Ninh explains, the Rules of Futsal. The object of the game is for your team to
score more goals than the opposing team. Futsal is an indoor variation of Football
(or ‘Soccer’) if you prefer, and the general rules of the game apply here, but with some
significant differences. This variation is played with two teams of
up to 14 players, with 5 players taking the court at any one time. They include one goalkeeper
and four outfield players. The game is played on an indoor court that
measures 40m x 20 m. Goal areas are a 6m arc around the nets, and
the goals are a lot smaller too, 3 metres wide and 2 metres high.
To score a goal, you must put ball into your opponent’s goal.
For it to count, the whole of the ball must completely cross the goal line.
In futsal, you are allowed to touch the ball with every part of your body except your arms.
The main ways to move the ball is to kick the ball to a team mate which is known as
a pass, or run with the ball whilst controlling it
with your feet, known as dribbling.
Teams will usually orchestrate passes and dribbles so that the ball travels up the field
so that they can score. The defending team will try and stop you by
tackling. The can intercept passes, block shots or try
and kick the ball away from you and move the ball in the other direction so that they can
score themselves. A defender must be careful here, as if the
referee decides that they made contact with the player without touching the ball, or made
contact without trying to win ball, he can award a foul against them. Fouls usually lead
to free kicks, but can also lead to a yellow card which is a warning, or a red card where
you are sent off the pitch. Two yellow cards equals one red card.
The game is played in two halves of 20 minutes, for a combined playing time of 40 minutes.
Unlike soccer, the clock stops every time there is a stoppage of play and there is no
added time. Highest score at the end of time, wins.
I’m a football player, it’s exactly the same isn’t it?
You’d think so, but no. Because of the variation of the rules, it’s
a very different game tactically for a variety of reasons.
One of the big differences is the ball. It’s a smaller Size 4 ball that’s designed to
have less bounce. This means that you have excellent ball handling skills and be able
to pass efficiently, as the ball will not travel as far when kicked. Aerial play is
also discouraged. Shoulder charges and slide tackles are not
allowed. There is no such thing as offside.
A sent off player CAN be replaced, but only after the opposing team has scored, or a full
two minutes have been played, whichever comes first.
And goalkeepers only have four seconds to play the ball.
Futsal is a really simple game and that’s basically it, but there’s a few more things
you’ll need to understand before playing or watching a game. For example.
Time out Team are entitled to a 1 minute time out in
each period to take a break and discuss strategy. Teams cannot carry over unused timeouts.
Substitution. Unlike Football, there are unlimited substitutions
in this game at any time. All substitutions must be made through the
substitution box on the side-lines. Hand ball
If you happen to touch the ball with an arm, forearm, elbow or hand, the referee will call
‘hand-ball’ against you, and possession of the ball is awarded to the other team.
If you commit a hand-ball in your own goal area, the other team will be awarded a penalty
kick. Penalty Kick
If a defender handles the ball in the goal area, or brings down an attacker WITH A SCORING
CHANCE in the goal area, the referee will award a penalty kick to the other team.
The ball will be placed on the 6m spot and any attacking player can try and score with
one kick against the goalie. Accumulated Fouls
If a team commits 5 fouls, the opposing team will be awarded a direct free kick or penalty
kick for every successive foul afterwards. As you can imagine, fouls are discouraged
in this game. Direct Free Kick
Usually awarded after a team has committed more than 5 fouls, a team is allowed to strike
the ball unopposed 10 metres away from goal. This in effect is pretty much a 10m penalty
kick, so giving away too many fouls is a huge disadvantage in this game.
Kick in, Goal Throw, Corner Kick & Free Kick. If the ball leaves the area of play, the ball
is awarded to the team who did not touch it last.
If the ball leaves the sides of the court , a kick in is awarded to the other team.
If you touched it last and it goes out behind your opponent’s goal line, a goal throw
is awarded to the other team. If you touched it last and it goes out behind
your own goal line, a corner kick is awarded to the other team.
All kicks and goal throws MUST be played within four seconds, or the opposing team will get
possession of the ball.
For those of you that’s still a little lost, I highly recommend watching my video on how
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