Nelson Bays Futsal Festival
Come have fun and give Futsal a GO. Nelson Bays and Mainland Football are running a FREE event for Girls and Boys aged between 11-16yrs at Saxton Stadium. This will be a fun introduction into Futsal and is a great opportunity to test your skills with others. Nelson Bays will be looking to setup Futsal leagues in Term 2 so keep a look out with more information to come.
When: Tuesday 5th April 2022
Where: Saxton Stadium
Time: 4.00pm - 5.00pm (11-13yrs Girls and Boys)
5.00pm - 6.00pm (14-16yrs Girls and Boys)
Sign up: https://bit.ly/36lqwA0
Any inquires please contact (Chris Sinclair) chris@mff.nz or (Val Smith) val@mff.nz
Futsal
Futsal is the only FIFA and NZ Football approved version of five-aside football and the world’s fastest-growing indoor sport. The name futsal is derived from the Portuguese words futebol (football) and sala (hall).
Futsal is a small-sided game played with a size 4 low bounce ball, on a basketball-sized court without rebound walls or nets. It is a game that combines fun, creativity, speed, technique, teamwork and quick thinking.
With millions of players worldwide, futsal is a fantastic game in its own right, with professional leagues throughout Europe, South America and Asia and a FIFA Futsal World Cup every four years.
Futsal also produces technically excellent players and as such is an invaluable tool for football development.
Futsal actively promotes:
World superstars such as Pele, Zico, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas and Lionel Messi have all acknowledged the role futsal has played in their football development.
Futsal also has superstars of its own, with players such as Falcao and Schumacher (Brazil), Javier Rodriguez (Spain) and Elliot Ragomo (Solomon Islands) fast becoming household names in their own countries.
New Zealand Football is confident that with the support of all its affiliates and the ongoing support of FIFA and Oceania, futsal will grow in popularity in New Zealand. Currently, there are several thousand players involved in futsal in this country and that number is expected to grow considerably under the NZF Futsal programme implemented by New Zealand Football in the Summer of 2009/2010.
NZF Futsal has been designed to complement New Zealand Football’s existing programmes and promote and improve participation in football in New Zealand.
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