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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere is a lot of hype about Futsal and how it relates to these players. It’s an exaggeration to say they spent any significant time playing futsal as opposed to all their other training. It’s like saying Pujols got his skill set from the sandlot.
Every second with the ball at your foot vs. watching it bounce around off the boards is a benefit.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou don’t need Futsal to have many touches on the ball. There are many mall sided drills that utilize the real surface of a soccer pitch. Training on a real pitch or surface, also allows for conditioning, runs and sprints that mimic real game scenarios. Futsal is to soccer, as ping pong is to tennis.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAgain, just a tool.
Every second with the ball at your foot vs. watching it bounce around off the boards is a benefit.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause playing soccer on a hard wooden court in a small basketball gym , is so much better than playing on an indoor turf field???? Boards or no boards, indoor turf play, is much better that hard court play. Futsal is popular in places where there is no option to play on a real field. It will suffice, but given a choice, a soccer player will choose the closest to the real game.
There is almost nothing about indoor soccer that replicates a real game. It causes more bad habits than any benefits. Kids get lazy because anything not to foot is still in play, passes get loose, you are never out of the play since it's coming right back at you.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhen learning the game, far and away the most important thing a kid needs is touches. Not chasing a ball in a bouncy house or beating a player with a, literal, wall pass.
There is almost nothing about indoor soccer that replicates a real game. It causes more bad habits than any benefits. Kids get lazy because anything not to foot is still in play, passes get loose, you are never out of the play since it's coming right back at you.
Keep typing, you keep digging.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhen learning the game, far and away the most important thing a kid needs is touches. Not chasing a ball in a bouncy house or beating a player with a, literal, wall pass.
There is almost nothing about indoor soccer that replicates a real game. It causes more bad habits than any benefits. Kids get lazy because anything not to foot is still in play, passes get loose, you are never out of the play since it's coming right back at you.
Keep typing, you keep digging.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIndoor turf field, no boards. You're saying that doesn't replicate a "real" game?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause playing soccer on a hard wooden court in a small basketball gym , is so much better than playing on an indoor turf field???? Boards or no boards, indoor turf play, is much better that hard court play. Futsal is popular in places where there is no option to play on a real field. It will suffice, but given a choice, a soccer player will choose the closest to the real game.
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This winter there may be limited indoor soccer field capacity so more futsal in school gyms etc may not be a bad thing.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis is a good point. It's enough of a change to keep it fresh. When my daughter was still playing it, she loved the futsal training and hated the indoor.
There’s nothing magical about futsal that improves a player’s skills. It’s a good, fun way to keep their interest while getting those all important touches and opportunities to make quick decisions.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause playing soccer on a hard wooden court in a small basketball gym , is so much better than playing on an indoor turf field???? Boards or no boards, indoor turf play, is much better that hard court play. Futsal is popular in places where there is no option to play on a real field. It will suffice, but given a choice, a soccer player will choose the closest to the real game.
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