For detailed information on this season's indoor league play, visit:

www.thesoccercenter.org

What is Futsal?

• Futsal is the world's version of indoor soccer.  It's simply a reduced field, approximately 30m x 20m with smaller goals (2m x 3m). The match is played 5 vs 5 . . . four field players and a goalkeeper, thus ensuring maximum participation from each player. The ball is designed to have low or minimal bounce, encouraging a more skillfully focused play. Recommended footwear is a flat sole athletic shoe or astro turf soccer shoe.

Background:

• In 1930, Juan Carlos Ceriani developed a five-a-side version of soccer for youth competition in YMCA's in Montevideo, Uruguay. Futsal quickly gained popularity throughout South America, especially in Brazil which is still considered the Futsal "hub" of the world. Pele, Zico, Bebeto, and many other Brazilian players developed their skill using Futsal.
  
  Futsal is the World's version of indoor soccer. "Futsal" is derived from the Portuguese for Football (Soccer) and Sala (Indoor). The Brazilians, who speak Portuguese, made this play/training method popular world wide. Futsal is now the accepted FIFA mode of indoor play throughout the world. There is even a World Championship, almost on the same scale as the World Cup. 

The Benefits:

• Futsal has become the standard for indoor play world wide. With the smaller playing field and reduced team size, each player has more involvement in the game and touches on the ball. The reduced bounce ball ensures true roll and the need for a precise touch. The absence of boards to deflect passes requires the control and strategy needed on the full-size outdoor fields. Futsal sharpens both your playing & mental skills which allows continual personal growth and development throughout the year. It's also a lot of fun!

Futsal at Far Post:

• Far Post is the only recognized Futsal provider in Vermont

• Futsal is offered in three six-week sessions at The Soccer Center, for ages 10 through adult, from November through April

• There are leagues for boys, girls, men, women and co-ed 

• Play-offs ~ held on the sixth week of each session

• No limit on roster size, but the recommendation is between 8 and 10 players

• Each team receives a matched set of Futsal T-Shirts for its league games

• Far Post Travel Team players are strongly encouraged to participate in the Far Post Futsal leagues (at additional cost), in addition to expected Travel Team training sessions, league and tournament play.

Location:

• The Soccer Center at the Champlain Valley Exposition (in the Robert E. Miller Complex, North Building), 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction.

For further information:

• Visit The Soccer Center website:  www.thesoccercenter.org for detailed information and to register.

• Contact Indoor League Managers, Wendy Elles, 872-8866, ext. 201, wendy@thesoccercenter.org or Jim Goudie, 872-8866, ext. 203, jimgoudie@thesoccercenter.org

Find out more about United States Futsal!