What is Futsal?

Indoor Soccer

Focusing on skill development

Futsal is the official FIFA and UEFA version of indoor 5 a side football and indeed the only internationally recognized small sided game by every confederation.

Futsal is football in its purest form. It embodies what Pele referred to as “the beautiful game” Pace, skill, teamwork and high drama characterize this popular indoor game.

Futsal is a sport in its own right which does not compete with football but serves to enrich it. It is widely viewed as the ideal skill building environment for producing technically excellent football players. There are proven benefits to playing Futsal for the technical skill development of young players, with particular emphasis on the skills of passing, dribbling and close control.

What is Futsal?
Futsal is a fast-paced indoor soccer game played on a small court. Playing futsal helps players develop their footwork and ball control, and really works them into shape!

FREE Futsal this week!!!
We are running FREE futsal sessions this week on Monday (September 19th) and Wednesday (September 21st) at Pearkes Rec Centre in the fieldhouse for players to come & see what its all about.

Come dressed for indoor soccer in shorts, t-shirt, shin pads & running shoes (no cleats on the indoor surface please!) Bring plenty of water - futsal is hard work.

Register for Futsal
Our futsal programming will start the following week on Monday, September 26th & Wednesday, September 28th.

Players may sign up for one or both nights.... each futsal program runs for 10 weeks (through mid-December) and will cost $75 (so $75 for Monday, $75 for Wednesday, or $150 for both).

Times as follows:
Junior (U9 - U11) Monday 6:30 - 7:30
Senior (U12 - U14) Monday 7:30 - 8:30
Junior (U9 - U11) Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30
Senior (U12 - U14) Wednesday 7:30 - 8:30

If you are interested in registering for futsal this season, please e-mail Danny Van. Include your child's name, age level played, and night you would like to play.

We will ask you to pay on the first night of play.

FUTSAL: The REALLY Beautiful Game

So, you’re an absolute soccer die-hard. You’d give practically anything to play better. Imagine yourself coming off the pitch and while staggering back to the dressing room you find a magic lamp. You pick up the lamp and for a laugh you give it a rub. Then BOOM! A genie pops out and greets you with an offer to become a better player. Still dumfounded by your find, you blurt out: “I want to be better at dribbling; I want to think quicker, react faster, have more confidence, and play at the highest level!”
The genie gives you strange a look and says: “Why waste your wishes”  Why don’t you just play futsal instead?” Not wanting to sound ignorant, you quietly ask yourself “What is Futsal?”

In the simplest of terms, Futsal is the greatest sport on earth.
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If you are interested in playing, coaching, reffing, or starting a league in your region, the absolute best resource for everything in Canadian futsal is over at www.futsalcanada.ca and if you browse around you will find tons of videos, photos, stories, technical development tips and league information.

Futsal is inevitably going to become a huge part of the Canadian soccer landscape so get started now and gain a head’s up on everybody else. Maybe one day you or your child will represent Canada at a future FIFA Futsal World Cup.