Recently the Korean National under 12 development side travelled to Tasmania for the second annual tour to the “Apple Isle”. Vikings Futsal Tasmania along with Sth Hobart Soccer Club played host to the Korean side and they played several games against select teams in both Futsal and outdoor Football.

There is the hope that Vikings Futsal will send teams away on tours to Korea in the future and we hope to hold a mini tournament in Tasmania in the future including the Korean teams in the U/12 age group.

The Futsal Tournament was dominated by the Tasmanian U/14 sides from both the South and the North West with South Tasmania taking out the trophy for the 2nd year running. It was great to see the North West side travel to Hobart and experience the culture and excitement of Korean Futsal.

Futsal Tasmania then put two All Star Futsal sides against the Korean kids in their preferred game outdoors. Tasmania was successful in both games with Lucas Targett hitting the winner for the U/12’s with a 20 yard free kick. The U/12 Tasmanian side had notable contributions all round with standouts being Sam Caswell, Xavier Castaneda and David Warren throughout.

In the second game Tasmania came from behind 3 times to win a marvellous game 4-3 with Harrison Thomas scoring 2, Ben Robinson and Luke Cooper scoring. The standout player in this game was Yosef Kolele.

Korea were fantastic opponents and we look forward to seeing them again in 2011 and beyond.

For the 2nd year in a row Vikings Futsal Tasmania will play a series against the visiting Korean International U/13 Football sides in the next week.

The Korean visit will see a tri-series between the U/13 Korean side, Australian National Champions Tasmania South and National School semi finalist North West Tasmania

Also while on tour the Koreans will play outdoor games against the Vikings Futsal All Stars U/12 side and a local under 14 club academy in Hobart

Vikings Futsal as usual are leading the way in terms of touring teams and this is a great opportunity on offer for Tasmania kids.

This is one of many opportunities that Tasmanian Futsal continues to offer and we hope for a successful trip which will see the Korean team send sides again next season.

Click Here for Full Details of Scheduled Korean Visit (PDF)

HOBART competitions commence on Friday October 8th …. more

ULVERSTONE competitions commence on Friday 15th October ….. more

DEVONPORT competitions commence on Sunday 10th October ….. more

LAUNCESTON competitions commence on Friday 8th October …. more

Futsal this Summer will be bigger and better than previous years and this year Tasmania will see 3 new regions kicking off which is great for competition, For details you need above and beyond what is below please contact straight away with queries.

Futsal Regions for 2010 Summer -

Tasmanian Overall Guide (What is Futsal?) Click Here

South (Hobart)

Contact Corey on 0437 935 991 or email corey@vikingsfutsal.net

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Click Here for Junior Competition Flyer
Click Here for Tasmanian Super League Flyer
Click Here for Futsal Academy Details
Click Here for information about signing up
Click Here for Nomination Form

South East (Dodges Ferry)

Contact Matt on 0409 435 301 or email corey@vikingsfutsal.net

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Click Here for Nomination Form

Far South (Margate)

Contact Paul on 0437 105 713 for details

*Please note – This will be local competition for primary schools only and you will need to play in the Hobart competition if this does not suit

North West (Devonport)

Contact Ian on 0400 218 109 or John on 0414 333 376 for details or email corey@vikingsfutsal.net

*Please note – This is a junior competition and any players over 13 will be directed to the Burnie competition

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Far North West (Burnie)

Contact Barbara Shrosbree on 0400 633 622 or Ben Jones (Director of Coaching) on 0410 690 073 or email corey@vikingsfutsal.net

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Click Here for Futsal Academy Details
Click Here for Nomination Form

Please be aware that information on our competitions in Far South and North will be coming soon with LEVEL 0 Coaching courses set to run in each area very soon

For more information contact Corey on 0437 935 991 or corey@vikingsfutsal.net

We are also looking for night managers, referees and administrators so please advise if you are interested

The most influential Futsal/Football Academy is once agin running this summer with some of the state’s top coaches such as Corey Smith, Ben Jones, Paul Woodham, Romeo Frediani and the like all involved once more. Please see below details -

North West Islanders Academy

Southern Islanders Academy

Congratulations to the following people on their selection as coaches and managers for the upcoming 2010 National School Futsal Championships in Brisbane.

Training rosters and dates will be released shortly and teams will be managers will be in contact with players in coming weeks to commence training.

13 Boys: Coach – Mathew Grining, Manager – Darren Hay

14 Boys: Coach – Chris Smith, Manager – Lisa Haas

15 Boys: Coach – Ben Jones, Manager – Stephen Willcox

13 Girls: Coach – Jo Kershaw, Manager – Teena Radford

Congratulations to all of these people on their appointments and I wish you all the very best.

Ben Jones (North West Director of Coaching) will be in charge of helping with training schedules and training programs and liaising with coaches.

I will be traveling to the North West a minimum of twice to run training sessions for all groups with the hope of passing on knowledge to coaches for the development of long term coaching prospects in the area.

We will also be looking at several coach education sessions in the near future.

BURNIE SUMMER SEASON READY TO KICK OFF AGAIN

PLEASE GET YOUR TEAMS IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Contacts -

Burnie Night Manager – Barbara Shrosbree – 0400 633 622 – barbarashrosbree@netspace.net.au
North West Director of Coaching – Ben Jones – 0410 690 073 – ben.jones@education.tas.gov.au
State Co-Ordinator Futsal Tasmania – Corey Smith – 0437 935 991 – corey@vikingsfutsal.net

CLICK HERE FOR JUNIOR FLYER

CLICK HERE FOR SENIOR FLYER

CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM

Futsal this Summer will be bigger and better than previous years and this year Tasmania will see 3 new regions kick off

Details to follow very soon

Hobart dates and season details are all ready to go and you can gain information below

Hobart Juniors

Hobart Seniors

Men’s and Women’s Super League

Entry Forms

Please be aware that information on our competitions in the North West, North, South East and Far South will be coming soon

For more information contact Corey on 0437 935 991 or corey@vikingsfutsal.net

We are also looking for night managers, referees and administrators so please advise if you are interested

NORTH WEST COACHING – TRAINING DAY

TO BE HELD AT MARIST COLLEGE – BURNIE

SUNDAY 18TH JULY

KICK-OFF – 9.00 AM (Will need to be there at least 8.45am)

FINAL WHISTLE – 3.30PM

THIS DAY HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY VIKINGS FUTSAL

TO FURTHER EDUCATE EXISTING COACHES – TO COACH NEW PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING COACHES

EDUCATE SCHOOL TEACHERS ON FUTSAL

TO ASSIST WITH TRAINING REFEREES – EXISTING & NEW

TRAINING OF STATE PLAYERS FOR NATIONAL SCHOOLS & NATIONAL CLUB

ADVANCED VISITING COACHES

COREY SMITH

Former Australian Under 19 Coach
Current Tasmanian Director of Coaching
3 x National Futsal Championship Winner
Trained in Brazil at Serie A club Minas Tenis Clube

PAUL WOODHAM

Current State Coach
National Schools Runner Up
Trained in Brazil at Serie A club Minas Tenis Clube

ROMEO FREDIANI

Zebras FC Super League head coach
Current Tasmanian Mens Coach
Current Tilford Zebras Men’s Premier League Coach

BEN JONES

Current North West Academy Coach
Current North West Director of Coaching
Current State Junior Coach

COACHING CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS & BEGINNERS – COREY SMITH/PAUL WOODHAM

REFEREES REFRESHER & BASICS CONFERENCE – COREY SMITH

GEAR SIZING – BARBARA SHROSBREE

SAUSAGE SIZZLE LUNCH – (run by committee) fund raiser

THE FUTEBOL SHOP – ROMEO FREDIANI – SHOES – SHIRTS- APPAREL -STORE SPECIALS

Saturday Night saw the first intra-club match for the FSET All Stars who were selected to represent Vikings newest club at Dodges Ferry in what was set to be a milestone occasion in the region.

The FSET club which is based in Dodges Ferry and will incorporate surrounding areas such as Sorell, Primrose Sands, Dunalley and Port Arthur is starting to gather momentum with its social winter competition which has expanded very quickly.

Co-Ordinator Matthew Vaughan-Williams is hoping that the club will grow and go from strength to strength under the guidance of the experienced Vikings team and this could create a great regional rivalry in the future for the South of the State.

The long term goal is to create a competition in which the best can get together and take on the might and power of the Hobart Suburbs which in its short existance has gone on to win National crowns and all sorts of national accolades.

FSET is already fortunate to have several state players in its ranks plying their trade in the youth girls competition including Jayd Lockley, Phoebe Vaughan-Williams, Milly Russell and Mali Walton.

On saturday a select side from the FSET social roster played an exhibition game against State Super League semi finalist Zebras FC in what was always going to be a one sided affair.

The idea of the event was to show FSET members the level that they will need to make in the future and expose the region to top quality Futsal players in their purest form. The Zebras side sure lived up to this by combining several highly skilled moves throughout the match.

The match ended 26-7 in Zebras favour, this scoreline is an indication of how open the game was and how one sided tthe game was with Zebras taking on a Harlem Globetrotters style approach throughout.

As many are aware though this is the very first match of its kind in the region and many thanks to Zebras FC for the work they have done in helping to promote the game in the area.

A highlight for FSET was the emergance of 14 year old whiz kid Jakob Scott (pictured above) who could be a player for the future.