Futsal is one of the fastest growing games in the world with over 12 million players in more than 100 countries.1
Why? It’s a fast, non-contact sport (so skill, not brawn wins the game) it’s exciting to watch and relatively easy to set up and play – any indoor space will do and you can even play it outdoors.
It’s also far and away the best way to improve the skills of football (soccer) players.
Children learn lots of transferable skills – ball control, defending, attacking, team-working, tactics and communication skills to name just a few – much more quickly than they do playing soccer.
They will get super fit and have great fun, too.
Spectators at youth futsal matches are welcome but they don’t crowd the touchlines like they do in youth soccer and you don’t get any of the aggressive behaviour that spoils so many youth soccer matches.
I have coached several youth football teams and without exception, they all enjoyed playing futsal. Many said they would rather play futsal than soccer.
Why your soccer loving child should play futsal
I’ve created this site so that coaches and parents of young futsal and soccer players have access to articles, coaching handbooks and games that will, hopefully, enhance the enjoyment of the players.
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1 About Futsal, https://www.usyouthfutsal.com/about-futsal, retrieved 24 October 2024