How to defend in futsal? Lines of defense (by Artyom Samoylov)

7 Mar, 2023, No comments

How to defend in futsal? What to start with?

When it comes to futsal defending, there is always a question, what to start with if you want to become a good futsal defender or if as a coach - you want to improve the defense of your team.

The answer is this: you need to understand the basic defensive concepts. I call it futsal geometry. Each futsal player or a coach should understand how futsal universe operates, what are basic defensive rules, that apply.

Futsal pitch is 20 x 40 m long (at least a standard one) and in order to get the ball from one goal to another, futsal team has to overcome the resistance of opponent’s defense. The better is this resistance, the harder for an offensive team to get through.

So job number one for any defender personally or for a defending futsal team in general is to understand, how and what should be done to make defensive system as solid as possible.

How to understand futsal defense tactics?

The best way to teach a futsal team to defend is to explain this:

defense should be compact
defending should be organized in three lines (at least)
there should not be free spaces in between these lines

How this can be achievable? If you need to explain these defensive concepts to futsal players, the best way is to use, what futsal pitch offers you anyway - the lines.

Each futsal pitch is divided into different zones with the help of lines, which are painted on it. There is always the line, which divides the pitch into two halves. Very often there are also lines, which divide each half too.

Now, if the pitch, where you are playing, only has the middle line, it’s not a problem, because you can use a 10m mark as a reference point.

How futsal pitch can help to defend?

The main idea is to understand, that you can divide a futsal pitch into 4 areas:

first quarter
second quarter
third quarter
fourth quarter

Now, we have to explain our futsal players, how to position themselves in different situations and we can do it with the help of these four quarters. First of all each futsal player or our team has to know, that in order for a defense to stay compact, it’s necessary to have at least one player in each of three consecutive areas.

Let’s take a look at the example:

We can see, that green team (and the team is not only 4 field players, it’s 4 field players and a goal-keeper) is positioned in three consecutive zones. This is a correct positioning.

Picture above on the other hand shows us another situation. At this time the defending team is positioned in three zones, but these are not three consecutive zones. Meaning, that there is a free zone in between. This should not be happening. This positioning is incorrect.

Here is another example of bad positioning by the defending futsal team:

At this time players occupy four zones. This is also good practice.

Defending team has at least three lines of defense:

Defensive Line nr.1 - green player nr.4
Defensive Line nr.2 - green player nr.5
Defensive Line nr.3 - green player nr.2
Defensive Line nr.4 - green player nr.3
Defensive Line nr.5 - green goal-keeper

So, if, for example, a defending futsal team is going to choose a defensive strategy of a high pressure, players should position themselves like this:

or like this:

I gave you an example with a very advanced red nr.2 for a purpose. To see, how you should be positioned when opponent is using a pivot and has a very big depth of attack.

Different example of futsal defense

Although it’s not often a case. Often you will see different situations (with opponent’s players playing without such a big depth of attack. Here are couple of another examples of such situations and here is also a correct positioning of a defending team:

On the scheme above you can see 5 lines of defense.

Depending on the location of opponent’s players and the type of strategy (individual marking, zonal defense, mixed defense), there will be different positioning of a defending team’s players. But in any case, there should be at least three lines of defense.

If we count from the ball side:

Defensive Line nr.1 - green player nr.4
Defensive Line nr.2 - green player nr.2
Defensive Line nr.3 - green player nr.5
Defensive Line nr.4 - green player nr.3
Defensive Line nr.5 - green goal-keeper

If we count from the ball side:

Defensive Line nr.1 - green player nr.2
Defensive Line nr.2 - green player nr.4 and nr.5
Defensive Line nr.3 - green player nr.3
Defensive Line nr.4 - green goal-keeper

If we count from the ball side:

Defensive Line nr.1 - green player nr.4
Defensive Line nr.2 - green player nr.2
Defensive Line nr.3 - green player nr.3
Defensive Line nr.4 - green player nr.5 and a goal-keeper

Futsal defensive strategy instructions

When players are able to visualize the pitch not as a whole, but as a sum of 4 areas, it becomes easier for a coach not only to explain, how defense should be organized, but also - to instruct a futsal team during the match itself.

For example, coach can give an instruction to defend:

only from the middle of the pitch (defending on the 50% of the pitch)
or apply pressure on 75% (3/4) of the pitch etc.

And players could understand the coach easily and quickly, which may sometimes be very important, if you need to change the strategy of your team without waiting for a half-time break or a time-out.

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What is the best futsal passing drill for beginners?

22 Feb, 2023

What is the best futsal passing drill for beginners?

Futsal is a sport, where passing is one of the main skills. Passing skills are important, when it comes to futsal attack. Any futsal tactical attacking build-up (combination) is not possible without being able to pass the ball.

Many beginners in futsal are usually concentrating on the improvement of futsal dribbling. This is not smart. Although it’s understandable, because futsal is a type of sport, where a player gets to touch the ball very often and as a result - he is presented with a lot of opportunities to show his futsal skills.

On the other hand, when it comes to a get and to getting victory in a futsal match, for every player it’s important to think first about the team. The team always comes first, therefore instead of dribbling the ball, it’s almost always more effective to just pass it to a teammate.

One of the reasons, why many futsal beginners are good on a training session and are having loads of problems during the game, is that they are dribbling the ball more often, then they should. Ideally in a futsal match, you have to make 2-3 touches maximum on the ball. That means, that with the third touch of the ball, you already have to either shoot or pass the ball to your teammate.

There is a reason, why 99% of futsal attacking combinations are planned in a way, that players are actually passing the ball, not dribbling. It’s just more effective.

Beginners in futsal

When it comes to beginners in futsal, it’s important to understand, that:

they usually lack good physical condition
futsal skills are on a very low level
not all futsal passing drills can be understood and performed well by them
laterality will be very much the case with the beginner. Meaning - they most definitely will have one preferred foot and the other will be much weaker, therefore a beginner won’t be able to use weaker foot well.
they will lack speed and coordination too.

Futsal passing

Also, when it comes to futsal passing, it’s important to know, that a pass should be:

strong
accurate
timed very well

Factors, which are mentioned above play the key role, when you have to develop futsal skills of a beginner. I will share a drill with you, which will help to get a beginner to a certain level of skill, which will allow him to make less mistakes during the game.

What is the best futsal passing drill for beginners then?

It should:

be performed statically at first
be played in pairs
be concentrated on a technique of a futsal pass
include using weaker foot of a futsal player too
include correct receiving of the ball (futsal first touch with the sole of the foot)
include looking at the target before passing the ball.

I am going to share a futsal drill with you, which will help you to get your futsal training going and improve your passing skills fast. There will also be tips of how you can make a drill more diverse, so you don’t get bored.

Futsal passing drill for beginners

Objective of the drill: Improving futsal passing

How to set-up the drill:

At least one pair of players
one ball for each pair of players

Passing drill sequence:

In the picture you can see 5 phases of the drill.
First phase: all pairs of players in pairs are positioned in front of each other with the distance of 3 meter between them (like green nr.2 and red nr.2). Players are passing the ball to each other and are using both of their feet. Each player has only 2 touches on the ball (one touch - to receive the ball, another touch - to pass it).
Second phase: players make bigger distance (6-7) meters between themselves and are doing the same sequence as in the first phase: 2 touches on the ball - receive and pass. Example: position of green nr.3 and red nr.3.
Third phase: Bigger distance now - players are positioned on the edges of the pitch (just by the side lines). Now players have to receive the ball with the first touch (ideally with the sole of the foot), role the ball a bit forward (ideally with the same first touch; but if it’s difficult, players are allowed extra touch for that) and finally make a pass. Example: green nr.4 and red nr.4.
Phase four: Players are positioned within 3 meter distance from each other. Each player has only one touch on the ball. Players are just passing the ball to each other using just one touch. Example: green nr.5 and red nr.5.
Phase five: Players are positioned within 3 meter distance from each other. Each player has only one touch on the ball. Players are passing the ball to each other while moving from one side line to another using just one touch. Example: green nr.5 and red nr.5.

Players should be concentrating on things such as:

passing accuracy
looking up just before the pass
pass the ball low
aim not just towards their teammate, but towards his best foot

Intensity of the drill: Average

Duration of the drill: 5 minutes for each phase (25 minutes in total)

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How To Defend In Futsal by coach Artyom Samoylov

18 Feb, 2023, No comments

Watch the video - How to Defend in Futsal by coach Artyom Samoylov:

Defensive transition

Balance and buying time in defense: defensive actions undertaken at the moment that possession is lost with the objective of preventing the opposition from making an attacking transition.
Dropping back: the action of moving back quickly, when possession is lost, to occupy a defensive position left vacant during the attack.
Pressing defense: a defensive system whereby pressure is put on the opposition in their own half with the objective of regaining possession of the ball, and, at the very least, preventing the opposition from advancing.
Positional defense: a half-court or a closed defense whose prime objective is to prevent the opposition from developing play and moving into the final third, where the defending team waits for the appropriate moment to regain possession or force the opposition into giving the ball away.
Special situations – 4v5 defense: a defensive system adopted when facing a 5v4 attack.
Special situations – 3v4 defense: a defensive system adopted when facing a 4v3 attack and brought about when one of the defending team’s players has been sent off.

Defending set-pieces

Defending corners: defense of corner kicks taken by the opposition.
Defending kick-ins: defense of kick-ins taken by the opposition from the touch line.
Defending free-kicks with a wall: defense of free-kicks from the spot where the offence was committed, provided that the defending team has not committed five previous fouls in the period in question (see below).
Defending free-kicks without a wall and kicks from the second penalty mark:
defense of free-kicks from the spot where an offence was committed or from the second penalty mark if the defending team has committed five previous fouls in the period in question. In this case, only the goalkeeper can defend the free-kick, although the other players must be alert to the possibility of the ball rebounding back into play.
Defending penalties: defense of penalties awarded to the opposition and taken from the 6m penalty mark

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Hey guys my name is Artyom Samoylov. On my channel we discuss everything that concerns futsal so if you need a content like this on a regular basis you know what to do subscribe hit the belly button and you will never miss a single video and plus you will help the channel grow in this video we're gonna take a look at the concept of defensive lines why is this very important when it comes to defense and why is it something that each and every amateur futsal team needs to know in order to stand out from the rest of the teams so you have these lines on the futsal pitch on the futsal court from Beach to Beach these lines may differ of course but these lines this division for the zones gives your players and information gives you as a coach an ability to instruct the team how do you pressure where is gonna be your last defensive line and where and in which zone you have to act accordingly when it comes to attack so let's start from defense first of all if you pressure you can always instruct your players instruct your team to pressure from the first line to pressure from the second line or to drop back to the third line it is easy to explain to four players it is easy for them to understand this this is as I call it geometry or futsal it is very simple and it's very important to know this second when it comes to defense it is very important for players to understand the concept of these defensive lines you can tell them if they pressure they should be staying in three zones or in two zones this is up to you and it is easier for players to understand that for example if this player goes in here this player follows him the rule is at least one of your players have to be in one of these three zones so that means that in this situation this player should be dropping into this middle section here behind this red line the more defensive lines you have the better to defend remember this if you are defending into defensive areas if you will so first area second area third one is free so you can exploit this area to run in to get the ball and capitalize on that that's why you have to drop in here and make it harder for opponents to progress the more defensive lines you have the more difficulties your opponent faces the slower opponent progresses so for example in this case you have one two three four and five defensive lines so basically players are staying in all three zones plus the fourth zone where the goalkeeper is and they are forming five lines of defense which is very complicated for an opponent to beat when it comes to attack those lines this division of lines this remembering that there is a division of lines and in four zones gives your players an opportunity imagine that you are orange guys in here to understand where they have to be more careful with their passes where they have to be more careful on ball and where they can improvise more so for example behind this red line and until the goal in this area they have to be very careful they have to be opening up for an opponent and providing very safe passing lines for him they have to open up for their partners and provide safe passing lines for for them not like this this is not a safe passing one but like this this is a safe person line so in this zone we are playing very carefully we are using at least two touches we are not using one touch in this zone of course if you are very skillful then you can use one touch this depends of course on the level of the player but in most cases you use at least two touches in here because you don't need unnecessary risk in this area you can use sometimes one touch sometimes you can dribble in this area but only if you have this opportunity only if you are on speed if an opponent doesn't have a covering player behind him and the free space to run into for example you can dribble in here you cannot dribble at all in here you can dribble sometimes when there are certain conditions for this as I told you and now in the final third if will when you cross this red line you can improvise more you can risk you can make first such passes you can shoot more you can dribble more because in here you can make mistakes this division for the lines gives your players a complete understanding of what is going on on the pitch where they should be at this very moment and there won't be a panic they won't make chaos they will be playing as a unit both in defense and attack if you liked this video if you liked the video hit the like button and this way I will understand which videos you like more and I will provide more of these kind of videos in the future don't forget to subscribe for my soccer channel I will leave the link in the description and I'll see you guys next time take care

Futsal Laws of the Game 2022/2023 [PDF]

7 Sep, 2022, No comments

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Here you can download the latest version of Futsal Rules - FUTSAL_-_Laws_of_the_Game_2022-2023_EN.pdf

FUTSAL Laws of the Game 2022-23

Approved by the Bureau of the FIFA Council

This booklet may not be reproduced or translated in whole or in part in any manner without the permission of FIFA.

Effective from 12 August 2022

NOTES ON THE FUTSAL LAWS OF THE GAME 8

LAW 1 – THE PITCH 12

Pitch surface 13
Pitch markings 14
Pitch dimensions 15
The penalty area 16
The 10m mark 16
The substitution zones 17
The corner area 17
The technical area 17
The goals 18
Goal movement 20
Advertising on the pitch 22
Advertising on the goal nets 22
Advertising in the technical areas 22
Advertising around the pitch 22

LAW 2 – THE BALL 23

Qualities and measurements 24
Advertising on the ball 24
Replacement of a defective ball 24
Additional balls 25
Extra balls on the pitch 25
Goal involving a defective ball 25

LAW 3 – THE PLAYERS 26

Number of players 27
Number of substitutions and substitutes 27
Submission of list of players and substitutes 27
Substitution procedure 28
Warming up 28
Changing the goalkeeper 29
Offences and sanctions 29
Players and substitutes sent off 30
Extra persons on the pitch 30
Goal scored with an extra person on the pitch 31
Improper re–entry by player off the pitch 32
Team captain 32

LAW 4 – THE PLAYERS’ EQUIPMENT 33

Safety 34
Compulsory equipment 34
Colours 35
Other equipment 35
Slogans, statements, images and advertising 36
Offences and sanctions 38
Numbering of the players 38

LAW 5 – THE REFEREES 39

The authority of the referees 40
Decisions of the referees 40
Powers and duties 40
Liability of the match officials 43
International matches 43
Referees’ equipment 44
Video support 45

LAW 6 – THE OTHER MATCH OFFICIALS 46

The assistant referees 47
Powers and duties 47
International matches 50
Reserve assistant referee (RAR) 50

LAW 7 – THE DURATION OF THE MATCH 51

Periods of play 52
Ending the periods of play 52
Timeout 53
Half–time interval 53
Abandoned match 53

LAW 8 – THE START AND RESTART OF PLAY 54

Kick–off 55
Dropped ball 56

LAW 9 – THE BALL IN AND OUT OF PLAY 57

Ball out of play 58
Ball in play 58
Indoor pitch 58

LAW 10 – DETERMINING THE OUTCOME OF A MATCH 59

Goal scored 60
Winning team 60
Kicks from the penalty mark 61
Away goals 63

LAW 11 – OFFSIDE 64

2 Offences and sanctions 96

LAW 16 – THE GOAL CLEARANCE 97

Procedure 98

Offences and sanctions 98

LAW 17 – THE CORNER KICK 99

Procedure 100

Offences and sanctions 100

VIDEO SUPPORT PROTOCOL 101

Principles 102
Reviewable decisions/incidents 104
Practicalities 105
Procedures 106
PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR FUTSAL REFEREES AND OTHER MATCH OFFICIALS 109
SIGNALLING 111
POSITIONING 124
INTERPRETATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 145
FUTSAL TERMS 163
REFEREE TERMS 170

NOTES ON THE FUTSAL LAWS OF THE GAME

Official languages

FIFA publishes the Futsal Laws of the Game in English, Arabic, French, German and Spanish. If there is any divergence in the wording, the English text is authoritative.

Other languages

National football associations (FAs) which translate the Futsal Laws of the Game can obtain the layout template for the 2022-23 edition from FIFA by contacting [email protected] National FAs which produce a translated version of the Futsal Laws of the Game using this format are invited to send a copy to FIFA (stating clearly on the front cover that it is that national FA’s official translation) so that it can be posted on FIFA.com for use by others.

Applying the Futsal Laws

That the same Futsal Laws apply in every match in every confederation, country, town and village throughout the world is a considerable strength which must be preserved. This is also an opportunity which must be harnessed for the good of futsal everywhere.
Those who educate match officials and other participants should emphasise that:
referees should apply the Futsal Laws within the “spirit” of the game to help
produce fair and safe matches;
everyone must respect the match officials and their decisions, remembering and respecting the integrity of the Futsal Laws.
Players have a major responsibility for the image of the game and the team captain should play an important role in helping to ensure that the Futsal Laws and referees’ decisions are respected and protected.

Modifications to the Futsal Laws

The universality of the Futsal Laws of the Game means that the game is essentially the same in every part of the world and at every level. As well as creating a “fair” and safe environment in which the game is played, the Futsal Laws should also promote participation and enjoyment.

Historically, FIFA allowed national FAs some flexibility to modify the “organisational” Futsal Laws for specific categories of futsal. However, FIFA strongly believes that national FAs should be able to modify some other aspects of the way futsal is organised if it will benefit futsal in their own country.

How the game is played and refereed should be the same on every futsal pitch in the world. However, a country’s domestic futsal needs should determine how long the game lasts, how many people can take part and how some unfair behaviour is punished.

Consequently, national FAs, confederations and FIFA have the option to modify all or some of the following organisational areas of the Futsal Laws of the Game for which they are responsible:

For youth, veterans’, disability and grassroots futsal:

The size of the pitch
The size, weight and material of the ball
The width between the goalposts and the height of the crossbar from the ground
The duration of the two (equal) periods of the game (and two equal periods of
extra time)
Limitations on the throwing of the ball by the goalkeeper

In addition, to allow national FAs further flexibility to benefit and develop futsal domestically, the following changes relating to “categories” of futsal are permitted:

National FAs, confederations and FIFA have the flexibility to decide the age restrictions for youth and veterans’ futsal.

Each national FA will determine which competitions at the lowest levels of futsal are designated as “grassroots” futsal.

National FAs have the option to approve some of these modifications for different competitions – there is no requirement to apply them universally or to apply them all. However, no other modifications are allowed without the permission of FIFA.

Limitations on the throwing of the ball by the goalkeeper

FIFA has approved certain limitations on the throwing of the ball by goalkeepers for youth, veterans’, disability and grassroots futsal, subject to the approval of the national FA or confederation organising the competition or of FIFA – whichever is appropriate.

References to the limitations are found in:

Law 12 – Fouls and Misconduct

“An indirect free kick is also awarded if a goalkeeper commits any of the following offences: […]

where this is outlawed by domestic rules for youth, veterans’, disability and/or grassroots futsal, throws the ball directly over the halfway line (the free kick is to be taken from the place where the ball crossed the halfway line).”

Law 16 – The Goal Clearance

“Where this is outlawed by domestic rules for youth, veterans’, disability and/or grassroots futsal, if the goalkeeper throws the ball directly over the halfway line, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from the place where the ball crossed the halfway line.”

The philosophy behind this limitation is to promote creative futsal and encourage technical development.

National FAs are asked to inform FIFA of their use of all of the above-mentioned modifications, and at which levels, as this information, and especially the reason(s) why the modifications are being used, may identify development ideas or strategies that FIFA can share to assist the development of futsal by other national FAs.

FIFA would also be very interested to hear about other potential modifications to the Futsal Laws of the Game, which could increase participation, make futsal more attractive and promote its worldwide development.

Managing amendments to the Futsal Laws

For every proposed amendment, the focus must be on fairness, integrity, respect, safety, the enjoyment of the participants and how technology can benefit the game. The Futsal Laws must also encourage participation by everyone, regardless of background or ability.

Although accidents occur, the Futsal Laws should make the game as safe as possible. This requires players to show respect for their opponents, and referees should create a safe environment by dealing strongly with those whose play is too aggressive and dangerous. The Futsal Laws embody the unacceptability of unsafe play in their disciplinary phrases, e.g. “reckless challenge” (caution = yellow card/ YC) and “endangering the safety of an opponent” or “using excessive force” (sending-off = red card/RC).

Futsal must be attractive and enjoyable for players, match officials and coaches, as well as spectators, fans, administrators, etc. These amendments must help make the game attractive and enjoyable so that people, regardless of age, race, religion, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or disability, etc. want to take part and enjoy their involvement in futsal.

These amendments seek to simplify the game and bring many aspects of the Futsal Laws into line with those of football but, as many situations are “subjective” and referees are human (and thus make mistakes), some decisions will inevitably cause debate and discussion.

The Futsal Laws cannot deal with every single situation, so where there is no direct provision herein, FIFA expects the referees to make a decision within the “spirit” of the game utilising “futsal understanding” – this often involves asking the question, ”what would be in futsal’s best interests?”

Futsal Decision-making Drill | Proper Futsal Warm-up

30 Jul, 2022, No comments

Objective: Decision-making, passing, 1-2 touch play

Set-up: 1/2 pitch, 4 cones (square 5-6m each side), at least one ball, 8 players

Drill:

6 green players with the objective to keep possession of the ball;
Green players have only 2 touches on the ball;
2 red players with the objective to get a hold of the ball or intercept it;
If the ball is intercepted, players switch roles (the one, who lost the ball becomes a defender and the one, who won the ball become an attacking player)

Intensity: High

Duration: 10-20 minutes

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How to Improve Futsal Combinational Play and Precision

7 Jun, 2022, No comments

How to improve Futsal Combinational Play - by Artyom Samoylov:

Objective: Passing, Teamplay and Precision

Set-up: full pitch divided into 2 playing areas (two halves), 1 ball at least, 2 pairs of small goals, 8 players (4 players in each team)

Drill:

Both teams can use each half of the pitch to score a goal.
The main rules is that there can only be 2 defending players and 3 attacking players on the half, where the ball is.
So it’s always 3 against 2.
The goal can only be scored with the first touch shot.

Intensity: High

Duration: 2 games of 10 minutes each

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How To Improve Team Ball Control in Futsal?

6 Jun, 2022, No comments

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hey guys my name is coach artyom samoylov on this channel we discuss futsal tactics and futsal coaching in this video we are going to take a look at the drill which is going to help you to improve the collective position of the ball if you are struggling with making several consecutive passes together this drill is going to help you and then we are going to move and take a look at how it's played on a real training session and finally you can go in the description of this video and download the free pdf with this drill you can print it out and take it to your training session easily so the drill is designed in a way so it's very intense and very dynamic it simulates the game situation very much so your players are not only going to learn from it they're also going to love it so you are using the half of the chord you have three players of each team inside this half of the chord and also you have two neutral players in each team so you can see that white team has two players in here and the black team has two players in here use all the balls you have on the training session and if the ball goes out don't chase it just take the nearest ball and continue playing so the job of those players who are inside of this half of the court is going to be to make at least 15 consecutive passes together without losing a ball they can use their respective teammates outside of the court but if an actual player receives the ball he has to go into the court even if he makes a pass he has to engage and the player who made a pass to him has to go up so at any moment of time there has to be only three field players inside the pitch neutral players can move freely on their sides from here to here and this one from here to here ideally each player has to have the limit of three touches on the ball so on his third touch he has to pass the ball if he makes four the ball goes to another team as soon as the objective is reached so you have at least 15 consecutive passes together they earn one point the drill is played for 15 minutes and you can make it three games of five minutes and the team who ends up with most points has one so another team has to do 50 push-ups now let's move on and take a look how it's played on a real training session.

What is futsal

6 Jun, 2022

Futsal started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani, a teacher in Montevideo, Uruguay, created a version of indoor football for YMCAs.

Originally developed for basketball courts, a rule book for the new sport was published in September 1933. Association football (soccer) was already highly popular in the country, and after Uruguay won the 1930 World Cup and gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, it attracted even more practitioners. Ceriani's goal was to create a team game similar to football that could be played indoors or outdoors.
While writing the rule book, Ceriani combined the principles of association football—where the ball may be touched with every part of the body except the hands—with rules from other sports: from basketball, the number of players (five per team) and the game's duration (40 active minutes); from water polo, the goalkeeping rules; and from team handball, the field and goal sizes.
The YMCA spread the game immediately throughout South America. It was easily played by everyone, everywhere, and in any weather condition, helping players of other sports stay in shape all year round. These reasons convinced João Lotufo, a Brazilian, to bring the game to his country and adapt it to the needs of physical education.
Initially, the rules were not uniform. In 1956, the rules were modified by Habib Maphuz and Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes within the YMCA of São Paulo, Brazil, to allow seniors to compete. Luiz de Oliveira wrote the Book of Rules of Futsal in 1956, then adopted also at the international level.
In 1965, the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol de Salón (South American Futsal Confederation) was formed, consisting of Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Argentina.

How To Improve Possession Of The Ball In Futsal

29 May, 2022

Objective: Possession

Set-up: half of the pitch, no goal-keepers, 3 fields players in each of two teams and 2 neutral players in each team, no goals, at least 1 ball, neutral players are positioned outside of the pitch.

Drill:

The objective of each team is to make at least 15 consecutive passes together. 15 passes are made (without losing the ball) - 1 point is scored.
Each player has the limit of 3 touches on the ball (means - with the third touch he should pass the ball). Passes can be made to neutral players. If neutral player receives a pass, he should enter the pitch and the one, who passes the ball, should become a neutral player (players exchange their roles).

Intensity: High

Duration: 3 games of 5 minutes each

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Watch the video - How To Improve Possession Of The Ball In Futsal

tags: hey guys my name is coach artyom samoylov on this channel we discuss futsal tactics and futsal coaching in this video we are going to take a look at the drill which is going to help you to improve the collective position of the ball if you are struggling with making several consecutive passes together this drill is going to help you and then we are going to move and take a look at how it's played on a real training session and finally you can go in the description of this video and download the free pdf with this drill you can print it out and take it to your training session easily so the drill is designed in a way so it's very intense and very dynamic it simulates the game situation very much so your players are not only going to learn from it they're also going to love it so you are using the half of the chord you have three players of each team inside this half of the chord and also you have two neutral players in each team so you can see that white team has two players in here and the black team has two players in here use all the balls you have on the training session and if the ball goes out don't chase it just take the nearest ball and continue playing so the job of those players who are inside of this half of the court is going to be to make at least 15 consecutive passes together without losing a ball they can use their respective teammates outside of the court but if an actual player receives the ball he has to go into the court even if he makes a pass he has to engage and the player who made a pass to him has to go up so at any moment of time there has to be only three field players inside the pitch neutral players can move freely on their sides from here to here and this one from here to here ideally each player has to have the limit of three touches on the ball so on his third touch he has to pass the ball if he makes four the ball goes to another team as soon as the objective is reached so you have at least 15 consecutive passes together they earn one point the drill is played for 15 minutes and you can make it three games of five minutes and the team who ends up with most points has one so another team has to do 50 push-ups now let's move on and take a look how it's played on a real training session.

How to open-up for a pass: Drill to improve creating passing lines

16 Apr, 2022, No comments

Objective: Creating passing lines

Set-up: full pitch, no goal-keepers, 5 fields players in each of two teams, no goals, at least 1 ball.

Drill:

The pitch is divided into 4 equal zones. The rules is, that ”at any point of time in one zone there can only be maximum 2 players of one team”. The objective of each team is make 10 consecutive passes. 10 passes are made (without losing the ball) - 1 point is scored.

If a third player of the same team enters a zone, the ball should be given to an opponent.

Intensity: High

Duration: 2 games of 10 minutes each

Variations: Put a goal-keeper in goals. Now team would have 1 goal-keeper and 5 field players each. Play normal futsal game. The restriction “maximum two players of each team in one zone at any point of time” remains.

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How to play 5v4 - Futsal Drill

11 Apr, 2022, No comments

Objective: Learn to play 5v4 situations (both in defense and in attack)

Set-up: full pitch, 1 goal-keeper, 9 fields players, 2 big (futsal) goals, 2 small goals, at least 1 ball, cannot play behind small goals.

Drill: White team has a fifth field player (nr.5). The job objective of white team is to score to the left goal. Black team has to defend their goal and try to score to the goal on the right. If white team scores, it counts as 1 point.

Black team has two options: to score in futsal (big) goal or in any of two smaller goals. If black team scores in smaller goals it counts as one point.

If black team scores in big goal, it counts are 2 points. If black team scores in futsal (big) goal, then it only counts, if it is done within two touches of the ball.

Intensity: High

Duration: 10 minutes each game.

P.S. Make sure, teams switch sides every 10 minutes. That is needed for every player to experience different roles.

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Futsal 5v4 training ~ How To Learn Futsal Powerplay

11 Apr, 2022, No comments

In this video we will learn to use futsal powerplay. Both in defense and attack. Futsal 5v4 situations are very frequent thing, so every team must be ready to defend in 5v4 and also to attack in 5v4. The drill, which is represented in this video will help you coach a team to play futsal powerplay. This drill can be used by any team. Even by teams with no training process or a coach.