City FC’s U17 futsal team traveled to Maryland to compete in the MD Futsal State Cup, sponsored by the US Futsal Federation (USFF), on January 3, 2010. This was the first futsal tournament opportunity for the U17 team, and served as a valuable learning experience for the team as they lost all four games. According to Roy Kelly, one of the City FC coaches, “despite the losses, the players demonstrated improvement with each game.” The highlight of their tournament came in their last match where they held group champions, Magic Santos, scoreless for the first 10 minutes, displaying that they are capable of holding their own against one of the best teams around. The players are already moving forward, and have begun talking amongst themselves about how they plan to return next year to surprise some of the same teams that beat them this year, says Kelly. Applying the lessons they learned at the MD Futsal State Cup to their advantage, the players are currently competitively playing on different teams in the DC Parks and Recreation Winter futsal League.
City Football Club (“City FC”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City FC is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.
Tags: Boys' Team, Futsal, Soccer