FOUR fabulous futsal players are set to represent Australia on national tours abroad.

Coffs Harbour Futsal juniors Nervada Buckley-Nash, Jack Hartmann, Lily MacKay, and Annabelle Shelton have been selected to Australian teams who will take part in international tours next year.

The four made their respective junior national teams after outstanding performances at the National Schools Futsal Championships in Brisbane.

Lily MacKay and Annabelle Shelton are both heading to the UK in April as part of the 14 Girls Australian team.

Nervada Buckley-Nash is heading to Spain as part of the 13 Girls Australian team, while Jack Hartmann will represent Australia in Fiji as part of the 15 Boys team.

Australian Futsal Association’s Far North NSW Administrator, Renee Markham, said the four players had displayed the skills needed for national selection.

“Our international selectors look at many things in a player,” she said.

“All of these players have shown that they are coachable, they have great sportsmanship and are great team players.

“In their games that the selector was looking at they would have displayed great skill and confidence on the ball, decision making skills in one on one situations, used creative flair, have great court and player awareness, are just to name a few.”

Markham explained how local players could earn international selection.

“All up we had fifteen players from the nine teams that we took to National Schools Futsal Championships that have taken up international tours,” she said.

“Players are able to get selected by following one of the player pathways; the Coffs Coast School Futsal Titles on 24-25 May 2023.

“Players from here are selected for National School Futsal Championships, players from here are selected for international tours.

“For the National Club Futsal Championships, I am taking an Under 8 Boys representative team, our youngest team yet.”

By Aiden BURGESS