In anticipation for what is expected to be the biggest futsal season in recent years, Capital Football is now calling on expressions of interest for a variety of short term contracts related to the 2009/10 ACT Futsal Season.

In response to record futsal registration numbers in 2008/09, Capital Football will this year be offering more competitions across an even larger spread of Canberra’s venues, some of which will host new division competitions. Futsal competition resources therefore need to be expanded to match our expected participation growth, particularly in the areas of qualified referee staff and venue managers.

Enclosed within the attached document is an outline of the various contract opportunities available for the upcoming season – positions include:

Competition Venue Managers (several) – page 2.
Assistant State Coach Referees (Futsal) – page 5.
Futsal Referees Appointment Officer – page 7.

Click here for the PDF file with all the details

Some of the details in the PDF are as follows :

Competition Venue Managers (several)

2009/10 Summer Competition contract only

Capital Football is calling on expressions of interest for several venue management positions available for the upcoming Summer Futsal competition.

If you would like to be considered for appointment, please review the following information and complete and return the associated documentation by COB Friday 28th August, 2009.

Successful applicants will be notified of their appointment in writing and will be required to attend a meeting at the Capital Football office prior to the commencement of the competitions.

Venue Managing a Capital Football competition puts you at the forefront of the sport in Canberra, and is a responsibility that requires significant commitment and dedication. Successful applicants will work under the guidance of the Futsal League Manager to assist in the implementation and conduct of local competitions.

The Summer Futsal season commences late September with Mens, Womens and Youth Futsal Premier Leagues. All other competitions commence three weeks later, with North and South Canberra leagues being held throughout the week. The Futsal Season breaks over the Christmas period, with a further 6-8 week period commencing late January 2010.

Duties of appointed venue managers include:

• Wearing uniform to be easily identified
• Carry out regular venue inspections to ensure playing and spectator areas are of the highest standard.
• Have an understanding of venue evacuation procedures in case of an emergency.
• Complete Venue Activity Report Form.
• Record injuries.
• Enforce playing regulations as needed throughout the competition.
• Ensure match sheets are completed at least 15 minutes before each game.
• Maintain a record of yellow and red cards.
• Return completed match sheets and updated results to Capital Football within 48 hours of the conclusion of each round.

Venue Managers will be paid at a rate of $17/hr and are required to sign ATO declarations prior to commencement of their duties. Please note that venue managers will not paid for work completed outside of competition hours.

Interested individuals are asked to submit a one page cover letter stating relevant experience and suitability to the position, plus the application form found below.

It should be noted that preference will be given to those who are able to fulfill venue managing commitments for the entire duration of the season.

 

Assistant State Coach – Referees (Futsal)

Contract September 2009 – April 2010

To assist in the development of futsal referees in the ACT, Capital Football and the Referee Standing Committee is calling on expressions of interest for a futsal specific Assistant Referee State Coach (paid position). The appointed State Coach will work in conjunction with the Futsal League Manager, the Referees State Coach, the Referee Standing Committee, and the Futsal Standing Committee to:

• Organise and conduct at least three introductory futsal referee courses annually, including at least one refresher course for football qualified referees.
• Establish a development pathway for futsal referees, including the implementation and oversight of referee grading policies and mentoring programs for new recruits.
• Arrange and conduct at least two annual educational seminars for accredited referees.
• Oversee weekly appointments (seniors and juniors) in accordance with appointment policy (in conjunction with appointments officer).
• Oversee referee inspector program, including the appointment and accreditation of inspectors.
• Liaise with all active futsal referees to ensure reminders and relevant information is distributed as required.

Upon appointment to this position, the Futsal State Coach will also hold a seat on the RSC Technical Committee.

Required qualifications:

• Level 2 FFA Referee Qualification and/or;
• Level 2 FFA Referee Inspector Qualification

Interested individuals are asked to submit a covering letter outlining their relevant qualifications, experience, availability and reasons for seeking the position, together with personal contact information.

Interviews may be held with short-listed applicants. The successful applicant will be notified of their appointment in writing and will be required to attend several meetings with Capital Football management and the Referee Standing Committee.

Applications are due by Friday 21 August.

The Assistant State Coach will be paid $3000 (inc.GST) for the successful completion of his/her duties. Fifty per cent of the fee will be paid at the beginning of the season, with the remainder being paid at the end of the winter season 2010. (The successful applicant may also be required to sign an ATO declaration prior to commencement of their duties).

Applications can be sent via email to: futsalleague@capitalfootball.com.au or posted to:
Futsal League Manager, Capital Football, PO Box 50 Curtin ACT 2605.

 

Futsal Referees Appointment Officer

Capital Football is also calling for expressions of interest for the Futsal Referee Appointments Officer position for the upcoming Summer Futsal competition (September 2009 – March 2010).

To be considered for appointment, please review the information below and return an application by COB Friday 28 August 2009.

Interviews may be held with short-listed applicants. The successful applicant will be notified of their appointment in writing and will be required to attend a meeting with Capital Football prior to the start of the winter competition.

The Futsal Referee Appointments Officer is a position that requires significant commitment and dedication. Successful applicants will work in conjunction with the Futsal League Manager and Assistant State Coach of Referees to ensure referee appointments are made throughout the duration of the Futsal Season.

Duties of Futsal Referee Appointments Officer include:

• Ongoing liaison with Futsal Referees to determine their availability throughout the season.
• Finalise and distribute appointments of referees in conjunction with the Futsal Referees Assistant State Coach.
• Ongoing communication (via email and phone) with Futsal Referees to ensure appointments are received and games attended to.
• Ongoing liaison with the Futsal League Manager regarding draw fixtures and other competition issues.

The Futsal Referee Appointments Officer will be paid $2500 (inc.GST) for the successful completion of his/her duties. Fifty per cent of the fee will be paid at the beginning of the season, with the remainder being paid at the end of the season. (The successful applicant may also be required to sign an ATO declaration prior to commencement of their duties).

Interested individuals are asked to submit a brief covering letter outlining their relevant qualifications, competencies, availability and reasons for seeking the position, together with personal contact information.

Applications can be sent via email to: futsalleague@capitalfootball.com.au or posted to:
Futsal League Manager, Capital Football, PO Box 50 Curtin ACT 2605.

Vikings Futsal NZ will be sending 5 sides to Australia this year to compete at the Vikings National School Futsal Championships that are to be held in Albury/Wodonga.

We have a 14 Girls, 16 Girls, 16 Boys, 19 Girls and 19 Boys side traveling over to compete from 28th Sept – 2nd Oct.

Each side has players from across the country, some as far North as Kerikeri and Whangarei and as far South as Wanaka and Cromwell.

Team lists

14 Girls – Coach: Maria Sinclair
Rebekah McCoy – Chch
Olivia Smith – Chch
Sammy Richards – Chch
Georgia Christians – Chch
Jordyn Bennett – Chch
Pearl Stone – Chch

16 Girls – Coach: Lauren Harkerss
Catherine Marnane – Cromwell
Sophie Fladgate – Kerikeri
Jessica Offen – Cromwell
Courtney Dunne – Dunedin
Sarah Veasey – Wanaka
Stacey Wright – Whangarei

19 Girls – Coach: Mel Anngow
Georgina Galloway – Wanaka
Nicola Anderson – Whangerei
Grace van Turnhout – Dunedin
Ashleigh Brewer – Dunedin
Peyton Sweeney – Central Otago
Sam Muirhead – Dunedin
Chloe Williams – Chch

16 Boys – Coach: Lyall Sinclair
Kyran Winterburn – Whangarei
Harry Streamer – Kerikeri
Iain Abel – Kamo
Mitchell Polglaze – Kerikeri
Joshua Apeldoorn – Whangerei
Alan Craig – Dunedin
Patrick Ardouin – Chch
Sean Pilgrim – Dunedin
Jack Rea – Kerikeri

19 Boys – Coach: Simon Mead
Anthony Paull – Dunedin
David Bonilla – Dunedin
Victor Silva – Kamo
Alex Mata – Whangerei
Fraser Hunter – Wanaka
Shannen Vailu’u – Chch
Aaron Cormack – Chch
Logan Merret – Chch

Vikings Futsal NZ Tours and Tournaments Coordinator, Rebecca Banfield will head the tour with assistance from managers, Chris O’Keefe and Tim Berends.

We also have 3 parents joining the tour to support their children while attending this tournament.

This is a great tournament that attracts over 1200 participants from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.

We wish all the teams the best of luck.

Former Lautoka Football Association vice-president Raymond Singh has once again come out firing towards the Fiji Football Association in the wake of a disastrous performance by the Fiji 5-a-side beach soccer team this week.

The national side has not won a single match at the Oceania World Cup qualifiers currently played in Tahiti.

Singh said the losses were a result of it’s hastily preparation after failing to win the FUTSAL meet at home.

The Intiaz Khan-coached side lost to Tahiti 5-10, went down to Vanuatu in a close encounter 4-5 before being taught a lesson by last year’s champs Solomon Islands 2-11 yesterday to end the preliminary stage winless.

A furious Singh said the only way to develop FUTSAL and beach soccer was to let Fiji FA host 5-a-side FUTSAL and beach soccer bazaar at home.

He said in this way more unknown talents would be found.

“It’s a shame that Fiji used to defeat teams like Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in all levels of the game and now they have progressed in leaps and bounds.

“The only progress FFA is making is by boosting its coffers in the local major tournaments. There is no major foresight and concrete development and I will be in a dream world before Fiji manages to go towards the world stage,” said Singh.

He said other sports like rugby, netball, golf, karate, judo, volleyball and athletics have all progressed to the world stage while Fiji soccer regrettably is lying stagnant.

“Now the BOG is just around the corner and Fiji FA will be more concerned in running the tournament successfully and their finance becomes top priority.

“We are about to have the second major tournament and there is still no sign of having a national 11-a-side team squad even to play friendly matches despite Fiji FA talking about all the development work.

“No fruit seems to be bearing and this will remain until the long serving officials step down or retire gracefully.

“There has also been so much talk about districts getting their cut after the FACT which remains to be seen.

“I have no intention ever to serve under this current set of executives but my only wish is to serve in Fiji FA’s finance board where I would love to see all grants given to FFA by Oceania and FIFA,” Singh added.

The draw for the AFC Futsal Championship 2010 qualifiers was made here on Wednesday. Twenty-six teams will be involved in qualifying action for 12 places in the Finals, which takes place next year in Uzbekistan.

The teams have been divided into two qualifying groups in each zone.

The top two teams from each group will qualify for the crossover semi-finals in their respective zones with only the top three going through to the Finals.

Reigning champions Iran, runners-up Thailand, Japan and 2010 edition hosts Uzbekistan have direct entry into the tournament proper.

China were drawn with Korea Republic and Guam in the three-team Group B of the East Zone, while Group A comprises Japan, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and Macau.

Japan are taking part in the qualifiers because the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) has designated the event as their official regional tournament and the 2006 Asian champions’ ranking will not be considered when the standings of the qualifying group are decided.

Lebanon were placed in Group A of the West Zone alongside Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia while Iraq found themselves in Group B with Kuwait and Jordan.

Australia were drawn in Group A of the ASEAN zone qualifiers alongside hosts Indonesia, Brunei and Myanmar.

Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines complete Group B of this zone.

The qualifiers for the South-Central Zone, involving teams from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, will be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2010 AFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING

GROUPINGS

EAST ZONE
Group A: Japan, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Macau
Group B: China, Korea Republic, Guam

Venue: Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, from November 24 to 29, 2009

WEST ZONE
Group A: Lebanon, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Group B: Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan

Venue: Al Rayyan Sports Club, Qatar, from October 13 to 18, 2009

ASEAN ZONE
Group A: Australia, Indonesia, Brunei, Myanmar
Group B: Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines

Venue: Jakarta Tennis Indoor Stadium, Indonesia, from February 13 to 18, 2010.

SOUTH AND CENTRAL ZONE
Group A: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan

Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dates to be announced later.

The Sutherland Shire will again be represented in the FNSW Futsal Super League which commences in late September 2009 and concludes February 2010.

The region will have 9 representative teams from under 12’s girls to all age women and under 12’s boys to all age men. The Futsal Association will also cater for representative teams from under 9’s, 10’s and 11’s consistent with the development programs of our high performance unit.

Trials will be conducted at both Menai Indoor Sports Centre, 98 Allison Crescent, Menai and Endeavour Sports High School, Taren Point Road and The Boulevard, Caringbah. The dates, times and venues for each age group shown below:

Under 12’s girls, 14’s girls, 16’s girls and all age women, Saturday’s 1st and 8th August 2009 from 2pm – 4pm at Menai Indoor Sports Centre

Under 12’s boys, Friday’s 31st July 2009 and the 7 August 2009, from 7pm – 8pm at Endeavour Sports High School

Under 14’s boys, Sunday’s 2nd and 9th August 2009 from 10am – 11am at Menai Indoor Sports Centre

Under 16 Boys, Youth Men 19’s and All Age Men, Sunday’s 2nd and 9th August 2009 from 11am – 12noon and additional trials set for Monday night on 3rd August from 7.30pm – 8.30pm & 10th August 2009 from 8.00pm – 9.00pm all at Menai Indoor Sports Centre

There is no cost to trial, however registration fees will apply upon formal selection mid August 2009. Each person participating in the trials must complete an application form 15 minutes prior to your first trial. Selection criteria advice will be given to each player upon completion of the trial application form.

We look forward to seeing you at the trials.

For more information contact the President Jonathan Simnett on 0417 042 145 and or president@shirefutsal.com.au\

MASCOT VIPERS FUTSAL CLUB TRIALS 2009/10

Mascot Vipers will be holding additional trials for the NSW Premier Futsal League

VENUE: Indoor Central – 5 Kent Road, MASCOT

SATURDAY 8TH AUGUST
12 GIRLS - 4.30pm
16 GIRLS AND WOMEN – 6:00pm

SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST
14 BOYS – 10.00am
YOUTH – 11.30am
DEVELOPMENT – 1.00pm
12 BOYS – 2.30pm

All players must be ready 15 minutes prior to start.

Players attending must email BOMBA770@HOTMAIL.COM to indicate that they will be attending.

Champion of Champions

A Champion of Champions event is being introduced between the Coniston Indoor and North Wollongong sports centres. Other Centres are also being approached with opportunity to participate in this inaugral event.

The premiers of each grade will play off to be the Ultimate Champions.

Games will be played on a home and away basis at each centre. The home team will gain the advantage and play the rules of their host centre.

Winning team will gain the Champion of Champions Title and receive a perpetural Shield to display at their home centre.

Any red cards will see the player receiving not being eligible to play in the following game of the round.

More details to be circulated at both the Coniston and North Wollongong centres over coming weeks.

FFAA Invitational

Teams for this event to be held at the Coniston Indoor Soccer Centre on 22nd and 23rd August are being finalised and draws are expected to be on the website by 8th August – watch this space.

The Kiwi side have booked their flights, accommodation and are on their way looking to again upset the participating sides as they did in January at the National Club Championships and take home the winners trophy. Come and watch them play on Friday night 21st August in a friendly – details and time to be advised week begining 17th August .

The PUC Sport & Rec Centre has been a part of the Northern Beaches community for almost seven years & we’re ramping up for another fabulous season of sport with YOU! This summer we’ll be playing Futsal, Futsal, Futsal from Monday to Friday, with some Women’s Multisport thrown in there too! Our comps range from 8 year olds through to Mixed Adults, Men’s Open and Men’s Over 30s and Women’s Over 35s.

You’d be forgiven for wondering how church and sport go together, but at PUC Sport and Rec we see this fabulous fusion in action everyday! The result? A great place to be, where staff know your name and welcome you each week and where parents can relax with a free cuppa while their kids play sport. And, because we’re a not-for-profit organisation, all our profits feed back into the local and global community, building lives, bringing hope and helping people get back on their feet.

There are some great discounts and specials available for Summer 2009/10 (including our Family Discount, Primary School Special, and Early Bird $50 Refund Draw), and regos kick off online from August 3rd! All the info you’ll need can be found on our website, or send us an email!

We’re looking forward to seeing you at the Centre soon!!

Pittwater Uniting Church Sport & Rec
www.pittwaterchurchsport.org.au

10 Jubilee Ave
Warriewood
NSW 2102

Email: sportandrec@puc.org.au
Phone: (02) 9997 2386

Inner West Allstars have launched their new website. Below are the most recent news items on it :

Welcome to Season 2009/2010

Welcome everyone to the home of the Inner West Allstars Futsal Club.

This is the one stop pit stop where everyone can jump on and find out the latest news and notes about everything Allstars and more.

The 2009/10 Futsal Premier League season promises to be an exciting one for us, with some well known faces making the journey to Homebush. As many people are now aware the demise of Sydney Magic has seen many officials, coaches and players move across to our club which sees everyone buzzing with excitement.

Whilst its disappointing to see Magic disappear, both sides are now working hard together to establish Allstars as the number one futsal club in NSW.

So we welcome Matteo, Carmine and all the rest of the Magic club that have made the move with open arms and we now try to continue to enjoy even more success together under the Allstars name.

Allstars in Brazil

1 July 2009

Three Allstars are honing their skills at the home of futsal, Brazil, over the next 2 – 3 months. Target George Khoury 17 and goalkeepers Marcello Bortone 16 and Mark Brackenrig 15 are the three youngsters experiencing this great opportunity overseas.

Based in Belo Horizonte the boys will be training at the prestigious Minas Club, one of the top professional futsal teams in Brazil…..stay tuned for more updates from The Boys From Brazil.

Allstars Name Coaches For New Season

27 July 2009

We are proud to announce the coaches that will be hopefully taking their respective teams to the promised land this coming futsal season

Academy Coach: Frank Cimenti – Assistant Coach/Manager TBA
u/12 Boys Coach: TBA – U/12s Assistant Coach: Vince Ianni
u/12 Girls Coach: Rose Marie Scarlato Assistant Coach: Clare Tyson
u/14 Boys Coach: Caleb Gibson – Assistant Coach TBA
u/14 Girls Coach: Joe Baldacci – Assistant Coach TBA
u/16 Boys Coach: Carmine Bortone – Assistant Coach: Tony Candy
u/16 Girls Coach: Joe Baldacci – Assistant Coach: Natalie Spirovski
Youth Men Coach: Damian Baker
Open Womens Coach: Matteo Maiorana
Open Mens Coach: Lachlan Wright

Inner West Trials Unearth Some Stars

28 July 2009

With the completion of our trials for this upcoming season the club would like to thank everyone who attended the trials these past 2 weeks and the effort that all the players showed to call Inner West Allstars their home for the new Futsal season.

We had well over 100 players attend our trials over the 2 weeks and some of the talent on show was superb, leaving our sport in great future hands or in this case feet.

To all the players that proved to be successful congratulations and welcome to the club whilst to those who proved unsuccessful this season, don’t let this set back end your dreams of playing competitive futsal, work hard and we would love to see to you back again next season vying for an Allstar jersey.

FINAL TRIAL

The club will be holding their final trials for the u/12 boys and u/14 girls on Friday the 31st of July at The Homebush State Sports Halls (our home ground) Corner Grande Parade and Olympic Boulevarde. The 12 boys trial will commence at 7pm whilst the 14 girls will commence at 8pm.

Please note these are closed trials and only for players that have been contacted by the club.

The Inner West Ministars Academy

29 July 2009

The club will be holding trials for their Ministar Academy during the first week of August. The finalised details will be made available within the next few days.

We’ve had a large amount of interest in regard to this team and the way the club will be selecting the squad.

Simply the club will be selecting a slightly smaller squad in the u/12s in anticipation to giving an opportunity to the Ministar players to play minutes within the u/12s squad.

Whilst each week the u/12s will have at least 2 Ministar players as part of their squad, it is not possible in all scenarios to guarantee court time in the u/12s squad. There will be opportunities as players on a rotational basis will be expected to be part of the 12s squad. The club endeavours to promote and use this academy side as the foundation and base of its u/12s squad for the following season. The Ministars will also train as part of the club and will have training once a week.

Futsal Plus is now open on the Northern Beaches, for all your Futsal and Soccer needs plus more.

With brands like Kelme, Diadora, Lotto and Team Rhino as our Team kit supplier with we’ll have everything you need.

Team kits in different styles and colours from $45 per player include Shirt, Shorts and Socks. Order for your team and receive free numbering and Goal Keepers Jersey. We also have Training equipment, Fingerless Futsal Gloves, Knee Pads, Elbow Pads and much more.

The Futsal Plus store is also the new home of the Northern Beaches Futsal Association.

For more details phone 9981 2528 or visit www.nbfa.com.au