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FAI FUTSAL Futsal Irish Grassroots Football

FAI/FINGAL FUTSAL For u8s to u16s

The FAI/Fingal U8 Futsal Module will run for 6 weeks from Jan 11/12th to Feb 15/16th.

All games are 5v5 and teams will be graded to play against similar level teams.

Only open to U8 teams (born 2012) with teams playing playing 1 x 50min game (2 min H/T) each week.

SIGN UP HERE FOR U8s : REGISTER NOW

FAI/Fingal Futsal CupThe FAI/Fingal Futsal Cup is a one day event for U12, U14 & U16 teams taking place in the National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown, Dublin 15.

All games are 5v5 and teams will play in a cup, shield or plate competition on the night (depending on team numbers).

Teams will play 15-20min games (depending on team numbers)

U12: Friday 10th January 6-9pm
U14: Friday 17th January 6-9pm
U16: Friday 24th January 6-9pm

SIGN UP HERE FOR U12s, U14s & u16s: REGISTER NOW

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Futsal: Saints & Scholars

Saints and Scholars Futsal Club was established in March 2014, due to the need for a Futsal team in South Dublin.

Main Objective: Create a strong Futsal team and to further promote the Futsal game in South Dublin and all over Ireland.

The team is under the guidance of Martin Perciavalle with the assistance of Sebastian Perciavalle. Involved since 2009 in Irish Futsal, Martin as a coach and Sebastian, first as a player and now a days, a successful GK Futsal coach.

They have recently helped Ireland to qualify for the European Deaf Futsal Cup, held in Bulgaria, November 2014.

“In our academy players will get a minimum of 1000 touches per training session”.

They are looking to be the leaders in the development of well-rounded Futsal players. They are currently looking for players from u12s upwards.

Kids will have an opportunity to feed into the representative teams of Football in Dublin and/or their own Senior futsal team (currently playing the Emerald Futsal League in it’s rookie year).

Saints & Scholars values:

  • Education
  • Sportsmanship
  • Hard Work
  • Dedication
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

I spoke recently to head coach Martin Perciavalle, “In our academy players will get a minimum of 1000 touches per training session, resulting in players improving techniques such as dribbling, passing and close control at an accelerated rate……..Also players will be more accurate with their passing as opposed to just kicking the ball wildly off a wall as what happens in astro. The good thing is, there is no Futsal League for these age groups, therefore, we can really focus on developing players, having fun and enjoining the game”.

Details:

You can take a look at Irish National League ‘Emerald Futsal League” 

If any other clubs want to promote their academies please get in touch. Promoting Futsal and getting the youngsters playing at a young age, will have huge benefits in the future. Let’s continue to promote this wonderful game.

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Futsal Irish Grassroots Football

Futsal for all, with the NDSL!

Gormanston was packed last weekend for Futsal fever. Hard to believe, but it has actually been running for 6 years now in conjunction with the FAI, NDSL and Fingal Sports Department. With over 50 teams from 35 clubs participating this is the biggest Futsal Festival in the Country. Last weekend was week 3 of 6, running from 10am to 4pm, which is fantastic for the 6 weeks and the kids involved but why we aren’t’ rolling out futsal fixtures for the entire year??!!

Paul Keogh

A few weeks back Paul Keogh from the FAI, put on an introduction to Futsal for all coaches, ensuring they were aware of the rules and the importance of focusing on learning and improving within the game. A new rule brought in this year for teams who were losing by more than 3 goals is to introduce an extra man to bring the score back to two before the teams would return to a 5v5 game. A rule that is being considered by the NDSL for games played on grass.

Futsal is the game that likes of Xavi, Iniesta, C.Ronaldo, Figo, Messi, Coutinho, Naymar to name some started with, before they moved to outdoor football. I grew up with Futsal, so I know the benefits and to be honest it’s not hard to see.

Futsal Clubs in NDSLKudos to the NDSL, Fingal Sports Dept, Paul Keogh and the team for continuing with the module, when many leagues around the country don’t give it a look-in. If we are serious about improving kids technique and game intelligence then Futsal will have to be taken more seriously and rolled out across the country in schools and clubs.

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