Benefits of playing futsal

Football players, coaches, managers, and football enthusiasts are always asking us why should we play futsal ? Why do we need to implement futsal into our training sessions? Well…. we though it would be a good idea to show them what are the benefits of playing futsal and how it can help to improve football players. Here are some points:

The smaller ball with restricted bounce makes it easier for young players to master their ball control skills.

As the futsal ball is designed to stay on the floor, players get far more contact with the ball than in traditional 5 a side. This results in players improving techniques such asdribbling, passing and close control at an accelerated rate.

As the rules of Futsal include the pitch having sidelines and end lines, players must be moreaccurate with their passing as opposed to just kicking the ball wildly off a wall.

The dimensions of the Futsal court and reduced number of players means players participate more in the game than they would in outdoor 11 a side.

Playing in reduced space helps develop creativity. Players are encouraged to find their way out of tight situations with a clever pass or piece of individual skill. Futsal can encourage self reliance and free expression.

Playing close to opponents in a small area encourages players to think and make decisions very rapidly. It also causes players to learn to move off the ball in order to create free space for their team.

The continuous rapid action means players quickly learn to develop their awareness in relation to game situations, positional sense and their reading of the game.

Because of the free flowing substitution rule, all players get approximately the sameplaying time.
It’s easy to put a team together as only a minimum of 5 players are needed.

Futsal is the smallest, easiest way of playing football without losing any of the ingredients such as the ball, opponents, team mates, space, pressure, rules, time, direction.

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