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08NEWSNew Zealand Football | FUTSAL “The Power of Five” Black & White © CreativeBank 2010Graeme Dell visitNew Zealand Football | FUTSAL “The Power of Five” Black & White © CreativeBank 2010While Dell recognises that futsal is a game inits own right, he was also quick to highlight thebenefits of futsal on the wider game.“It is important to acknowledge that futsalis a significant contributor to the technicaldevelopment of young players. Whether ornot they continue on in futsal or transfer thoseskills into football, there is no doubt the gameis a real facilitator for skill development.”“And that is borne out by the number ofcontinental players we see in England, week inweek out – players we eulogise – all of whomhave grown up playing futsal,” he said.Futsal in New Zealand received a majorboost recently with the visit of GraemeDell, the head of the Football Association’sfutsal coach education programme andthe man widely credited with introducingfutsal in the UK.Dell delivered a workshop to key New ZealandFootball and regional football federation staff atManukau Indoor Sport Centre in early March,as part of the process for the integration offutsal into the junior and youth framework ofthe Whole of Football Development Plan.The workshop concentrated on futsal skillsfor beginners and the experiences Dell hashad developing grassroots and elite futsalprogrammes for The FA since 2003.As well as coaching England’s futsalteam at the 2004 and 2006 UEFA FutsalChampionships and the 2008 FIFA FutsalWorld Cup, Dell has had an extensive careeras a football coach and player educator.After becoming the youngest coach to holdThe FA Full Coaching License at 21, Dellwent on to head coaching roles at WycombeWanderers and with the British Universitiesnational team. He was Chief Scout andCentre of Excellence Director at Queen’sPark Rangers and a regional coach at The FANational School Centre in Lilleshall.During this time he has worked with manyof England’s finest coaches, including BobbyRobson, Roy Hodgson and Don Howe.Dell said he was encouraged by the recentsteps NZF had taken in integrating futsal intoits programmes and emphasised the benefitsof NZF and The FA working together to sharetheir knowledge of futsal.“In terms of futsal development, it remindsme very much of where we’ve come from inEngland,” he said.“Its an exciting position you find yourselvesin - you have very enthusiastic people, you’vedone a lot of research into futsal around theworld and now you have this added element ofcoach development, which is at the forefront ofour thinking at The FA as well.”NZF Futsal Development Manager Dave Paynewas delighted to have Dell assisting with theearly stages of the development of NZ FootballFutsal’s coaching framework.“Graeme’s record in over 25 years of workingwith The FA is phenomenal – he has crossedover from football to futsal and vice versa andhis work developing and educating aboutthe game really speaks for itself. Graemeunderstands the game at all levels. There is somuch we can learn from his experience – itsbeen fantastic to have him on board,” he said.Payne also stressed that the futsal coachingprogramme under development will bespecific to the New Zealand environment.“We’re looking at all the best futsal structuresaround the world - Brazil, Spain and nowEngland, through our work with Graeme.Our hope is to take the best from theseprogrammes and utilise our local knowledgeto come up with a unique solution – a NewZealand programme, styled for New Zealandplayers.”Above: Graeme Dell (right) with NZ Football FutsalDevelopment Manager Dave Payne.
17New Zealand Football | FUTSAL “The Power of Five” Black & White © CreativeBNew Zealand Football | FUTSAL “The Power of Five” Black & White © CreativeBank 2010The Futsal Whites jet off to Suva in May for the 2011 OFC Futsal Championships, a tournament thatdoubles as the Oceania qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand. The NewZealanders are seeded third in the tournament, behind crowd favourites and current OFC ChampionsSolomon Islands and hosts Fiji. It’s a massive occasion for the Futsal Whites and for the developmentof the game of this country. POWER OF FIVE takes takes a look at the tournament draw and the fifteenplayers who have been in camp with coach Matt Chandler preparing for a shot for glory...suva 2011World Cup QualifiersEight OFC Member Associations will participate in theOFC Futsal Championship 2011:Dates: 16 – 20 May 2011Venue: Vodafone Arena, Suva, FijiFormat: a group stage based on a league system, followed by semi-finals,the playoff for third place and the final. The winner of the final shallbe declared the OFC champion who will also qualify to representOFC at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2012 in Thailand.Group A1 Fiji [FIJ]2 New Zealand [NZL]3 Vanuatu [VAN]4 Kiribati [KIR]Group B1 Solomon Islands [SOL]2 New Caledonia [NCL]3 Tahiti [TAH]4 Tuvalu [TUV]Top: Futsal Whites pivot Tariq Assad links up with target Mickey Malivuk inlast’s years titanic battle with Fiji in Suva. Futsal Whites won 6-4.Above: Three time OFC Champions and 2008 FIFA World Cup finalistsSolomon Islands represent New Zealand’s biggest threat at this year’squalifying tournament. PHOTOS: OFC16 MayFIJ vs. NZLVAN vs. KIRSOL vs. NCLTAH vs. TUV17 MayFIJ vs. VANKIR vs. NZLSOL vs. TAHTUV vs. NCL18 MayKIR vs FIJNZL vs. VANTUV vs SOLNCL vs. TAH19 May [Semi-Finals]1A vs 2B1B vs 2A20 May [Finals]7 vs 85 vs 63rd Place MatchGold Medal Match
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