Roller soccer
 A practice session between London Fire Rollersoccer players | |
| Highestgoverning body | RollerSoccer International Federation, Federation International Football Skating, Futines |
|---|---|
| First played | Late 19th century |
| Registered players | 200 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes |
| Team members | 5 per side |
| Type | Team sport,ball sport,roller sport |
| Equipment | Football(or soccer ball),inline skatesorroller skates,pads |
| Venue | Roller rink,5 a side football court,Outside sports court |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
RollerSoccer, Futins, Football Skating, Roller Footorroller footballis a version ofassociation football(soccer) played onroller skates.
History
[edit]The sport was created in theEnglish Midlands[1]in 1882 and the first documented match was a game between local rivals Derby and Burton on 30 January of that year. A 1934 game at London's Forest Gate Roller Rink, between two teams of female players, was filmed for an item onPathé News.[2]Over a decade laterBillboardreported in 1949 that it had been revived inDetroit,having disappeared for more than thirty years.[3]
The game re-emerged serendipitously inSan Franciscoin 1995, when a soccer ball rolled into the street while Zack Phillips wasinline skating.He instinctively kicked the ball with his skates and immediately envisioned sporting potential. Later that day he brought his own soccer ball to his group of inline skate friends who had previously kickedpine coneswhile skating.[4]In 1996 Zack established the RollerSoccer International Federation and launched awebsiteand with the help of skate friends. By 1998, it was described as "well established in some areas".[5]In the early 2000's theFutins (Futebol de Patins)organization established by Almir Falcão inPernambuco, Brazilconnected with the RollerSoccer organization.
The first RollerSoccer World Cup was held inLondonin 2003 and again in 2004 whereafter the tournament was rotated around the world with European and National events also emerging. Fourteen (14) RollerSoccer World Cups or Club World Cups were held through 2019. Post-COVID the world championships are resuming as theFootball Skating World Cup 8-18 December in Trabzon, Turkeyand a Club World Cup during 2023.
The country with most active players and the highest number of teams isFrance,with UMS Easy Riders currently the defending Club World Cup Champion. Skaters oninlineandroller skateson every continent (exceptAntarctica) have played soccer/football on skates.Australia[6]andBelgium[7]have interesting history. African and Asian teams have been emerging for many years.
World championships
[edit]- 2003(London):
- 2004(London):
- 2005(Germany):
- 1stGermany
GER
- 1stGermany
- 2006(Nuremberg):
- 2007(Paris):
- 2008(San Francisco):
- 2009(Brussels):
- 2010(Piacenza):
- 1stAMSCAS Marseille
FRA
- 1stAMSCAS Marseille
- 2011(Recife):
- 2012(Marseille):
- 2013(Amsterdam):
- 2015(Toulon):
- 2017(Marseille):
- 2019[8](Brussels):
- 1stUMS Easy RidersPontault-CombaultFRA
- 2ndRoller HollandAmsterdam
NLD - 3rdShinobis RidersBrussels
BEL - 4thPhénix,MarseilleFRA
- 1stUMS Easy RidersPontault-Combault
- 2022(Turkey):
References
[edit]- ^"The Derby Daily Telegraph".31 January 1882.[permanent dead link]
- ^Soccer On Skates!(video). British Pathé. 1934.Retrieved22 October2020– via YouTube.
- ^"Roller soccer at Imlay City",Billboard,26 February 1949
- ^"Skating sports roll on",The Vindicator,9 June 2001, section E, p.1
- ^Liz Miller,Get Rolling: The Beginner's Guide to In-Line Skating,p.31
- ^Eleri Harris, "Canberra: The Roller-Socceroos",666 ABC Canberra,20 December 2011
- ^"Grâce à des jeunes, le roller soccer est une affaire qui roule en Belgique",RTBF,19 April 2010(in French)
- ^"Nine teams vie for football on roller skates World Cup in Belgium".Reuters.Retrieved2022-11-03.
External links
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