Whirylball makes its CF debut

March 16, 2003 marked the first-ever Chicago Force Whirlyball outing. You say you have never played whirlyball? Well, neither had we.

Whirlyball starts with those plastic scoops you played with as a kid. You know, the ones where you would scoop up a ball and fling it at someone. They would try and catch it with their scoop and fling it back at you. OK, now add a court and basketball-style goals. Now put everyone in bumper cars. That is Whirlyball.

If you didn't make it out, you missed quite an event. Everyone had a blast, and we played with the abandon of those who have no idea what they are doing and know they look silly, but don't care because, well, everyone else looked silly too.

This was our staging area...	...or, "where to stand and laugh at people"	The field of battle
The teams change sides	It was a good turn out, with over 20 people	The best defense is a good offense
Mark is offensive...er, plays offense	Ray! The ball's down here!	He shoots! He misses!
New recruit, DestinyFroste	Mary keeps her eye on the ball	Having the ball makes Ray happy
Losing the ball makes Ray sad	Matt prepares to fling down court	Another fine miss
"You need to shoot the ball into the hole!"	SO close	Richie on defense
Jimmy's car breaks down. He gets lonely.	In a practiced move, Dave rams Richie from behind	Guys! Guys! You're on the same team!
Hey Mark! Lookin' good.	Phyllis gets trapped in the corner by a teammate	Gooooaaaaaalllll!
The ball takes a beating	"It's mine, my precious! It's our birthday present! We loves it."	It's a fast break!...at a little over walking speed
Liam takes a break from the fast-paced game	The returning champions	Liam loves his daddy
Phyllis gets stuck in the corner again...	...then makes a fast break for a goal	Everyone hit Phil!
Yeah! Everyone is a winner!	We head to the OCB to celebrate	The long, long wait
Smile for the birdy. OK, don't smile, then.