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REGISTERED PLAYERS ACROSS COUNTRIES

At the recently held Singapore Tiger fives, some figures were given out detailing registered soccer players to registered futsal players in a number of UEFA countries.

COUNTRY SOCCER FUTSAL %

CROATIA 72,340 1,016 1.4
CZECHO 504,382 21,838 4.3
ITALY 1,011,046 55,000 5.4
HOLLAND 382,120 62,176 16.27
POLAND 2,178,000 10,000 .46
RUSSIA 2,170,059 5,000 .23
SPAIN 508,970 84,465 16.61
UKRAINE 132,830 342 .02

COMPARE TO :

QUEENSLAND 45,000 5,500 12.2
AUSTRALIA 450,000 19,000 4.2

As a percentage of the soccer population, Queensland is only beaten by Spain and Holland and is well ahead on the national average, so hopefully we are doing something well.

****Statisitics made available by SOCCER AUSTRALIA 17/12/01.*******



WHAT COMPETITIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE WINTER ?

I received a query during the week as what competitions are available in the Brisbane district and how does one go about playing. There are competions every night of the week across Brisbane, so I will summarise each club, nights they play and age groups.

DECEPTION BAY Tuesday night. 12 year boys and 14 year boys.

TOOWONG Monday and Wednesday night. Mens A grade and B grade.

IPSWICH Sunday. Open men and open women.

CAMIRA Sunday, Monday,Thursday nights. Open men( A,B,C,) and women. Thursday nights junior training.

PARK RIDGE Monday to Friday nights. Under 8 to Under 16 boys( all age groups inclusive) 12/14 girls.

BEENLEIGH Wednesday and Thursday nights. Under 8 to Open men. Open women.

LOGAN CITY Monday and Thursday night. Under 8 to Open men( A,B,C). Under 12, 14, 16 girls competitions.Thursday
night mixed.

ACACIA RIDGE Tuesday night. Mens A and B grades.
Wednesday night. Mens B grade.

MOUNT GRAVATT Tuesday night. Under 8's. Womens A grade.
Thursday night. Under 10 boys,Under 14 boys, Mens A,B,C and Over 35 league.
Friday night. Under 12 boys, Under 16 boys, Mens B,C and Mixed Open
Sunday afternoon. Under 14 girls,Mixed Open and Mens B.

For our country readers, we also have clubs operating acroos many areas.

To find out how to play , ring state office on 32199444 and they will give you the phone number of the club you are interested in.
The office can also answer any other questions you may have.


ELINEY SETTLES IN

Sunshine Coast's visiting Brazilian coach has settled in well, and has already conducted a number of clinics at the coast.
This week he is at the national titles coaching the Queensland Mens team and assisting the coaches of, some of the junior teams.
Ney ( he wishes to be called Ney) goes home on the 17th February, so we wish him well.


NATIONAL TITLES KICK OFF

This year's national titles kick off on Wednesday morning, and this year Queensland has 21 teams attending, from the under 10's through to our open mens side.Five buses left QFA head office at 9.30 pm last night, with around 200 people on board. From a Queensland perspective this is the most organised we have been in terms of the adminstrative issues ( gear,accommodation,meals etc.) and I must pay complement to Nicola who has handled this totally on her own. Only a few would remember that Nic started with Queensland Futsal as an 18 year trainee straight from Maroochydore High School and now in her 'mid twenties' has taken over full responsibility for all our tournaments and tours.
Lets hope we come back with a few titles. The buses will return back to QFA office Monday morning around 6.00 am.

NOTE: We will be putting up nightly updates and photos on the website www.qldfutlal.com.au , so go in there after 7.00 pm for results.



REGIONAL TITLES

After the return of our players from the national club titles, we will be focussing more on the regional titles.
This year they are in Logan City/Mt Gravatt/Beenleigh.The regionals will be played Saturday,Sunday and Monday of Easter with Tuesday being the FUTSAL FUN day at Movieworld on the Gold Coast. The teams attending will only be required to pay the $300 entry fee( around $40 a player) plus use their regional gear( country regions have additional accomodation and transport costs).
Regions are presently organising sides so stay tuned.



OVERSEAS TOURS

Queensland Futsal is organising a number of overseas tours for 2002 and we have had enquiries as to how they are going. All are looking good and the players representing are going to have a fantastic time.

BRAZIL/USA in May. 16 BOYS, 19 BOYS, 19 GIRLS. The group will fly direct to Belo Horizonte in Brazil where Mauricio will take over as coach of the teams for ten days. This will include games in nearby cities and tours to OURO PRETO, DIVIANOPULOUS and around BELO. Then they will move to Rio de Janiero where they will play games against Rio and tour the MACARANA, Brazil Soccer Federation Offices and the beaches of Brazil. Last we move to Orlando Florida, where they take part in the international tournament at DISNEYLAND , FLORIDA including a day sightseeing at Disneyland.

CANADA/USA in May. 14 BOYS.14 GIRLS,16 GIRLS. Starting in Victoria Island and Duncan, Canada, games are played against Canadian representative sides.Duncan is capital of a large Indian Reservation and a strong futsal club. sightseeing includes a traditional powwow, fishing and trips around the villages.The tour then moves to Seattle in Washington state USA and then Portland in Oregon state where games are played against local sides. The tour then returns to Vancouver in British Columbia for final games before returning home.

ENGLAND in September. 15 to 19 boys and girls. The group gets to experience both futsal and soccer. Starting at Norwich soccer club in England and then moving to the famous MANCHESTER UNITED SOCCER SCHOOL , the players are coached at both clubs and play soccer and futsal games against local teams.We also visit our old friends Pendle Futsal club( the home of UK futsal) in Lancashire and pay visits to York and Leeds.Sightseeing includes London, York ( the Vikings museum) ,Liverpool( the Beatles museum). and much more. Games included are against Burnley,Norwich and Preston Youth league teams.


Later in the year we also are sending teams to --

New Zealand December 12 year boys and 14 to 16 girls.
Brazil December 16 to 19 girls and boys CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
PORTUGAL/ITALY November 14 to 16 girls
Singapore November 12 boys
Brazil November 14 to 16 boys CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

If you have any enquiries about any of these tours please contact BRIAN KEIGHTLEY ON 32199444 or email tourdir@launch.net.au.



STOP PRESS

The Queensland Open Mens team are looking at attending the DISNEYLAND tournament in Florida USA. We are keen to send the men's team overseas each year and this looks a good option. Hopefully, the women's team may also be interested in attending.



HUMOUR

Kenny Dalgleish, the great Liverpool player was at home watching television. He suddenly gets a phone call from his foreward partner, Ian Rush.

' Kenny, I bought this jigsaw puzzle at the supermarket and I've laid it out on the kitchen table but its too hard...can you come round and help me ?'

Kenny answers ' OK then I'll come round , but whats it a jigsaw of ?'

' It looks like a big rooster on the cover of the box, but it doesn't seem to fit ' answers Ian.

Kenny drives round and walks in the door of the kitchen and looks on the table.

' Ian ' he says ' get the cornflakes off the table and put them back in the packet ! '


SOME FAMOUS LIVERPOOL QUOTES


'It was like playing in a foreign country.'

(Ian Rush, the Liverpool great, when asked what his time playing for Juventus,Italy was like).

'It's great being a striker.If you miss five,then score the winner,you're a hero.The goalkeeper can have a blinder,then let one in...and he's the villian.'

(Ian Rush again)

' If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then what's he doing out there.'

(The great Bill Shankly on the offside rule ' wording '.)

' If your in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, just put it in the net and we'll discuss what options you should have looked for later.'

( Shankly's successor Bob Paisley on the modern techniques of coaching).

' If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden I'd pull the curtains.'

(Shankly on his love of Everton, Liverpool's great rivals in the city of Liverpool).

' There are two great teams in Liverpool...Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves.'

(Shankly on his love of Everton again) .

....and the last Shankly quote to one of his players whinging about a sore knee at halftime.

' What do you mean YOUR knee. It's LIVERPOOL's knee...now take that bandage off and get out there ! '


THATS ALL FOLKS...SEE YOU NEXT WEEK !!!