Illawarra Vikings increase numbers (NSW)

Registration at the Shellharbour City Stadium have gone through the roof. with over 50 teams registered and still a few from last year to come Vikings will field the biggest Futsal indoor competition since the 1990’s.

At the 2009 Vikings National Championships, held in Sydney, at last we will have teams representing the South Coast as the Southern NSW Vikings. we will select teams in all male age groups from 9 years to 16 years of age, including youth and open men.

Whilst in the female component we will have to wait and see if we can select some age groups. It would be nice if we could nominate 12-14-16 -Young women and women. When you read this and you may be able to help us with increasing our numbers we would set aside court space to start female competitions.

In the senior mens competitions we will have the usual 32 teams being the maximum we can fit in at the stadium. we are currently waiting for confirmation from Unanderra Hockey Stadium for court space to accomodate more teams.

Coaches and Managers dont forget to apply for a state team as soon as possible so we can start selections.
To all the people that have helped a big thank you from Bob Raso and Gina Jones.

Source : Illawarra Vikings
Published : 31/8/2008

Football West 2009 State Futsal Teams (WA)

Once again Football West is proud to announce that six teams will represent Western Australia at the 2009 Futsal National Championships in Canberra (January 6th-10th 2009)

Age groups are as follows:

Boys: Under 13’s, 14’s, 15’s
Trials: 11.30 am - 1pm Saturday September 13, 20, 27 and 4 October

Girls: Under 14’s
Trials : 8.30am - 11am Saturday September 13, 20, 27 and 4 October

Age Rules: Players must not be born after Dec 31st
Example - Any player that is still aged 13 up to and includng Dec 31st 2008 is eligible to play in the U13 Tournament.

Men’s Open Trials TBC

Women’s Open
Trials 8.30am - 11am Saturday September 13, 20, 27, and 4 October

Football West will be holding trials at Lumen Christi College, Martin over four Saturday’s starting 13th September - 4th October

If you are interested in attending the trials please fill in an expression of interest form downloadable below and return it to Football West no later than Friday 12th September.

2009 State Futsal Expression of interest (PDF)

Source : Football West
Published : 29/8/2008

Bakr Al-Saudi a Viking (NZ)

Bakr Al-saudi has become the new Vikings Regional Futsal Manager for Auckland and will start new leagues in September at Avondale College in West Auckland.

Bakr comes to Vikings Futsal NZ with a wealth of Futsal experience.

Representing NZ at the past 2 World Futsal Cup Oceania Qualifiers and picking up the golden boot in 2004.

Vikings CEO, Paul Wadsworth, is excited to have Bakr on board as he brings so much to the table. “Bakr is a real Futsal resource to New Zealand as a player and a coach, I look foward to as many as possible seeing him play and being coached by him’, said Wadsworth.

Bakr migrated to New Zealand in 1996 from war torn Iraq and began playing Futsal with school friends and hasn’t looked back.

He will oversee the start of the new club at Avondale and organise the Auckland mens side to contest the Vikings Senior titles in Christchurch Oct 25-27th. he will also slot straight into the Vikings NZ mens side and prepare for the next tournament in Sydney January 13-15th 2009.

Source : Vikings NZ
Published : 29/8/2008

5 Clubs 5 Star Only One Champion!

September 14 will be a first for futsal with the inaugural 5 Star Pre Season Cup set to launch the coming futsal season.The Pre Season Cup will feature five of the strongest clubs competing in the coming Premier and Super league competitions.

The tournament will feature three time Club Champions Sydney Magic, Premier League powerhouses Western Raiders and Campbelltown City Quake who both have recruited well and look to be title contenders for 2008-2009 club championship.

Super League club Sydney Benfica FC will be amongst the chances in their quest for promotion into the Futsal Premier League next year.

The tournament also features the newly formed Sutherland Shire Futsal club who will make their debut in the 5 Star Pre Season Cup and could be one of the surprise packets. Traditionally a strong club in the 11 a side game, Sutherland playing on home turf are set to surprise some of the games heavyweights.

Five Star Futsal directors Adam Confoy and Peter Spathis said the day will give club teams the chance to play in 4 competitive round robin matches over the course of 1 day. These matches will give the players a great workout and get them into the swing of things for the NEW FUTSAL SEASON.

5 STAR FUTSAL PRE SEASON CUP will see points accumulated over the course of the day based on each game played. The CLUB with the most points accumulated will be crowned the INAUGURAL 5 STAR FUTSAL PRE SEASON CUP CHAMPIONS and given prizes along with an impressive Club Trophy.

Additional Info on the Cup can be found here.

Source : 5 Star Futsal Media Release
Published : 28/8/2008

Second Referees Entrance Course (NSW)

Due to the overwhelming demand for places on the referees entrance course currently being conducted at Auburn, the NSW Futsal Referees Association is pleased to announce another pre-season entrance course for people 14 years and over wishing to become futsal referees.

This course is scheduled to be run on a single, full day at Dural Leisure Centre, cnr Kenthurst Road and Pellitt Lane, Dural. The course will be held on Saturday 6th September and starts at 9am. It is anticipated that the course will finish by 5pm.

The cost for the course is $60.00 and includes FIFA Laws of the game and the FFA course workbook. It is suggested you bring a pen and highlighter to make notes and fill in your workbook.

The course will be conducted by FFA National Futsal Referees’ Director of Coaching, Geoff Magennis.

Anyone interested in attending this course should use the feedback form with the “become a referee” option and provide their name, age and contact details so that we can get in touch to confirm your attendance.

Source : NSW Futsal Referees Association
Published : 28/8/2008

Hawke’s Bay versus International All Stars (NZ) - Updated

HB Futsal launches the 2008 futsal season on Friday 22nd August with an exhibition match featuring some of New Zealand’s top futsal players.

** Update : Hawkes Bay won the exhibition match 7-5. Thanks to everyone in the crowd of 300 who came to the Hawke’s Bay v All Stars exhibition on August 22nd. A great way to kickstart the season - you can see photos from the big night here. A special thanks to Carlos and his team for making it such a special event. **

The match at Pettigrew Green Arena is between Hawke’s Bay and the International All Stars.

The Hawke’s Bay team includes players from Hawke’s Bay United’s NZFC team, as well as top young players from HB Futsal’s premier league.

The All Stars are lead by Waikato-based Brazilian professional and former New Zealand futsal coach, Carlos Farias and a team of South American and African futsal experts.

Futsal is the FIFA approved version of five-aside indoor soccer. It is the world’s fastest growing indoor sport and is played by millions of players in over 100 countries.

The current world futsal champions are Spain and the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup is due to be held in Brazil next month. The tournament will attract a television audience of millions worldwide.

The name “futsal” comes from the merging of the Spanish/Portuguese words for football (futbol or futebol) and the Spanish word for indoor (salon or sala).

Futsal is a fast-paced game played on a basketball sized court using a low rebound ball, often with Brazilian samba music playing as a soundtrack.

Soccer superstars such as Ronaldinho, Messi, Pele, Zico and Cristiano Ronaldo all learnt to play soccer by starting out in futsal.

The game demands quick reflexes and promotes fast thinking and pinpoint passing and shooting, with players touching the ball on average twelve times more per game than in outdoor soccer.

As a result, players develop close individual ball skills and tricks very quickly, making it an exciting game for young players.

Currently HB Futsal has around 200 players enrolled in Thursday night children’s and adult’s leagues, which are run in partnership with Hawke’s Bay United Academy.

HB Futsal also run schools tournaments in November and December as well as an all-ages one day tournament at the NZ Games at Pettigrew Green Arena on 21st September.

Players and teams can sign up for all 2008 leagues and tournaments before and after the exhibition match.

HB Futsal are delighted to be able to bring this unique sporting event to the Hawke’s Bay public. Spokesman Paul Toohey is particularly pleased to have a player of Farias’s quality on board. “Carlos has played futsal at the highest level in Brazil, in front of crowds of 40,000, twice a week” says Toohey. “His technique and ball control are amazing. What he can’t do with a ball probably isn’t worth doing.”

For more information about HB Futsal, visit www.hbfutsal.org.nz

Hawke’s Bay versus International All Stars

Pettigrew Green Arena
Friday August 22
KO 7.30pm
Entry: Gold coin donation

HB Futsal: contact Paul Toohey 021 215 6378 or p.toohey@hbfutsal.org.nz

Source : HB Futsal

Futsal FIFA World Cup - Kurukuru’s Biggest Showdown

The young lads of the Solomon Islands National Futsal team, Solomon Kurukuru, will fly right into the history books when they leave for the Futsal FIFA World Cup in Brazil on the 2nd of September.

The Futsal sport was only introduced a few years back, however, the Kurukurus have done Solomon Islands proud by qualifying for the World Cup.

With the youngest being only 17, Solomon Islands will come up against Futsal giants, Brazil and Russia.

The Oceania Champions will take off from Honiara, for two weeks of training camp in Australia, before they head off to the Futsal FIFA World Cup to begin on September the 30th.

Team Manager, Mr. Simon Dyer, confirmed that the Futsal team will spend the two weeks at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre in Sydney “to allow the boys to train and expose themselves to an international standard Futsal court which Solomon Islands does not have.”

While in Sydney the team will also receive support from Dural Sports Centre and be able to play friendly matches with other Australian teams.

Team Kurukuru will then leave Australia on the 11th of September for Brazil to continue their training camp before the start of the Futsal FIFA World Cup.

“The two weeks prior to the games in Brazil is very important for the team. This is to allow them to get use to the environment, the food and everything else. This will also allow then to continue with training and play some more friendly matches,” Dyer explained.

Dyer also highlighted that the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)have been working together with the National Squad to give the team the best preparation for the World Cup.

Solomon Kurukuru plays Cuba in its Opening Pool match on October 1st and then will come up against World Champions, Brazil on October 2nd. They will then play Japan on the 5th and then will play the World’s third best, Russia on the 7th.

Good Luck Kurukurus!

Source : Solomon Times Online
By : Gina Maka’a
Published : 27/8/2008

Western Australia Futsal State Teams - Head Coaches

Football West has exciting opportunities for enthusiastic, motivated and experienced coaches to take on the roles of Futsal State Team Head Coaches for the following age categories:

Boys - U13, U15 and U16
Girls - U14
Mens - Open
Womens - Open

You will be responsible for selection, development and training of the squad and will take the team to the National Futsal Championships held in Canberra in January 6th - 10th 2009.

You must possess an FFA recognized Coaching Accreditation for this role and Sports Trainer or Senior First Aid Certificate would be an advantage.

All interested applicants must forward their most recent resume to Football West to:
Attn: Warren Grieve
PO Box 214, Maylands WA 6931
Fax: 9271 7299

Applications to reach Football West no later than Friday 5th September 2008.

For More information please contact Warren Grieve at Football West on 9422 6918 or email warren.grieve@footballwest.com.au

Source : Football West
Published : 27/8/2008

NZ Schools Champion of Champions

Congratulations to the following Schools who have qualified for the Vikings Schools Champion of Champions tournament to be held in Queenstown, October 18/19th 2008.

Schools can qualify for the 2009 tournament by winning or coming runners up at their regional Vikings school titles which will be held in Term 1 around New Zealand. School tournament dates for 2009 will be posted on the Vikings Futsal NZ web site in the coming weeks www.nzfutsal.com

Senior Girls (19)

Marian College (CANTERBURY)
Burnside High School (OTAGO)
Catholic Cathedral College (NORTHLAND)
Otago Girls High School (QUEENSTOWN)
Logan Park High School (PALMERSTON NTH)
Queens High School
Kerikeri High School 1
Kerikeri High School 2
Havelock North High School (Hawke’s Bay)

Junior Girls (16)

Avonside Girls High
St Hildas
Taieri
Wakatipu
Cromwell

Senior Boys (19)

St Bedes College Red
Burnside High School
Linwood High School
Otago Boys High School
Logan Park High School
Kings High School
Kerikeri High School 2
Otamatea High School 1
Kamo High School
Feilding High School (Manawatu)
Tararua College (Manawatu)
Spotswood College (Taranaki)
Karamu High School (Hawke’s Bay)
Central Hawke’s Bay College (Hawke’s Bay)
Wakatipu
Mt Aspiring

Junior Boys (16)

Burnside High School 1
Cashmere High School
Otago Boys High School
Logan Park High School
Shirley Boys High
Christchurch Boys High
Horowhenua College (Horowhenua)
Wakatipu
Dunstan

Junior Boys (14)

Christchurch Boys High
St Bedes College
Otago Boys High School
Logan Park High School
Kerikeri High School 1
Horowhenua College (Horowhenua)
Ross Intermediate (Manawatu)
Carterton School (Wairarapa)
Wakatipu
Mt Aspiring

Source : Vikings NZ
Published : 27/8/2008

Victorian AMF National League

National League Selection Process for Sept 28th @ Ballarat

Given the high level of interest we have already experienced, it is obvious that we will end up with too many interested players than we can accommodate on the day. As a result, we have decided to reward the teams who have recently shown us the most loyalty. Accordingly, selection shall be limited to teams who have competed in the recently completed winter competition AND the Flames Futsal Cup. The selection criteria shall be as follows:

Team to consist of a total of ten (10) players including two (2) goalkeepers
Flames Futsal shall select the two goalkeepers

The eight (8) “outfield” players shall be restricted to the following four teams (who meet the loyalty criteria above), who will themselves nominate two (2) players each:
- Red Lions FC
- Tigers
- A Mixed Bag of Nuts (aka Balkan Express)
- White Flames

Teams shall only nominate players who are available as follows:
- Training on Friday 5th, 12th & 19th September
- Available for game day- September 27th and can has transport to the venue in Ballarat

Players will also need to allow funds for the following:
- $7 per training session
- Approximately $15 match fees (T.B.C)
- $65 for full kit (numbered shirt, shorts & socks)

Teams are required to nominate via enquiries@flamesfutsal.com.au stating the team name, players name, e-mail address and mobile telephone numbers NO LATER than 5.00pm Weds 3rd September

Should insufficient nominations be received, Flames Futsal shall then invite other interested current players to participate.

If you are not eligibale for selection to this one-off event, Flames Futsal are working towards full membership of the National League competition for next year (approximately 24 matches split into eight rounds) where many more opportunities to participate will present itself.

Source : Flames Futsal
Published : 27/8/2008

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