Vikings have posted the Womens Grand Final from the 2009 Vikings Championships. NSW vs Queensland, where Queensland end up winning 3-2.

QLD v NSW womens Final from Vikings Futsal on Vimeo.

Source : Vikings Futsal
Published : 31/1/2009

*** Update 30/1/2009 : One more day to go! ***

Update 19/1/2009 : Chris Muldoon from SportBusiness Partners (the team doing the survey) has dropped us a line to let us know they have received 225 completed surveys since putting it online, and that they have also extended the deadline to the 31st of January.

We here at Futsal4all urge you to tell everyone you know that there is still time to fill it out. You have a genuine opportunity here to help shape the future of the sport here in Australia, so make the most of it.

For those of you worried recently that you may not get a chance to have your say during the FFA Futsal review, an official online survey is now available.

This is your opportunity to have some input into the review and have your voice heard. We strongly urge EVERYONE in Futsal to take the time to fill out the Survey.

Whether you are a Vikings or a FFA supporter, its very important you take the few minutes to share your thoughts on the sport we all love, so it be put on the right path nationwide and come out from under the shadow of Football.

The deadline for entries is 5pm on January the 31st.

From the Survey Website :

The FFA and their respective Member Federations (State and Territory Bodies) are committed to growing Futsal across Australia. As part of this process, the FFA has commissioned Sport Business Partners to conduct a review of Futsal to identify how the delivery of the game can be strengthened throughout Australia. Included in this process is the opportunity to interview Futsal players and others involved in the game to understand attitudes and opinions on how the game of Futsal is seen across the club, state and National levels. We are interested in the opinions of players, coaches, referees and administrators and would like to include your views.

This survey will take about 10-12 minutes to complete. Responses should be received by January 31 at 5pm. If you have any queries about this survey you can contact Martin Hirons at Sport Business Partners via e-mail at martin@sportbusiness.com.au

Click here to go to the survey and have your say!

Click here to go to the survey and have your say!

Click here to go to the survey and have your say!

Source : Futsal Nationals Website

In our 1st season at this level 2 teams have qualified representing Sutherland in the semis and finals series of the 2008 – 2009 Football NSW Futsal Super League.

Our Under 13s Girls finished 4th out of 14 Clubs and now progress to play in the Elimination Semi Final against Enfield Rovers 3.30pm kick off at Dural Sport and Leisure Centre Saturday 31st January 2009.

Our Under 16s Boys finished 4th out of 14 Clubs and now progress to play in the Elimination Semi Final against Breakers FC 4.15pm kick off at Dural Sport and Leisure Centre Saturday 31st January 2009.

The Sutherland Shire Futsal Association Incorporated management committee wish both teams the best of luck.

We also take this opportunity to thank the Sutherland Sharks Football Club Incorporated and the Sutherland Shire Football Association Incorporated for releasing players from there own respective Football commitments so that they can equally represent Sutherland in Futsal during the semis and finals series.

We encourage you all to get over to Dural Saturday 31st January 2009 to view the semis and finals series games starting at 2pm and concluding at 8.30pm

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
Published : 30/1/2009

The NSWFRA Management and Technical Sub-committees would like to congratulate referees appointed to the Preliminary Semi-Finals of the Football NSW Super Futsal League.

Fourth place takes on fifth in the elimination match. The loser’s season is over while the winner fights on next week against the loser of the major semi-final. The winner of the major semi takes on the Premiers next week for the first spot in the Grand Final on February 21st.

Select Group referee Owen Ferguson will be assisted by experienced Supplementary group referee Paul Respicio in the elimination men’s fixture between Botany Bay Pirates and South Coast Taipans.

Newly promoted to the Select Group, Wayne Ranson will control the major semi with the assistance of up and coming Supplementary group referee Alex Eroukhimovitch, where Sydney Benfica and Maccabbi know victory means a double chance match next weekend.

The full list of referees is:

Major Preliminary Finals

Men – Sydney Benfica FC v Maccabi Futsal: Wayne Ranson, Alex Eroukhimovitch, Taha Marabani
Women – Breakers FC v GW Sydney Vikings: Khaled Aly, Taha Marabani
Youth Men – Dural Warriors v Breakers FC: Alex Eroukhimovitch, Wayne Ranson
16 Girls – Sydney University v Sydney Benfica FC: Gordon McOrist, Tony Thompson
16 Boys – Botany Bay Pirates v Sydney Benfica FC: Taha Marabani, Khaled Aly
13 Girls – Parramatta Blueberries v Sydney University: Salma Aly, Stanley Allatt
14 Boys – Sydney Benfica FC v South Coast Taipans: Tony Thompson, Gordon McOrist
12 Boys – Sydney Benfica FC v Barcelona FC: Stanley Allatt, Salma Aly

Elimination Preliminary Finals

Botany Bay Pirates v South Coast Taipans: Owen Ferguson, Paul Respicio, Greg Webster
Women – South Coast Taipan v Dural Warriors: Paul Jones, Greg Webster
Youth Men – Maccabi Futsal v Enfield Rovers: Paul Respicio, Owen Ferguson
16 Girls – Northern Tigers v South Coast Taipans: Kevin Taylor, Danny Beerens
16 Boys – Sutherland Shire V Breakers FC: Greg Webster, Paul Jones
13 Girls – Sutherland Shire v Enfield Rovers: Shane Varney, Elio Valente
14 Boys – Dural Warriors v Northern Tigers: Danny Beerens, Kevin Taylor
12 Boys – Enfield Rovers v Apia Laichhardt: Elio Valente, Shane Varney

Source : NSW Futsal Referees Association
Published : 30/1/2009

The final three Videos we have available for the Mens nationals are now shown below.

The first one is NSW Thunder vs Queensland from Round 8 (8-0 win for NSW Thunder).
The second is NSW Lightning vs Southern NSW from Round 8 (2-1 win for Lightning).
The final one is ACT Cobras vs ACT Colts from Round 9 (3-3 Draw).

Please note for some of the matches we were unable to obtain complete footage, but there is still plenty of good action to absorb in there.

Filming by Dan Kennedy.

If you want to download copies for yourself (better quality) instead of watching it online, click through to Vimeo and you can download the files from there (check the bottom right of the screen once you are there).

2009 FFA Futsal Nationals : Open Mens Round 8 NSW vs QLD from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

2009 FFA Futsal Nationals : Open Mens Round 8 NSW vs Southern NSW from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

2009 FFA Futsal Nationals : Open Mens Round 9 ACT vs ACT from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

In what has been another very satisfying season for South Coast, the Taipans have shown that our club is a strong and competitive club!

Our first success was in the adoption of our new brand “The Taipans” as this locally developed logo has united our club and very quickly become the focus of our Club Spirit.

In the Club Championship Table for Super League, we achieved a very pleasing 3rd place which is an improvement on our 5th place in our first season.

As predicted the last round against Dural was a ripper with the Benfica fans ringing after every game to check how Dural was going. They were very excited when our 12’s and 14’s boys won and 13 girls drew.

The Taipans pushed Dural all the way with both clubs earning 13 points for the round. What a finish!!

Once again, we were very proud of the efforts of all our teams and congratulate the 5 teams that reached the Final Series.

Congratulations to our 12’s boys who were Minor Premiers.
14’s boys who finished in 3rd but on the same points as first and second. Women who finished 4th on equal points. 16’s girls who finished 5th. Men who finished 5th. Youth Men – 6th, 13 girls – 7th, 16 boys – 7th.

During the season The Taipans had two clean sweep rounds in Round 9 against Apia and Round 11 against the Vikings.

Many people ensured the continued success of the South Coast Taipans; The very dedicated Committee, our determined and skilled players, our committed coaches and our very enthusiastic and vocal supporters.

Thank you to each and every one of you for your efforts to establish and support the mighty Taipans.

We wish our teams every success in the Finals Series.

GO YOU TAIPANSSSSS!!!!

Source : South Coast Taipans
By : Rose (aka The Taipan)
Published : 29/1/2009

The Fiji FUTSAL Commission’s first Open Club and Business House Championship which kicks off this weekend at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, has attracted 24 clubs.

The championship initially planned for two days has been extended to two weeks because of the large number of participants.

Fiji FUTSAL Commission secretary Jainendra Sukhu said the tournament would be competitive where the clubs would not only play for prizes but also with a hope that players get selected in the national team to the OFC FUTSAL Champs in Fiji later this year.

“We have a good response from clubs and even before the draws. With 24 teams in 4 pools of 6, we will have a total of 60 matches in pool play. We will play this weekend and also on a midweek day (next week) before the final round next weekend,” he added.

Pools:

Pool A- Southern Forest Red Devils, Green Space, Zion Glass and Mirror, Cope, Tropical Thunder and Nadogo.

Pool B- Bureta Sports, Savusavu, Civic, Addisbrough, Extreme Stationary, Inter

Pool C- Benson Electric, Central Vuci, Fiji Care Insurance, Ruggers, FMF and Southern Forest Red Rock

Pool D- DNR Taunovo, Navasa Sports, Lokia, Flagstaff, Fiji Sun and FSM.

The fixtures of the tournament are expected to be released tomorrow.

Source : FijiLive
Published : 29/1/2009

The first Skyrail Northern State Futsal Championships held between 23rd and 25th of January 2009 were a huge success with 12 teams competing from the NQ Region.

All teams competing showed a great deal of skill and work ethics as they went about their job on the court.

The tireless efforts of Coaches and Managers meant that the players were well looked after and had a thoroughly enjoyable weekend.

The tournament was a first for many of our players, coaches and managers and I’m sure that the experience gained by all will be invaluable in our efforts to improve the game we all love.

Congratulations to all team who competed!!

It was great to see the teams including the U10 Boys Thunder, U11 Boys Thunder, U12 Boys Thunder, U13 Boys Lightning, U15 Boys Lightning, U16 Boys Thunder, U13 Girls Thunder, U15 Girls Thunder, Thunder, Youth and Senior Mens, making the Grand Finals.

All teams from U10 Boys to Open Mens made the finals. WHAT A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!!

See the Photo Gallery for some great team photos

Special thanks must go to all the players who also played in higher age groups often playing up to 6 games a day – their efforts and assistance was appreciated

Special mention must also be made of the U13 and U15 Girls teams who competed against the boys. Girls you did us all proud and the effort and improvement you displayed over the three days was terrific. GO GIRLS!!

Source : Vikings Futsal
Published : 29/1/2009

NSW Futsal Referees Association is proud to announce another entrance course for people 14 years and over wishing to become futsal referees.

This course is scheduled at Auburn Soccer Club, Northumberland Rd, Auburn. The date for the course is Sunday 22nd February at Auburn and starts at 10am, finishing around 6pm.

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 : 28/1/2009

Football NSW have sent a letter to all outdoor clubs in Premier League, Super League and Division One requesting that they stop pressuring Futsal players to attend outdoor trials and training whilst there are still existing Futsal Commitments.

It is good to see this being addressed.

We have the contents of the mail sent to those clubs in full below.

 

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Tuesday, 27 January 2009

<address removed>

Dear <recipient removed>

Players Registered in State Futsal Competitions

Football NSW has been approached by a number of its Futsal Clubs and the Football Standing Committee regarding pressure being applied to registered Futsal players to miss Futsal competition fixtures to attend preseason trial games and training for clubs competing in our Premier League, Super League and State League One Clubs.

The indications we have received tend to suggest the pressure to forgo Futsal competition commitments is most prevalent in the Football NSW Youth League competition age groups.

Futsal in an integral part of our sport. Participation should not be discouraged.

The important principle at the moment is the need to respect that players have existing competition commitments to their Futsal Clubs. Clubs involved in our three senior levels of Football are requested to respect the competition responsibilities some players have to Football NSW Futsal Clubs and competitions.

We ask you to advise your coaching personnel to refrain from requesting players to forgo their competition obligations to Futsal to attend trial matches or training for your club.

Thank you in anticipation of your support and understanding of this request.

Your sincerely

Ian Holmes
General Manager

cc: Michael Quarmby – CEO
George Pashalis – Head of Competitions
Tim Genzo – Futsal
Larry Grant – Competitions Department
Frank Rossi – Futsal Standing Committee
Standing Committee Chairs – Premier League, Super League, Division One

Note : The highlighting of certain text above is as per the original letter sent to the clubs. We have not embelished or highlighted the contents presented here in any other way.