News 2019 / 2020 Season

 

 

22nd Dec 2019

So the 2019/2020 season has finally come to an end. And what a season it was. This year the Club entered five accademy teams into the local Allsorts competition. An under 7 boys, an Under 9 boys an under 10 boys ad under 11 and under 13 boys team. THe highlights for this group of team included the U10 and the U13 boys winning their respective competitions. Some of the under 10 boys (who were nine at the time being invited to train and play a few games with the Under 11A team. And some of the under 13 players being selected to play in the Under 13 NSW team. As noted below the club managed to have selected almost all of it coaches and 25 of its players to represent NSW in the National Championships (see below for a list of the succesful coaches and players).

The club came fourth in the Club Championship with 142 points. The highest number of points that it has ever got. Highlights for the Club include, The Under 12 boys winning their competition, the under 11 boys improving tremendously from the start of the season to the end. Our men’s team moving from 7th last year to fourth this year then winning their semi final on penalties and then winning their grandfinal to be annointed Champions. No men’s team in only its second year has ever won the men’s cometition. In fact only six clubs have ever won the competition, Sydney Magic twice in 2008 and 2009 Quake in 2010 Sydney City Eagle in 2011 Dural 5 years in a row from 2012 to 2016 Inner West in 2017 Dural againin 2018, Enfield 2019 and Hakoah in the 2019/2020 season. Another highlight forthis teams was that at the start of the year understanding how good they team were, they were asked to play against the Australian Futsalroos. A game they eagerly accepted and a game that in the end the Futsalroos were lucky to draw. However the days of the Club only being about the men’s team are long gone. We had 5 teams out of nine make the finals. (our under 12 boys, our Under 16 Boys, Our Youth (U19 boys) our Women and our men. The equal most of any Club. Then miraculously four out of the five won their semi finals and made it into the Grand Final. We were not so succesful in the grand final two teams losing in the final five seconds of their games. The 12’s who had been the best team for the whole season lost effectively with .5 of a second to go. The under 16s lost with 5.7 seconds to go. The soccer gods can be so cruel some times. Our youth were beaten by the Vipers, who were simply better than we were on the day. And then our men in the final game of the day upset Inner West Magic winning 4 3. An amazing day and an amazing result not just for the mens team but the club as a whole.

 

2019/2020 Season Final series

 

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2019/2020 Album

 

01 Dec 2019

A huge congratulations goes to

Mile Boughton U13 Thunder
Chloe Tseros U13 Lightning
Kiara Holyoake – Caceda U15 Thunder
Olivia Mitchel U15 Thunder
Felicity McNeill U17 Lightning
Gisella Pipino U17 Lightning
Daniella Batten Youth Women Sydney
Akala Howell U16 NSW Metro Youth Women Sydney

Boys
Dov Baron U12 Lightning
Garbis Basmajian U12 Thunder
Jaydon Ellis U12 Thunder
Troy Megwrditchian U12 Storm
Oliver Sacks U12 Thunder
Daanish Wardhana U12 Thunder
Ethan Di Giacomo U13 Lightning
Lachlan Choy U13 Lightning
George Frousalias U13 Thunder
El Sidhant U13 Thunder
Massimiliano MCAliffe U14 Lightning
Julian Shalome U14 Lightning
Alen Harbas U15 Lightning
Marcus Mallard U15 Lightning
Lucas Pezzano U15 Thunder
Sammy Salcedo U15 Thunder
Alvin Khoshaba U15 Thunder
Sebastian Cereecdo U16 Thunder
Jordan Mikhail U16 Thunder
Noah Felich Youth Lightning

Special note goes to
Samuel Tzanakes Youth Lightning (up an age group)

Coaches
Steve Tzanakes
Raffaele Capasso
Antonia (Toni) Sharp
Pete Nowakowski
Miles Downie

01 Dec 2019

Our men were asked to play the Australian Futsalroos. Below is a photo of the team that drew 3 3 with Futsalroos A great result

 

 

15 august 2019

Stephen Peters appointed Coach for the Under 15’s and the Under 17’s girls team.

01 June 2019

Miles Downie has been appointed as the mens coach for the 2019/2020 Season

 

01 Dec 2018
The following players were selected for NSW honours in December 2018

Ethan Di Giacomo U12 NSW Storm
George Frousalias U12 NSW Storm
Chloe Tseros U13 NSW Lightening
Eden Walker U14 NSW Thunder
Dylan Gil U14 NSW Thunder
Marcus Mallard U14 NSW Thunder
Alvin-John Khoshaba U14 NSW Lightening
Gisella Pipino U15 NSW Thunder
Olivia Mitchell U15 NSW Storm
Kiara Holyoake-Caceda U15 NSW Storm
Lucia White U15 NSW Storm
Felicity Mcneill U15 NSW Storm
Jordan Weizman U17 NSW Country
Steve Tzanakes Coach
Raffaele Capasso Coach
John Jiggins Coach
Pete Nowakowski Coach
Daniella Batten U16 NSW Metro AFA
Akala Howell U16 NSW Metro AFA

01 June 2018

With Brett Rosenberg flying out to Canada, He has resigned his treasurer responsibilities. Dylan Basger has agreed to take on the role. welcome Dylan.

30 June 2018

Another Great Sponsor has come on board. Business and Tax Money House, a Bondi Junction based Accountancy firm joins the family

25 May 2018

The Club is really pleased to announce that Aquila Super has come on board as a sponsor (25/5/2018)

15 May 2018

Due to the fact that Scott Gilligan has found a job in Canberra we have had to find some coaches to replace him. Obviously finding one coach to do Scott job is impossible so we have found two. We are incredibly lucky to have been able to employ: (15/5/208)

John Jiggins to Coach our Under 17 Girls and our Under 11 and Under 12 Girls academy. JJ comes with a great predigree. we look forward to watching how his teams progress through the season

We have also managed to employ last year’s Coach of the year (Premier League 1) Steve Tzanakes. He will be coaching our Under 12, under 13 and under 14 boys teams.

28 April 2018

The Club has appointed Raffaele Capasso as the U16 Boys coach. Raffaele has a tremendous futsal coaching history (See U16 team tab) (28/4/2018)

25 April 2018

The Club is really pleased to announce that Pengana Funds Management has come on board as a sponsor (25/4/2018)

02 April 2018

The Club has appointed a number of coaches for the 2018/2019 season (02/04/2018)

U10 and U11 Boys will be coached by Adriano de Mello

U12 and U14 Boys will be coached by Scott Gilligan

The Youth team will again be coached by Robbie Ezekiel

The U11 and U12 Girls will be coached by Scott Gilligan

The U13 and U15 Girls will be coached by Stephen Peters

The women will be coached by Paulo Dutra

What is Futsal

 

Futsal is an exciting, fast-paced small sided soccer game that is played across the world and is officially recognized by both FIFA and UEFA.

Futsal earned the status of FIFA’s official form of indoor soccer in the 1980s as it was recognized as a scaled down version of outdoor soccer played indoors. It is a 5 v 5 small-sided game played on a hard surfaced, basketball sized court with a smaller, low bounce ball. Futsal is played with touchline boundaries and without walls.

Futsal places a large emphasis on technical skill in high pressure situations which can be translated into the outdoor game. The sport is a great skill developer as it demands quick reflexes, fast thinking and pin-point passing.

Futsal is played in all the continents of the world by over 100 countries with 12 million players.

For decades now, futsal has been a popular and much-loved sporting discipline, especially in South America and southern Europe. And while the indoor version of football is rapidly growing in popularity elsewhere now, thanks to FIFA’s patronage and the support of many leading personalities, it is in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Portugal that futsal has proved a breeding ground for some of the greats of the game.

The list is topped by Lionel Messi. The three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer took his first tentative steps with a ball in the colours of Newell’s Old Boys, although he played futsal rather than football.

“As a little boy in Argentina, I played futsal on the streets and for my club. It was tremendous fun, and it really helped me become who I am today,” said the 25-year-old, reflecting on the benefits of the five-a-side version of the game.

Pele and Co convinced by futsal
Messi is by no means the only superstar with futsal roots. Apart from the Argentinian wizard, the likes of Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi and Ronaldo learned the trade in the sports hall.

Cristiano Ronaldo honed his natural ability by playing futsal. “During my childhood in Portugal, all we played was futsal,” he said. “The small playing area helped me improve my close control, and whenever I played futsal I felt free. If it wasn’t for futsal, I wouldn’t be the player I am today.”

World and European champion Xavi revealed his love of futsal to UEFA.com, citing one reason in particular: “In futsal, you see whether a player is really talented. In normal football you don’t necessarily identify talent as easily because it’s so much more physical. But with futsal, you notice the small details in quality, class and tactical understanding

For younger players

The priority in Futsal is to motivate players in an environment that is conducive to learning. The more pleasure kids derive from their participation, the more they wish to play and practice on their own. While their instinct to play is natural, their affection and appreciation for soccer must be cultivated. Futsal is the foundation to such goals because it:

Allows players to frequently touch the ball.
Presents many opportunities to score goals and score goals often.
Encourages regaining possession of the ball as a productive, fun and rewarding part of the game (defending).
Maximises active participation and minimizes inactivity and boredom.
Reflects the philosophy of player development expressed in state and national coaching schools.
Eliminates complicated rules such as off-sides that may hinder youngsters from “playing”.

For older players

Played at a much higher pace than outdoor
Dramatically improves ball skills.
Raises your correct body positioning to a higher level.
Improves your ability to track defenders.
Rewards creativity & punishes mistakes.
There are pathways to both state and Australian teams.

 

Great football discussing and Playing Futsal