december 2015 skill benefits of futsal and the england...

December 2015

Skill benefits of Futsal and the England DNA

Ian Bateman SGP

See you on the Court… New to the game ?

What is Futsal….a 20 second message ?

Court based game played on a hard surface. 5v5 with unlimited rolling substitutions Played with a ball that has less bounce than a regular football Played with Hockey size goals Played with simple rules, (no offside , no over head height rule players can go anywhere on the court) It is fast and tactical, with lots of passing, shooting and Goals !

Futsal World Rankings, Pre Football World Cup 2014

Spain 2 (Football 1)

Brazil 1 (Football 4)

Italy 3 (Football 9) Russia 4

(Football 18)

Portugal 6 (Football 3) Argentina 5

(Football 7)

The Spanish Model …?

Or what is right for England ….?

ENGLAND DNA CORE ELEMENTS

England Team World Ranking 55….jumped 29 places last season Will play in the World cup qualifying round for the first time next week

National team first game 2003 National League formed 2008 Level 1 introduced 2009 Level 2 Introduced 2012

See you on the Court…

Average number per game of total shots and shots on target in the Champions League / Futsal Euro Finals

At the highest level …a comparison… Football and Futsal…..

Football Total Shots On target Barcelona 16.4 7.2 Real Madrid 18.1 7.4 Man City 17.6 6 Chelsea 14.8 5.5 Futsal Total Shots On Target Sporting Lisbon 33.5 29 Kairat 38 29 Barcelona 36.5 31 Dina Moskva 20.5 18 Futsal Euro finals and football league season 2014 / 15 OPTA and UEFA stats

See you on the Court… At the highest level …a comparison… Football and Futsal….. Average shots against in the Champions League / Futsal Euro Finals

Football Futsal Barcelona 8 Sporting Lisbon 20 Real Madrid 11.9 Kairat 23 Man City 10.2 Barcelona 21 Chelsea 14.8 Dina Moskva 38 Futsal Euro finals and Football Champions League season 2014 / 15 OPTA and UEFA stats

Comparison between Futsal and Mini football Liverpool John Moores University

Match Format Futsal Mini-football Number of Players 5 v 5 5 v 5 Age group Under 10 Under 10 Duration 2 x 15 minutes 2 x 15 minutes Length of Field of Play 30 metres 35 metres Width of Field of Play 17 metres 20 metres Height of Goalposts 2 metres 1.8 metres Width of Goalposts 3 metres 3.6 metres Size of Football 2 4 Weight of Football 465g 445g Rebound Resilience 10-15% 42-48% Surface Hard court Grass Offside Rule Applied No No


Type of Pass/Set Play Average Frequency per Game in Futsal Average Frequency per Game in Mini-football Short-ground Pass 137.7 97.2 Short-high Pass 10.5 24.5 Medium-ground Pass 16.2 14.5 Medium-high Pass 2.2 7.8 Long-ground Pass 1.5 1.8 Long-high Pass 0.3 1.8 Throw/kick-in 23.3 26.3 Corner 9.3 9.3 Free Kick 2.5 0.2 Penalty 0.3 0.0

In any given Futsal game, the following things are possible

• Defensively you might zone, press, combine the two

• Your team might face the zone, press or combinations

• You might play a 1-2-2 a 1-3-1 or a 1-4-0 or face the same variety of tactical formations

• You might play with/against a fly goalkeeper (5v4)

• You might have a player sent off and have to play for 2 minutes with 3v4

• Your team may have conceded 5 team fouls and can’t afford to commit another

• You will have restarts and chances to carry out pre-planned corners/kick-ins/free kicks

The game of Futsal will give opportunities to “repeat” similar actions, techniques and skills • Players are exposed to playing under pressure

• There is limited time and space to think

• There is usually pressure from an opponent

• There are real tactical elements that can be developed through the game (zone, press, counter attack, man 4 man)

• It fits ‘developmentally’ with kids who “want to play a game” (Foundation phase)

• It forces quicker decisions to be made

• There are connections to be made with football

The philosophy of Oldham Athletic Football Club Academy:

• Our players will be comfortable in possession of the ball and have a mastery of

the main technical aspects

• We expect players to be able to dominate the 1v1 situation in both attacking and defending.

• Our teams will be playing a passing & possession based game with the aim of getting the ball into attacking areas quickly and with good quality.

• Players will be encouraged to demonstrate variety, cleverness, audacity and calculated risk taking

• • Our players will have the discipline & understanding to know when to press,

when to sit off

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Preston North End FC Academy

Taking Futsal Into Academy Games

Defending in a box 2-2 Defending deep in a 7v7 Game Foundation Phase How we link the two

It has been the main objective to educate the players how to find the links between football and Futsal and not to see them as two

separate ways to play. Defending has been easily transferable and here are some of the key objectives the players have been able to transfer over.

Defending deep in Futsal – All players must get behind the ball when we are defending. Try not to let players play through the centre of the defence.

Defending deep in Football – All players must get behind the ball, be hard to get past, be hard to beat. Stay compact and show players wide.

Saturday - FUTSAL Sunday – Academy Foundation Games


Attacking - Forward Movements Attacking -Forward Movements Foundation Phase

How we link the two Attacking has been key to learning set moves and easy runs to use in both Futsal and Football games.

The use of language to generate movements has been used when discussing what the players are learning. For example, ‘In the next game lets see if you as a individual can try a movement that gets you in behind the other teams defence’.

Learning how to attack in Futsal games has been taken into football games with ease because the players really enjoy having attacking strategies as they can lead to scoring the goal! Some success we have had with this are:

Players moving in behind defenders (not always where defenders can see them). When players are running to the back post for a sweaty pass, (TAP IN) players making there run inside of a goal post not on the outside because there is more of the goal to aim at.

When moving always being able to see the pass so that they do not turn there back on the ball and are available to receive as much as possible.



Counter Attacking Defending Deep For A Purpose How we link the two

For our young players they have really enjoyed learning strategies that they can use to defend and also counter attack. Counter attacking must start with the players defending well.

The players have learnt that they must get back and defend to earn the chance to counter attack. The transition from defending to attacking has really been emphasised whilst playing Futsal due to the lack of space the players must secure there first pass on the

counter attack. Technical passes that move forward quickly!

The players have started to use scoop passes to get forward and in behind the other teams defence quickly. The players have adapted to the tighter court in futsal and have showed to be able to attack quickly keeping the ball with them in very tight situations. Taking this into football games the players are used to counter attacking and a very fast pace they have found themselves being able to counter attack much more easily on a

bigger pitch.

Counter Attacking


Futsal is a multiple-sprints sport in which there are more high-intensity phases than in soccer and other intermittent sports (Barbero-Alvarez, 2008.)

Physical Returns

Futsal vs football FUTSAL FOOTBALL 4.000 –5.000 m covered distance 10.000 –12.000 m 117 m distance per minute 122 m 0.0 % standing 14 % 400 m walking 3.500 m 1.700 m jogging 4.500 m 1.200 m medium intensity 1.800 m 570 m high intensity 800 m 350 m sprint 400 m (Barbero-Alvarez, 2008.)

Paul McHugh heart rate stats Age 18 Out of possession High press

May be we had it all along ?

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