Tuesday, July 15, 2014
CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Try-Outs
The 2014 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championships will be held in Guatemala City from August 19-23, 2014 and The Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) is hosting tryouts for the Ontario based Futsal Club team. For more information visit the OSABlog
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Roy Blanche Technical Staff-Kuwait National Futsal Team
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| Roy Blanche-Coach Kuwait National Futsal Team |
We would like to congratulate Roy Blanche Technical Director of Futsal Club Toronto for his appointment to the Kuwait National Futsal Team.
He will be working with Spanish Head Coach Luis Fonseca an article
posted on this accomplished Futsal Coach can be found here: http://www.abc.es/20120626/deportes/abci-futbol-sala-entrevista-luis-201206221652.html
Roy has been offered the position with the Kuwait National Futsal Team and is currently working hard with the team in preparation for the 2014 AFC Futsal Championships in Vietnam from April 30-May 10. The Kuwait National Team will be traveling to Murcia, Spain for a camp and friendlies versus Pozo Murcia and Cartagena are part of the itinerary prior to heading out to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to play a series of friendlies before their arrival to Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam for the 2014 AFC Futsal Championships. Roy Blanche will finish off his current contract with the National Team and will return to Toronto, Canada by May 10th pending the national sides success in Vietnam.
The experience Roy is currently receiving in the Middle East is superior to any experience he currently could receive in his native land Canada. His former club Al-Arabi SC competed in the Kuwait Futsal League which currently ranks top 10 in the world for FIFA Futsal Leagues. FIFA Futsal Rankings, as of March 2014, lists Kuwait as 43rd in the world and Canada currently sits in 60th place with no activity in futsal since the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Qualifier.
We all miss him dearly, especially those players that had the opportunity to train with him at Futsal Club Toronto, currently the only club in Canada that provides 100% futsal training. He is truly an exceptional coach with strong values, morals and ethics and delivers his sessions with great passion which makes him not only a great coach but a true mentor for all athletes. As a coach he is gaining an incredible amount of knowledge that will only compliment the training and expertise provided to all members at Futsal Club Toronto and to Canada Futsal minds who currently seek and lack the futsal coaching courses necessary to develop the sport and to implement in trainings; something not currently being offered in Ontario or Canada. Futsal forms part of new LTPD program and coaches could benefit immensely from Roy's futsal coaching expertise abroad; however, we are optimistic and remain enthusiastic of what the future holds for futsal in Ontario and Canada as we are certain there is a bright future for a nation that experiences a good 7 months of winter.
All games in the 2014 AFC Futsal Championships will be televised and available online during the week long event held in Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam. The Kuwait National Futsal Team has been drawn in Group A with hosts Vietnam, Tajikistan and Iraq. Lets support Roy Blanche as an accomplished
Canadian Futsal Coach on the international futsal stage during the 2014
AFC Futsal Championships-Vietnam.
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| Kuwait National Futsal Team-Technical Staff |
Friday, March 14, 2014
Umbro Canada Futsal Cup
Hosted by Futsal Club Toronto the 2014 Umbro Canada Futsal Cup will take place on April 5th (Youth) and April 12th (Men's) at St. Joan of Arch Catholic HS in Maple, ON.
Youth tournament will be played according to OSA Festival Rules with a minimum of 3 games at 25 min. each with running clock.
The Men's tournament will be a very interesting day of high level competition with all teams battling it out on the courts to raise the trophy for the first year of this prestigious event and a cash prize of $1500.
We thank our sponsors Umbro Canada for their involvement in Futsal and sponsorship of our men's team.
For additional information regarding this tournament please contact Veronica admin@futsalclubtoronto.com
Youth deadline March 31, 2014
Men's deadline April 6, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Two Toronto squads go head-to-head in Quebec Futsal challenge
Monday, March 3, 2014
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec—6th Edition of the Defi Futsal Tournament wrapped up Sunday, March 2nd after a weekend full of skill, agility & samba. The largest Futsal event involving over 60 teams from Quebec and Toronto, in 4 divisions, shook the town of Saint Hyacinthe in the Monteregie region just east of Montreal.
Venues were spectacular with 5 futsal courts much larger in
surface than what players in the Toronto area are accustomed to playing on. Futsal
Club Toronto and Toronto Boca Jrs were the only two teams in attendance representing
Ontario and went head-to-head in this year’s finals. Both teams scored an A+
for futsal tactics which was characteristic amongst both Torontonian squads. Head
Coach Lorenzo Redwood of Futsal Club Toronto commented the following:
This year we reached
the finals of the tournament and along the way demonstrated class and how futsal
is played. We were happy to finally get together as a squad and take to the
courts, compete, and play Futsal after a 2nd year of inactivity in
the Toronto Futsal League. At times, we tried to look for the perfect pass and
perfect goal and we did not take the opportunity to take shots on net when we
had the chance. Leading up to a tournament like this playing in a league is key
to building chemistry amongst players. Congratulations to Toronto Boca Jrs. for
the win and respecting us by letting us play up. They played a good defensive
game with counter attacks against our squad. Overall, we lacked in shooting and
finishing clear opportunities where the ball did not find the back of the net
and in those 30 minutes Boca was a better team. We need to play more and in a
structured league to get games in prior to a tournament of this caliber. Thanks
to all our players for the hard work and dedication leading into the tournament;
one loss since 2011 is a great achievement.
Futsal Club Toronto put on a futsal spectacle with set
plays, rotations, technique and possession that impressed all spectators. The squads’
foundation is based on 5 Canadian National Futsal Team players all who proudly sported
the red and white for Canada in the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal World Cup Qualifiers
in Guatemala City. Politics is no stranger to the Toronto futsal scene and all our
players are experiencing a dry spell as of the last two years. The Defi
tournament was a bridge for competition amongst the Toronto squads providing
its players favourable competition that can go either way for both teams. The
Ontario Soccer Association has taken over the reins of futsal in the region and
will provide the much needed structure, administration and leadership that will
aid in mending the fractured futsal scene over the last few years.
Byron Garcia President of the Toronto Soccer Referee
Association and Vice President of Ontario Soccer Referee Association was
invited on behalf of Futsal Club Toronto and Defi Futsal organization to
participate in this year’s tournament and provided the following statement, “I
felt honoured for the invitation extended to me on behalf of Futsal Club
Toronto and the Defi organization and mostly for the exchange of knowledge with
the futsal referees in Quebec. I enjoyed myself and look forward to being able to
work with them in the near future". Byron Garcia is recognized as one of the top
futsal referees in the Toronto area and an active member in the soccer
community.
Futsal Club Toronto congratulates Defi Futsal organizers for
their dedication to the sport of futsal and for the excellent venues, smooth
operations and especially to all futsal teams that took to the courts to
compete for the prestigious title of 2014 Defi Futsal Champions. Futsal Club
Toronto returned to Saint Hyacinthe as defending champions and placed 2nd
to 2014 Champions Toronto Boca Jrs in the tournaments elite division. We look
forward to the 2015 edition with the hopes of a Quebec squad reaching the
finals.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Outdoor Season Launch April 24th
Futsal Club Toronto's 2014 Outdoor Season launches April 24th and has open positions available for dedicated players to join the squad for the summer sessions. The team is currently playing in the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF) Futsal League and have been training together for under 2 years in a competitive futsal program 3-4 times a week focusing on development of the complete all-around player.The program is designed by Technical Director Roy Blanche a professional futsal coach who will be returning from Kuwaiti Al-Arabi SC where he is Head Coach of the U18 program, Assistant Coach to the 1st Division team and Goalkeeper Coach. Players have been coached by Canadian National Assistant Futsal Coach Lorenzo Redwood (Pre-B) and ex-professional futsal player Alvaro Yaques also player of the Canadian Men's National Futsal Team. The summer program will challenge and provide diversified training for players with the incorporation of futsal, beach soccer and outdoor training 3-4 times per week and league games.
Current sessions are open to new players looking to challenge themselves and meet the squads. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me0UDyv1H6s
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=e03L8b4duLY&index=3&list=PLGsGtjLvp4Br8FBtcMN4VnxI0QTEdkQij
For additional information please contact Manager of Operations Veronica 647-997-8376 admin@futsalclubtoronto.com.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Happy Birthday Coach Blanche
We look forward to shortly welcoming him home, to the courts of FCT, and a bright and optimistic summer program.
All the best!
Friday, January 31, 2014
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