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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]In non-COVID time, is futsal better than indoor soccer?[/quote]

The question is for whom.  My daughter is more technical and fast (very) than aggressive (moderate), and is a [u]much[/u] better fustal player than she was a travel soccer player.[/quote]

Do you want to be a soccer player, indoor soccer player or futsal player?[/quote]

I’m not the PP but is playing indoors with walls vs futsal improve outdoor soccer more?  I think I might answer my own questions by saying that it depends what a player needs to improve more, aggressiveness or foot skills. [/quote]

They're both fine.  My kid has played a lot of both.  Futsal is a lot more disciplined.  The wall in indoor soccer allows players to pass it to themselves and not worry nearly as much about the touch on their passes.  People continue talking about footskills in futsal (and BTW, there needs to be plenty of aggressive play in futsal as well).  The footskill development can occur at home.  Futsal (and indoor soccer) can improve it by forcing the player (if she is able) to handle the ball in tight space.  But by far the biggest benefit of playing small-sided in any context (futsal, indoor soccer or outdoor soccer) is understanding the need to transition rapidly offensively and defensively off the ball.  This has nothing to do with footskills, or even aggression.  It is more about anticipation and rapid movement into the right position on offense or defense.  It is exactly the skill that one learns is high-level basketball, but the difference is that scoring is at a much greater premium in any form of small-sided game than in basketball, meaning that players cannot really take any transition or play off.[/quote]

Well said and great points especially about the transition. [/quote]

Totally agree with this, and want to twist and say it in a slightly different way because I think this wraps several benefits together into one statement that deserve to stand on their own too (IMO).  Futsal (or indoor) and small sided provides FAR more touches and specifically opportunities to make decisions and impact those transitions offense/defense.  With half as many players and a more quickly moving game.  For parents who maybe played other sports growing up, I'd compare it to 7v7 drills in football.  The goalie is going to handle it much more and therefore get better and faster reaction times.  Much improved reaction time for outdoors especially to the breakaway/3v2 type situations.  The field players are all essentially midfielders and forced to play in the compressed space and time/space considerations, as well as tighter angles with smaller space.  Also works on pace of ball especially as more and more fields outdoor become turf and the ball moves faster.  This also works reaction time and game/space awareness, along with the rapid transitions as the poster above says.   I get that I'm saying the same thing as above poster, but wanted to call out a couple additional benefits too.

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Well said here as well.

Any player that is or wants to be an outdoor soccer midfielder, they really need to play futsal. My DD actually loves playing both indoor soccer and futsal. While different, they are both very face pace and requires fast decisions making. [/quote]

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