The FA is backing futsal

We thought it would be good idea to actually show you what the FA has done to promote Futsal. Here are some futsal initiatives that has been introduced over the last few years.

The FA Futsal Leagues comprise of three regional men’s competitions that provide six teams for the end of season play-offs to determine the national champions. The 2008 winners were Helvecia who will also represent England in the 2009 UEFA
Futsal Cup club competition.

The FA Futsal Cup for men and women begins with local leagues and progresses through regional qualifiers to the three day Finals at the EIS in Sheffield in July.

An England senior men’s futsal team has contested qualification matches for the FIFA Futsal
World Cup and UEFA European Championships. The team draws its players predominately from senior

Futsal Clubs and semi professional 11 a side football. The squad get together on a regular basis and each year open trials are held to recruit new talented players.

A School-Club Links programme has introduced Futsal to Schools and School Sports Partnerships.

The FA Youth Futsal Festival takes place in Sheffield in June.

The introduction of a British Universities Futsal Championships with a representative team to
taking part in the FISU World Futsal Championships.

A two level coaching award and areferee’s course

An English referee has been promoted to the FIFA futsal panel.

Recognition of the technical merits to be gained by playing Futsal and other formats of small sided games in the FA’s new development and coaching strategies.

English national teams for the deaf, blind and partially-sighted also play Futsal or a near variation of the sport and are highly ranked in the world.

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