Fury History & Highlights
Last Updated: Jul 16th, 2010
"Fury travelled to 4 provinces and 3 countries over 4 years".
"Much of the success of the Fury Club was a result of the determination/drive in players, sponsor support and a strong parental support group" stated Coach Lesley Brandford.
| 2005 | September: Began as a long term developmental program for 92-93 age players with intention of growing to a multi-aged Club Team system. |
| 2005 | Tour of Alberta that included Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and as well as Victoria, BC & Saskatoon, SK. |
| 2007 | European Tour - 15 day trip to England & Holland; U16 Umbro Cup in Machester, England - record: 1 win, 3 losses, followed by a 1 week developmental camp in Utrecht, Holland. Approximate total field time including tournament: 6 matches, 12 training sessions. Attended 3 professional matches. |
| 2008 | Junior Fury U11 Development Program starts with Lesley Brandford and Vivian Hansen with Senior Fury Players participating as supporting coaches. |
| 2008 | Fury Players formed the Yellowknife Regional Team and played to a silver Ulu at the 2008 AWG in Yellowknife. |
| 2010 | Fury Players successfully made the NWT AWG Team for U17 and U15. |
Coaching Staff - "Leading the Team Upward and Onward"
| Head Coach | Lesley Brandford | 2005-2009 |
| Head Coach | Isaac Ayiku | 2009-2010 |
| Assistant Coach | Mark Huntley | 2009-2010 |
| Assistant Coach | Leon Brady | 2009-2010 |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Hatch | 2010 |
Support Staff - "Volunteers Who Gave Plenty" Thank You!!!!
Alex Hampson Team Manager 2005 - 2009
Bill Coedy
Karen Binder
Wendy Hunt
Craig Broddy
Dan Short
Bonnie Stevens
Team Sponsors - "Invaluable Community Support"
Founding sponsor who significantly contributed to the success of the club is Midnight Sun Energy of Yellowknife (Thank You Alex!!);
Additional sponsors over the years include: A Taste of Saigon, Northbest Foods & Overlander Sports.
Fury Team - "Giving to the Community"
For the past four years the Fury team co-organized the Christmas Merry Kickmas and summer Mini World Cup Yellowknife Tournaments with the Drillers Club. This allowed Fury players to take roles in coaching/mentoring and refereeing.
2008 - started the Junior Fury U12 Development Program with players assisting in coaching duties
Introduced the Annual Fold the Wall Camp, allowing other teams to share the full St. Pats and Weledeh Gym environment for their development and training programs.
Fury Players - "Advancing in Competitions"
As a result of the training programs and determination of the players, a strong majority of players participated in the 2007 Arctic Winter Games, 2007 Western Canada Games, and 2009 Canada Summer Games.
Four players made AWG 2010 Indoor soccer teams in U17 and U15 categories.