Similar
in idea to a section of “Find the Game,” a non-fiction book and documentary
featured in last month’s newsletter, this FIFA film sheds light on the role
futsal plays for inmates in a prisoner in the Philippines. As we’re quickly
learning, futsal is played outdoors in much of the world … on courts, streets
and any hard surface.
In
this 2010 video, one school of thought – that futsal improves the skills of
outdoor players – takes center stage. It features a U-11 premier girls’ team
from Otto Orf’s USYF league in Cleveland. The girls have been well coached to
use their soles to stop of the ball, turn and create space, and do it almost
every time they take possession.
In this month's Hot Links from the Futsal Griddle, we look at the effort Denmark and FIFA are making to develop futsal there. And we've frequently observed the progress England's FA is making to incorporate futsal, both with a national league, youth programs and the national team. In this video, the two futsal debutantes, England and Denmark, face off in a two-game friendly series.
United
States Youth Futsal videographer John Hassis located this gem in his
wide-ranging Internet explorations. How popular is futsal in Spain? Popular
enough to support Marca TV’s “Pista Azul,” a highlight show that focuses on
LNFS, the Spanish professional futsal league, and other futsal-related topics.
This is the first program in the series, so there will be more. For the
non-Spanish-speaking, “Pista Azul” refers to the playing surface – literally
“blue track”. A number of LNFS teams use
the surface, as you’ll see in the highlight reel. It’s not to be confused with
Blue Track, Microsoft’s new all-surface computer mouse. Make some popcorn; pour
a drink. This runs three-quarters of an hour.
USYF
will host its 2013 National Futsal Championships at the beautiful New Century
Fieldhouse in suburban Gardner, Kan. The fieldhouse will be outfitted with
seven regulation futsal courts. Here’s a preview video.
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