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That’s right… the snow is melting.. beers with orange peel, sea salt and “hints of citrus” are again appearing in liquor stores across Chicago.. this can only mean that the footy season is almost upon us! Training will being on Tuesday 22nd March at Chicago Indoor Sports, 3900 S Ashland Ave 6-7pm so for all of you that have been hibernating all winter, time to start stretching and getting in shape for footy training!

NOTE: Change of date. Indoor training starts 22nd March…. no excuse to slack off on your pre-pre-season training however.

The season schedule so far for 2011 is as follows. The Metro teams and schedule is still TBD:

May 21 – Canada (home)
June 18 – Columbus (home)
July 23 – Minnesota (away)
July 30 – Milwaukee (home)
Sept – 17 Metro GF
Sept 24 – Nashville (home)
Oct – Nationals (Austin, TX)

The Annual General Meeting was held in blustery, snowy conditions. Luckily this meeting was held inside the warmth of the Brownstone Tavern and not out on the field. All 2010 board positions were declared open and voting for a new board in 2011 was conducted.

The 2011 CAFA Board is as follows:

President: Frank Bradley (re-elected)
Vice President: Mike Panek (re-elected)
Treasurer: Eric Zukowski (2010 Al MacGlashan)
Secretary: Tyler Dorsett (2010 Gordon Ambrosino)

Congratulations to the new board members and a huge thank-you to the outgoing members. There are also a lot of other club positions which are detailed in the minutes. Have a read and view the tentative 2011 calendar.

The 2010 season finished with a bang at the Red, Black and White Gala held at the Sidebar Grille then celebrated into the wee hours of the morning at Benchmark. The season awards for 2010 went to:

Rich Noty Award – Anthony Hendrie
Coaches Award – Pedro Jimenez
Rookie of the Year – Eric Zukowski
MacGlashan Medal (Goalkicker) – Paul “Oscar” Meyer
Burgmann Medal (Metro B&F) – Matt Leibowitz
MAAFL MVP – Frank “Poncho” Bradley
Runaway Train – Rocky Deehan

Cheers to all on a great season!

The AGM is going to be held @ 1pm on Sunday 12 December @ Brownstone Tavern. This is your chance to voice your opinion and we would like to have as many of you attend as possible. If you cannot be there and would like to nominate to be a part of the organizing committee next year, then email your nomination to: CAFAnominations@gmail.com.

All officers positions will be declared open and we ask you to nominate either yourself or another for the following positions: President (Frank would love to continue and will be re-nominated), Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Operations/Social/Travel Co-ordintator(s), Coach, Assistant Coach/Fitness, Oscar did such a great job at Webmaster we would have to say he has it stitched up! Let us know what you want to do to help ….. remember send your emails to: cafanominations@gmail.com

President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Coach
Training/Assistant Coach(s)
Operations Manager
Alumni, Events & Social Committee
Recruitment Manager(s)
Merchandising/Sponsorship Manager
Webmaster
Metro League Co-ordinator
Lincoln Square Captain/Coach
Wrigleyville Captain/Coach
Lincoln Park Captain/Coach

The football season has come to a close… games have been played… goals have been kicked and marks have been taken. Now it is time to recognise the feats performed on and off the field during the 2010 season. The end of season presentation night will be held at Sidebar Grille (221 N LaSalle) on Saturday November 13th.

The night will be a Red, Black and White themed party. So dust of your missus and frock up in your best Red/Black and/or White gear for the presentations and to re-live some of the greatest moments of the 2010 season.. Has Rocky done enough this year to claim back-to-back Runaway Train awards? Will OBK’s spoil on BJ lift him to challenge for the Metro B&F? Is Hoyt’s scintillating form in front of goal enough to clinch the MacGlashan medal?

The night kicks off at 7pm and will conclude around 11pm where we will head over to Benchmark to continue the party.

Tickets are:
Single $55
Couple $95

This is ALL inclusive, tip tax, drinks (beer, wine & soda) 7-11pm
food apps, sit down dinner, salad and a choice chicken or filet
transport to Benchmark for the after party

The Chicago United footy club is at the USAFL Nationals competition in Louisville, KY (October 8th-10th).

We are competing in two divisions, Division 2 and Division 4 (with Baltimore/Washington). Scores will be posted on Facebook and Twitter (@ChicagoFooty) over the weekend.

DIVISION II
POOL A
1. CALGARY
2. DALLAS
3. MILWAUKEE
4. KANSAS CITY

POOL B
1. CHICAGO
2. MINNESOTA
3. SAN DIEGO
4. PHILADELPHIA

Day 1 results:
Game 1: Chicago def Philly – 6.6 42 to 2.4 16
(Goals: Drake, McKeegan, Meyer, Allen, Ambrosino, Wilhelm)
Game 2: Chicago def San Diego – 7.3 46 to 5.8 38
(Goals: MacGlashan, Ambrosino 2, Meyer, McKeegan, Leibowitz)

Day 2 results:
Game 3: Chicago lost to Minnesota – 2.1 13 to 5.8 38
(Goals: MacGlashan, Allen)

Final: Calgary def Minnesota