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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Beyond the regional tournaments at the end of the winter futsal season, all of the hype about "national" futsal tournaments is just that -- hype. These aren't national tournaments, just summer tournaments where regional winners get automatic acceptance (but still end up competing against random teams that haven't won anything). It's a money grab. [/quote]

The names and titles of the tournaments aren't important 
[b]Are the kids playing futsal and getting in quality time for improvement?[/b][/quote]

The kids absolutely are getting quality time and improving.  But it does come at a cost... burn out, expensive flight/ hotel to attend & court injuries.  I know families that have attended 3 fly away tournaments this summer for their U-Little player.  Those players are on top teams, they have big aspirations to play high level. I just got to wonder about the drawbacks down the road.

There is a saying, "Behind every highly successful youth athlete, you can find an overly driven parent."    I think futsal is good for development fore some players, but in a lot of cases the juice just can't be worth the squeeze for most players.   [/quote]

Comes at a cost to who?
The parents are voluntarily going and spending their money that they apparently can afford. 
--This is true. But 1 point essentially is that the more parents spend, the more futsal events/ national tournaments that will pop-up.  I don't think this is worn and/ or you can't really do anything about this.

Kids can get injured anywhere. Futsal doesn't allow the same body contact as outside. 
--After age 10, kids are more likely to get injured in futsal largely due to the close proximity of players colliding with each other...the number of ankle sprains seem to be a key area as well.

Whats the burn-out measuring stick?[/quote]
--I don't think you can have a 'de-facto' measuring stick.  Just that most sports psychologists can easily point to 4 points that will lead to burn-out and quitting (FYI, some 65-70% of kids, quit sports by age 13) 1.) Not enough time off from their primary sport... it's recommended kids get 2 months off in a 12 month period... futsal doesn't allow for that at all when combined with outdoor. 2.) Concentrating/ specializing on one sport. 3.) Lack of Enjoyment by being put in too many high pressutre situations  4.) Family dynamics where competency in sport is the primary focus tied self worth.   [/quote]

I wonder how many professional soccer players today took 2 months off soccer when they were younger [/quote]
I wonder how many parents on this website have kids who will play professional soccer. Given that they most likely won't, should they be making decisions about their kids based on the 0.01% or the 99.99%?[/quote]

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