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Thundercats are coming to Sussex
Sussex Thunder are pleased to announce they will play host
to the Duo Sports Thundercats, a team of US Semi-Pro’s. The team will visit the
UK next month to face the Thunder on Sunday the 19th July in
Crawley.
The
Thundercats are based in Chula Vista, California, just south of San Diego and
are a touring all-star team consisting of players from all levels of football.
They undertake tours to all parts of the world, sending teams to Europe,
Australia, New Zealand and Japan as well as across America. The team is led by
founder and quarterback Justin MacKenzie who spent time at the Coventry Jets a
couple of seasons ago. Justin originally set up Duo Sports as a personal
training and football coaching enterprise, this has now grown into a fully
fledged football academy and events management company.
Thunder
Chairman Tony Miller said, “Justin first contacted us at the start of the year
and suggested the idea of arranging this game. At first we thought playing a
team of this quality in middle of our first BAFL Premier season might be a bit
much, but after some thought we decided that is was too good an opportunity to
miss. It’s a chance to give our players the experience of playing some top
quality football players, there will be guys on their squad who have played
Division 1 College and Arena League football. It’s not a chance that many of
our players will get that often”.
The
Thundercats will fly into the UK a week before the game and will stay and
practice in Brighton. The two teams will also hold a couple of joint training
sessions during the week. With the game being held during a break in the season
due to the International tournament involving the Great Britain Lions, the
Thunder are hoping to attract a decent attendance at the game as there are only
a couple of BAFL games being held that day. It is hoped to make it a good
enjoyable day for all, with other entertainment being planned as well. After
talks with BAFL supremo Ken Walters, the Thunder are delighted to announce that
they are able to offer up to about ten places on their squad for the day to
players from other teams around the BAFL. If you would like to join up with the
Thunder for this one-off game please contact Tony Miller on bigtonym94@aol.com
with your details. Players
would have to attend two practice sessions with the team before the game and
you will have to get written permission from your Head Coach before you would
be accepted onto our roster. Any players or coaches that have any questions
about joining us please do not hesitate to contact Tony on the above e-mail
address.