The Edgewood Civic Association

DPR Hosts Soccer/Futsal Championship Games

Media Contact: John A. Stokes, (202) 673-2195

Athletic Programs Contact: Abdullah Tunis, (202) 297-6856

(Washington, DC), Today, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) released the schedule for the Annual DPR Winter Soccer/Futsal Championships for March 17 – 22, 2010.  Over 300 players of all ages, on 28 teams will compete to earn the championship title, the District of Columbia Cup.   

Futsal is an indoor version of soccer, played by two teams of five players, and unlike some other forms of indoor soccer, futsal is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used.  Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regulation soccer ball.  The rules create a game with emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.

Please see below for the schedule of games:

March 17, 2010 
Columbia Heights Recreation Center 
1480 Girard Street, NW 
Time: 6pm – 10pm 
Boys ages: 12 and under  
Boys ages: 13-15 
Girls ages: 19 and under

March 18, 2010
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center 
1100 Michigan Avenue, NE 
Time: 9pm - 12midnight 
Men ages: 19 and up

March 19, 2010 
Columbia Heights Recreation Center 
1480 Girard Street, NW 
Time: 6pm – 10pm 
Boys ages: 16 – 19

March 22, 2010 
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center 
1100 Michigan Avenue, NE 
Time: 9pm - 12midnight 
Men ages: 19 and up

For more information about the Soccer/ Futsal Championship Games, contact DPR’s Athletic Programs Division, (202) 297-6856.