A new era is here for Futsal on the Sunshine Coast. The plans have been in place for some time, but as of this week it is official: Sunshine Coast Futsal Association (SCFA) has joined forces with Sunshine Coast Football (SCF). The local Futsal Association has recently been named as an affiliate club/member of Sunshine Coast Football. This new affiliation will also see Futsal (Indoor Football) aligned with Football Queensland (FQ), Football Federation of Australia (FFA), and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

FFA has also recently announced that the winner of the Open Men’s category at the 2009 Futsal National Titles will represent Australia at the AFC Futsal Club Championships. At this stage, Sunshine Coast Futsal Association is the first Futsal organisation in Queensland to align themselves with the FFA, and as a result, Sunshine Coast players will be given every opportunity to represent their state. Futsal is incredibly strong in the Asian market, and this will also give local Sunshine Coast players the chance to represent their country with all integrated steps of affiliation now in place.

Sunshine Coast Futsal Director of Coaching (DOC), Trevor Edwards, has stated that there has been a need to “focus on the similarities of both the indoor and outdoor versions of the game, in an attempt to advance the sport whilst keeping the best interests at heart of both codes”. Edwards also has plans for an improvement of the professionalism and quality of the local Futsal product, which runs during summer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Caloundra Indoor Stadium will also host various other Futsal matches. Many high profile local 1st division football players will be in action.

For further details on this exciting new football movement, please contact: Trevor Edwards on 0412 251 013.

Pictured : Sunshine Coast Football DOC, Scott Grimshaw, with Sunshine Coast Futsal DOC, Trevor Edwards

Source : Sunshine Coast Futsal Media Release
Published : 4/8/2008

Pumas Futsal is Melbourne’s newest Junior Futsal club. We are looking for players to join over Spring/Summer in the following age groups:

U6 (Born 2002 +)
U8 (Born 2000 +)
U9 (Born 1999 +)

Our training centre is located at the Fawkner Community Centre, 79-83 Jukes Road, Fawkner. These three age groups (U6,8 & 9) all train on Thursday nights.

Our club promotes creative Futsal and we are looking to create players who play with ingenuity and creativity.

For more information visit the website: www.pumasfutsal.com

Source : Pumas Futsal

It was yet another victory for Kawana Waters State College’s under 13 futsal team at the Queensland and Northern New South Wales School Futsal Titles last week.

Earlier this year they were also crowned the South-east Queensland champions.

This team is unstoppable.

Kawana Waters State College physical education and football teacher Dustin Slypen said it was the biggest school futsal competition in Australia and he was very proud of his team.

“The boys and I were ecstatic, they had no idea they were going to win,” he said.

The tournament ran over one full day during which the under 13s played a massive eight games.

They played five group games followed by three finals and only lost one game on the day.

“They were buggered by the end of it,” Mr Slypen said.

“But we had a big squad which was good, and they were all outstanding. There was not a weak player on the team”

The team’s star player Jayden Liddicoat was nursing a back injury on the day but they still managed to win with Liddicoat playing half of each game.

Slypen said Billy Knepsheld and Kayden Oakes stepped up and were outstanding all day.

The final stages of the competition were intense but the boys gave it their best, beating Centenary State High School 8-1 in their semi-final.

They then stormed into the grand final against St Mary’s College and after the full time buzzer sounded, celebrated an 8-2 victory.

The next step for the under 13s is the Australasian Championships in November, which run for five full days on the Gold Coast.

Slypen said the boys were excited about winning but even more excited to qualify for the Australasian competition.

“I think they were just thinking about the five days off school,” Slypen joked.

“I have actually had four or five teachers already put their hand up to come down.”

The team have only come together this year most of the boys have been playing representative football on the Sunshine Coast for a while, so some already knew each other.

Kawana Waters State College is a Football School of Excellence where students interested in the sport can study it as part of their curriculum during school time.

“We have kids that travel a long way to go to our school,” Mr Slypen said.

“Last year we won the open boys and now we have won again, the school is really starting to develop a nice list of credentials.”

Source : Sunshine Coast Daily Online
Published : 2/8/2008

St George and Sutherland Shire will be represented for the first time in the up-and-coming NSW Football futsal Super League competition.

The Super League will see 14 teams across NSW compete in the indoor football matches.

Botany Bay Pirates based at Rockdale PCYC and Sutherland Sharks Football Club, who will play home games at Menai Indoor Sports Centre, will take part in the league for the first time.

The winners of Super League will have the opportunity to be considered for promotion into the top-tier Premier League competition which involves eight sides.

The season will start on September 27 and conclude in February.

Former Argentinian international Hector Martinez has been appointed as Sutherland’s Futsal technical director, which will see him coach the all-age men’s team, under-16 and under-19 boys’ sides.

Both clubs will enter teams in the Football NSW Futsal State Championships.

Trials will be held on Saturday August 9, in the following age groups: under-12 boys, under-13 girls, under-14 boys, under-16 girls, under-16 boys, under-19 men, all-age men and women.

Details: Sutherland contact Jonathan 0417042 145 or Rockdale Dez 0419012002.

Source : St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
Published : 2/8/2008
By : Michael Carayannis

HONIARA: Kurukuru head coach Victor Wai’ia says he is working on his boy’ fitness to ensure they are at par and can compete with the teams in their pool in Brazil.

Wai’ia who successfully led the Solomons futsal team to Australian State Competitions in the past and most recently the Oceania Football Confederation know exactly why it is important for his players to be fit.

“We are working on their fitness and most of them have responded to the sessions I had with them,” he said.

The Kurukuru coach hinted that he will hold another fitness test soon to further gauge the players’ fitness level.

“All I can say is most of them reached the OFC fitness level and I believe they will improve further before we travel to Brazil,” he said.

Their target is to reach the levels of their opposition teams and Wa’ia is working on it.

Besides their fitness, Wai’ia is also considering taking the team to Fiji for their final part of preparation on the international court.

“Fiji has a World standard indoor court which is about 42m by 25m and if my boys train there they should be ready for Brazil.”

The Kurukuru’s opening match is against Cuba on September 30, Brazil on October 2, Japan on October 4 and Russia on October 6.

Source : Oceania Football Confederation
Published : 1/8/2008