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Spring time soccer is still a little ways off, but Holly Davisburg is once again offering some soccer activity along with Holly Academy
Futsol is open to all registered and paid Holly/Davisburg Soccer Players and Coaches
What is Futsal?
The term FUTSAL is derived from the Spanish or Portuguese word for “soccer”-FUTbol or FUTebol and the French or Spanish word for “indoor”-SALon or SALa, combine these letters for the name of FUTSAL. Futsal is a short-sided game of soccer, played on basketball sized basketball courts with a smaller, heavier ball.
Venue Location
Holly Academy
820 Academy Road
Holly, MI 48442
Sunday dates for Futsal
Start February 5, 2012 through Sunday , March 25, 2012.
Futsal Time Schedule
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Age Group |
Start Time |
End Time |
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Holly Academy Team |
11:00 AM |
Noon |
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U14 |
12:15 PM |
1:15 PM |
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U12 |
1:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
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U10 |
2:45 PM |
3:45 PM |
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U8 |
4:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Format
Teams will be created at the start of each session for balancing and allowing for equal playing time for participants. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time
of your age group time slot.
Needed to play
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Indoor athletic/tennis shoes with rubber soles (NO BLACK SOLES) – NO Outdoor shoes with cleats allowed.
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Shin Guards
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Water and drinks (To be kept outside of the gymnasium)
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Change of shoes for inclement weather…no wet or snowy shoes on gym floor.
Futsal – More than just fun…developing our players
Holly/Davisburg AYSO has implemented a program to provide year-round playing opportunities for ALL soccer players from U8 to adult. It will run for 8 Sundays at the
gymnasium at Holly Academy, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The program is Futsal.
Futsal is ideal for developing a player’s technical and tactical skills. There are five areas of importance for player development: Intelligence, Technical proficiency, total soccer (learn more than one position), speed of play and FUN. As always, our focus is on having fun and playing the game, not on drills or constant instruction.
Intelligence
As you get to understand soccer, you find it to be a very complex game. If you were to analyze every single game of soccer and compare it to Futsal, you will find dynamic
games where you will not find two absolutely identical situations. Futsal is a totally fluid game with very few preplanned situations, which means a player has to improvise in
order to meet constantly changing circumstances. Futsal is the ideal medium to develop soccer intelligence. This is the level of player where the players are able to take a
continuous series of “snapshots” of the field conditions and opportunities to expose the other team’s weakness.
Technical proficiency
Futsal emphasizes skill rather than crude physical power. The smaller (Size 3), lowbounce, heavier ball is a great instrument in promoting individual technical development.
The number of ball touches a player gets is much greater than in conventional soccer. This in turn leads to the development of faster and more refined foot skills. One touch
receiving and passing are used in wall passes and rotations and these certainly translate into success in the classic outdoor game.
Total soccer
The “small-sided” teams of players in Futsal, make it crucial for all players to defend and attack. Since structured positions are not defined, players with a defensive or attacking player mentality may not have faired as well, if they did not adapt to the new concepts required for Futsal. Futsal encourages the philosophy of “developing players that are familiar with all positions in accordance with modern soccer requirements, while creating the opportunity to solve lots of tactical problems under more pressure.”
Players learn as a result of the constant transition with teams winning and losing the ball all the time, that coasting or relaxing usually means the other team gained an advantage.
Speed of play
Modern soccer is characterized by its fast pace. In Futsal, the tight space on a hard surface, the ball moves faster between player’s feet, helping players develop individual
and team speed of play. This in turn, forces players to make quicker technical and tactical decisions. The benefit is that the players develop more confidence, which they
can apply to the outdoor game.
Fun
Futsal is fast paced and exciting, with players moving all the time instead of sitting back.
Our Futsal program is a free benefit to our players who are registered and paid for the 2011/2012 season.
Hope to see all of you there! |
The first week of the season was a little on the cool side, but we managed to get in all of our soccer games and this weekend is shapping up nicely (fingers crossed).
