Winter futsal has begun
THE FAI are running a 16 week Winter Futsal Programme for Under 8 and Under 10 clubs in Sligo/Leitrim. The programme kicked off last week and is now into its fifth year.
We have five centres throughout the region where local clubs come together and play each other midweek for four consecutive weeks before all the clubs are invited to attend a blitz day at IT Sligo on Sunday 11 th of November.
Any clubs not involved in the programme are also invited to
VENUE attend the blitz days.
The clubs then go back to their midweek centres for a further four weeks before returning to IT Sligo for a second blitz day on Sunday 16 th of December. The programme will run for a further eight weeks after Christmas.
U8 clubs play on Tuesday evenings and U10 clubs play on Thursday evenings.
The benefits of futsal include: Players’ decision making skills are improve
Players are allowed more
DAY/AGE GROUP touches on the ball
It develops the confidence in players to go 1v1 against their opponent
It allows players to be creative in getting around their opposition
It improves reaction time Safe environment and weather proof as its played indoors.
Each centre has its own coordinator who looks after the fixtures and makes sure the kids are getting plenty of game time.