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[quote=Anonymous]Futsal in the US is a very interesting subject on many fronts.  You cannot deny futsal's development potential at younger ages. From u9-14 futsal should be a part of any high level player's development pathway because you just get so many more touches, have to think faster, solve problems faster, defend faster, just everything...faster.  This requires good skill and the game helps develop skills which translate to soccer.  However, as the kids get older, bigger, stronger, the game starts becoming more tactical.  You're going to see less dribbling and more structured passing and moving to advance the ball.  And physical duels at the older ages are a bit more intense and you're not landing on grass or turf but on wood or a hard surface.  This is where a prior poster's comment about injuries seem relevant to me.

All of that said, I think the club search should come down to who do you think will teach your child the most about the game that will translate to the field?  End of day, the money/end game is not in futsal, it is in soccer.  I think you want to look for coaches that have a solid futsal background (and that is rare in our country) as well as a solid background in soccer.  Just a fustal background is limiting in my opinion because the translation to the field gets lost.  Just a soccer background and they don't know anything about how to actually play futsal (which is a totally different sport).  I think In10sity has a good mixture of both and coaches that have done both at a decent level.  Alexandria probably has the most infrastructure and teams. I think Magic Futsal is worth taking a look at too. The coach is also a former futsal national team player and played soccer at a high level.  Much smaller operation and less teams and options, but the coach knows what he's talking about.  Not saying that the others don't (they do too).  But it comes down to who is more credible in their methodology and teaching in your mind.

But you have to look at what you're using futsal for and match the program to your needs.  [/quote]

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