Courtesy: tranmererovers.co.uk

Rovers Appoint First Futsal Manager

Tranmere Rovers is delighted to announce that Damon Shaw has been appointed as Manager of the Club's new Futsal team that will play in The FA National Futsal League next season.

Damon is one of the most experienced Futsal coaches in the UK, holding the UEFA A Futsal coaching licence. He founded and coached Middlesbrough Futsal Club for 7 seasons, winning the British University title 3 times and the FA Futsal League North once and he has spent the last 3 seasons in Barcelona, most recently at Catgas Santa Coloma.

In addition to coaching Tranmere Rovers FC Futsal Team, Damon will be working on a full time basis at the Club developing all aspects of Tranmere's Futsal initiatives, which range from schools coaching to managing team of 16-18 years olds in the English Football league Trust Futsal League who are studying a BTEC at Tranmere Rovers College, embedding Futsal skills within the Academy, establishing Futsal specific academies and development of Futsal Coaches locally.

Mark Palios said: "We are delighted to have Damon on the team. We have made it very clear that we want to put Futsal at the heart of what we are doing as a Club and having someone with the experience and capability of Damon positions us well to deliver that in a top quality way."

Damon Shaw said: "I have learnt so much in the last three years in Barcelona but the time is right to come back to England. I always said I'd come back when the game is more serious and the fact that Tranmere Rovers are backing a futsal team tells me that things are moving the right way. I was sold instantly on the Tranmere project and I think it's a fantastic opportunity to become a leader in English futsal. I fully expect the Club to become a hotbed for the development both of Futsal players and technically strong footballers and I can't wait to be a part of that."

Tranmere is now seeking expressions of interest from potential players for its Futsal team and will be holding trial days on 10th and 17th July. Anyone interested should contact trfcfutsal@tranmererovers.co.uk or dawnt@tranmererovers.co.uk.






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