Futsal league updates

Grimsby Futsal League
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Breaking News
So many things have been happening in to short a space of time…………..

A meeting has been held with LFA and they have as top of their agenda a futsal specific training course for our referees and any other qualified referees that want to referee futsal.  

A meeting has been held at FA headquarters Soho square when a FA National futsal league was discussed.  This will now go before a full FA meeting in November.  A new Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Hull combined team is under discussion. Explorative discussions have been very positive.  The team would have to meet exacting standards with a club doctor, qualified coaching staff, commitment of players to train twice weekly etc.

An Australian 14-16 year old touring group will be visiting us October.  They will need both gender opposition.

I have obtained a superb futsal coaching CD on how to play the game; does anyone have the time or the facility to copy 1 for each team?

Grimsby college has nearly finished a ‘why futsal’ video.

Grimsby Futsal Cup.
Qualifying Group

My apologies that due to pressure of work match reports have been missed for past 2 weeks.  A précis of what’s been happening:
Quarter Finals:

Gunners Watch v Harvest.  Harvest led with 30 seconds left, defensive ‘cock up’ allows Gunners to equalize.  Gunners win penalty shoot out; Dale Jenkins suffers serious knee ligament damage scoring his penalty. An operation is required.  College efficiently sees off Shamrock Rovers 4-2.  Hemswell score 6 but it’s not enough to worry Wanderers.  Fulstow experience too much for Bears.

Semi Finals:

College 2001 scrapes past Gunners Watch in shock 4-3 win.  Keeper Cooke is College star player, Gunners shoot themselves in foot; having no sub’ they had no one to replace sent off player after team had played the required 2 minutes a player short.

Wanderers cruise past Fulstow Rovers 14-2.  

Final 7pm KO Monday 21st  [smile]  Please give the game your support.

Monday Premier League

Have Gunners the squad to finish as champions?  Dale Jenkins is injured, Danny Powers has a red card offence to be dealt with by LFA; on the plus side they have played Magpies twice with 4 games left.

Second Avenue
Tuesday Division II

ACD matches have been suspended as a result of outstanding match fees and unacceptable attitude to referees!  Take their results away from the table and all the top 6 are in contention.  Note the transformation of Magpies II, bottom to top.

Wednesday Division III

The leagues early leaders need to look over their shoulders as 2 new unknown quantities (Laceby & Blossom Way) enter league.  Piemonte are starting to get their act together, Kyle Braithwaite FC are making steady progress.

Kent Street League

Littlefields is the first new team to have shown such consistent form, can they maintain for the full league?
Grimsby Futsal must be pleased with their progress, coming to the league so young and suffering consistent set backs must make mid table satisfying.

If teams continue to join league, the plan is that the top teams play on a Tuesday still, and the bottom teams move to a Thursday league at same venue.  Comments please?

Friendly Matches

Futsal is a very fast, highly competitive game of five aside.  Research has shown futsal benefits 11v11 football more than traditional coaching methods.  Futsal is the only game of five aside recognized by FIFA.  (fifa.com search futsal for rules).  A visit to the UEFA.com web site will illustrate the vastness of the game in Europe.  For UK news visit futsal.org.uk.  To play locally at any level contact Kevin Bryant 07980 286663 or visit grimsbyfootball.co.uk