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Futsal League Comes to Taunton

Friday, January 06, 2012

Somerset FA are looking for adult players to sign up for their new Futsal Fives league in Taunton.

This format of five-a- side football which uses a smaller heavier ball, is proving increasingly popular as a fun packed game for all ages and statistics from Sport England are showing small sided footy as now one of the largest sports in the country. It is played to pitch lines and hockey-sized goals, which helps to encourage improved decision making and technical skill from young players.

Through The FA Futsal Fives, The FA has launched a series of indoor adult Futsal leagues across the country to encourage more players and teams to play this exciting format of five-a-side football.

The FA are looking for new teams to sign-up and get involved in these Futsal leagues and the first Taunton game of 2012 will be at Taunton Vale Sports Centre, Gipsy Lane, Taunton,commencing on Thursday 9th February.

Simon Walker, FA National Manager for Small Sided Football said: "The FA Futsal Fives programme will give more adults across the country an opportunity to play Futsal in a locally organised league run to the FA's highest standards. Futsal is an exciting format of small sided football played throughout the world. We hope that through our FA Futsal Fives Leagues we can give players and teams a fantastic experience so they develop a real love for the game."

FIFA claim that it is the fastest growing indoor sport in the world, and is immensely popular outside of the UK. Futsal has played an important role in the technical development of some of the world's leading football players; Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kaka, Xavi, Ronaldinho to name just a few all played Futsal as they grew up and developed into world beaters. The FA are keen to harness the benefits of this game and introduce it to benefit the technical development of English young players. Futsal is being played widely in schools, colleges and universities across the country, and The FA has established an adult National Futsal League and an England senior men's Futsal team that plays in European and World Cups.

Taunton Vale League contact Brendan Dix Brendan.dix@somersetfa.com -07966778420




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