The NSCAA and U.S. Futsal have launched the first online futsal coaching course. The course, available at www.NSCAA.com/Futsal, consists of eight core and five elective modules including: • History of thegame • Basic techniques and tactics • Rules of the game • Benefits Futsal training can offer youth soccer coaches and players • Training activities […]
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Futsal: USA falls to Canada in qualifying play-in
The USA’s quest to qualify for the 2016 Futsal World Cup ended when it lost to Canada 9-7 on aggregate in a two-game play-in series for the Concacaf Championship that sends four teams to theColombia-hosted World Cup. The USA, which last qualified for the quadrennial Futsal World Cup in 2008, tied Canada in the first […]
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Futsal: U.S. names Concacaf Championship roster
U.S. coach Keith Tozerhas named a 14-man roster for the Concacaf Futsal Championship in San Jose, Costa Rica. The USA faces Canada in a two-game play-in series May 4-5, the winner ofwhich will join Costa Rica, Curacao and Cuba in Group B of the eight-team tournament from which the top four finishers will qualify for […]
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Futsal: U.S. path to World Cup set
If the USA wins its play-in series against Canada May 4-5, it will face Costa Rica, Curaçao and Cuba in group play at the Concacaf Futsal Championship in Costa Rica May 8-14. The top fourfinishers of the eight-team tournament will qualify for the Futsal World Cup in Colombia Sept. 10-Oct. 1. The USA last qualified […]
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Mark Cuban invests in Professional Futsal League
Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks who has a net worth of $3 billion according to Forbes, haspurchased a principal ownership stake in the Professional Futsal League, which is scheduled to launch with an exhibition season in 2017followed by its inaugural league season in 2018. “I couldn’t be more excited about partnering with […]
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Futsal: USA names 14-man roster for Croatia camp
U.S. futsal national team coach Keith Tozer has called in 14 players for a Jan. 22-Feb. 2 training camp from in Umag, Croatia, that will include seven games. The squad is preparingfor the Costa Rica-hosted 2016 Concacaf Futsal Championship for World Cup qualification in May. “This trip to Europe is important in our overall preparation […]
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Reffing Futsal (Part 4): How to handle the tricky situations and modifications for youth games
By Randy Vogt My last articles were an introduction to refereeing futsal and the taking of kicks from the second penalty mark, all other restarts and referee positioning. Today, let’s conclude with challenges facing refs and whichfutsal rules youth soccer should modify for player development and keeping games on schedule. Futsal does not have an […]
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Reffing Futsal (Part 3): How and why the two-referee system works for futsal
By Randy Vogt My last articles were an introductionto refereeing futsal and the taking of kicks from the second penalty mark plus all other restarts. Today, let’s move on to the positioning of referees infutsal. Futsal uses the two-referee system, which is still a mainstay of many high school leagues even though it’s so inadequate. […]
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Reffing Futsal (Part 2): Getting restarts right and goalkeeper limitations
By Randy Vogt My last article was an introduction torefereeing futsal and the taking of kicks from the second penalty mark. Let’s move on to all the other restarts in futsal. As mentioned in my last article, teams have four seconds to putthe ball in play on restarts. If they do not play the ball […]