FFA Futsal Review and Research Survey!!!

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 23rd.

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 23 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

Capital Football Futsal Team Lists (ACT)

Capital Football have published the team list for the ACT contingent at the FFA National Champs.

The original PDF of the team lists is available on the Capital Football site here. The contents of which are as follows :

U11 Boys

Cobras (9)
Brady Nixon
Conor McLachlan
George Timotheou
Marc Tokich
Sam Brown
Sam Catherall
Samuel Browning
Stefan Curic
Thomas Nikolovski
Colts (9)
Andre Saleh
Anthony Giorgi
Christopher Kazolis
George Kazolis
Huw Radcliffe
Nicola Ujdur
Tully Keegan
William Laird
Zhan van de Rhee

U12 Boys

Cobras (10)
Antonio Barbaro
Jackson Smith
Jake Plunkett
Jonathan Ciminelli
Joshua Gaspari
Kosta Markakis
Matthew Stirton
Nick Keir
Shayne Malam
Thomas Zeitlhofer
Colts (10)
Andrew Holdaway
Ardin Vaziri
Blake Williams
Chris Smith
Jordan Selems
Kieran Mattress
Michael Fowler
Nick Van Aalst
Sean O’Neill
Tom Eager

U13 Boys

Cobras (10)
Alex van de Rhee
Connor Gibbs-Patterson
Daniel Giovinazzo
Gianmarco Senatore
Ilija Cotric
Jas Abarquez
Josh Lagudah
Lachlan Calvert
Nikola Barisic
Steven Tadic
Colts (10)
David Voutilainen
Hamish Law
Jake Wilsener
Jakob Cole
Jeremy Habtemarium
Josh Ratnam
Keighan Ramirez-Hodgson
Nathan Swientek
Petar Curic
Zac Sorenson

U14 Boys

Cobras (9)
Ben Plunkett
Jack Green
Jake Bradley
Jakob Williams
Joshua Calabria
Michael Bornholt
Mitchell Broekhuyse
Sean Kiddey
Yusuf Kamara
Colts (10)
Andrew Stirton
Ashley Blount
Daniel Malam
Darcy Crosthwaite
Edward McCarthy
Matt Murcutt
Matteo Di Giannicola
Matthew Zeitlhofer
Nathan Beaumont
Thomas Tadic

U15 Boys

Cobras (10)
Adem Kocak
Daniel Pekevski
David Boxshall
Dom Falla
Jay Vlazlovski
Julien Renard
Marcus Hall
Mpho Masopha
Ryan Keir
Sam Carters

U16 Boys

Cobras (10)
Angus Patterson
Callum Smith
Jack Pettit
Jordan Bradfield
Kehnan Walsh
Luke Cole
Max Schwenke
Nigel Hinder
Stephen Meikle
Steven Klug
Colts (8)
Ben Woolner
Lachie Riddell
Lachlan Nichols
Matt Tyrell
Mitchell Perry
Nathan Duck
Stevan Savic
Brandon Hawker

Youth Men

Cobras (11)
Adrian Stroh
Al Davis
Ashley Collins
Carl Woodward
Hayden O’Kelly
Jack Ducommun
Jolyon Meibusch
Luke Davoren
Matthew Bevacqua
Taylor Beaton
Will Sheppard
Colts (9)
Glenn Smith
Luke Menadue
Michael De Marco
Ryan Jones
Tom Shafron
Anthony Simeonovic
Michael Reeve
Daniel Beaumont
Zac Shafron

Men

Cobras (12)
Angelo Konstantinou
Ben Klug
Elia Salloum
Trent Flanigan
Matt Whyte
Marcel Munoz
Matthew Menser
Goran Josifovski
Pat Ross-Magee
Ryan Kyprianou
Tony Aleksovski
Elliot Zwangobani
Colts (9)
Kieran Stroh
Chris Lee
George Cattanach
Ludovic Papin
Roger Cua
Tim Mathas
Kole Aitken
Nick Mihalakis
Antoni Jagarinec

U11 Girls

Cobras (10)
Brigette Calabria
Caitlin Cantrill
Georgina Worth
Hayley Armstrong
Jamie Berkeley
Jessica Giovinazzo
Phoebe Worth
Rachel Elder
Ruth Kravis
Siena Senatore
Colts (9)
Alex Martens
Alexandra Cook
Celeste Booth
Christina Drew
Clea Borthwick
Frayer Brent
Kiara Gaspari
Lorena Barbaro
Sofia Della Costa

U12 Girls

Cobras (10)
Ade Fitzsimmons
Amy McGlynn
Elissa Edmondson
Imogen Andrews
Lauren Keir
Natalie De Marco
Nicole Jolacha
Olivia Gurney
Rachael Goldstein
Rosa Pochi

U13 Girls

Cobras (9)
Amy Mclachlan
Chloe Gash
Faina Bariesheff
Jemma Sturgiss
Kadee Hollis
Lucy Woodley
Meg Mclaughlin
Nia Southwell
Rebecca Collins
Colts (10)
Claudia Harding
Jamie Duke
Laura Boxshall
Lyndal Slater
Nicole Pryor
Nicole Webb
Priya Gakhar
Rhiannon Daisley
Sarah Whitfield
Victoria King

U14 Girls

Cobras (10)
Aleisha Tupper
Catherine Brown
Gemma Matheson
Georgia Ghirardello
Grace Field
Isabella Boag - Taylor
Kendell Smith
Madeleine Sanfrancesco
Sally Rojahn
Tahlia Davidson
Colts (9)
Alex Smith
Alice Churchill
Diane Wilson
Ellen Quinn
Francesca Rando
Jess Goyne
Melku Johnson
Rhianna Goldstein
Sally-Anne Tozer

U15 Girls

Cobras (10)
Abigail Murphy
Auraelia Bullot
Emily Carnevale
Hannah Develin
Kiley Green
Krissa Neou
Paige Enright
Sheridan McElligott
Tahlia Gash
Tatijana Curic

U16 Girls

Cobras (9)
Brittany Smale
Claire Radcliffe
Emily Forner
Erica Weatherly
Erin Clout
Krista Hagen
Melissa Bevacqua
Millie Black
Monique Strelnikow
Colts (8)
Bec Gratton
Charlotte Lynch
Cassie Adams
Haylee Edwards
Lucy Bek
Melinda Reavell
Melissa Taglieri
Regan Hart

Youth Women

Cobras (8)
Alison Lound
Clare Munro
Ilahna Aitchison
Kristina Matkovic
Maddie Beard
Monique Solar
Sarah Tutt
Tahlia Stanley

Women

Cobras (12)
Amanda Aurousseau
Becky Roche
Eliza Borucinski
Jill Crocker
Kate Greenacre
Kim Crocker
Laura Jones
Luisa Marzotto
Maria Triantafilou
Rachel Crittenden
Rochelle Borucinski
Sabrina Spinapolice

Source : Capital Football
Published : 6/1/2009

Futsal Titles all week (ACT)

If, for some strange and freakish reason, the cricket is not completely engrossing you, then there is another sporting entertainment option.

The 30th FFA National Futsal Championships are kicking off today here in Canberra!

They’re expecting 3,000 competitors flooding into accommodation vacated by Summernatters.

Venues include:

- Australian Institute of Sport Main Arena, Leverrier Crescent Bruce
- Australian National University - Acton
- ACT Netball Centre, Northbourne Ave Lyneham
- MPOWER Dome, Coyne St Chisholm
- Southern Cross Stadium, 7 Pitman St Tuggeranong.
But not the futsal slab on Commonwealth Avenue? Surely that’s some mistake?

If you’re keen you can check out the draw.

Source : RiotACT
By : johnboy
Published : 6/1/2009

Futsal scores in Solomons peace bid

When Sydney pastor Brian Codrington went to the Solomon Islands eight years ago on a mission, he didn’t expect that his background in futsal would have the potential to make the most difference.

But today in Canberra, Mr Codrington will introduce another generation of Solomon Island children to the national futsal championships.The opportunity is part of a program that encourages the children to pick up futsal balls instead of guns.

Mr Codrington went to the Solomons to work with Samaritan’s Purse, an international aid group, and to help the nation rebuild after two years of ethnic unrest.

”The mayor of Honiara said to me, ‘There are a generation of kids now that have grown up on the end of machine guns and machetes,”’ he said.

”They had lost a generation, he said, ‘We need something for these kids.’ They didn’t have any organised sport for kids under 14.”

So Mr Codrington one of the pioneers of the game in Australia who has an elite futsal development centre at Dural Baptist Church in Sydney began to organise futsal games.

There is still only one international futsal court in the Solomons, in the capital Honiara, so the children play everywhere and anywhere.

”Now there are thousands of kids playing,” Mr Codrington said.

”And we work with the outdoor soccer organisation and all the development up to 14 years of age is through futsal.”

Their program, Futsal Forging Communities, has been funded by AusAID since 2005, but it took two years to convince the Australian Government that it was worthy of support.

The program has visited eight of the Solomon Islands 10 provinces, with a ninth coming to Honiara to take part in the program.

As well as futsal, the program includes HIV/Aids education and information about healthy lifestyles. It will soon include a small business course.

”It really is a way to work with a community to provide a healthy place to live, it’s using sport as a vehicle to build a community,” Mr Codrington said.

The Solomon Islands has sent teams to the championships in Canberra since 2003. Last year, they brought an under-15 boys’ and an under-16 girls’ team and its open men’s team, which later went on to compete at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

That men’s team was the first group of players to come through from Mr Codrington’s original program.

This week, though, the focus is on fun and providing the players with a pathway to grow through sport. It has also put them in a position to claim some pretty impressive gear.

Last night, the 10 players in the under-14 team made a stop at the Capital Football offices to buy new futsal shoes, which hasn’t always been an easy task.

”The first time we came we went to shoe shops around here and they were baffled, they just have such wide feet, they were saying ‘how do we get something to fit those’,” Mr Codrington said.

”It’s always a pretty big thing if someone goes overseas and comes back with proper futsal shoes, they are pretty sought after.”

More than 1000 players and 120 teams will take part in this year’s tournament.

The 2009 National Futsal Championships opening ceremony begins at 3pm today at the Australian Institute of Sport Arena. Visit futsalnationals.com.au for more information.

Source : The Canberra Times
By : Merryn Sherwood
Published : 6/1/2009

Futsal U-14 off to Aust (Solomon Islands)

Our National Under-14 Futsal team on Saturday travelled to Australia to participate in the National Australian Futsal Championships.

Ten players and three officials flew out of the country to Canberra where the tournament would be held. The officials are Head of Delegation Pastor Nacaniel Seru, Head Coach Tony Walesua and his assistant Jessica Hou.

The five-day championship will begin tomorrow and end on January 11. Head coach Walesua said he was confident the boys would do their best.

“I’m confident that our boys will have good results because we have been together for about 14 weeks now and the boys really understand how each of them played,” Walesua said.

He said last year three teams were sent for that same tournament but they all bowed out in the semi finals. However, he added that the team were prepared and they were all set for the tournament.

“Our opponents are big in size but we are known for our skills and speed. I trust my boys and we will hope to make it all the way to the finals,” he added.

The head coach also said that apart from teams within the different states in Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand will also be taking part. The team would like to acknowledge parents and supporters of the players for their support and also encourage everyone to support our Under-14 Futsal team.

The team is funded and supported by the Dural Baptist Church in Australia.
All their uniforms, food, airfares, accommodation and other necessities is met by the Church.

Source : Solomon Star
By : Douglas Marau
Published : 5/1/2009

Local Referee’s Chosen For Major Tournaments (WA)

January 2009 will see two Football West referees head to the east for major tournaments. David Costello will be refereeing at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney, whilst Leon Markich has been selected to officiate at the FFA National Futsal Championships in Canberra.

The 5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) will be held in Sydney from 14-18 January 2009, and has been held biannually since the first edition in 2001. Football made its debut at the festival in 2007, with four nations involved (Australia, China, Japan & Korea).

The AYOF seeks to provide future Olympic athletes with an environment reminiscent of an Olympic Games and promote the Olympic ideals of friendship, solidarity and fair play.

Costello (27), Nollamara, was selected to attend the 2009 AYOF as a referee, having quickly risen through the ranks. After starting his career in Wollongong (NSW), he is currently in the process of completing his FFA Level 1 accreditation course, and is a member of the National Youth League Referees Panel.

The 30th FFA National Futsal Championships will be held in Canberra from 6-10 January 2009, attracting up to 2000 competitors from Australian state and territories as well as several nations within the Oceania region.

Markich (31), Maylands, has been selected to officiate at the National Championships after being invited to participate in the inaugural FFA accredited Futsal course (Level 3) held in Perth earlier this year. This course has only recently been designed by FFA, which will enable consistent teaching of the Futsal laws to all potential referees.

Football West’s Referee Development Manager, Edward Lennie OAM, is proud of both achievements and says it affirms the high level of regard that Western Australian referees enjoy in the East.

“As you can see by these appointments, Football West referees continue to feature prominently in the national arena. This will continue in 2009 with more opportunities for our up and coming match officials.”

Football West wishes both David and Leon the best of luck at their respective tournaments.

Source : Football West
Published : 5/1/2009

Wolves keep talent coming (ACT)

The Timberwolves proved last year they didn’t need to be affiliated with a Capital Football outdoor premier league club to successfully blood young talent.

The futsal club, the only one to start last season without an affiliation, continued to do what it had done so well in recent years provide a place for youngsters to gain experience.

This week, three 17-year-olds Al Davis, Luke Davoren and Hayden O’Kelly from its futsal men’s premier league side will play in the under-19 men’s Cobras team under coach Jamie Richardson.

Richardson, who is also a Timberwolves player, said it was the kind of results the club hoped to achieve.

Richardson coached an ACT under-14 boys team at last year’s nationals but this year has taken on the Cobras team, the reigning champion in its division.

While Richardson has a team that is almost completely different to the one that took out the under-19s national title in Canberra last year, it’s still one he thinks can win.

Last year the Cobras beat the other ACT team, the Colts, in the semi-final before beating NSW in the final.

The new Cobras team is more of a development side. But Richardson has no doubt it’s still talented enough to win back-to-back titles.

”We think we are a really good chance of winning,” Richardson said.

NATIONAL FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Held in Canberra from tomorrow through to Saturday. More details available at www.futsalnationals.com.au

Source : The Canberra Times
By : Merryn Sherwood
Published : 5/1/2009

5 Star Player Profile - Miles Downie

Name	Miles Downie
Nickname	Mills
Date of Birth	20.02.1982
State/Country you play Futsal in	NSW Australia
What got you started in Futsal?	Manager from Victorian School Boys outdoor team was the coach of the Victorian School Boys Futsal team and said I could come down and trial. Had never heard of Futsal before but fell in Love with it straight away.
What age did you start playing?	19
Preferred on field position	Pivot/Flanker
Current Team/Club you play for	Campbelltown City Quake
Hardest Futsal opponent	Lenisio and Dani Salgado
Favourite Meal	It’s tie between: Gnocchi made by my Regina (My Brasilian Mum), with her special salad made with Mangos. And my Mums Vegetarian Lasagna.
Favourite Hobby	Training
Favourite Team	Manchester United
Favourite Sportsperson	Pele
Favourite Music	Jeff Buckley
Most Memorable Futsal moment on or off the court	Playing at the Asian Cup Qualifiers in first tour with the Australian team. And my first game in Brasil.
Which coach would you say influenced you the most in Futsal and at what age?	Gilly when I first met him when I was 20 and he filled me with Dreams of playing for Australia. As well as Pedigao and Ziquinho since I was 24, who’s constant pursuits and demands of excellence have me with their voices in my head when ever I train.
What was the best tip you’ve ever been taught in Futsal?	Enjoy it. Remember why you play.
What goals do you still want to achieve in Futsal?	Play for Australia at a World Cup. Keep learning, Improving and loving the game more and more. Play in Europe again.
List 3 people you would love to have over for dinner	Gandhi, Aristotle and Marcus Aurelius

5 Star Player Profile - Nicholas Hyde

Name	Nicholas Hyde
Nickname	Nick
Date of Birth	18.04.1995
State/Country you play Futsal in	NSW Australia
What got you started in Futsal?	Watching my brother play
What age did you start playing?	9
Preferred on field position	Flanker
Current Team/Club you play for	Sydney Benfica FC
Hardest Futsal opponent	Mascot Vipers
Favourite Meal	Lamb Cutlets
Favourite Hobby	Beach
Favourite Team	Liverpool FC
Favourite Sportsperson	Steven Gerrard
Favourite Music	Indie - Electro
Most Memorable Futsal moment on or off the court	2007 State Titles – Sydney Magic 12s
Which coach would you say influenced you the most in Futsal and at what age?	Lorenzo D’Addona
What was the best tip you’ve ever been taught in Futsal?	Put in for your team mates, not yourself
What goals do you still want to achieve in Futsal?	Represent my State
List 3 people you would love to have over for dinner	Gerrard, Torres & Kaka

Getting the inside running (ACT)

She has helped the rise of women’s soccer and now Luisa Marzotto would like to do the same for women’s futsal.

Marzotto played the last half of the W-League season in goals for Perth Glory and will line up for the ACT in the 2009 national futsal championships in Canberra this week.

During the competition Marzotto will come up against Matildas and Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri who is expected to line up for Victoria.

Marzotto said futsal, a five-a-side indoor game, was a great way to keep outdoor skills sharp and she hoped it would start to receive more attention on the back of the women’s outdoor game’s growth.

”When I was involved in the national program I know that [current Matildas coach] Tom Sermanni would really encourage it, saying it keeps you sharper, you don’t have to hold on to the ball as long,” Marzotto said. ”I know a lot of coaches have different views on it, but I think it can only help the outdoor game.

”It would be great if maybe in the next year or so, we may get some more coverage and a bit more attention and also a more structured national league.”

Futsal in Canberra has had a makeover this season, reverting to a club system for the ACT premier league. It meant limiting the number of teams in both the top divisions and Marzotto said the women’s league was stronger. ”[In 2008] the comp was a lot better than [the previous] year,” she said. ”[In 2007] there were sort of only two teams that could win it, but [in 2008] there has been four decent teams come through and a lot of young girls coming through that are really good.”

The ACT women’s open team finished fifth last year, but after losing two players to injury in the first two games, having its coach Vanh Manthongsy pull on her boots as an emergency player and trying to adapt to a new style of futsal, Marzotto said the players were happy with how they finished.

”It wasn’t our best year, but I don’t think anyone was overly upset,” Marzotto said. ”We had been trying out a new formation that is a little more complex, but now we are doing that again and now we know it works after playing in the men’s league using it [in 2008].

”We have a few changes to the squad and a bit more speed

”We’ve also got 10 or 11 registered players this year after the injuries we had in the first two games last year, so I think Vanh is preparing us for battle.”

FFA NATIONAL FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canberra, Tuesday-January 10. More details available at www.futsalnationals.com.au

Source : The Canberra Times
By : Merryn Sherwood
Published : 4/1/2009

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