Monday, May 21, 2012

Saints' quartet in Welsh Futsal squad

Futsal

FOUR players who featured for The New Saints' in this season's Uefa Cup have been named in the inaugural Welsh Futsal Squad.

Fifteen players have been selected to start preparations ahead of the UEFA European Championship Qualification tournament in January 2013.
Brothers Alex and Eric Ramsay, Barry Haralambous and Tom Allen will take part in a one-day training camp and fixture in Cardiff on Sunday 18th December at Cardiff University.
In addition, Naim Arsan, Adam Jenkins and Nick Jones have been named on standby.
Whilst Futsal is relatively new in Wales a number of children across Wales have now started playing to support their long term football development.
With all Welsh Premier League Academy teams now playing Futsal as part of a winter break opportunities are being developed across the country and there is a clear pathway being developed from grass roots to the elite international squad.
"In Wales the aim is for Futsal at a grass roots level to be another tool in the coaches' armoury to support the development of our players in Wales," says Richard Gunney, Futsal Development Officer for the Welsh Football Trust, who travelled to Geneva with the TNS squad as part of the coaching team.
"Futsal is fun, exciting and technically challenging game which supports a player's technical and tactical development in football.
"The Futsal National Squad is a fantastic opportunity for a player to represent Wales in international competitions."
Photo: The TNS squad in Geneva for the Uefa Futsal Cup this summer.

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