The recently completed winter Futsalroo coaching clinic has gone from strength to strength provided by the Sutherland Shire Futsal Association and coached by elite Australian Futsal players.

To date the clinic has catered for players from the age of under 6s to 11s over the past 8 weeks at Endeavour Sports High School and Menai Indoor Sports Centre.

Futsalroo and clinic coach, Simon Keith said “We are very happy that each of the players have improved in their knowledge of the game, in such a short period of time”.

Head of Junior Development, Jim Apostolovski said “the clinic coaches Simon, Daniel and Danny have been fantastic with the kids”

One parent said “we are very pleased to see that our son has improved in his technique and he also feels more confident, not to mention he is also gets his homework done now”

The second season Futsal coaching clinic will kick off on the 21st September 2008 at Endeavour Sports High School from 10am to 12noon every Sunday for 10 weeks.

Details are: 10-11am Ages U6s, 7s and 8s are being coached to enhance their motor skills and have fun. These kids will be segregated from beginers to advance and coached according to that level, they will also have a game at the end of the session. 11-12noon Ages 9s, 10s & 11s will be coached for their ball management and technique development as well understanding the laws of the game. These participants will also have a game at the end of the session. Again this group will be segregated into beginners, intermediate and advanced. Some children will continue onto our development pathway to be a part of the development squads and in turn move towards representing the Sutherland Shire in u9s, 10s and 11s.

Clinic Costs: $10 per person per hour for 10 weeks otherwise one off attendances are $15 per hour. What you get: Quality and taylored coaching, skills, technique development and pathway for progression in Futsal as well as preparing them for the next outdoor Football season.

To take part you will need to commit to sending through an email advising of the players name, date of birth, played soccer before?, and pay in advance for 10 weeks of the program to ensure placement.

We welcome any questions about this development program or any other services SSFA Futsal are providing. We look forward to meeting your son or daugther at one of our coaching clinics. Email: president@shirefutsal.com.au or contact Jonathan Simnett on 0417 042 145

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
Published : 8/9/2008

Sydney Benfica Futsal Club are looking for players to supplement their 16 Boys squad, due to some players sustaining long term injuries.

If you have experience in the Futsal Premier/Super League please contact Ahmed Chandab on 0416 480 084 or Lorenzo D’Addona on 0414 663 919.

Whilst players are expected to be able to play in any position, we are seeking two players who can play as a Flanker or Target.

For more details about the club, please visit www.benfica.com.au

 

 

Source : Sydney Benfica FC
Published : 9/9/2008

The Football NSW Futsal Dept is calling for Expressions of Interest for coaching positions in relation to National Futsal Championships NSW teams contesting the National Championships being held in Canberra ACT 6 – 10 January 2009 (inclusive).

Football NSW Futsal anticipates selecting two (2) teams to represent NSW in the following age groups and genders:

Male: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Youth

Female: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Youth

We are seeking nominations for the positions of a) Coach, b) Manager to assist and accompany teams during these Championships. If you are interested in either of these positions please complete your details in the area below and fax back to (02) 8814 4486 by Friday 3rd October 2008.

This is a Child Related Position and will be subject to a Working with Children Check. Prohibited Persons need not apply

Please fill in this document and send into the Futsal Office.

Source : Football NSW Futsal
Published : 9/9/2008

This year, the Schools National Futsal Championships will be held in Sydney, hosted by Football NSW in conjunction with Football Federation Australia.The Championships will feature some of the very best school age players across Australia, representing their respective States and Territories.

The Championships will be played over two days, commencing on Monday 29th September and finishing on Tuesday 30th September with all matches played over 6 courts at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Herbert St, Cambridge Park.

As the governing body for Futsal in Victoria, Football Federation Victoria is determined to provide the right platform for Futsal’s ongoing development.

Our efforts in this direction are further enhanced with our commitment of four representative squads to this year’s Championships.

All squads have been finalised and Football Federation Victoria would like to congratulate the following players and officials on their selection.

Under 16 Boys
Coach: Jack Dugonjic
Asst Coach / TM: Dietmar Schaffner

1. Samuel Davies
2. Arley Nini
3. Terry Saliba
4. Anthony Ragusa
5. Tou-Yen Yang
6. Kristian Gjergjaj
7. Dante La Verde
8. Peter Konjevic
9. Adam Augusto
10. Emmanuel Arias

Under 14 Boys
Coach: Edgard Vatcky
Asst Coach / TM: Tas Patrikis

1. Christopher Dib
2. Yanco Castro
3. Luke Baldassini
4. Anthony Cassar
5. Damien Labombarda
6. Konrad Machoy
7. Anthony Chiera
8. Christopher Talajic
9. Andrew Romero
10. Brandon Galgano

Under 16 Girls
Coach: Juan Hompart
Asst Coach / TM: Deidre Burggraaf

1. Matilda Ford
2. Michelle Duffy
3. Kayana Carvalho
4. Gioia McGrory-Perich
5. Laura Haws
6. Daniela Slodyczka
7. Stefanie Oddo
8. Kayla Del Monte
9. Michelle Zilic
10. Alexa Koulousianis

Under 15 Girls
Coach: Mary Iskander
Asst Coach / TM: Sam Mlynarz

1. Ilona Jakab
2. Stephanie Galea
3. Marie Yiangou
4. Bianca Rosano
5. Aimee De Melo
6. Christine Duffy
7. Alexandria Costa
8. Madison Ogilvie
9. Catherine Wylie-O’Brien
10. Emma Helmer

Source : Football Federation Victoria
Published : 9/9/2008

1. Sydney Magic PCYC
2. Hawkesbury Commodores
3. Inner West Allstars
4. Western Raiders
5. Mascot Vipers
6. Sydney City Eagles
7. West Sydney Crusaders
8. Campbelltown City Quake

NSW Premier League Draw Rounds 1-7

Date	27-Sep	28-Sep	12-Oct	18-Oct	08-Nov	15-Nov	22-Nov
Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	1v8	2v5	2v3	2v1	1v7	2v4	1v3
	3v6	4v3	4v1	4v6	6v2	3v8	4v7
	5v4	**6v1	5v7	5v8	3v5	1v5	6v5
	7v2	8v7	8v6	7v3	4v8	6v7	8v2

** Games kick off at 12:30pm

NSW Premier League Draw Rounds 8-14

Date	29-Nov	06-Dec	13-Dec	20-Dec	17-Jan	24-Jan	31-Jan
Round	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	2v7	1v6	1v4	1v2	5v3	5v1	2v8
	4v5	3v4	3v2	3v7	2v6	4v2	3v1
	6v3	5v2	6v8	6v4	7v1	7v6	5v6
	8v1	7v8	7v5	8v5	8v4	8v3	7v4

Semi Finals : 7-Feb (1st v 2nd and 3rd v 4th)
Preliminary Finals : 14-Feb (Loser Semi 1 v Winner Semi 2)
Grand Finals : 21-Feb

Solomon Kurukuru have begun an intensive ten-day training camp in Sydney in preparation for the Futsal World Cup in Brazil later this month.

After travelling from Honiara to Sydney on Tuesday, the boys are now living and training at the Dural Sports and Recreation Centre. The team is no stranger to the centre, having been there in January and April this year to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers in Fiji.

Coach Victor Wai’ia is happy to be able to use the facilities at Dural.

“Although the boys don’t like the cold weather, it’s better here because it is a proper court – exactly the same as the courts that we will play on in Brazil – so it’s good to be back,” he said.

The team has also benefitted from a gym and pool session at the Blacktown Sport and Leisure Centre. So that they can better compete with teams at the World Cup whose average age will be at least seven eight years older than the young Solomon Islanders, increasing strength and size has been a priority for Kurukuru.

Kurukuru had their first test on Saturday which they lost narrowly (3-4) to a strong New South Wales state team. The last time the two teams played was in the semi finals of the Australian National Futsal Championships, with New South Wales clinching the winner in the dying seconds of the game.

‘We’re going to do a lot of work on defence while we’re here,’ said coach Wai’ai ‘Saturday will be a good test to see where we are at; we’ll be taking the game seriously,” he said prior to their match last Saturday.

Meanwhile, the team will leave Thursday for Brazil via Dubai. From Dubai they will travel to Sao Paulo then to Brasilia to acclimatise and play a series of practice matches against local club sides before the competition proper starts.

Kurukuru beaten 4-3 in friendly

Solomon Kurukuru lost narrowly to a strong New South Wales side 3-4 last Saturday in their friendly match at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre, Sydney.

Though they lost they could still take plenty of positives out of the game.

On a freezing cold and rainy day in Sydney, it was always going to be hard for the Kurukuru to find their rhythm, but they still started the better of the two teams and Micah Lealefa soon found the back of NSW’s net after some good defensive pressure gave him a clear shot at goal.

But a number of defensive lapses saw the home side equalise and then go 1-3 up at half time. The pivotal moment of the match came late in the first half when the Solomons leaked two goals in one minute, which proved to be too large a gap for Kurukuru to overcome.

The second half saw the boys thaw out somewhat and their play improved as a result. Passes met their target and there was an overall lift in intensity. Early on captain Elliot Ragomo scored after a neat pass exchange with Jack Whetney, but NSW soon hit back to keep their two-goal buffer intact.

Kurukuru then threw everything they could at the home side and looked like they could manufacture an unlikely victory after Whetney finished off a classy Ragomo run. To their credit though, NSW remained strong in defence, with their keeper forced to make a number of crucial saves to secure his team the victory.

Despite the loss, coach Victor Wai’ia was happy with the result, ‘The boys played very well,’ he said, ‘they took their time to get into the game, but when there were some very positive signs for us. The line-up we used meant that the whole team got game time, which was important in the lead-up to Brazil.’

Ragamo was also upbeat, ‘it was a good game. The New South Wales side was physical and strong and we weren’t focused in the first half and the boys were finding it very cold, but in the second half I think we started to play our game and we were unlucky in the end not to win. It was a good start for us to prepare for this world cup and we can learn a lot from it.’

The team will continue to train at the Dural centre and also use the Blacktown gym before leaving for Brazil on Thursday evening

Source : Oceania Football Confederation
Published : 8/9/2008

With an increase of 20 teams this year, The Shellharbour City Stadium based Vikings Futsal Club, would be close to claim to be the biggest sport club in the Illawarra region. Boasting 60 junior teams and close to 40 senior teams playing this summer Illawarra wont be short of quality players to represent Southern NSW at the 2009 Vikings National Futsal championships.

Southern NSW will match their skills against NSW City, Queensland, ACT, South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. The state component competition will run from the 12th to the 15th January 2009. The individual team component will follow on the 17th and 18th of January.

Senior state players will be selected from the Tuesday night competitions, whlist junior state players will be selected from the Friday night competitions.

Source : Illawarra Vikings
Published : 8/9/2008

Please note that due to numbers in squads and competition rules, some players have been moved around a bit. They are all in their correct age groups (nobody is playing overage). Be reminded that the league kicks off on Friday the 19th of September at Melton Indoor Sports Stadium (Map 336 H8). Fixtures will be handed out as soon as we get them. Meanwhile, take a look at the squads that will be representing Pumas over the next 10-12 weeks.

VFFC U13 Championship

PUMAS U12 Yellow
Peter Bakaj, Ben Caroli, Adrian Casabene, Adrian Di Pasquale, Dylan Galofaro, Corey Hovenden, Joseph Regali, Haziq Samuri

PUMAS U12 Blue
Lucas Carfi, Domenic Fedele, Alex Lizio, Adrian Lucente, Robert Lucente, Andrew Pagnucco, Liam Portelli, George Potres.

VFFC U11 Championship

PUMAS MIX
Tailah Blicharz, Pramuk Dandeniya, Kim Matin, Daniel Modesti, Kristen Papadopoulos, Gavin Petroco, Luqman Samuri, Tolga Tallikavac

PUMAS U10
Matthew Basilone, Matthew Di Pasquale, Andrew Eoraha, Aydin Eoraha, Atay Ibrahim, Iden Nissan, Nesmi Ozluses, Joseph Trad.

PUMAS U9
Aydin Akyuce, Rory Curran, Steven Lechowicz, Joshua Predgen, Will Scatcharo (sp?), Kobe Timms, Jack Vivian

Best of luck to all teams involved! Remember, if you see another Pumas team playing, CHEER THEM ON!!

Source : Pumas Futsal
Published : 8/9/2008

The 2008 futsal season kicks off this Thursday night at Pettigrew Green Arena. Click here for the draw for this week’s games. Thanks to the 250+ players who have registered for our biggest season yet!

For queries about the Kick Off, U11, U12, U13 and U15 leagues contact Leon Birnie or phone 021 734 379.

For queries about the Men’s and Girls leagues contact Paul Toohey on 021 215 6378.

Source : HB Futsal
Published : 8/9/2008

VFFC Summer Futsal Season is kicking off in September. See the official flyer below for more information and contact details.