EDSO Executive Committee on boardmeeting in Essen 23.-24. October
From left: Guido Zanecchia, Ota Pansky, Winfried Wieneck (DGS), Dogan Õzdemir, Ioannis Stoufis and Lauriente Francesco
Front: Vasyl Sandugei, Bjørn Røine, Juha Matti Aaltonen.
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28 October 2013
Succesfull TO seminar in Essen.
EDSO Board meeting (23 and 24 Oct) and Seminar (25 and 26 Oct) took place at Welcome Hotel in Essen, Germany consisted of 17 Technical Directors and 7 Board members. It went very well where everyone got involved in discussion on various issues which was very proactive. We aim to improve relationship with European Sports Federations and International Sports Federations to develop a better sport structure within EDSO.
EDSO was recently represent in Paris for inaugural ICSD Deaflympic Flame Relay.
EDSO President, Bjørn Røine and secretariat general, Juha Matti Aaltonen were invited by CDSSF/FFH.
It was a perfect fitting for this occasion in Paris, where ICSD (former CISS) was founded by the Frenchman, Rubens Alcais and very first Deaflympics (World Games for Silence and later the Deaf) took place in 1924.
The grave of Ruben Alcais, founder of CISS, was visited by us.
6 June 2013
Football Technical Meeting
The EDSO Football Technical Meeting took place last Saturday (01/06/2013) at SWDA, Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam.
Andrew Scolding (Football TO) was chairperson of the meeting along with other members of the Committee, Luuk Ruinaard, Daniel Cuennet and Andre Brandel. Vasyl Sandugei and Guido Zanecchia had attended to observe the discussion, since they were EDSO Representatives for Football (11v11) and Futsal (5v5) respectively. Bjorn Roine had also attended on behalf of EDSO Board.
The key point of the meetings:
1. Review of our ongoing progress since the last meeting
2. Selection of the Venues for the Futsal Mini-Tournament
3. Ranking of the teams for both Football (11v11) and Futsal (5v5)
4. Qualification routes for both Football (11v11) and Futsal (5v5)
5. Review the Technical Regulation.
6. UEFA Budget
7. Recommendations for the EDSO Board
The meeting was very constructive and very well thought out. Everyone in the meeting was happy with the outcome.
Thank to all the members of the EDSO Board for playing their part as an Advisory Role
EDSO Football Technical Committee is please to produce this new Football Calendar for your observation. This will enable assist you to plan ahead for your International Football plan.
Please take this into account that this is the best from our knowledge and the Qualification format may subject to change.
We are hoping to keep this calendar as an guideline for every 4 years cycle
VI Deaf Champions League
11-14 April, London (GBR)
Successful 6th DCL Tournament in London
London Organising Committee, St John Arsenal had taken the centre stage for running the successful event in partnership with Deaf Champions League (DCL).
10 teams from 7 countries took part in the Tournament. The Spanish team, CDS Huelva had beat 10 men St John Arsenal 2-1 at the home ground in the evenly contested European Cup Final.
Russian FK Alania Vladikavkazi took the 3rd place after beating ESS Vitry Paris 5-3.
Photo: From left: Memnos Costi, Lefteris Minas. Javier Soto Rey, Andrew Scolding, Juan Carlos Basilio Gomes, Bjørn Røine, Thomas Krämer and Armin Dorfschmid
12 deaf referees attended Deaf Champions League 2013
With EDSO Andrew Scolding and Andrew Rodda, who had the vast experienced in the professional football, had formed a partnership in recruiting the deaf Referees from all over Europe.
With help from UEFA, which means it had given the opportunity to invite deaf referees to cover the cost of travel and accommodation.
Andrew Scolding, who is also a Referee himself had organised their logistic with help from DCL. Andrew Rodda worked as an Assessor and gave many useful advices and information, which had made a lot of impacts.
All Referees have appeared to be very well engaging to each match with great attitude and their performance had improved as they go along during the Tournament. EDSO and all the Referees have appreciated Andrew Rodda for his skill in mentoring.
Most of the Referees have been officiated for number of years. E.g. Jesus Maria Orejas from Spain has been a refereeing for 22 years. He was selected as the best overall referee during DCL tournament.
Young 18 year old referee, Ricardo from Germany.. has been refereeing for 4 years. He had been selected for one of the finals and he showed that he had the experience.
At the end of the Tournament, all the Referees are looking forward to go home to a nice hot bath with a great memory.
Andrew Scolding (EDSO Football TO), Taras Mazurenko (UKR), György Vasas (HUN), Tamás Cserni (HUN), Juan Pedro Costa (POR), Rudy Geudens (BEL), Marco Bader (GER), Jesus Maria Orejas (ESP), Andrew Rodda (Assessor)
From Left to Right (Front Row)
Pierre-Jean Charley (FRA), Mark Sharpe (ENG), Ricardo Scheuerer (GER) Sascha Gräßle (GER),Jason Taylor (ENG)
16 April 2013
4 more years to help Deaf Football EDSO thanks UEFA for their support
The agreement has been made between UEFA and EDSO. EDSO President and UEFA had successfully signed the agreement on 2 March 2013.
EDSO is expected to receive €40,000 per annum from UEFA, to the total sum of €200,000 until 2017.
Andrew Scolding, Football Technical Officer, had been working hard with UEFA on the projects to make this agreement and had successfully achieved their bid for further funding toward EDSO Football Championships and its development.
This grant are to cover the cost for the technical of EDSO Preliminary and Final competitions and also cover the cost for EDSO Observers to visit every EDSO football matches in the Preliminary competition of Men Football. Not only just Men Football, but also for 2nd Women Football Championship and 4th Futsal Championship to ensure that the host associations are up to require standards and fall in line with the regulation.
In addition, EDSO is expect to provide financial support for the EDSO Members, who are hosting the Mini-Tournament as an qualification stage toward the Final stage of 4th Futsal Championship.
It is not only just for the competition itself, but also for development and promoting the best European deaf football club to participate in the "Deaf Champion League" annually.
EDSO had already been promoting Match Officials with hearing impairment to participate in the Championship by using the recent Deaf Champions League 2013 as a "Stepping Stones" towards the elite competition. EDSO had already employed the Assessor for the duration of the Deaf Champion League. EDSO had made clear that those Referees for the European Championships will have to have the experience of highest calibre from their own National Football Association.
Unfortunately, there is one downfall is that the cost does not cover for ICSD European Summer Deaflympic qualifying round in 2016, but EDSO will try to send observers only if any funding from ICSD, IOC and FIFA are made available.
16 April 2013
New Football Technical Committee
The Football Technical Committee had been set up and implement to what agree in EDSO Congress t Moscow. They had already had a meeting last December 2012 at Basel, Switzerland.
In the Committee are Andrew Scolding (Technical Officer) Andre Brandel (Women Technical Officer), Luuk Ruinnard (NED) and Daniel Cuennet (SUI).
They already had discussed the programmes for both Football and Futsal. New football calendar for 2013-2017 is now confirmed, but they are subjected to amendment for time to time. Hopefully this will be use and act as a guide for every 4 years cycle.
All new Football/Futsal bulletin will be place in the EDSO Website, so watch this space for Football/Futsal Ranking.
Next meeting will be taken place on 1 June 2013, so for any enquiries, please send email to football@edso.eu
30 March 2013
Werner H. Kliewer has his birthday on the 29th March.
Former EDSO General Secretary in 1987-2002 was 75 years for this day.
EDSO congratulate Werner Kliewer with his 75th birthday.
