Victory at Victory!
  t was another successful football event as the 4th Annual Football Clinic for Girls was held on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at Victory Indoor Sports Arena on Staten Island. This free all-day clinic, hosted by the Fins Up! Foundation for Female Athletics and produced by the players and staff of the New York Sharks was joined by Adam Koets of the New York Giants who was on hand (with his Super Bowl ring) to help coach the girls. For more from the article, click here. For more pictures of the event, visit our gallery section.
2010 Gameday Events
  or each home game, the Sharks will be holding a special day.
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| April 17th Flag Football Day | To honor the Sharks' origins in the game of flag football, our home opener is dedicated to promoting the sport of girls flag football.
Samantha Rapoport, manager of the NFL Girls Flag Football Leadership Program will be on hand do the coin toss and speak at halftime about initiating girls flag football programs in high schools across America. Enjoy pre-game and halftime flag football scrimmages by local girls' teams.
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| April 24th Earth Day | To honor our planet Earth we invite NJ and NY schools of any level to participate. The Sharks are looking for students or student groups to sing the national anthem, be honorary Sharks cheerleaders, bring their band to perform a special half-time show, etc. All schools attending will be announced. Come with a school banner and be recognized as a group! Admission is free to all students with student id.
Shannon Wentworth, Sweet's Co-founder and CEO will be flipping the coin for the Sharks and, in addition to being our special web broadcast guest, she might try her talent at announcing a little play-by-play action up in the box!
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| May 8th Women in Sports Day | Today's focus is on adult groups empowering women. Taya Wyss, Board Member of the Fins Up! Foundation, will be flipping the coin for the Sharks and be our guest host up in the box. There will be a special halftime presentation so grab that beer and a snack and get back to your seat!
The Sharks are not forgetting our empowering mothers! (Mothers Day is on Sunday, May 9th) Shark players will be announced with their mom's.
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| May 22nd Girl's Rule Day | The NY Sharks invite any and all girls' groups to help celebrate THEMSELVES! We are looking for girls or girls' groups to sing the national anthem, be Sharks honorary cheerleaders, bring a group to perform a special half-time show, etc. Let's celebrate the Girl Scouts, Girls Inc, Powerplay, Go Girls Go, and all the other girls groups that champion positive self-awareness and health issues! All organizations attending will be announced. Come with a group banner and be recognized! Admission is free to girls attending with their organization.
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Verizon Says "Fins Up"!
 ins-Up our non-profit organization will receive a donation from Verizon when you order a new qualifying residential Verizon product. A Verizon FiOS Triple Freedom order will generate up to a $65 donation. What's more, you'll get all the currently advertised promotions so order today!
All funds raised will be used to produce the NY Sharks/Fins Up Foundation Annual
Football Clinic for Girls and 4 Special Programs Days throughout the summer. The NY
Sharks /Fins Up Foundation's outreach program reaches over 2500 at-risk teens yearly.
Click here to learn how to place your order and support the Fins Up! Foundation.
Date Change for Football 101 for Women!
  mpower yourself! Learn tackle football basics from the New York Sharks and receive special instructions for 'football widows' from the W.A.G.s (Wives and Girlfriends of the New York Giants). The First Annual Football 101 Class has been moved to Summer 2010. The Sharks are inviting all women and children under 18 to attend the 1st Annual Football 101 Class. Learn defensive and offensive formations, pass patterns, blocking techniques, etc. Special Optional flag football scrimmages played at the end of class.
Location: TBD
Date & Time: TBA - Summer 2010
Cost: $39 for adults and $19 for children under 18
Call us for more info at: 212-645-4611.
Get Notified!
  ey Sharks fans! Be alerted to the latest Sharks news by following our new Twitter.com account. Get football games scores, standings updates, appearances, and more as soon as it happens. Go to: www.twitter.com/nysharks.
Did You Know?
 here are 5 current players on the Sharks roster who are over 40 years of age.
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IWFL News
The Kansas City Tribe are the 2009 IWFL Champions after defeating the DC Divas, 21-18. For more IWFL playoff news, visit the official IWFL website. Photographs from the game can be found at: www.fbirdimages.zenfolio.com.
IWFL News
The Wisconsin Warriors are the 2009 IWFL North American Champions after defeating the Montreal Blitz, 42-14. For more IWFL playoff news, visit the official IWFL website.
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All-Time Roster
See the complete listing of every woman that put on a New York Sharks uniform since the beginning on our All-Time Roster page.
Gallery
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Wallpaper
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