Grassroots football in October
Saturday 3 October 2009
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There are lots of grassroots events taking place in October (©Bedrich Klima)
The start of the San Marino Under-11 and Under-13 national championships and the Costa Brava Cup in Spain are just some of the grassroots events scheduled in October as the Training Ground begins a new series of monthly previews.
San Marino events
There are 15 teams taking part in the autumn phase of the San Marino Under-11s championship, which started on 26 September and will run until the end of November, while the winter phase of the Under-13 league begins on 4 October and runs over nine weekends with Juvenes/Dogana 1 defending their title.
Scandinavian entry
In the middle of the month the focus switches to the Netherlands with nine to 17-year-olds involved in the Tur Holland competition in Heino on 12-13 October while from 12-15 October the Costa Brava Cup takes place in Blanes, Spain. Always popular with sides from Scandinavia over its five-year history, the 2009 entrants hail from Denmark, Sweden and Finland as well as Switzerland. The Simmeringer Herbstcup for 7-10 year old girls in Vienna and the SCS-Hallenturnier in Berlin end the month while October also heralds the start of the Children's Football School of Ljubljana in Slovenia.
Disabled events
It is also a big month of activities for those with disabilities. The Scottish FA's regional learning disability school league begins on 2 October, part of the national association's widespread efforts to promote football for the disadvantaged. Meanwhile, as a dress rehearsal for their hosting of the World Championship in 2011, the Netherlands holds the CPISRA seven-a-side international tournament for players with cerebral palsy from 20 October – 1 November.
OCTOBER GRASSROOTS DATES:
26 September - 25 November - San Marino Under-11 national championship (autumn phase) (San Marino)
Takes place all over San Marino over weekends from the end of September to November. For more details visit http://www.fsgc.sm/
2 October - May 2010 - Scottish FA Regional Learning Disability School League (Scotland)
Bathgate Sports Centre, West Lothian. For more details visit http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football.cfm?page=6
4 October - 30 November - San Marino Under-13 national championship (winter phase) (San Marino)
Takes place all over San Marino over 9 weekends in October and November. For more details visit http://www.fsgc.sm/
12-13 October - Tur Holland (Netherlands)
For 13-17 year old girls and 9-16 year old boys at the De Kampen sports complex in Heino. For more details visit http://www.tur-holland.com
12-15 October - Costa Brava Cup (Spain)
For 11-17 year old girls and 9-18 year old boys at the Tordera sports park in Blanes. For more details email tournamentES.office@gmail.com or phone +34607272273 or visit http://www.costabravacup.com
20 October - 1 November - CPISRA Football 7-a-side International Tournament 2009 (Netherlands)
For players with cerebral palsy at National Sport Centre in Arnhem. More details email JanHein.Evers@knvb.nl or visit http://www.cpisra.org/index.php?id=59&oid=103
26 October - Simmeringer Herbstcup (Austria)
For 7-10 year old girls at 1. Simmeringer Sport, Vienna, 1220. For more details contact Andreas Grill at andreas.grill@askoe-wien.at, or phone 00436769750665.
30 October - 1 November - SCS-Hallenturnier (Germany)
For 6 years and younger up to 18 at SC Siemensstadt, Berlin, 13629. For more details email Jens Neupert at scs-neupert@t-online.de. Phone 03035136508 or visit www.scs-fussball.de
October 2009 – June 2010 - Children's Football School of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
For more details visit http://www.nzs.si/
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