FIPFA World Cup 2011 - France
Current Squad
Nicky Baker
Aspire PFC
Harry Boddy
Northern Thunder
Jon Bolding
Aspire PFC
Ed Common
Northern Thunder
Chris Gordon
Sporting Club Albion
Daniel Kay
Sporting Club Albion
Charlie Kitcher
Aspire PFC
Stevie Pearson
Aspire PFC
Faye Stevenson
Northern Thunder
Rob Thompson
Northern Thunder
The FIPFA World Cup 2011 will take place in Paris, France from the 30th October until 7th November 2011.
The event will be hosted by French Federation Handisports and will see 10 countries competing to be crowned World Champions. The USA will be aiming to retain the trophy after their success at the inaugural event in 2007.
The teams will be drawn into two “Qualification Pools”, with the top two from each group progressing to the knock out (Semi-finals and Final) stages.
World Cup Event Schedule:
29th Oct | Saturday | Prepare for departure |
30th Oct | Sunday | Arrival in Paris |
31st Oct | Monday | Preparation, training and Classification |
1st Nov | Tuesday | Preparation and training |
2nd Nov | Wednesday | Opening ceremony and opening match |
3rd Nov | Thursday | Pool matches |
4th Nov | Friday | Pool matches |
5th Nov | Saturday | Training and rest day |
6th Nov | Sunday | Semi-finals, Final and Closing ceremony |
7th Nov | Monday | Return to England |
The team travelling to Paris will include 8 players, 3 coaches and 9 carers. 10 Players will be in the squad that train for the event with final selection taking place prior to departure. The National Team require support for the training programme to prepare for the FIPFA World Cup 2011.
The National Team require a large amount of Sponsorship in order to prepare and compete at the FIPFA World Cup 2011. If you or your company would be interested in becoming involved with the National Team, please Click Here.
Fan Packages
FIPFA have worked with a french travel company, Yoola to offer a range of accessible packages for supporters to travel to Paris to watch the FIPFA World Cup 2011. If you would like more information, please email paris2011@yoola.fr
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