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S.I. LiveFirst official Island futsal league getting set to kick offS.I. Futsal League will help soccer enthusiasts cope with winter bluesby
Nick ReginaNovember 22, 2016Staten Island soccer players will get its first official futsal league to stay sharp in the winter months. The new loop is affiliated with U.S. Futsal and U.S. Youth Futsal is getting set to kick off.
The Staten Island Futsal league founder, Ernest Murdukhayev, who also serves as director of sports and recreation at the Jewish Community Center, where all the games will be held, hopes to bring awareness to the sport.
Futsal is similar to soccer, but different in many aspects. The game is played indoors with a smaller ball and only five players on each side.
"Futsal is very different than soccer, but also features many of the same skills," said Murdukhayev. "We hope to help soccer players develop their skills during the offseason."
"There's really not much for soccer players to do in the winter," he added. "We aim to hopefully compete in national in regional tournaments as well."
The league is still accepting teams and individual players for the upcoming season.
Important League Details courtesy of Staten Island Futsal
-League Start Date: December 4, 2016
-8 Game Season plus playoff game if qualified
-25 Min Games running clock
-Minimum Players per team: 6 Maximum Players per team: 8
-All Games Played on Sundays
-Game Time is in accordance with the Age Bracket. There will be NO DELAYS!!!
-The league will have 2 separate Divisions ( Rec /Developmental and Travel /Competitive )Youth Ages: 5-14 and Adult Ages: 18 & Over
-We accept Teams and Free Agents
-We provide License Futsal coaches for teams that don't have a coach
-Any teams that come from SISYL will be getting $100 OFF from team registration fee.
-Official Futsal Court, Rules, Referees, Coaching Staff
*Here is the Google Doc Form that may be completed by each team or individual player to reserve a spot in the league.
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