Florida Fury: Welcome

FLORIDA FURY
An Elite Fastpitch Program in South Florida

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Team Meets Mickey at ESPN Sun Classic in Kissimmee Florida

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FLORIDA FURY TRYOUTS!

The Florida Fury will have its East Coast tryout for the 2011 Summer season on Sunday, January 23rd. Actual location and time will be posted soon.  For more information, go to "Tryouts" in the left navigation menu.

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Congratulations to our Seniors
who Signed to Colleges during Early Signing!

Caitlyn Smith to Newberry College (SC)
Christina Henderson to Seton Hill University (PA)
Courtney Reinfeld to University of Maryland Baltimore County
Hayley Reinfeld to University of South Carolina Upstate
Kaci Kelley to Florida Institute of Technology

Congratulations to One of our Alumnae
who Committed to a 4 Year College!

Jaimee Vega (2009) @ Santa Fe College to Nova Southeastern University (FL)

The 2010 Fall Season Team

Alyssa Cheatham
Caitlin Nowlan
Caitlin Smith
Christine Henderson
Courtney Reinfeld
Hayley Reinfeld
Jamie Gray
Kaci Kelley
Megan Przeslawski
Kimberly Valdes
Mariah Gonzales
Nicole Misner
Robyn Roberts
Sarah Nance
Savannah Fruin

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ATTENTION COLLEGE COACHES!!

We restrict certain areas of our site to protect the privacy of our players and to secure their personal information from unwanted attention. There are some areas that are open to the public, but our rosters and player personal information are restricted, as are other areas. You must have member access to view protected pages.

While surfing our site, if you try to access a restricted page it will require you to login. If you would like access to those areas, please follow the instructions on how to request access from the webmaster. Just let us know that you are a college coach, and after verification we will grant you full access. 

Thank you for your interest in Florida Fury!

FOLLOW FLORIDA FURY ON !!

You can follow Florida Fury on Twitter at "floridafury". We will report our scores and highlights of our games via Twitter. Find out how the girls are doing when you are not there.

TEAM NEWS UPDATE!

Articles that are posted on this homepage are eventually moved to the "Fury News" section.  So if you are looking for an article that was originally on this page, please look under "Fury News" in the left navigation menu.

Also, we now have added a "Private Team News" link in the left navigation menu where we put information that is only available for members to view. Be sure to check it regularly.

2011 SUMMER & FALL SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

The Florida Fury team will be attending a number of showcase tournaments this Summer, and is already registered for a number of tournaments in the Fall. Our schedule is below:

June 16-19      Dynamite Classic Showcase in Columbia SC

June 30-July 3 TNT Showcase Classic in Quakertown PA

July 8-10         Jacksonville Storm Showcase in Jacksonville FL

July 13-17       The Champions Cup in Los Angeles/Irvine CA 

July 22-24      Mid-West Summer Signature Showcase in Dayton OH 

Sep 17-18       Michele Smith "Softball for Hearts" Showcase in Clearwater FL

Sep 24-25      Florida Fall Signature Showcase in Naples FL

Sept 30-Oct 2 Mid-West Fall Signature Showcase in Columbus OH

Oct 7-9         Team New Jersey Fall Showcase in Edison NJ

Nov 4-6          Sun Classic Showcase at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee FL

FURY ORGANIZATION HOSTING TOURNAMENTS IN 2011

The Florida Fury will be the sponsoring organization of multiple tournaments in 2011, and will work with Fastpitch Headquarters and LDI Sports Consulting & Instruction on these events.

January 28-30   JUCO Kickoff Tournament in Clearwater FL

June 17-19        Florida Cup & Showcase in Naples FL

July 22-24      Mid-West Summer Signature Showcase in Dayton Ohio  

Sept 24-25      Florida Fall Signature Showcase in Naples FL

October 1-2   Mid-West Fall Signature Showcase in Columbus OH 

Proceeds from these events will benefit the Florida Fury Softball Program and other FPHQ programs.

PRACTICE UNIFORM SCHEDULE

When we have practice on the following days, please wear the assigned uniform. 

TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE

ALL players and their parents MUST register their email addresses and their cell phone numbers in order to receive text/email communications from your coaches. We will not be able to make individual phone calls when we have practice or game changes. We will only be using this service.

To sign up:

Go to http://fastpitch.ealert.com and click on "Subscribe". You will see Florida Fury listed under Travel Team (FL).

Select the Florida Fury and any tournaments we are attending that are listed, and subscribe to all at one time. Then input your email address and your cell phone number as an email address. If you have more than 2 addresses, you will need to subscribe additional times. You can register as many email addresses and cell phone numbers as you want.

Cell phone numbers MUST be entered as an email address. There is a link to instructions on the page on how to convert your cell phone number to an email address. This is really easy to do. Make sure that you DO NOT put the "dash" between numbers.

Once you register an address, you will receive a confirmation message that you MUST reply to in order to activate your address. If you do not receive the confirmation message within a few minutes, you did not enter your address properly so try again.

If you have any problems or questions, please contact Patti at 954-540-7850.

GET YOUR FORMS!

Players and Parents - It is very important that we get the signed forms, birth certificates/drivers license copies, and insurance card copies as soon as possible. Even if you are a returner, you are required to re-sign the required forms. Please complete the forms that were included in your packet, or download them from Handouts, have them signed by all parties, and bring them to the next organizational meeting. 

The forms we need are:

Contact Information Form
Player Code of Conduct
Parent Code of Conduct
Terms of Participation Form
Player Waiver/Release of Liability Form (each player signs a separate waiver)
Personal Medical History
Medical Treatment Consent Form
Player Profile Worksheet
Copy of front and back of insurance card
Copy of driver's license OR birth certificate

Players who do not have a driver's license or learner's license need to get a State ID card from the DMV. This is needed for plane travel, and for photo identification at tournaments. Please make an appointment to get this done as soon as possible.

Please make sure that ALL signatures are on ALL papers when you turn them in.

If you need a copy of any of the forms, please find them under "Handouts".

LOCAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR

This is a great doppler radar display from Weather Underground. It is an animated display that you can zoom in for close ups.

Local Doppler Radar

For current conditions and the 5-day local forecast, check out Weather Underground's website at http://www.weatherunderground.com/. Put in your zipcode for most accurate information. 

In order to facilitate credit card donations to our team and to eliminate the exorbitant fees charged by some fundraising organizations, we are using the resources of Fastpitch Headquarters for our online donations.

Using FPDonations, we are only charged 2.9% + .30 per transaction, which is well below the fees charged by fundraising companies and is comparable to normal transaction fees charged by credit card companies for merchant accounts without having the fixed monthly fees associated with a merchant account.

To make a credit card donation to the Florida Fury Softball Organization, click on the "Donate" link below and you will be taken to the Fastpitch Headquarters website where you can make your donation via a secure link with PayPal. You DO NOT need a PayPal account to do this.

The donation will be credited to the Florida Fury account. If you want one player to receive the credit, please put her name in the "Player's Name" field.

If you choose to increase your donation to cover the minimal fee, we would appreciate it.

If you prefer to make a check donation to Florida Fury, you should make your check payable to "Florida Fury", and mail it to:

Florida Fury Softball
11801 NW 7th Street
Plantation, FL 33325

Be sure to write the Player Name on the check. There is no processing fee associated with check donations so more money goes to the girls. Thank you. 

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