Anonymous
12/09/2020 13:33
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
Snowflake, PP is demonstrating frustration at parents who just follow the crowd like sheep. Futsal is a serious sport and PP is only stating that must clubs don't have a serious futsal development program but only use the name to grab your dollars.
Anonymous
12/09/2020 13:01
Subject: Re:Futsal in the DMV
To say most clubs participate in futsal is a bit of a stretch. In the area you can count on one hand the "clubs' that train, play and compete in futsal. Everyone else is just having some indoor soccer fun/training to stay active. The coaches dont have any futsal training but they use their outdoor knowledge to train indoors. Calling it futsal is a stretch, a long stretch.
Again, just because a club says do futsal in a local gym with us over the off season hardly qualifies as saying they participate. Might as well call it indoor soccer.
Someone said pretty much the same thing in a less aggressive and hostile manner further up in this thread. Not sure what you are hoping to add, other than coming off as arrogant about futsal.
Anonymous
12/09/2020 12:56
Subject: Re:Futsal in the DMV
To say most clubs participate in futsal is a bit of a stretch. In the area you can count on one hand the "clubs' that train, play and compete in futsal. Everyone else is just having some indoor soccer fun/training to stay active. The coaches dont have any futsal training but they use their outdoor knowledge to train indoors. Calling it futsal is a stretch, a long stretch.
Again, just because a club says do futsal in a local gym with us over the off season hardly qualifies as saying they participate. Might as well call it indoor soccer.
Again, just because a club says do futsal in a local gym with us over the off season hardly qualifies as saying they participate. Might as well call it indoor soccer.
Anonymous
12/09/2020 12:46
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
Most clubs in the DC area participate in futsal, perhaps not all their teams, but certainly their top teams.
Some clubs have forgone it this year due to indoors etc. etc. while others have switched it to an outdoor league.
Some clubs have forgone it this year due to indoors etc. etc. while others have switched it to an outdoor league.
Anonymous
12/09/2020 10:34
Subject: Re:Futsal in the DMV
https://thestjames.sportngin.com/schedule/day/league_instance/107348?subseason=651666
I heard that the St. James is charging parents $5 a person to watch the games. Is that true? Thanks
That's what I heard from our team manager. I find that frustrating. They should definitely limit it to one parent per kid to follow COVID rules, but the $5 is super tacky.
Anonymous
12/09/2020 10:28
Subject: Re:Futsal in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:https://thestjames.sportngin.com/schedule/day/league_instance/107348?subseason=651666
I heard that the St. James is charging parents $5 a person to watch the games. Is that true? Thanks
Anonymous
12/09/2020 10:24
Subject: Re:Futsal in the DMV
Anonymous
12/09/2020 05:11
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
Bethesda
Anonymous
12/08/2020 19:55
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:If you play at the st James, check out the schedule on sportsengine. You can see all the teams/clubs in all age groups.
Link?
Anonymous
12/08/2020 19:01
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
If you play at the st James, check out the schedule on sportsengine. You can see all the teams/clubs in all age groups.
Anonymous
12/08/2020 12:32
Subject: Re:Futsal in the DMV
When you say this area, do you mean NOVA, or the metro DC area?
PWSI fields futsal teams.
Futsal America
FTP
Puma Elite/FCV
DC Hyper
NPC
I believe my son played a PPA team once that was decent, but from what I understand, that depends on whether you get a grouping of decent kids together to from your own team. I could be wrong on that - it is second hand from a casual acquaintance.
Well, I meant the DC Metro area -- the same general area that we talk about when we talk about DMV soccer. We are in NoVa but we always play a few Maryland teams during the soccer season.
I guess this is just an odd year for futsal, and it happens to be the first year I'm paying attention to it, so I'm just trying to understand how it all fits together as compared to the different soccer leagues we have in the area. Nice to know that most of the DMV soccer clubs also have futsal, in normal years.
They do, but the style of play is often somewhat different than places that are only focused on futsal. It just depends what you want (something to supplement outdoor soccer or futsal for fustal alone).
Anonymous
12/08/2020 10:31
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:When you say this area, do you mean NOVA, or the metro DC area?
PWSI fields futsal teams.
Futsal America
FTP
Puma Elite/FCV
DC Hyper
NPC
I believe my son played a PPA team once that was decent, but from what I understand, that depends on whether you get a grouping of decent kids together to from your own team. I could be wrong on that - it is second hand from a casual acquaintance.
Well, I meant the DC Metro area -- the same general area that we talk about when we talk about DMV soccer. We are in NoVa but we always play a few Maryland teams during the soccer season.
I guess this is just an odd year for futsal, and it happens to be the first year I'm paying attention to it, so I'm just trying to understand how it all fits together as compared to the different soccer leagues we have in the area. Nice to know that most of the DMV soccer clubs also have futsal, in normal years.
Anonymous
12/07/2020 16:37
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
When you say this area, do you mean NOVA, or the metro DC area?
PWSI fields futsal teams.
Futsal America
FTP
Puma Elite/FCV
DC Hyper
NPC
I believe my son played a PPA team once that was decent, but from what I understand, that depends on whether you get a grouping of decent kids together to from your own team. I could be wrong on that - it is second hand from a casual acquaintance.
PWSI fields futsal teams.
Futsal America
FTP
Puma Elite/FCV
DC Hyper
NPC
I believe my son played a PPA team once that was decent, but from what I understand, that depends on whether you get a grouping of decent kids together to from your own team. I could be wrong on that - it is second hand from a casual acquaintance.
Anonymous
12/07/2020 14:06
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
Anonymous wrote:My son played in his first futsal game this weekend, and of course, I watched my first futsal game this weekend. It seems like a winter sport for him -- it's basically the soccer version of basketball. With so many touches, and being forced to maneuver in tight spaces, I can see why it can help improve soccer skills during the offseason.
I know that Alexandria has a futsal team (or teams). My son is playing for St. James. I saw they played McLean this weekend - so obviously, McLean has futsal too. I'm curious how many other clubs in the area field futsal teams? It would seem to be a no-brainer (at least, during the regular, non-COVID times) for every soccer club to offer this sport in the winter, but it doesn't seem to have caught on yet.
McLean
Alexandria
St. James
...
What other DMV soccer clubs are fielding futsal teams this year?
Almost all clubs participate in Futsal during the winter. Many decided not to participate in the indoor leagues this winter due to covid.
Anonymous
12/07/2020 13:56
Subject: Futsal in the DMV
My son played in his first futsal game this weekend, and of course, I watched my first futsal game this weekend. It seems like a winter sport for him -- it's basically the soccer version of basketball. With so many touches, and being forced to maneuver in tight spaces, I can see why it can help improve soccer skills during the offseason.
I know that Alexandria has a futsal team (or teams). My son is playing for St. James. I saw they played McLean this weekend - so obviously, McLean has futsal too. I'm curious how many other clubs in the area field futsal teams? It would seem to be a no-brainer (at least, during the regular, non-COVID times) for every soccer club to offer this sport in the winter, but it doesn't seem to have caught on yet.
McLean
Alexandria
St. James
...
What other DMV soccer clubs are fielding futsal teams this year?
I know that Alexandria has a futsal team (or teams). My son is playing for St. James. I saw they played McLean this weekend - so obviously, McLean has futsal too. I'm curious how many other clubs in the area field futsal teams? It would seem to be a no-brainer (at least, during the regular, non-COVID times) for every soccer club to offer this sport in the winter, but it doesn't seem to have caught on yet.
McLean
Alexandria
St. James
...
What other DMV soccer clubs are fielding futsal teams this year?