Did You Know?
1) Futsal is the fastest way to improve your football skills..
2) Futsal is more fun and has more number of touches on the ball compared to football..
3) Futsal is a game where kids will perfect their football basics..
4) Futsal increases football sense and intelligence..
5) Best of all, Brasilian football stars started out playing futsal 1st when they were kids!!

Football, soccer, futsal, futbol, whatever you call it, basically involves the ball. So how much different could it be?? Read below to find out more..

80 Touches of the Ball
"Basically, futsal and football are the same kind of sport, but in a 40-minute futsal match, a player will come in contact with the ball over 80 touches in comparative to 30 or 40 touches in a 90-minute football game. Naturally the more contact a kid has on the ball, the sooner he/she will improve." Coach Carls, FIFA Coach.

The F1 of Football
"Futsal is a faster version of football. Imagine sending your kid for F1 when he is young and after 5 years, send him/her for Go-Kart. I am sure it will be a slow and boring sport for the kid, but for many of us Go-Kart is still really fast." says Coach Andre, "This simple concepts apply to futsal and football. This way we can provide more composed and skillful players." he adds.

The Way to Start
"In Brasil kids would start off with futsal and later on after mastering the basic, skills and tactical knowledge they would apply it on the field. We have won many world titles just by simple kids that started off with futsal." says Dr. Marcelo, Advisor to the academy.

Go For Futsal 1st, Kids Told!
"In Malaysia, youngsters are encouraged to play football in primary school. After some time we see them venturing into futsal. It should be the other way. So for progress in Malaysian football, we need thinking players and this could only be developed through futsal,'' said Education Ministry Policy and Sports Director Jalaludin Othman

With younger children learn football skills through a range of fun games. Many would consider futsal as just another sport, but this intense and complex game requires a kid to make precise and snap decisions which would improve their daily decision making in life. As this is a team game, many a times these kids would be required to lead and set good examples which would also contribute to "Character Building".