Futsal Canada Pioneers Still Going Strong in British Columbia - At the Cowichan Tribes - Cradle of Canadian Futsal




Futsal in Canada since it's stardon  still going strong since the 80's .

The 2015  futsal season at the Cowichan Tribes '  gymnasium  in the City of Duncan, British Columbia , Canada , started with a weekend tournament to bring people together and moves on to a full futsal league for both women and men's division  , making this one of the oldest futsal program in Canada that i had the pleasure to participate right from the beginning 
On December 6, 2015 ,  I went visit the Cowichan Tribes Futsal Tournament and met with  some old futsal friend , that goes back 30 years ago , and some of them still playing futsal . 
Just to list a few :  brothers Craig George and Dwyane George , Alec Johnnie  once considered the best futsal player in Canada ( now his 19 years old son was awarded one of  the tournament Best Player . 
Veteran goalkeeper Chris Alfonse still playing under the pipes .
The final event in the Men's division was a tribal battle between  Cowichan vs Cooper Island . 
" seen those kids wearing diapers  running around on the gym floor during the time I used to come referee the final games in Duncan.  
 Packed Gym makes the Cowichan Tribes  the hot bed of futsal in Canada 
 Third place games 
 Futsal in Canada from its stardom still going strong 
 With Alec Johnnie and his daughter 

  Alec Johnnie  know as one of the best futsal player developed in Canada, Alex has a long history on the Canadian futsal History - Alex played in three futsal world cup from Fifusa to Fifa . I met Alex when he was 16 years old trying out for an outdoor soccer team to become the best futsal player developed in Canada that scored   goals   against Brazil , Paraguay , Bolivia and many other . 
Three trips to europe , eight to Australia - including 1988 world cup  and Aboriginal cups , Alex  participated in a few dozens of international futsal events
 At the Cowichan Gym with Craig George and Fred George the event organizers 
 Carlos Mateus with new friends and old ones - Chris Alfonse and Dwayne george , at the annual futsal tournament held by the Cowichan Tribes 
 Women third place futsal game at Cowichan Tribes 2015 Futsal Tournament
 When futsal people in Ontario Futsal think that there is no futsal in British Columbia this proves that they are not totally informed about the game of futsal history in Canada.  
I would like to see the sports writer Kris Fernandes come to visit the oldest ongoing futsal league in Canada - due to estar in January 2015 
 My wife Rosi Lourenco and son Lucas Mateus on the crowed 
 How can we have Futsal Canada Cup without the real Canadians 
 Soccer Canada Futsal Chairperson Charlie Cuzzetto used to visit this gym to learn about futsal in Canada from Carlos Mateus 
 Ryan Johnnie showing how futsal is played in a packed gym 
 Penalty Max 1000  was the tournament official game ball 
Carlos Mateus with event organizer at the central court table -

 There is Craig George one of the event organizer - Craig and I goes back during the stardom of futsal in Canada . Craig was a teenager and become one of the Canadian futsal team top player along with with his brother Dwayne 

 Carlos Mateus with old friend  Fred George - Cowichan Tribes Manager and futsal organizer .
Fred was on the Futsal Canada Association executive when we moved the Canadian Futsal Association  to become member of Soccer Canada that Charlie Cuzzetto is chairing . 

 some

 Penalty was the official game ball in Canada's oldest ongoing futsal tournament 
with Chris Alfonse winner of the door prize - Penalty Futsal Ball Max 100 , designed for children 9 years and under 
 Women Futsal Team Champions of the 2015 Cowichan Tribes Futsal Tournament 
 Women Futsal MVP 
 After 30 years playing futsal Chris Alfonse was awarded the Cowichan Tribes Futsal Tournament best goalkeeper 
 Patrick Brown from Cooper Island Futsal team was awarded the event top scorer 




Carlos Mateus with the Cowichan Tribes Women Tournament first place 
 First place team and the event Best player 


FIFA's approved game made in Brazil by Penalty 
the official game ball of the Cowichan Tribes Futsal program 

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