STOP PRESS !!!

Queensland Futsal this week will sign a contract to take over the two court stadium at ACACIA RIDGE. The complex includes an indoor heated swimming pool, 5 outdoor beach volleyball courts, and office space for the whole state office to move to. Its location is also perfect being next to Acacia Ridge Police Station, across the road from Acacia Ridge Hotel/Motel with a major bus stop in front on Beaudesert Road. The venue will be used as a central training venue for state teams and as the new location of state office. It is hoped to move the state office in late October.

On top of our presence in the Townsville Indoor Stadium this now gives us a home base in both the north and the south of Queensland.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS


ASIAN FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE IN INDONESIA

Our nearest neighbours, Indonesia, are this years hosts of the ASIAN FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. The tournament is played 22nd to 30th October in Djakarta and has over thirteen nations involved. Details of the tournament are to be found on website www.asian-football.com. Those of you who want to combine a holiday in Bali with the competition may be tempted to make the trip. The association travel agent Steve Tippler can give you more advice on 07 33447787.

TOUR LEADERS NAMED

The tour leaders for four of our end of year Futsal trips have been named.

BRIAN KEIGHTLEY, will be taking the tour to England in October. This will be Brian?s third trip and being an Englishmen himself knows the country like the back of his hand. Brian is also an ex National League Futsal player and coach, and kept his record up this year at the national titles when he coached the successful Queensland women?s team to victory.

JIM HEWSON, will be taking our players development tour to Campaghna in the south of Minas, Brazil. This will be Jim?s third trip to CampaghnA and fifth to Brazil. Jim is also an ex national league player and coach, and in his younger days was a professional soccer player at Newcastle in England.

NICOLA ZAMMIT, will be in charge of the CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE tour to Belo Horizonte and Rio in Brazil. Nicola has been overseas twice herself as a player and also lead a national tour to Europe. She was also a member of the successful Queensland women?s team at the national titles this year on top of coaching a number of junior state teams.
PAUL WADSWORTH will again be taking the junior tour to New Zealand in December. This will be Paul?s third Futsal tour to his homeland and he also has a highly successful record as a state coach.

The tour leader for the November tour of Malaysia is still to be appointed , but we hope to have news next week.

OVERSEAS FUTSAL TOURS COMING UP


ENGLAND/FRANCE 19th OCTOBER 2002

SINGAPORE/MALAYSIA 21st NOVEMBER 2002

BRAZIL/CHILE 15TH NOVEMBER 2002

BRAZIL 24TH NOVEMBER 2002

NEW ZEALAND 30TH NOVEMBER 2002

NATIONAL NEWS

NEW CEO FOR SOCCER AUSTRALIA

News came out today that Mr Alan Vessey , the Chief Executive of Brisbane Strikers has been appointed the new CEO of Soccer Australia. Alan has been heavily involved in soccer in Queensland for many years. He was CEO of the Queensland Soccer Federation from the early 1970?s to 1988. 1988 to 1992 he was CEO of the Australian Soccer Federation and followed this up with being head of the Olympic Soccer Programme in Brisbane from 1998 to 2000. We at Queensland Futsal wish him all the best in what could be considered presently the hottest job in Australian sport.

As the famous beer commercial goes:



? YOU CAN COUNT ON A QUEENSLANDER ?

STATE NEWS





VIKINGS SHOP SPECIAL


For the month of August we are having a special on Futsal shoes sizes 10 junior (for around a three year old) to 5. The brands available are Lotto, Fila and Uhlsport.



SALE PRICE $30 A PAIR !!!!



You can purchase from visiting the office or the Vikings Longboat or by ringing Inger on 07 32199444 and order over the phone, with the shoes being posted out to you for an extra $7.50. Be quick, as we want to run these lines out.





WHATS COMING UP-DATES TO REMEMBER


4th August Referees Course at Acacia Ridge

Mid August Start of sign ons for all clubs

17th August Gold Coast Cup for schools at Tallebudgera

7th September Strawberry Festival Cup for Schools at Redlands PCYC

20th / 22nd September ASPAC MASTERS at the Gold Coast

1st to 3rd October National School Titles in Albury

19th/20th October Hervey Bay ?Whale Watchers Cup? for clubs

21st to 24th October Champion of Champions for schools

26th October Chantelle Cramb Cup for Schools in Toowoomba







REDLANDS STRAWBERRY CUP MISTAKE


Last week I made a mistake with the Redlands Cup competition for schools. Could everyone please note that the tournament is on the weekend of 7th and 8th September NOT THE NEXT WEEK.

Also the tournament is being played at the REDLANDS YMCA , Links Road Victoria Point, not the PCYC.If you want an entry form emailed to you ( or for the Gold Coast Cup FOR SCHOOLS on the 17th August), email me back..



STRAWBERRY/CHANTELLE CRAMB/GOLD COAST CUPS


If you wish entry forms for the above school tournaments emailed or posted to you , please email me back form this.





RESULTS FROM SOUTH WEST SCHOOL TITLES AT GATTON


The South West Titles at Gatton Indoor Centre were a great success this week. Fifty seven teams travelled from up to 200 kilometres to attend, a total of nearly 500 children.

Results were as follows:

19 YEAR BOYS


HARRISTOWN HIGH 3 ROBINA HIGH 1





19 YEAR BOYS


STANTHORPE HIGH 2 ST URSULAS 1



16 YEAR BOYS


ROBINA HIGH 3 STANTHORPE HIGH 1



16 YEAR GIRLS


STANTHORPE HIGH 3 ROBINA HIGH 2



(ON PENALTIES AFTER 0-0 AFTER EXTRA TIME)





14 YEAR BOYS


ST JOSEPH?S STANTHORPE 6 CENTENARY HIGH 2



14 YEAR GIRLS


CENTENARY HIGH 6 ST. JOSEPH?S STANTHORPE 4



13 YEAR PRIMARY BOYS



RANGEVILLE PRIMARY 3 ST. JOSEPH?S STANTHORPE 2


STATE LEAGUE 2002

The format for this year?s state league has finally been decided . Six (6) clubs will enter seven teams each, the age groups being

12 year boys 14 year boys 17 year boys open men



14 year girls 17 year girls open women



The competing clubs are TOOWOOMBA, MT GRAVATT, LOGAN CITY, SUNSHINE COAST, BRISBANE NORTH and BEENLEIGH.





The league will be played over five (5) rounds with each team getting two games in the day round. The rounds will be played on Saturdays with each club getting a full round. Games will from 25 minutes each way for juniors to 30 minutes each way for seniors. The final sixth round will be a full day round robin carnival (games 12 minutes each way). Medals will be awarded to the league champions( after 5 rounds) and the cup champions on the last day. The league will start on the 19th October and won?t clash with the State Titles, Country Titles or Chantelle Cramb Cup.





NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR QUEENSLAND FUTSAL


Could everyone please note that we no longer use Launch as our internet server and thus all email addresses with @launch in no longer exist. All staff have email addresses with their first initial.name@qldfutsal.com.au (ie a.miller@qldfutsal.com.au ). Further addresses can be found on our homepage www.qldfutsal.com.au





WHO IS ANDREW ?


People ringing the office may have noticed Andrew Crutcher answering the phone. Andrew is in his last year of his Degree in Sports Management at the University of Northern NSW and will be completing his six month internship by working with us. Andrew has a Futsal background, having represented Parkes High School at the National School Titles.





SIX WEEK GIRLS SUNDAY AFTERNOON COMPETITION


We are planning on running a Sunday afternoon girl?s competition at Albany Creek and Mt Gravatt for six weeks. The idea is to come and try the sport before the main season starts. It starts 11th August and costs are normal team match fees plus an insurance fee of $10. If you wish to continue playing in the main season, the $10 is credited against your registration fees. Enquiries to Andrew Crutcher on 32199444 or email vikings@qldfutsal.com.au







HUMOUR


ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS QUESTIONS:



What were the last English clubs of West Ham?s three 1966 World Cup stars


Bobby Moore - Dagenham ( Note : Fulham was his last LEAGUE club)

Martin Peters - Norwich

Geoff Hurst - Telford Town (the second best club in SALOP behind

Shrewsbury Town)





2. Where was the first Futsal Centre in Queensland ?



MURGON, in the South Burnett, started in 1980.





3. Who takes the penalties in a penalty shootout in Futsal ?



Any five players OF THE PLAYERS NOMINATED ON THE TEAM SHEET, can take the penalties, not necessarily the finishing five players.

The sixth and following penalties must be taken be all the remaining players NOMINATED ON THE TEAM SHEET. You only go back to the first player when the rest have taken a penalty.





THIS WEEK?S QUESTIONS


Marco Bresciano this week became the fourth Australian to play in the SERIE A ( Italian soccer first division ). Who was the first and at what club ?
Which country at the 2002 Soccer World Cup was sponsored by UHLSPORT ?
Where was the first purpose built football ground in the world built ?
Who is the only club to come from 2-0 behind in an FA Cup final to win the game (and what year)?


THAT?S ALL FOLKS?..SEE YOU NEXT WEEK