Here are some suggested activities if you’re coaching futsal in a small hall:
1. One on one with mini goals. This mini game can be layed in very small areas especially for younger age groups. Two mini goals of one-meter length marked with any sort of markers (cones, chairs, stones) located at each end. There are no keepers.
Variations: – Once you have more space available you can add extra players: 2-on-2, 3-on-3, etc.
– If you have players waiting to play, you can rotate them after one or two minutes or after someone scores a goal. A mini tournament could be organized to motivate the players.
2. Piggy in the middle. One ball between 3 to 10 players (depending on the space available). One player is the piggy in the middle and the other players pass the ball to each other trying not to let the piggy touch the ball. If the piggy touches the ball then the last person who touched the ball before the piggy is made the next piggy. Once the piggy is changed the game starts again.
Variations: – Players are allowed a maximum of two or one touch on the ball.
– If players pass the ball between themselves 5 or 10 times, the piggy must touch the ball twice. A variation of this one is that if the piggy is nutmeg he/she must get the ball twice.
3 – Goal to goal. This game is usually played in narrow spaces. Two 3-metre goals marked with cones, 15 to 20 metres away from each other. One player in each goal trying to score in the other with long shots. If walls limit the space it is recommended that players should not dive when trying to save the opponent’s shot.
Variation: – Divide the court into corridors with cones.
– If the player saves using the feet, he/she can go dribbling and try to beat the opponent closer to his/her goal.
– The same game, but 2 against 2 with players rotating on playing keeper and shooter.
With thanks to futsal.com.au