Courtesy: The Advocate


Exciting journey ahead for local boys

BY JONATHAN MALLINSON

19/11/2008

FUTSAL can be traced back to the 1930s when it was played in Uruguay, and the game has grown in stature each year since.
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) is the controlling body behind the indoor, fast-paced game.

In 1988 the Futsal World Championships were held in Australia.

Some of the best-known Brazilian soccer stars, including Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, started out playing this form of the game.

In Tasmanian, futsal was relatively unheard of until about four years ago when it exploded onto the scene.

Its popularity has continued to grow.

Two Coastal boys have been selected in the Australian team to travel to San Francisco in August, 2009.

Keil Haas and Mitchell Stanley are part of the Australian Viking under 13 futsal team.

To have some top-line coaching through the Viking Futsal group, they will play some friendly matches with local teams.

The camp will go for three weeks and on their return the boys will be straight into training for the Australian Futsal Championships late next year.





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