2011 National Paralympic 7-A-Side Football Championships

This is the first time that the tournament will be held in South Australia.
FFSA Game Development Manager John Mundy said that ?Football Federation SA is extremely pleased to be hosting such a wonderful tournament. It is always exciting to host an event that showcases the best in Australia and the Paralympics 7 a-side National Championships is one such event. We look forward to delivering a high quality tournament in April.?
SA Paralympics Head Coach Jonathan Ruse is equally as excited and says that ?Hosting the tournament in South Australia will provide a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness about the sport throughout the State. I?m sure there are many people with Cerebral Palsy or Acquired Brain injury in South Australia who are not aware that a 7 A-Side Football program is available and the exciting possibilities to represent their State or even country. Such as local player Thomas Goodman who recently travelled to Scotland in August to play for Australia. We are keen to get the word out as much as we can to interested players, regardless of their ability or experience to join the program.?
The Venue is at Barrett Reserve, Adelaide Shores, West Beach.
Information will soon be available on the Football Federation South Australia website which is www.ffsa.com.au
For further information contacts are:
New South Wales          CPSARA                                                           footballsecretary@cpsara.org.au           0412 224 952 AH
Queensland                   QLD Sporting Wheelies                                     mailbox@sportingwheelies.org.au          07 3253 3333 BH
South Australia              Football Federation South Australia                    John.Mundy@ffsa.com.au                     08 8354 1003 BH
Victoria/Tasmania          Wheelchair Sports Victoria                                 TNield@wsv.org.au                               03 9473 0133 BH
Western Australia          Football West                                                   gordon@footballwest.com.au                08 9422 6914 BH or 0410 659 422
Information can also be obtain from Football Federation Australia by contacting the National Paralympic 7-A-Side Football Team manager ? David Campbell ? davidcampbell.2709@gmail.com or 0413 713 368 AH
The National Championships will also be used as one of the selection events for the team to go to the World Championships in June 2011.
The following are National Camp Dates for 2011 ? note attendance at camps is by invitation of the National Coach ONLY.
25-27 March 2011                      National Camp – Narrabeen
12 April ? 15 April 2011              National Championships ? South Australia
29 April ? 1 May 2011                National Camp – Narrabeen
27 May ? 29 May 2011               National Camp ? Narrabeen
10 June 2011                             Departure for World Championships
17 June ? 1 July 2011                CPISRA Football 7-A-Side World Championships
23 ? 25 September 2011            National Camp ? to be confirmed
14 ? 16 October 2011                National Camp ? to be confirmed
4 ? 6 November 2011                National Camp ? to be confirmed