Winter Futsal
Calling all Lebo soccer players 1st - 12th grade – play indoor soccer in the winter!
The League runs January through mid-March on Saturdays and Sundays.
WHY THE MLSA LOVES FUTSAL
We are balancing the heavy guided play of the fall and spring with free pickup style play in the off-season – giving the players all the invaluable benefits of pick-up type play. Everyone benefits! Futsal is fast and fun.
Futsal is a form of small-sided soccer, and it is the basis of youth skill development in Brazil and Spain. America’s own US Soccer Academy requires Futsal in their training regimen. Players who are perhaps a bit burned out with multiple team practices, skill sessions, drills and lengthy travel may rediscover their love of the game in the unpressured setting.
Here’s Why We’re Fast Fans:
- Small-sided soccer assures a vastly increased amount of touches per player, with decision-making and overall defensive/offensive fluidity maximized – excellent practice for the larger game.
- Kids love Futsal conditions because positional play is de-emphasized, the game is fast-paced and played with little stoppage, lots of goals are possible and players improve their overall understanding of individual and small group tactics as well as their technical ability.
- Simply put, it is great fun and an ideal environment for improvement – two key components in soccer development.
- Futsal is considered a better training experience than walled indoor soccer.
Game Management – Rule compliance will be handled by the team managers and players – creative, free, unpressured play is the most important rule. Coaching and
instructing beyond rule guidance will be discouraged. The game will teach the skills!!
Dates: January – Mid-March
Location: Greentree SportsPlex
Dates/Times: Saturdays and Sundays, one game per week
Registration: Typically opens at the end of October and runs through early December.
Questions? Contact us at info@mlsa.org or winterfutsal@mlsa.org.