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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Futsal is not Soccer

Field of play is smaller
Ball is smaller, heavier
the goal is smaller and sized very differently
the amount of players is 5 versus 11 per team
The surface must be a hard surface not a soft grass or turf surface

now that we have established that a soccer field is not an appropriate field for futsal maybe it will make sense to you when i suggest you and your tennis racket go play tennis on a ping pong table or badminton court. Plenty of those around and based on your premise they should suit your tennis game as well as a soccer field will suit a futsal game.

This is funny. I was told by my kids coach that futsal was used to improve my kids soccer game when my DC couldn’t get out on the soccer field. Now that I think about it, that is in accurate. If my golf pro told me that for $500 I should play mini-golf next to an empty golf course I would have laughed her out of the room. If my tennis pro said (for $500) I should play table tennis next to an empty tennis court to improve my tennis game, she wouldn’t be my tennis coach. So now I ask myself, if my DC’s soccer coach is saying I should pay extra to play futsal instead of playing soccer in order to improve my DC’s soccer game, should I be listening to this guy? None of this is about developing my DC’s soccer playing skills, just about me paying more money. Can someone give me recommendations on where to move to to find a club that is more focused on soccer player development and less so on money-making ancillary activities?[/quote]

No one is forcing you to be in ASA or do any ancillary activities, and the other clubs in reasonable commuting area are easily found by searching this board.  There is no club, ASA or otherwise, that is super interested in developing the lower level teams, however.  Clubs care about the kids on the top teams, and the lower level teams are a money making enterprise.   I don't care because I mainly want my child out of the house and getting exercise (we have money and only him to spend it on).  He has improved, but he is not a star player, nor will he ever be, no matter what I spend or where he plays.  That's fine.

Based on my knowledge, futsal has helped him as a midfielder.  It helps with decision making, and technical skills and tactics to get around opponents.  I am not sure it would be as helpful in all other positions.  It will not help with things like avoiding being shouldered off the ball, because shouldering and tackling are not permitted in futsal.  Futsal is also a sport where you can have somewhat less stamina - you run a lot over a shorter distance, vs. the distances you need to cover in 11 a side soccer on a full field.  Some skills and abilities transfer over, and some do not.[/quote]

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