The United States Youth Futsal organisation recently held their first ever futsal coaching course and a talent ID camp for youth players in the Eastern region. Both these were held in the city of Boston.

The futsal coaching course was carried out by Cony Kostin and Keith Tozer, head coach of the US National Futsal Team. Around 30 coaches were in attendance .which was held in Boston. This included Khano Smith from the New England Revolution Youth Academy, Rafael Amaya from Colorado, Jon Parry from Sporting KC and Peter Rickard from the Bermuda Futsal Federation.

The Eastern Regional Youth ID camp saw 116 players from the age groups U12, U14 and U16 (male and female) take part in technical and tactical training sessions and games over three days. Some of the coaches from the coaching course helped with the ID camp. Players were given a rating of either 1,2 or 3 with players obtaining the 1 rating forming the Eastern region team.

USYF have five regional ID camps in total and all these regions will come together for a futsal festival in Dallas, Texas in July. This will be used to create the USYF youth teams. There are plans for these teams to enter an international youth futsal tournament in late August. USYF have 5 regional directors and coaching staff, all of whom are former U.S. National Futsal Team players. Further there are plans to expand to 8-10 regions within the next year.

US Youth Futsal Announces FUTSAL I.D. program

Overland Park, Kan. (Sept. 30, 2013) – US Youth Futsal has announced the creation of the nation's first-ever futsal player identification program, FUTSAL I.D., designed to identify and develop elite players in the most challenging and competitive environment possible. The program includes five regional FUTSAL I.D. camps and the US Youth Futsal Festival, from which youth national teams will be selected. Long-term, it will also serve as a pipeline for the US National Futsal Teams.

“FUTSAL I.D. will allow youth players the opportunity to be scouted for future US National Futsal Team programs,” said US Youth Futsal Executive Director Jon Parry. “Players will be exposed to the technical skills and tactical knowledge that are required to play futsal at the highest level.”

US Youth Futsal Technical Director and US Men's National Futsal Team Head Coach Keith Tozer will lead the FUTSAL I.D. camps, scheduled for Akron and Boston this fall and for Dallas, Kansas City and San Diego in the spring.

“[The FUTSAL I.D. program] is a great opportunity for the players and the future of futsal in the United States,”Tozer stated. “[Participants will] have the opportunity to progress to our national training camps and then participate in international futsal tournaments and matches. We firmly believe that the FUTSAL I.D. program will develop future national futsal team players along with identifying future outdoor national team players.”

East region co-director Soorena Farboodmanesh is the lead administrator for the program and explained that the FUTSAL I.D. program is dependent on coaches recommending qualified players
“Players cannot sign up for FUTSAL I.D., they must be recommended by a coach as being an elite player,” Farboodmanesh explained. “The recommendation process takes place entirely online, with selected players receiving formal invitations about a month prior to the camp in their region.”

This year, the FUTSAL I.D. camps will include boys and girls born from 1998-2003. Top players from each FUTSAL I.D. camp are invited to participate in the US Youth Futsal Festival, where teams in each age group represent their region during five days of training plus matches against the other regions. The best of the best are selected for the US Youth Futsal National Team.

“The goal of the US Youth Futsal Festival is to provide a competition for the truly best players in each region,” Parry noted. “Players from the festival will be selected to participate in an international futsal tour [as part of US Youth Futsal National Teams].”

FUTSAL I.D. events will include five sessions over three days, including training and matches

“It is a great opportunity for players to expand their comfort zone,” added Ty Stauffer, central region director and father of US Men's National Futsal Team player Lucas Stauffer.

Futsal is the official indoor sport sanctioned by FIFA and is recognized throughout the world for promoting exceptional skill development and decision-making. It is played on a hard surface with boundary lines and a low-bounce ball and is now the fastest-growing indoor sport in the United States and in the world.

US Youth Futsal oversees leagues and programs in 59 markets in more than 27 states. Along with its affiliates it influenced a 70 percent growth over the previous year. It also hosts the US Youth Futsal National Championships.

US Youth Futsal – www.usyouthfutsal.com

For more information, please contact: John Sciore, 314-604-4801, j.sciore@usyouthfutsal.com









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