Courtesy: FAI Futsal Portal


Deaf Futsal League Kicks Off!

Friday, 30 January 2009

The Deaf Futsal League commenced on Sunday 25th January 2009. The venue was organized by FAI Football Development Officer Jamie Wilson and was held at Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun. This is a pilot league under the newly formed Irish Deaf Futsal Federation (IDFF) who come under the auspices of the Irish Deaf Sports Association (IDSA).

Paul O’Callaghan (Futsal Manager) and his staff have set up this league to encourage deaf players to play Futsal in the hope that they can develop players to represent Ireland Deaf Futsal in both European and World Championships. Four teams were entered - St Vincents, Tallaght, Over 35’s and Kiss FC.

Saturday’s games were the first round of games with goals-a-plenty and the following results:

St. Vincents 8 - 4 Tallaght
Over 35’s 10 - 9 Kiss FC

The dates for the next stages of the Deaf Futsal League are:

Sunday 8th March 2009
Sunday 29th March 2009
Sunday 19th April 2009
Sunday 10th May 2009
Saturday 30 June 2009

With this being a pilot competition the IDFF are still looking for more teams to enter and more players to participate. If you would like to know more please contact:

FAI Football Development Officer Jamie Wilson 086-0472135 or jamie.wilson@fai.ieThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Football For All National Co-Ordinator Oisin Jordan 086-6079223 or oisin.jordan@fai.ieThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

IDFF Manager Paul O’Callaghan at Paul.O’ Callaghan@rpsgroup.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

To view the photo gallery from the first day of the deaf league, click here.







Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com