Courtesy: The Young Witness


Junior Futsal kicks off

by CAMPBELL WALKER

JUNIOR Futsal kicked off on Thursday night with 130 registered players enjoying getting back into indoor soccer at Young PCYC.
Futsal organiser Jim Glasheen said that the first night back was a huge success.

“There are a lot of players stepping straight in from junior soccer and a huge influx of kids that play other sports in the Winter,” Glasheen said.

“The first night back went off really well, with a lot of interest in some very exciting games.

“The games were amazingly fast with a lot of the players back again from last year and jumping right into the swing of things.

“The skill level, right from the first game is several notches up from last year and it is great to see so many kids coming into the competition already very fit.

“There were some games with 17 or 18 goals which shows just how fast paced it can get,” Glasheen said.

“Everyone had a ball, and the great sportsmanship demonstrated on the court is really good to see.

“Because the games are so social and so fast, the kids really do enjoy it, win, lose or (rarely) draw,” Glasheen added.

The Junior competition is split into five divisions from under 8s through to under 16s.

The indoor soccer game is played in two 12 minute halves for ages six through to 12 and 14 minute halves in the u14s and u16s.

There are 17 teams registered at present, each with between five and eight players.

“There were several six year olds having a real go and learning sport and co-ordination skills for life,” Glasheen said.

All the games are refereed with a couple of trained Futsal coaches in Young and many more generous volunteers.

“We are always looking for more volunteers, and anyone that gets involved has a lot of fun watching the game themselves.”

There is also strong interest in the Senior Futsal competition which should kick off in two weeks time.

“We had another surge of registrations on Thursday night following the junior games and we are going to expand the draw again,” Glasheen said.





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