Junior Futsal participation set to boom this winter

 

Youth futsal courtesy TheFA.com

Youth futsal courtesy TheFA.com

Recent years have seen a number of harsh winters with snow, floods and other poor weather conditions affecting the amount of football being played. Of course, this affects all participants of the game: adult as much as youth.

But for young players learning the game and developing their skills and love for football, these long absences during the winter months without any football can be particularly detrimental.

This season 32 youth leagues around the country will be changing their winter programme to offer 12,000 young players, both boys and girls, the opportunity to play Futsal.
Futsal is a 5-a-side format of the game that is primarily played in indoor sports-halls and is recognised for the benefits it can impart on the technical development of young players. So not only will young boys and girls be escaping the harsher winter elements by playing indoors, but they will also be playing a format of the game that can significantly support their development.

Read more at http://www.thefa.com/news/my-football/small-sided-football/futsal/2014/oct/kids-futsal-participation-set-to-boom-071014#AWHRA8LQOOM6VKbB.99