FUTSAL “Its similar to football, but not the same”
BACKGROUNG
Futsal was created in Uruguay in 1930. Th first set of rules were written in1949. It was introduced to Spain in 1949 by sports associations and through exhibition matches plyed by Brazilian teams
BASIC RULES
OBJETIVE: To put te ball in the goal of the opposing team. The team that has the most goals at the end wins. In a match play 5 against 5 (4 outfield players and 1 goalkeeper)
PLAYING AREA: A futsal pitch is 40 x 20 m
EQUIPMENT: the ball has a diameter of 61-63 cm and weighs between 410 and 430 g
DURATION:Two 20 min halves, with a 10 min interval at half-time
PLAYERS: › PIVOT. The most forward player and
needs to be strong and fast › WINGERS. They play at the sides. They
are the fastest and most agile players › DEFENDER. The last player. The most
defensive player › GOALKEEPER. The player needs to be
fast and flexible to stop the shots
MAIN FOULS
TECHNICAL FOULS (sanctioned with a free kick from the location of the faul) › Kicking or trying to kick an opponent › Tripping an opponent › Grabbing and opponent from behind › Touching or guidind the ball with your hand
PERSONAL FOULS (sanctioned with an indirect free kick) › Whe the goalkeeper takes more than 5 s to play the ball › When a player on the bench touches the ball › When a player passes the ball to the goalkeeper
PENALTY (sanctioned with a free kick from the penalty spot -6 m)
MAIN FOULS
ACCUMULATIVE FOULS: › Each team can commit five fouls per period.
After the sixth foul, the team is sanctionated with a double penalty taken from 10 m away from the goal (direct free kick)
THE PITCH
SKILLS AND TACTICS
ATTACKING MOVES › STRIKING THE BALL (alone) › Foot: inside, front inside, outside, sole, heel and toe › Head : front, side or top
› PASSING (between players) › SHOOTING (kicking the ball to score a goal) › RUNNING WITH THE BALL (move the ball without
lose the control) › FEINT (move the body and the ball passing an
opponent with speed and anticipation)
SKILLS AND TACTICS
DEFENSIVE TACTICS › MARKING (to prevent the player from
overcoming the defence) › INTERCEPTING (move which interrupts a pass) › TACKLE (moving to try to take the ball from
the opponent player)
TRAINING SYSTEMS
DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS › DIAMOND › BOX › TRACKING BACK
OFFENSIVE SYSTEMS › COUNTER-ATTACK (a rapid attacking action wich involves
reaching the opposing goal before the defender on the other team) › ATTACKING AGAINST AREA DEFENCE (the position of the
player when faced with each tipe of area defence)
ACTIVITIES… answer in your notebook
Which are the most common skills and moves in attack?
Explain the defensive tactics
Write the name for the different deffensive systems and explain the role of echa player in each one of them
What happen when a team commits the sixth accumulative foul?
Draw the picth with measures, lines and role of players (positions)