THE Kellyville High School boys' indoor soccer team are headed for Brazil after scoring a place in an international soccer competition.
The team booked their spot after winning the Schools Vikings Australasian Championships in Queensland.
``It was a really tough championship,'' coach Fabio Caprarelli said.
``They played so well. They were extremely tired at the end of the tournament but they were just outstanding.
``I am so proud of them.
``It was very emotional when we won.''
The team played Queensland last year's national champs in the final and won 1-0.
``Tactically, they [Kellyville] were far more prepared than the other teams,'' Caprarelli said.
``It was a great tournament and we are just so pleased we are going to Brazil.
``The team head off mid next year.
``We will be playing top teams from South America.
``We know that's going to be really hard.
``They are very, very aggressive players and very skillful so it's going to be tough but we will be ready.''
Captain Sam Mokhtar was buzzing with excitement about the team's latest achievement.
``It's so good. Words can't sum up the feeling. It's awesome,'' Mokhtar said.
The school's girls' team are playing in their national competition on November 12-16.
A win will also see them bound for Brazil.
The boys' team includes Kurt Laxale, Kwame Dwomoh(picked in Australasian All Star team), Sam Mokhtar (captain), Mitchell Sutton, Michael Sprang, Zach Carvana (picked in Australasian All Star team), Ali Saganci, Shameem Husain and Jacob Rose.
Cricket NSW officially launched the 2009/10 season at Blacktown Olympic Park on Thursday. The top-notch venue has a main ground capable of hosting first-class cricket and the new indoor cricket centre will provide superb training facilities for cricketers of all ages from western Sydney and beyond.
As part of the launch, children from Parklea Public School, Kellyville in2CRICKET Centre and Hornsby in2CRICKET Centre joined the NSW players in the first ever Milo in2CRICKET clinic (for children aged five-10) at Olympic Park.
There was also a Celebrity 10/10 cricket match with players from the RTA SpeedBlitz Blues, the NSW Breakers and several media personalities.