The Coffs Coast Futsal Tournament was held at Sportz Central in Coffs Harbour on May 22 for all the girls teams and May 23 for all the boys teams. The tournament included local teams as well as those from Far North Coast, Tamworth and Armidale, ensuring a very tough competition.
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Teams need to finish in first or second place to qualify for the Northern NSW Championships to be held in August, which is the final qualifying round for the Australian Schools Championships.
Bellingen HS had five girls teams competing. The 13 years girls, 14 years girls, two 16 years girls teams and the 19 years girls team.
The 13 years girls played well and improved with every game. They had to play 14 year old teams which did make it more difficult. The girls had some wins but had to play the Bellingen 14s team in the semi-final, which finished their run. They were, however, the 13s Girls Champions.
The 14 years girls were undefeated in the preliminary rounds and finished in first place. They won their semi-final convincingly 6-0. Unfortunately their final against Oxley HS from Tamworth saw them go down 2-1 in a game that went from end to end, with opportunities unfinished. They will welcome back key defender, Indianna Brodbeck, who was missing due to injury, for next round.
The 16s girls had two teams in the competition and finished the preliminary games in 2nd and 3rd position. This meant they had to play each other in semi-final. The blue team defeated the yellow team 7-0 making their way into the final against Oxley HS. Again Oxley proved too strong winning in a close affair 2-1.
The 19s team remained undefeated all day in another convincing display defeating CHEC 4-1 in the final. They scored a total of 46 goals for with only 5 against in their six games.
This means the 13s,14s, 16s, and 19s teams all go through to the next round in August with the 16s teams joining the best players from both teams. A great result!
The boys had four teams entered in the tournament. The 14 years boys played well and improved with every game. They had to play against 2 teams that had considerably more futsal experience. The boys had some wins but unfortunately missed out on the final on goal difference.
The 15s team remained undefeated all day in another convincing display defeating Bishop Druitt 4-1 in the final. The 16s boys also had a strong tournament reaching the finals in their age group. Unfortunately the attrition of a large number of games meant that a number of their players were unable to take the field for the final, which they went on to lose.
The 19s boys put in one of their strongest performances at a tournament, beginning to show strong teamwork. They unfortunately came up against some strong opposition, losing in the semi final.
