Futsal update from Perth

by Steve Chatila

The club were delighted to learn that their Perth Saltires team had been chosen to act as a host club for one of the preliminary groups of the UEFA Fusal Cup, Futsal’s equivalent of football’s UEFA Champions League, and the squad are delighted with the result of the UEFA Futsal Cup draw which took place in Switzerland on the 6th July. Perth Saltires were the first team drawn out of the hat in the draw, and they will be welcoming FS llves Tampere (Finland), KMF Bajo Pivljanin (Montenegro) and SD Croatia Berlin (Germany) to Perth. With the Group A games scheduled for the 15th to 18th August at Bells Sports Centre it will be a busy summer for the squad as they prepare to represent Scotland in the event for the 2nd year in a row.

PYF are holding their Level 2 coaching course on Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July, featuring Spanish pro coach Sergio Martinez and the Head Coach of the Cyprus National Futsal Team Petros Konstantinou. The course is free of charge and only open to PYF coaches who have already passed their PYF Level 1 course.

The Perth Youth Futsal season restarts on 26th August and will continue with the same format as usual. Applications are invited from teams wishing to participate in the 14/15 years old and 16/17 years old groups, as well as any player wishing to participate in the PYF Skillz school, which is open to any player aged up to 14 years old. Places are limited in each group, so early applications are advised.

Perth Saltires and Perth Youth Saltires will also be preparing for the new National league season, which commences on Monday 1st August, with the Perth Saltires team aiming to defend their League and Cup titles.

With many interesting developments and changes in the pipeline for the 2011/12 season, the club are looking for additional volunteer coaches / admin help / committee members / sponsors to help the club continue making progress. Anyone interested in helping should get in touch asap.

For more information regarding PYF please contact Steve Chatila on 07849 321 938 (after 5pm) or via email to stephenchatila@blueyonder.co.uk




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