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On Saturday, February 21, 2009, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) hosted their first-ever Black History Invitational Soccer/ Futsal Meet at the Riggs LaSalle Community Center, 501 Riggs Road, NE.  Over 325 players of all ages on 25 teams from across the District and beyond, participated in the day-long event. 

Results of the Black History Invitational Soccer/ Futsal Meet are provided below by division and team:

• Girls (ages 13 - 18): First place, Fire Storm; Second place; Mischief A
• Boys (ages 13 - 18): First place, Capital Community; Second place, SWW International
• Men (ages 19 and up): First place, City FC Red; Second place, Squalees

Futsal is an indoor version of soccer, played by two teams of five players, and unlike some other forms of indoor football, futsal is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regulation soccer ball.  The rules create a game with emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.