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Our goal is to initiate young players to Futsal, bringing the game to secondary schools & colleges in London to fully develop 21st century football skills and techniques in accordance with FA guidance on small sided games & youth development practice.
What is
Futsal?
Futsal is the only format of Small Sided
Football game that is supported by FIFA and UEFA with World and EU Championships
for clubs and national teams.
How to play the Game:
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Usually indoors
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Pitch needed: Sport Hall such as
basket / handball court or dedicated Futsal Hall.
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Use of Futsal ball (Size 4 and
30% reduced bounce)
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Use of indoor football shoes only
Futsal Rules:
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| Futsal pitch/ Sport hall |
2 x 20 min halves that are played real-time which
means the clock stops whenever the ball goes out of play.
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Five players on
court (4 + 1 GK)
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GK can play as an
outfield player, no restriction
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Rolling
substitutions (up to 12 players per match)
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Played to lines, ball is returned
to play with a Kick In
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Use of wider and
longer pitch (Sport hall venues)
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All players
allowed to enter penalty areas
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No height
restriction on ball
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Use of Square Goals (3m x 2m)
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5 Foul Limit per half (Direct
Free Kick, no wall at 10 meters mark)
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4 seconds only to
restart play – For kick-ins, free kicks, goal
clearances and corner
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The 5m rule on free kicks,
corners, goal clearances, kick-ins and penalties.
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Time out in each
half lasting 60 seconds per team per half
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No Sliding
Tackles
Emphasis on Technique & Movement
Futsal is a game played between two teams of five players each, one of whom
is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other
forms of indoor football, the game 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 regular football due
to the surface of the pitch. The surface, ball and rules create an emphasis on
improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in
small spaces.
The FA
views Futsal as a high quality format of a small sided game & in total
accordance with his goals & youth development policy.
Many countries that we admire for
the technical skills of their players use Futsal
as an aspect of youth development. Ball retention, quick and skillful play,
tactical awareness – are all promoted in Futsal.
Fairplay: The laws of the game and an accumulated fouls rule discourages teams
from being overly physical or disputing the decisions of the two referees.
Famous Quotes on Futsal
“In Futsal, you see whether a player is really
talented... you notice the small details in quality, class and tactical
understanding”
XAVI HERNANDEZ –
BARCELONA
“Everything I
had as a Brazilian player I owed it to Futsal.”ZICO
“Futsal is how I
really got started. This is my love, the thing that I enjoyed the most.”
RONALDO -
REAL MADRID
“I played Futsal growing up in Baurd. In Futsal
you need to think quick and play quick so it’s easier for you when you move to
normal football.”
PELE
“A
lot of the moves I make originate from Futsal. It's played in a very small
space, and the ball control is different. And to this day my ball control is
pretty similar to a Futsal player's control.”
RONALDINHO
Enquiries
& Registrations
Contact:
Magic Square Futsal
21 Graham Road
London W4 5DR
