NEWSLETTER 2019 HIGHLIGHTS
New Footy Tots Kits Introduced The Footy Tots program's uniform has been upgraded from a cotton t-shirt to a new performance shirt and shorts kit with the Footy Tots logo displayed. We are happy to introduce the new kit which is aimed to be sweat resistant and a better quality for the tots.
Footy Tots “It All Starts Here” Through our program, we have introduced the basic and fundamental skills of football to the participating tots. Therefore, we are excited for our new banner, which provides a photo opportunity to commemorate this moment for the tots and their families.
Footy Tots Graduates The Footy Tots introductory class teaches toddlers kicking, balance, dribbling, foot-eye coordination as well as listening and following directions. We use a variety of props and games with lots of physical activity. At the end of the term each player is given a certificate and a ball to help them with their skill training at home.
June 2019 Graduates
Footy Tots Tracksuit Jackets are available for sale and can be purchased at the time of registration or by emailing
footypromotions@gmail.com
December 2019 Graduates
Footy Force Futsal Tournament Edition:
5-7 year olds
Players in our program participated in futsal workshops, which focused on player development through futsal. In addition to the workshops, the players were able to compete in our end of term tournament for medals and trophies.
Congratulations to Germany Futsal Tournament Champions
MVP : Sami Luber
Footy Force Futsal Tournament Edition:
8-11 year olds
Players in our program participated in futsal workshops, which focused on player development through futsal. In addition to the workshops, the players were able to compete in our end of term tournament for medals and trophies.
Congratulations to France Futsal Tournament Champions
Futsal MVP awards given by Kenny Brown (Millwall FC)
8-11 years old MVP Harlem Bean-Fox
12-15 years old MVP Solomon Zuill
Footy Force Futsal Tournament Edition:
12-15 year olds
Players in our program participated in futsal workshops, which focused on player development through futsal. In addition to the workshops, the players were able to compete in our end of term tournament for medals and trophies. This program will continue in April 2020.
Footy Force Futsal Coaches joins Falcao World Tour We are grateful for the Denison Cabral's Futsal
Exhibition match with Falcão and guest
Academy (DCFA)'s invitation for the Footy
players such as professional footballer Diego
Force Futsal Coaches to assist with the Falcao
Freestyle, who also participated in the clinic,
World Tour Clinic. Also, for a chance to play
retired USA national team player Christine
alongside the worlds best futsal player in a
Lilly, Denison Cabral, and Lester Felician, who
celebrity match.
coaches Bpro Soccer Clinic in Bermuda.
This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to join Falcão, who was born in Brazil and named the Best Futsal Player in the World. The Footy Force Futsal representatives helped coach the Tips, Tricks and Techniques Futsal clinic with Falcão along with DCFA coaches and other coaches in the region's futsal community.
Another highlight from the clinic was when Desani Samuels – a member of our Footy Tots program and 3 years old at the time – came on to the court unexpectedly and fearlessly took on Falcão and scored; Falcão shared this moment to his 5.5m followers on his Instagram stories.
The clinic saw over 70 players participate in a fun filled, exciting environment. In addition to the clinic, Vinzie Zuill and Eurique Wilkin starred in a Celebrity Futsal-
Photo Courtesy of DCFA - @_D.C.F.A_
Master Your Position One Day Camp
Head of Football Coaches Workshop
We hosted 'Master Your Position' football sessions for 8-12 years old (one day only) in which, players trained specifically to their position on the field [Strikers, Midfielders, Defenders, Goalkeepers].
We had the opportunity to host a 'Head of Football Coaches' workshop endorsed by The Bermuda Football Coaches Association. The next football sessions was held for 12-15
It was an engaging event which included a
year old players, in which they also trained
seminar delivery and Q&A by Kenny Brown –
specifically to their position for 5 days.
UEFA Pro License Coach [Millwall FC's
All Field Sessions was conducted by Kenny
Director of Coaching].
Brown – UEFA Pro License Coach [Millwall
The event was open to all local football
FC's Director of Coaching]. Kenny is an ex-
coaches especially technical directors and
premier league player, who played with
coaches in charge of their club programs.
Norwich, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Reading
Coaches in attendance was also given the
and Millwall. His coaching experience spans
opportunity during the week after the
over 15 years.
workshop to observe Footy Promotions 'Master Your Position' sessions which involves training local players in relation to their positions on the field.
Langley School Visit Langley school returned to the island looking to boost their sports program with Bermudian talent. Players [12-15 years old] boys and girls were invited from the following sports to join us for a Langley School Presentation and Q&A session: football, cricket, rugby, netball, basketball, and tennis Football players [girls and boys] was also able to showcase their talents in front of the Langley School representative to have a
Langley will return to Bermuda to meet
chance to be selected for the Bermuda
with players on April 3, 2020.
Scholarship Award.
Keyni Mills and Rio Russell are ESFA U15 Playstation Schools’ Cup National Champions! Keyni and Rio helped Langley School beat De Le Salle Academy in penalty shootouts to claim the national title. Keyni made the crucial past to his teammate to level the score 2-2 and send the game to penalties. Both players calmly scored their respective penalties.
Diego Richardson & Royal Russell Win Boodles Cup and Elgin FA Cup Champions Diego Richardson and his Royal Russell teammates claimed the Boodles ISFA Cup for a second time after a narrow victory over Millfield. The final was once again played at the magnificent home of MK Dons and refereed by Premier League official Anthony Taylor. His team also beat Ardingly 2-1 to win the prestigious Elgin FA Cup.
Deniche Hill Independent Schools Football Association Under-16 Shield Champion Brookehouse beat Buckswood 4-1 to clinch the title at St. Georges Park. Hill was able to help seal the game for his school when he setup the third goal.
Footy STAR Management Services Through our Footy STAR brand, we have now increased our services by providing the following : · Personal Training - Player Evaluation - School Recommendations / Referrals - School Tour Arrangements - Scholarship Negotiations - Player CV Review - Trial Opportunities - Enrollment in Football & Education Programs We are currently enrolling players into 2020 programs, if you are interested and would like more information, please email us at footystarmanagement@gmail.com
Knory Scott & Kidderminster Harriers are the Total Midland Football League Under-21 Champions Knory Scott & his Kidderminster Harrier teammates won the Total Midland Football League Under-21 playoff final by defeating Bedworth United 1-0. Knory Scott created a goal in the game but it was disallowed.
Summer Futsal League Footy Force and Footy Kings entered in the Bermuda Futsal Federation (BFF) Summer League. Footy Force was coached by Vinzie Zuill and the team comprised of young players returning to Bermuda from their respective schools and clubs. Footy Kings was coached by Marcelos Thomas and the team comprised of players over 23 years old. BFF also selected Vinzie Zuill as coach of the Blue Allstar team, with Footy Force players (Jahzardae Samuels, Kole Hall and Azir Harvey) and Footy Kings players (Jonathan Ball, Nigel Burgess) also included in the match. This team won the all-star match in penalties.
Also Kidderminster Harriers were crowned the u23 Total Motion Midland Football League Champions with Knory Scott and Kacy Milan Butterfield assisting with this success.
Futsal Sundays
New futsal sessions were offered on Sundays as a clinic for players to develop their skills through futsal. The sessions were exciting and well attended. We also welcomed Coach Ricardo Amaro to assist with conducting the sessions.
Kole Hall from Footy Force won the All-star MVP Award.
Supporter Membership is Available
Membership provides the opportunity to not only be a fan of football and futsal but it gives you the ability to be connected and assist with building a positive program for as low as $50/per year. http://footypromo.com/aboutus/donations/
Samba Futsal Clinic This clinic was under the direction of Brazilian Native, Denison Cabral, the President and Director of coaching at the Denison Cabral Futsal Academy [DCFA] and Kate Laukhart [DCFA - Maryland]. Vinzie Zuill, President of Footy Promotions / Footy Force Futsal, says “It is always great to have Denison Cabral and Kate Laukhart hosting the Samba Futsal Clinic.
Team Brazil won the tournament which featured Malachai Belboda [Fulham fc] – MVP of the Samba Futsal Clinic 2016, and the 2019 MVP of the Clinic is Zias Smith. Denison Cabral [DCFA] says, “Our 2019 Samba Futsal Clinic Challenge was another successful program this year, we saw some great young players [new ones and players from the past] challenging us coaches during the sessions. Our last days session was a very competitive tournament and tons of fun was the highlight of the four days in the island.
“This year we introduced futsal challenges for players to not only improve their skills but also to compete for prizes. We would like to thank all players for participating in this event and special congratulations to the winners of the challenges and tournament.” The winners for the challenges are Cayden Bartley-Waldron [1st Place in Passing], Kennahz Fray [2nd Place in Passing], James Cooper [Shooting], Zias Smith [1v1], Andre Amaro [Dribbling].
“We are very excited about bringing our 3rd clinic MVP player to US, we know the importance of the culture exchange for both clubs and the kids enjoy the experience when they get here. DCFA can't wait to host the 2019 Clinic's MVP Zias Smith here in Maryland.
Footy Kings Season and FA Cup
Eurique Wilkin and Ralph Bean Jr. from Footy
Footy Kings kicked o their season with a FA
Kings were selected to participate in the All
The season has started o good with the Kings on top of the league in mid-season.
Cup game against Vasco. Vasco narrowly won
Star Football Game Cockspur Cup 2019. The
the game 3-2, in a game that could have went
Corona All Star team, who was coached by
either way.
Vinzie Zuill (Footy Kings), narrowly lost to the First Division All Star team.
Then, Kings began their 2019/2020 season with a few new players (Keemo Smith, Darius Cox, Koshun Durrant, Darik Brangman, Kevin Arruda, Eric Meneah).
Gombey Warrior Jerseys Launched With the success of the Bermuda Men's Football team we launched a Gombey Warriors Fan jersey with proceeds assisting with our youth player development
Christmas Futsal Tournament Our futsal tournament hosted on the weekend before Christmas was very exciting and fun. Around 100 youth players competed to win the competition. The Gymnasium was full with family, friends and fans that was there to support the players. The atmosphere was great and players showcased their skills. Congratulations to the winners:
DC Warriors (5-7 years old Champions)
The Dream Team (8-12 years old Champions)
UPCOMING DATES 2020: February 8th Youth Mini Futsal League (8-12 years old) February 27th Football & Education Program (16-21 years old) March 5th Membership Club (All ages) April 3rd Langley School Visit (12-15 years old) April 11th Footy Tots (3-4 years old) April 25th Footy Force (5-15 years old)
FOOTY KINGS SCHEDULE 2020 (All games at Goose Gosling Field): Jan 17th vs FC Rhino (9pm) Feb 1st vs Flanagans (6pm) Feb 8th vs Lock & Key (4pm) Feb 14th vs Royal Regiment (7pm) Feb 21st vs Robin Hood (7pm) Feb 29th vs Royal Regiment (6pm) March 6th vs BAA (7pm) Mar 21st vs FC Rhino (6pm) March 27th vs West End United (7pm) April 24th vs Tu Dogs (4pm)
May 23rd Football and Education Program (16 -21 years old)
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