IWFL and USA Football Join Forces
  SA Football and the IWFL announced a partnership to promote women's football. USA Football is the national governing body for football in the United States. USA Football was endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002. For the press release, click here.
Girls, Sign-up with the NFL!
  irls ages 13-17, team up with the NFL Youth Football Fund this Winter for the only NFL Clinic for Girls!
Sign up for 2 days of NFL Youth Football to be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey on February 7th and 8th. The program runs Saturday 9am - 4pm (registration begins at 9am) & Sunday 10am - 4pm.
This NFL Clinic for girls will be coached by the Division Champion New York Sharks, women's tackle football team and its Free! Last year over 150 girls signed-up for the clinic.
To learn more about the program and to register, please visit our JPD Clinic for Girls page. If you have any questions, email us from our contact page.
Hurry, spots are limited for this free clinic, so register now!
Play For the Sharks
  o you love football? Have you always wanted to play but never got the chance? Your chance is coming as the New York Sharks will be holding tryouts for the 2009 season. On December 13th, the Sharks will be holding their next tryout for the season at the Kane Stadium in Secaucus, New Jersey from 9am to 12pm. We are looking for athletic women who love football and have the desire to help the Sharks get to the championship. No previous football experience is necessary.
For more information on this tryout or the other tryout dates, visit our tryouts section. To be informed of the tryout schedule, please add your name to our mailing list or contact us at tryout@nysharksfootball.com. If you are curious about what the tryouts are like, click here to read about one we had in the past.
The Sharks are one of the most highly visible women's football teams in the country. They have appeared in local and national media (television, newspapers, magazines), books, movies, and even the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Sharks in Sports Museum of America
  ew York Sharks owner Andra Douglas presented her football jersey to John Urban, the president of the Sports Museum of America in New York City on October 13th. The jersey of an IWFL team will be the first women's tackle football item to be permanently displayed at the museum which houses the Heisman trophy.
For a video of the presentation, visit our YouTube page. Pictures can also be viewed in our gallery section.
Sharks Honored in New York
  ndra Douglas, owner and former quarterback of the New York Sharks Women’s Tackle Football Team, briefs the audience about the team being chosen to compete in the World Cup International Flag Football Tournament. USA Football had chosen this longest established and most winningest team amongst over 80 tackle football teams as well as a vast number of flag football teams. They were the first American team to enter the tournament where the team took 5 of the 6 preliminary games despite the 20-1 odds. ...read more
Videos of the ceremony can be viewed on our YouTube page.
Sharks at Giants Stadium
  or the fifth year in a row, the New York Sharks will be helping out the New York Giants. The Sharks will participate in the Giant's Fan Fest for season ticket holders at every Giant's home game this season. For the Giants schedule go to their website.
Shark All-Stars
  he IWFL announced their 2008 all-star team and 11 Sharks were named. Fatima Carvey and Lisa Doran were named to the first team and Jen Blum, Brooke McKinney, Karen Mulligan, Chrissy Pagan, Courtney Ray, Shauna Segers, Adrienne Smith, Lynn Trautz, and Wanda Williams were named as alternates.
Congratulations, Sharks!
This Week in Shark History
  rush up on your New York Sharks history. Each week we will present the events that happened to the Sharks during that week in history.
November 18, 2000 -
New York (4-1) won their third straight game in a row with a victory over the visiting New York Galaxy (0-4), 41-0 in a WPFL game. The upstate rivals could not match up against the downstaters as the Sharks scored early and often. Natalie Jufer and Val Halesworth starred in the game. Jufer with 2 touchdown runs and Halesworth with one touchdown run and a pass to Lori DeVivio. Overall the Sharks offense had over 400 yards for the day.
Did You Know?
 he New York Sharks hold the women's football record of winning 45 regular season games in a row (2001-2007).
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Shark News
WFNradio interviewed Sharks linebacker Yvonne Harrison. Harrison is a former Olympian track star. You can listen to the show by going to www.blogtalkradio.com/WFNradio.
IWFL News
The Dallas Diamonds are the 2008 IWFL Champions as they defeated the Chicago Force 35-29 in overtime. For more details on the game, visit the official IWFL website.
Shark News
NBC Sports produced a 2-part feature on the New York Sharks. They covered the Sharks last home game of the season when they played the D.C. Divas. To watch the videos, click here.
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YouTube
We are now posting our videos on YouTube.com. Watch the latest in game highlights and Shark events.
MySpace
Come check out us out at our MySpace.com.
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
Now every Shark's picture is good enough to be a postcard. Just go to the gallery section of the site and select a picture to send to a friend as an e-postcard. Show everyone which football team you support. Click here to go to the gallery.
Wallpaper
Decorate your computer with New York Sharks football wallpaper. We have added some  wallpaper designs. Click here to get yours.
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