The Grimsby Futsal League is seeking to add teams to its Junior League for school Year8/9 players

 

The Grimsby Futsal League is seeking
to add teams to its Junior League for school ‘Year8/ 9’ players.

Matches will be played Tuesday
evenings at Novartis Sports Club on their purpose marked futsal astro court.

Matches will be played 20 minutes
each half, teams should have a minimum of 7 players.  Futsal is played at a very fast pace, rest
periods are essential.

Experienced futsal referees are
provided.

Cost is £2 per player.

Rules and management is
sanctioned by the Linconshire Football Association Ltd.

Player discipline is managed by
the ‘League’ and the LFA Ltd.

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Grimsby
Futsal League player and Grimsby Town Fitness coach Ben Mortlock gets a shot
off for Sheffield Futsal Club.  Ben is a
fixture in the England futsal team.

What is Futsal?

Futsal is FIFA
and UEFAs recognised format of 5-a-side football and in recent years has been
embraced by The Football Association. FIFA claim that it is the fastest growing
indoor sport in the world, and is immensely popular outside of the UK. Futsal
has played an important role in the technical development of some of the
world’s leading football players; Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kaka, Xavi,
Ronaldinho to name just a few all played Futsal as they grew up and developed
into world beaters.

The FA are keen
to harness the benefits of this game and introduce it to benefit the technical
development of English young players. Futsal is being played widely in schools,
colleges and universities across the country, and The FA has established an
adult National Futsal League and an England senior men’s Futsal team that plays
in European and World Cups.

Futsal is a
format of 5-a-side football that is played indoors with a smaller, heavier
ball. The game is played to pitch lines and hockey-sized goals, which helps to
encourage improved decision making and technical skill from young players.

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