FAI lights the Futsal Fire! Ever wondered what the ingredients are for a never ending production line of World Class soccer stars? Five times World Champions, Brazil appears to have discovered some of them with their seemingly endless supply of World Champions from the days of the great Pele right up to today’s superstars like Ronaldinho.Originally Posted by joe_denilson
However, the FAI is now beginning to focus on a key element widely recognised as being an integral ingredient in the development of these highly gifted players.
The game of Futsal (from the Portuguese, futebol de salao and meaning indoor football) has been cited by such luminaries as Pele and Ronaldinho as having a major impact on their development as players.
The legendary Pele said:
“I played Futsal for 2 or 3 years before I joined Santos. Futsal was important in helping to develop my ball control, quick thinking and passing. Also for dribbling, balance and concentration….futsal was very, very important, no doubt”.
Futsal is the Official UEFA and FIFA version of indoor 5 a side football and most Brazilian youngsters grow up playing little else until they reach the age of 12 or 13.
Futsal is a high tempo game played with a size 4 ball which is designed to have a reduced bounce.
The consequence of this is that the ball tends to stay close to the floor more often which accelerates the development of skills such as passing, dribbling and close control.
The small pitch size also means players have to think quickly and react with a quick pass or a dribbling move to get out of tight situations.
The result over time is the production of highly skilled, quick thinking, creative players!
Perhaps you may have seen the recent advert on TV featuring footage of a very young Ronaldinho displaying dazzling skills on a Futsal court. This is testimony to the type of player Futsal can produce and the greatest endorsement of the game available. World Player of the year Ronaldinho doesn’t sit on the fence when he talks of his love of the game and how it helped him as a young player. He says:
““Futsal is an extremely important way for kids to develop their skills and understanding of the game.
My touch and my dribbling have come from playing futsal.”
Not only is Futsal a great tool to help develop gifted players, it’s also a game of high professional profile across the world. Spain for example has a full time professional league of 18 clubs.
There are an estimated 110 million players participating in Futsal across the world.
FIFA and UEFA have recognised the popularity of Futsal and have established World and European Championships competitions taking place every 2 years.
If you want to learn more about Futsal and the FAI’s plans to develop the game, you are welcome to attend a Futsal workshop which will take place as follows:
Venue: De La Salle Hall, St. Gerald’s College, Castelbar.
Date and Time: 21st September from 7-9pm
Just to let you know that there will be a Futsal Workshop in De La Salle Hall, St. Gerald’s College, Castlebar on Thursday 21st September 2006 from 7pm – 9pm. The work shop will be hosted by Derek O’Neill and assisted by Development Officers, Niall Harrison and Paul Byrne. The players on the night will be provided by the Mayo Academy.
So come along and see an alternative to the 11-a-side game and if it interests anyone in your club/organisation the development officers can discuss setting up a possible Futsal league/competition.
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Great to hear more players leavin there clubs to go to celtic, are all these players goin to wait there when dykes goes, i dont think so. then they'll come back to there clubs with there tales between there legs. where has the pride gone from playin with your home town club... its spoiling the leagues.
Is he definetely moving to Castlebar Celtic then. Cant blame the lad if he's good enough.Haven't seen him in a long time. Good player though from what I remember. I remember him at school aswell and he was decent.
Cant really blame a player for wanting to progress himself but I take your point. I know currntly we want to keep our best players in Keelogues for next season so I can understand your point.It might be different if a lad moved from Swinford to an Eircom League side but then again might this move be a test of his ability to play at that higher level. I would always encourage a player to take their chance and if it doesn't work out I reckon a club like Swinford would be happy to have him back.I dont think anybody would want to stand in his way.Maybe I have guaged that wrong however.
I know when we were training the U-10's and U-12's we took to using the Futsal. The idea was as outlined above to coach kids on a small pitch using the futsal and therefore plying under tighter more restrictive playing conditions. It didn't suit everyone and some players couldn't adapt to the restriction on time and space.
Let us know TB what the interest is like and how the demonstration goes.
Definetely a game I would encourage the kids to practice. Such a difference for them when they go back to the regular game conditions.
no i think your right harpsbear, with regards to a player moving from a club, i agree 100% if the player was goin to an eircom league team that is a different story and could be jumped at. but this thing of every player goin to celtic isnt a good thing of the mayo leagues. it will get to a stage where celtics bench will be stronger then some super league teams. maybe some players are content with sitting on the bench half the season. maybe if celtic keep goin this way they are better off out of the mayo super league. but there not good enough for an eircom league.
maybe it could be looked at with regards to if a player signs for someone they are not aloud to move again within the season. get rid of the 1 transfer per season.
I've said it before but I think Dykes will leave Castlebar Celtic in a poor state and an awful lot will depend on his replacement should he leave.He has signed far too many players and it hasn't been good for the league and no club at this level could survive on such spending.The goodwill in Castlebar might fade very quickly.There are so many clubs in and around Castlebar which draw on local support, e.g Snugboro. I hear Dykes has expressed his interest in the job at Limerick.I dont think he'll get it but he wants back into Eircom League club management and what becomes of Castlebar Celtic after that.
On an unrelated matter I read Colm Gannon's piece in the Western People in which he mentions the contribution of myself,Mossey,TB, and the Renovator I think. Colm might do better to concentrate on the issues in the Mayo League and what actually affects the league. In case he is reading this as no doubt he will again I'd like to look at some of the positives of the league which as usually local community efforts.I take great pride in the facilities we at the Ballyvary Blue Bombers are fortunate enough to use.I go down there under floodlights to train when I can and I'm very fortunate to be part of a good local club.I can also highlight the equally wonderful facilities at Swinford (of course) and Snugboro Utd, the latter of which I'm fortunate to have played on.We have come an awful long way at our club from McKeon's field and it takes an awful lot of continuous effort to ensure those facilities remain. Our ground is a very valuable local resource whether its for football hurling or walking the dog. We've been quite privileged in knowing our facilities were good enough for the Mayo team to use this season and hopefully its enough to ensure our future.
So much good to be taken from the existance of the league. Now how is that for now Colm, if you haven't already been dropped.
Keith Carty and Barry O Dwyer Chris kelly are to join current Conn Cup Champions Abbey Utd from Castlebar Celtic!Carty and O dwyer are former Abbey player while kelly,s brothers Gareth and Darren have both played with the club!
Had to happen at some stage. Have these players left already or is it after the super league is over? so now will campbell go back to manulla, neary to s&f and anyone else who joined go back to there clubs???
I think they will leave in 3 weeks time. After all the games with Westport are over and the league is won?But im sure westport might have something to say about that!
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If they manage to lose it, they will replace the Mayo team as the greatest bottlers of all time and that'll be some claim to fame. United have left themselves with far too much to do after losing to S&F. I'd say their best bet for anything is the AIB Cup and even that might prove to be beyond them. I hope I'm wrong but I can see United ending the season with nothing. Not great at all.
ya its not looking good this year for westport, what has changed so much over the past year. both teams still have to play S&F again in foxford, this also could have a bearing on things with regards to the title as S&F are far from safe.
Maybe the last few years of non stop football finally caught up with them and that along with a few players having notions about themselves, could have put them in the position they're in now. It won't get better too quickly either with Danny Scahill, Gerry McLoughlin and Eoghan McHale all off to Austsralia in the near future and David Horkan going back to NUIG soon. Could be lean times ahead.
I think that is sad when a player leaves a club with out good reason when he could have waited to help them get promoted.
did he get a bribe?
My concerns are how does a player decides at the end of a league campaign when the winning line is so near,that he Price who as been brought up through the ranks decides to walk.
its only my opinion not for one moment sujesting he was poached but it sure does leave a mad tasted in the mouth.
It wasn't long ago when players were leaving the Bombers and going astray to Manulla.
one wonders how these things happened.
Is there phone calls been made by other members of these so called clubs.
One needs to see all the best players from around the county playing for one team, strange times we live in.
I did say some time back that this would sooner or later would happen.
so the rats are leaving. well good luck to them.
by the way will they bring the Gray one as well?
I'm afraid I'll have to agree with ya Renovator and at this level you just might not expect it to happen.Of course at local level its going to leave a bad taste in the mouth.Maybe the Manulla/Bombers example isn't the best to use given the relative proximity of the clubs to one another and the fact we draw on the same locality for players. That better example might be the possible transfer of a player from Swinford to the top team in the county currently Castlebar Celtic (No disrespect to Westport particularly in saying that). I think Castlebar Celtic will pay the cost of spending so much money if we are to believe the reputed salaries of say Dykes. The players they have brought in didn't come for peanuts. I've seen this overspend at League of Ireland level and there are so many clubs in financial crisis.The margin between success and failure is very narrow.I'd never blame a player for ambition.I get the feeling, and its only a feeling that if the lad leaves Swinford to join Castlebar Celtic it may well be to further his career and might open the door to a higher level of football. I imagine he might be welcomed back at Swinford down the line.
Of course different clubs know whats going on at every club and of course they approach players. Is this not what happened with Andy Neary at Straide and Foxford and his home club lost out on one of their key players. We have players at Ballyvary from other clubs, not many mind but we do nonetheless.
Just a thought
I just think that its a shame that they did'nt put the Celtic-Westport game on under lights on maybe a Friday night instead of a Sunday morning I think with the poor showing of the league this year it could have been a chance to get some 'Brownie Points' with supporters.
Also it was just a matter of time that the Sligo lads up and left and too what cost to the club. Fergie with his short term plans for success has surely damaged the club for a long time to come.
yes same thing happened neary, an over dose of phone calls and he cracked. players leaving now to travel is getting common, as far as im aware S&F have lost 3 players in the last 2 weeks with one more goin just before xmas and and another right after xmas. so they'll be under pressure from the start next year. it happens from time to time clubs go through a tough periods. it will ne interesting to see now after all the strays that went to celtic leave, will the lads who were dropped step back in. I dont think i could do it..
That,s football for you.player,s now have no loyalty!I did say some time back that this would sooner or later would happen.
so the rats are leaving. well good luck to them.
by the way will they bring the Gray one as well?
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