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Due to over populated cities and the lack of playing facilities in South America, a small sided game began to develop on the streets of Sao Paulo. This lead to the publishing of the first rules of futsal in 1936 from the country that would soon become the masters of the game.
Futsal has helped to produce world class players such as Pele, Ronaldinho, Robinho and Messi, a game that requires a player to have a high level of skill, a lightning first touch and a quick change of pace.
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The name Futsal combines the Spanish words for ‘Hall’ – Sala and ‘Football’ – Futbol into Futsal. It is a five a side game, normally played on a flat indoor pitch with hockey sized goals and a size 4 ball with a reduced bounce. It is played to touchlines and all players are free to enter the penalty area and play the ball over head height.
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As a small sided game, players are constantly placed in situations where they must receive or play whilst under pressure or in confined spaces. As a game it places considerable demand on technique, movement, tactical awareness and fitness.
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The differences to our traditional versions of Small Sided Football are the absence of rebound boards and some slight amendments in the laws that favour skilful, creative play above the physical contact that tends to be a feature of English five a side.
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ICG offers all players and abilities the chance to play on our new multi surface pitches.
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It’s time to let the feet do the talking
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