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Hertfordshire Football Association
County Youth Futsal Festival
Competition Format 2016
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Hertfordshire Football Association
County Youth Futsal Festival 2016
In 2016, Hertfordshire FA will run the County Youth Futsal Festival for the fourth season. The county
competition is open to all Hertfordshire FA affiliated clubs and feeds into the FA National Youth Futsal
Festival.
The Hertfordshire FA County Youth Futsal Competition aims to allow teams of all abilities the chance to try
Futsal in a competitive environment with the opportunity of progressing in a National Competition.
This season the County Youth Futsal Festival will be running competitions for the following boy’s age groups:
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U10
U12
U14
U16
Girl’s age groups will be run through the Hertfordshire Girls Partnership Football League season from the
upcoming season. Please contact the league for more information, [email protected].
The FA is particularly keen to increase the exposure and opportunities to play Futsal for the youth age
groups for boys and girls across England. The technical benefits of Futsal are well documented, and the
game can have an important role in the technical skill development of young football players. Many
countries across the world that we admire for their progressive and expansive style of football and rich pools
of playing talent integrate Futsal into the early phases of youth development.
Within this document you will find information on the following:
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What is Futsal?
Competition Structure
Entry Form
If your club is interested in the County Youth Futsal Festival, please complete and return the enclosed Entry
Form by Tuesday 8th December 2015.
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What is Futsal?
This is a common question for anyone new to the game.
Futsal is FIFA and UEFAs recognised format of 5-a-side football and is widely played across the world. It is the
fastest growing indoor sport in the wold. The nature of the game places a large emphasis on technical skill
and ability in situations of high pressure, and is subsequently an excellent breeding ground for football
competencies that can be translated into the 11-a-side format of the game.
Many of the top world class footballers played Futsal in their youth and credit it with supporting their
footballing development. Players of the calibre of Pele, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo & Iniesta
to name but a few have played Futsal to develop their skills.
“Futsal was important in helping to develop my ball control, quick thinking, passing….also for dribbling,
balance, concentration…. Futsal was very, very important, no doubt.” – Pele, World Cup Winner: 1958, 1962
& 1970
Futsal is a five-a-side game, played on a flat indoor pitch with hockey sized goals and a size 4 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. Games are 15-20 minutes per half, played to a stopping clock (similar to basketball) with
time-outs permitted.
Research indicates that individual’s playing Futsal receive the ball six times more often than they would do
when they are playing 11-a-side football, allowing players to perform more individual techniques such as
passes, controls, fakes, feints, dribbles and runs with the ball (Liverpool John Moores University, 2001).
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2016 Competition Structure
The FA National Youth Futsal Festival
(8 Regional Winners)
TBC June 2016
The FA East Regional Youth Futsal Festival
(7 County Winners)
Saturday 4 June 2016 @ The Copper Box
Hertfordshire FA County Youth Futsal Festival
(10 Local Qualifiers)
Saturday 23 April 2016 @ Gosling Sports Park
Hertfordshire FA Local Youth Futsal Festivals
(Entry on Application)
Jan-Mar 2016 @ Various Locations
Local Youth Futsal Festival
The County Youth Futsal Festival can cater for a maximum of ten teams at each age group. If more than ten
teams apply for a single age group, a local festival will be arranged to decide entries into the county finals.
Local Festivals will contain four-five teams who will compete at a venue for a place(s) in the County Youth
Futsal Finals. All referee & facility costs will be covered equally by the teams participating (approx. £25 per
team).
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Hertfordshire FA County Youth Futsal Competition 2016
Club Entry Form
Club Name
Club Contact Name
Club Contact No.
Email Address
Do you have a home If so, please state where & when?
Futsal venue /
indoor hall?
Team Information
Team Name, Manager Name & Manager
Email Address
Age Group Team Availability (Please tick appropriate)
U10 / U12
U14 / U16
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
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Entry Fee
Payment Method: The sum of £5 per team is enclosed, to be paid by the following method: (complete as appropriate)
Cheque (made payable to Hertfordshire Football Association Ltd)
Credit/Debit card details as follows:
Card Holders Name and Initials as they appear on the card: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 Digit Security Code _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Valid from Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiry Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Card Issue Number (Maestro Only): _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Amount of Payment: £ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cardholder Signature: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Please return form no later than Tuesday 8th December 2015 to [email protected] or
Hertfordshire FA, County Ground, Baldock Road, Letchworth, SG6 2EN.
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Contacts
Football Development Officer (Youth): Beth Dawes
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 01462 650219
Leagues’ Officer: Adam Jones
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 01462 650210
For more information on Futsal go to one of the following website:
www.hertfordshirefa.com/players/futsal
www.englandfutsal.com/youth-futsal/fa-national-youth-futsal-festival/
© Hertfordshire FA 2009
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