Courtesy: Saipan Tribune


Women's Futsal League kicks off Oct. 10

The 2009 NMIFA Women's Futsal League will kick off on Oct. 10 at the Northern Marianas College Gymnasium.

“The NMIFA Women's Committee is gearing up for their second season of Futsal. Players can join one of the five registered football clubs, or are welcome to organize their own team and register with the Women's Committee,” said its director Lindsay Davis.

She said the edition of the 2009 Futsal season will run from Oct. 10 to Dec. 20 with games played at NMC Gym every Saturday morning.

In addition, Davis said registration for new players and a bootcamp for all players interested will be held at Saipan International School in As Lito tomorrow, Sept. 26, 9am-11am.

She said club representatives will be present at the Sept. 26 registration/bootcamp. For more information, contact Davis at lindsayfrombigsky@gmail.com.

Incorporated to the CNMI Women's National Football Team's training regimen in April 2008, the fringe sport was transformed into a full-fledged league in September 2008 with the start of the 2008 NMIFA Women's Futsal League.

Futsal is an indoor football game with teams having five players each on the court. It demands quick reflexes, fast thinking, and accurate ball control. Games are played in a basketball-style court, with no walls and a low-bouncing ball, requiring players to use their skill rather than the ball's bounce to propel it.

Wild Bill's ruled the Inaugural 2008 NMIFA Women's Futsal Fall League after defeating five other teams for the championship.

Wild Bill's secured the title after shutting out Marianas Technical Institute in the finals, 3-0. The Law Offices of Matt Smith downed Marianas Medical Center, 3-1, in the battle for third place. Aon Insurance and Hardt Eye Clinic tied for fifth place.

The champion squad was captained by Jamie Beavis and was composed of Fedora Camacho, Mel Borja, Maria Ornes, Connie Camacho, Nola Hix, Veronica Saures, Catherine Anderson, Lindsay Davis, and Chirapan McGuire.








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