The Futsal SA Referees branch will continue producing Futsal Referees in 2010 to provide officials for this growing sport as more and more Recreation centers change from other forms of indoor games to Futsal the FIFA endorsed and approved 5-a-side indoor soccer game.

Futsal offers exciting opportunities for referees to progress quickly and become involved in local competitions and offers pathways to National championships and tournaments all the way to FIFA tournaments.

An introductory Futsal Referees Course is planned for the 9th, 16th and 23rd September 2010 at the Campbelltown Leisure Centre, Botanic Grove, Campbelltown from 7pm onwards.

Cost of Course is $60 for new referees, this includes the following:

• Futsal Laws of the game

• Level 3 Futsal Work book

• Handouts

• DVD Laws of the Game coaching

• Examination

• Mentoring

• 12 month membership to Futsal SA Referees.

• 10% discount to Level 3 Football referees.

For expression of interest please send an email to:

Ray Grima
Futsal SA Referees Coach
Email: mundu55@hotmail.com

For more information please call:

Phone: 08-8258 7336
Mobile: 0411-636-590

A successful season of YP Futsal indoor soccer finished with a well-attended grand final night at Minlaton stadium on Wednesday, August 25.

With a growing following of indoor soccer on lower YP, 24 teams were entered in five divisions for the 2010 season.

Golden Boot (most goals) winners were: men’s league, Nathan Paull (Warooka Pointers), 38 goals; women’s, Steph O’Brien (All Stars), 20 goals; U16s, Ruadhan Hankinson-Elder (Warooka Chargers), 23; U14s, Lochie Varricchio (Dalrymple Dragons), 37; U11s, Patrick Barnes (Stansbury Sharks), 27.

While not having finals, the U11s and U14s played some matches as a lead up to the grand finals. Max Tooze from Warooka Bombers was awarded best and fairest for the U11s, based on most umpire votes throughout the season.

The U14 winner was Dalrymple Dragons, r-up Warooka Benchwarmers; Lochie Varricchio (Dalrymple Dragons) was best and fairest.

In a fiercely contested U16s grand final, newcomer, Maitland Young Guns three (L. Marks, A. Bruce) d Oyster Bay Pearlers two (J. Bertoldi, Z. Bertoldi). Best on court was goal keeper Robert Hoyle from Young Guns.

U16s best and fairest player for the season was Nick Thunig (Warooka Chargers).

All Stars and Wunderslogs contested the women’s grand final, All Stars winning six to two. All Stars goal scorers for were Steph O’Brien (three), Tegan Young (two) and Karmel Parsons; Becky Whittaker kicked both goals for Wunderslogs. Tegan Young was best on court and won the best and fairest award.

The eagerly-awaited men’s grand final did not disappoint and a hard and fast game between Grumpy Old Men and Phoenix had scores at three-all at the full-time siren. This necessitated playing extra time under the “golden goal” rule, meaning the first side to kick a goal is the winner. At the 12 second mark of extra time, Grumpy Old Men’s Eric Adams kicked a goal, causing his team to erupt in excitement! Dillan Wallace from Warooka Strikers was named as best and fairest for the season in the men’s competition.

The grand final night capped off a successful season for YP Futsal, with the club also retaining the country shield after winning against Jamestown in the carnival in all divisions.

Futsal SA will be holding a Junior Futsal Tournament at The STARplex, Gawler in October.

The event will be held from Friday 8 October to Sunday 10 October.

For full details click on picture below to see the official tournament PDF

St Jays Futsal – Junior Competitions

Futsal SA new Junior Futsal Competitions at St Jays Recreation Centre, Brown Terrace, Salisbury will commence in October.

For full details including nomination forms see below.

StJaysflier2010.doc
StJaysNominationform10.doc
Amateur Registration Form.pdf

Magill Futsal – Open Men Competition

Futsal SA announces the new season of Open Men Competition commencing in August on Sunday nights at the Magill Sports Centre, Bundey Street, Magill.

For Registration Forms and Code of Conduct see below.

Magill Sun flier.doc
FutsalNomFormMenWomen.doc
Amateur Registration Form.pdf
code of conduct 2010.doc

Futsal – Campbelltown Leisure Centre

The Futsal SA Campbelltown competition will commence on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September 2010. Team Nomination forms must be submitted before 9th August 2010 – No late forms will be accepted.

More Girls teams wanted from Under 9 to Under 23

Player registration day will be held on Sunday 29th August 2010 at Campbelltown Leisure Centre between 9am & 5pm for all age groups.

Team Nomination Form 2010.doc
Individual Registration Form.doc
code of conduct 2010.doc
Amateur Registration Form.pdf

Futsal SA will be holding a Northern Junior Futsal Carnival at the Gardens Recreation Centre, Parafield Gardens in September.

Click here for the official flyer (PDF)

Futsal SA will be conducting two July School Holiday Futsal Skills Clinic for Boys and Girls.

The first will be held at St Jays Recreation Centre on Tuesday 6 July, while the second will be held at Ingle Farm Recreation Centre on Wednesday 14 July.

Full details in flyers below.

Futsal Clinic 6 July (PDF)
Futsal Clinic 14 July (PDF)

In recent times the Federal Government has been spending money like a drunken sailor, handing out stimulus cash, questionable billions for school buildings and, of course, the home insulation fiasco.

If ever there was a reason for local government to run local things as opposed to Canberra it is the Campbelltown Leisure Centre farce.

In an area with precious few sports facilities, and virtually no vacant space to build them, Campbelltown Council and sports groups like Norwood Basketball Club, State Swim, Squash SA, Futsal SA, Volleyball SA and others developed a plan to turn the tired Campbelltown Leisure Centre into a 21st century sports facility.

A place where people actually played sport, not sat on their bums and cheered elite gladiators.

Those keen to improve life in the ‘burbs, including volunteers who put in hundreds of hours of unpaid work to develop the plan so a club like Norwood could finally have a home for its 50-plus teams, managed to raise $7.5 million towards the dream, and were banking on the Federal Government contributing.

But in distant Canberra, the answer was a cold no. Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, from Sydney, whose closest association with Campbelltown would be with the suburb of the same name in Sydney’s south-west, kyboshed the plan.

Bad luck, kids. Bad luck adults. Bad luck for a swath of the east and north-eastern suburbs, plus the wider sports community who would have played home-and-away matches at the centre. In an era of obesity this is a glaring example of government out of touch with the community.

The Sunday Mail had hoped Sports Minister Kate Ellis might have something to say on the subject. After all, she is in a marginal federal seat with an election due. But she is watching elite sport in South Africa, where apparently mobile phones don’t work.

Sturt MP Christopher Pyne zeroed in on this like a hawk, promising the Coalition will find cash for the scheme if elected. His Labor opponent, Rick Sarre, also hopes to “progress the redevelopment”. Very worthy, but not good enough.

The pathetic thing about this is that it takes a looming election and a marginal seat to even rouse vague federal political interest in this development. And even then, Canberra’s interest is limited because most marginal seats are in Queensland. The Rudd Government needs to realise that some of the Big Picture visions are quite small – our children.

PS: Kate, when you get back from South Africa and the (very worthy, very valuable) Big Picture of winning the World Cup so thousands of spectators can sitting around watching elite athletes in multi-million-dollar stadiums, we’ll be asking you what you are doing to help kids in the east and north-east suburbs play sport.

Plans for a $15 million “state of the art” Campbelltown Leisure Centre include court space for basketball, futsal and volleyball, a 25m indoor heated pool and six squash courts.

A fitness area, dance studio, function room, cafe and office space are also in the redevelopment plans.

Designs for the Botanic Grove centre were presented to Campbelltown Council at its June 1 meeting after consultation with the Leisure Centre’s steering committee, centre users, State Swim and Squash SA.

The design will now go out to public consultation, with Mayor Simon Brewer saying it was “state of the art”.

“We’ve incorporated everything as much as possible, from playing spaces, to the size of the courts, storage, office spaces, off-court facilities and the cafe,” he said.

The council will contribute $2.5 million towards the upgrade, with the State Government pitching in $3 million and State Swim and Squash SA committing $1.5 million and $500,000 respectively.

The project now hinges on securing the remaining $7.5 million in federal funding, with the council still waiting to hear whether its submission has been successful.

“We just can’t afford to do an upgrade of that nature,” Mr Brewer said.

“It will be a sad day if it doesn’t come through.”

Arthur Di Fede, chairman of Futsal SA, said he’d met with designers and provided input into the plans.

“We wanted higher ceilings, larger courts and a grand stand viewing area so we could try and get more spectators along,” he said.

The Futsal SA Campbelltown competition will commence on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September 2010. Team Nomination forms must be submitted before 9th August 2010 – No late forms will be accepted.

Player registration day will be held on Sunday 29th August 2010 at Campbelltown Leisure Centre between 9am & 5pm for all age groups.

Click below for the :

Team Nomination Form 2010 (DOC)
Individual Registration Form (DOC)
Code of Conduct 2010 (DOC)
Amateur Registration Form (PDF)

Futsal SA will be holding a July School Holiday’s Futsal Skills Clinic on Wednesday 14 July at Ingle Farm Recreation Centre, Beovich Road Ingle Farm.

From 9.30am-12.30pm

For Boys and Girls aged 5 – 15 years

$10 per child, morning tea provided

Bookings Essential by calling the Ingle Farm Recreation Centre on 8263 0411.

Futsal SA Development Officers will be on hand to provide information on the game of Futsal and how your child can join a Futsal Competition in the off-season at one of their Futsal Centres in 2010.

For more info call Ray Grima 0411-636-590

Click here for the official flyer (DOC)