The priority in Futsal is to motivate players in an environment that is conducive to learning. The more pleasure players derive from their participation, the more they wish to play and practice on their own. While their instinct to play is natural, their affection and appreciation for soccer must be cultivated.
Futsal is the foundation because it:
- Allows players to frequently touch the ball
- Presents many opportunities to score goals and lots of them!
- Encourages regaining possession of the ball as a productive, fun and rewarding part of the game (defending).
- Maximizes active participation and minimizes inactivity and boredom.
- Provides a well-organized playing environment with improvised fields.
- Reflects the philosophy of player development expressed in national coaching schools.
- Eliminates complicated rules such as off-sides that may hinder younger players from "playing".
- Reflects the appropriate roll of the coach as a facilitator.
- Makes the game more "beginning coach" friendly because the game is simpler, thus making it easier to recruit more volunteer "coaches".
- Allows the game to be the teacher!