Are You Ready for Some Football? The New England Surge Professional Indoor Football Team Announce Open Try Outs for Players

Worcester, MA, January 23, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The New England Surge of the Continental Indoor Football League, (CIFL), is ramping up for their second season of face paced, high impact professional indoor football at the DCU Center. Roy Lucas, Jr. Owner and Head Coach announces open player tryouts on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Team Works, Auburn Mass. In addition the official season schedule was posted and the New England Surge is looking forward to another exciting season of professional indoor football. Many of the 2007 players were also invited to the try outs with many receiving personal invitations to make it a day of practice in preparation for the team roster in the second year. Many of the top performers including Tyler Grogan, Marc Eddy and many others will be at Team Works in Auburn, MA available for interviews.

Lucas states “If the open player tryouts turn out to be anything like last year, we may be looking at over 200 athletes trying to vie for a coveted New England Surge player position on the roster.” Lucas continues, “And as head coach, I guarantee that the bar is set very high for who makes the team. Coming off a fantastic inaugural year where we made it to the Championship game means that the stakes are very high for our second year in our player choices.”

In its inaugural year, The New England Surge completed their 12-game regular season at 8—4, and were defeated in the Atlantic Division Conference playoff against the Rochester Raiders, who also went ahead and won the CIFL Championship.

The 2008 season promises to be another year of hard hitting playing action on the field as well as high energy fan participation off the field. The season is highlighted by two match-ups against, Atlantic Conference rivals and defending CIFL League Champions, the Rochester Raiders. For the first time The Surge will play non conference games against Great Lakes Division foe Flint Michigan and the Miami Valley Silverbacks of Ohio. The Surge home opener will be played on Sunday, April 20th at 2:00 p.m. and its first season game is away on Saturday, March 8, against Lehigh Valley Outlawz.

About the New England Surge; The New England Surge is a locally owned professional indoor football team, a CIFL team, and is dedicated to providing exciting, family oriented sports entertainment experience to the Central Mass. The first game is away on March 8, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Outlawz and the home opening game at the DCU Center, Worcester, MA is April 20. Through ongoing public and outreach campaigns, the New England Surge organization is committed to high professional and ethical standards and dedicated to actively partnering with communities, schools and youth organizations, local government, business and non-profit organizations to positively impact fans, the players, and the community, while providing fast-paced, action–packed professional football. Season tickets are on sale now by calling the Surge at 508.791.6373. www.newenglandsurge.com

Corporate Sponsors: game time opportunities are still available for local / regional corporate sponsorship--contact Joe Goldman, Sponsor and Corporate Sales, N.E. Surge 120 Main Street, Worcester 508-791-6373 nehospitality@aol.com

For more information or interviews, contact: Christina Andrianopoulos, Public Relations;
The New England Surge, 917.734.9804, PR@NewEnglandSurge.com

Official New England Surge 2008 Season Schedule:
Date Time Opponent Score
Saturday, March 8 7:30p.m. @Lehigh Valley Outlawz
Friday, March 28 7:30p.m. @ Flint
Saturday, April 5 7:30p.m. @Chesapeake Tide
Saturday, April 12 7:30p.m. @ Miami Valley Silverbacks
Sunday, April 20 2:00p.m. Lehigh Valley Outlawz @ Home
Saturday, April 26 7:30p.m. Flint @ Home
Saturday, May 3 7:30p.m. @ Rochester Raiders
Saturday, May 10 7:30p.m. Chesapeake Tide @ Home
Saturday, May 17 7:30p.m. New Jersey Revolution @ Home
Saturday, June 7 7:30p.m. Lehigh Valley Outlawz @ Home

* Home all played at the DCU Center, Worcester, MA

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