimate blog site (http://icultimate.blogspot.com/2008/03/dream-cup-2008.html).
Getting the chance to play international competition so early in the season will only be a good thing for Fury as it prepares for Worlds. Having the opportunity to visit Japan was a truly special experience and Fury expresses its deepest gratitude to Club Jr. and all of the people that helped make the trip a success. Special thanks go to Mr. Yoshida, Sat, Noriko, Graham, and Moko for all their help and support.
Tryout Dates and Times
Anyone interested in trying-out for Fury should contact our try-out coordinator, Joy "Chewie" Chen. We are planning on having our team's open try-out as part of a Bay Area Women's Mixer on Saturday, March 22nd. Invitations to play at the team's try-out tournament (DUI) and practices will follow the Mixer. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail any of the following contacts:
Try-out Coordinator (Joy "Chewie" Chen) at tryouts@furyultimate.com
Captains (Gwen Ambler and Alex Snyder) at captains@furyultimate.com
Coach (Matty Tsung) at coach@furyultimate.com
Fury is going to Japan
Club Jr. extended the generous offer to sponsor a trip to Japan for the Dream Cup to both the open and women's 2007 champions. Club Jr. will be paying for the flights, hotel, and ground transportation for 14 players from both Sockeye and Fury for the tournament. The Dream Cup is a large tournament held near the base of Mount Fuji that caters primarily to Japanese teams. Fury will be bringing 18 players and its coach, Matty Tsang, to the tournament and is eager for the chance to test itself against some of the Japanese competition it will see in August at Worlds. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to engage in this cultural and ultimate exchange.
Women's Mixer
Fury, Slackjaw, and Zeitgeist would like to invite you to an exciting day of women's ultimate at the Women's Mixer. The Mixer will be a chance to play high level ultimate and hang out with other women in the area who you may have only played against. Everyone is welcome. College players, co-ed players, recent transplants to the area, retired players. If you are (a) a woman and (b) love ultimate, then you should definitely be there.
What: Women's Mixer
Who: All SF Bay Area women who play ultimate
When: Saturday, March 22nd, from 12:30-5:00 pm
Where: Baylands park in Sunnyvale, CA
Bonus: After a day of ultimate, everyone will be encouraged to congregate at a local bar/restaurant for some drinks, food, and laughs. Exact location TBD.
Fury will be using the Mixer as its only open try-out. If you would like to try-out for Fury, please e-mail the try-out coordinator ahead of time to get on the list. More information about Fury try-outs can be found at http://www.furyultimate.com. Slackjaw will be using the Mixer as its first open try-out. Players interested in trying-out for Slackjaw should e-mail their captains list. Players interested in trying out for Zeitgeist do not need to commit before the Mixer to trying-out.
For any questions or to let us know that you're coming, feel free to contact the three team's captains individually or by e-mailing the list organizing this event bayareawomensultimate@googlegroups.com).
We hope to see you there!
Fury, Slackjaw, and Zeitgeist
Fury contacts:
Website: http://www.furyultimate.comJoy "Chewie" Chen (try-out coordinator): tryouts@furyultimate.com
Gwen Ambler & Alex Snyder (captains): captains@furyultimate.com
Slackjaw contacts:
Website: http://bayareasection.googlepages.comMichelle Ng, Cristina Buss, & Katie Berk (captains): BayAreaSection@gmail.com
Zeitgeist contacts:
Website: http://zg.ultimate.googlepages.comCaptains: zg.tryouts@gmail.com
