FUTSAL
What is Futsal?
It’s a 5-a-side game, normally played on a slightly larger pitch with
hockey sized goals and a smaller ball with a reduced bounce. It is played
to touchlines and all players are free to enter the penalty area and play
the ball over head height.
As a game it places considerable demand on technique, movement,
tactical awareness and fitness. The differences to our traditional versions
of Small Sided Football are the absence of rebound boards and some
slight amendments in the laws that favour skilful, creative play above the
physical contact that tends to be a feature of English five a side.
What is Futsal?
The Basics…
5-a-Side including Goalkeeper
Pitch size – Length - Minimum 25m
Maxinmum 42m
Width - Minimum 15m
Maximum 25m
Smaller ball with 30% reduced bounce
Thinner,taller, ‘Hockey’ sized goals
(3mx2m)
Will Futsal improve me as a player?
• Improved co-ordination
• Closer control
• Improved technical ability
• Greater awareness of space
• Improved combination play
More Benefits of the Small Sided game…
• Far more repeated touches of the ball
• More touches throughout all areas of the pitch
• More attacking 1v1 scenarios
• More shots on goal and technical demand on goalkeepers
• Repeated decision making
• Emphasis is on individuals to take more responsibility
• All players must defend and attack
Facts based around 4v4 Football against Mini Football…
• 136,500 additional decision making opportunities in comparison
to 6v6 – improving skill levels and decision making.
• 4v4 average findings (against 8v8)…
• 38 more passes
• 35 more 1v1 encounters
• 29 more dribbling opportunities (tricks/turns)
• 32 more shots
• 20 more goals
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
FUTSAL
TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FIVE A SIDE
FOOTBALL
Five players on court – limited substitutions
Five players on court – rolling substitutions
Played to lines. Ball is returned to play with a kick-in
No by or end lines – use of rebound boards. Ball constantly in
play
Use of wider and longer pitch
All Players allowed to enter penalty areas
Only Goalkeepers permitted to enter penalty areas
No height restriction on ball
Use of restriction on height of the ball
Use of Square Goals (3m x 2m)
Use of Futsal ball (30%reduced bounce)
Use of rectangular goals
Use of Football – size 5 for adults
5 Foul Limit – No wall for direct free kick from ten metres after
fith foul
Unlimited fouls
Some professional players start out with Futsal to
build fundamental skills. Brazilian players
Ronaldinho, Robinho, Kaka, Rivaldo, Juninho and
many more started out playing Futsal. In Brazil, the
majority of children start out with Futsal rather than
association football since it requires less space and
many schools in the country do not have a field to play
traditional association football.
"The young player should not be at all bothered with
tactics, defending or positional elements. The focus
should be on learning basic techniques. It should be
ball, ball and more ball." Zico
"It's helped me a lot because in Futsal it's all short
passes and on a football pitch it's totally different, you
have more time to think. When I was little we always
played Futsal and now it's easy to control the ball in
short spaces, that's where it's helped me a lot."
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho Futsal.wmv
Next Step for Developing Futsal in NEWFA
1.
November – Approach Ysgol Morgan Llwyd School about pilot Scheme
2.
November – Hold taster sessions for children in year 7 – 11 in curricular time.
•
Show Presentation on Futsal including Video Footage
•
20min practical session
3.
December – After school / Dinner time coaching sessions for 10 week block
4.
December/January – Identify 6th form students and hold
•
Futsal Coach Education and Futsal Referee Education
Useful Websites:www.futsal.co.uk
www.yourfutsal.org.uk
www.thefa.com/england/futsal
www.thefpl.com
www.youtube.com – search ‘futsal’
www.nikefootball.com – search ‘joga bonito’
Thanks for listening…
Any Questions?