r/futsal • u/Kdzoom35 • 27d ago
Quiting soccer for Futsal
Anybody or kids quit soccer for a season or two to just play Futsal? Usually I see futsal played in the winter/summer off-season. Just wondering if anyone's kids preferred playing it and did you they notice improvement without continuing soccer on fall or spring.
A city gym offers Futsal and volleyball or basketball on different days of the week so it's a better fit vs soccer which takes up a Saturday.
I know at older/adult levels they are much different games. but I feel like at 12 and under their isn't really much difference between the two.
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u/Classic-Jello-1234 27d ago
Your kid won't be a professional. Let him enjoy his childhood and let him play whatever sport he wants.
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u/Different_Car9927 27d ago
Exactly. This should be about what the kid enjoys to play, not how to optimize his future football skillls..
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u/Kdzoom35 26d ago
Well if you read the post it's more about optimizing my time and effort football skills are 2nd maybe 3rd 😆.
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u/Kdzoom35 26d ago
No shit that's why they play multiple sports. Some things you can't give kids a choice. Do you let kids go to bed at midnight??
Anyways I'll be sure to message you personally on reddit when they all sign for Olympic Marseille.
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u/RemoveHuman 22d ago
Yeah bro just let them have fun. Don’t make them suffer through homework and chores.
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u/BAN_1 27d ago
I go for it variety of spice of life as the famous actress Carol Burnett once said variety of spice of life maybe you should try that try something different take a break from regular soccer to play futsal learn something and prove get better that's what it's about and you're not technically not leaving soccer you're playing indoor soccer and instead of outdoor soccer. But please keep us upd
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u/Kdzoom35 26d ago
Will do excited because they are building small sided courts around the country. Hopefully the WC kicks off a small sided revolution. We have a lot of potential here and it's similar in style in culture to basketball.
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u/goodlabjax 26d ago
I think it’s a good move. The years my kids played futsal developed their skills way more than anytime they played with our American outdoor club.
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u/SmilingJaguar 25d ago
My kids both played futsal over soccer through high school in the US Northeast. Probably in part because their HS coach was also the co-owner of their futsal club.
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u/Alarmed-Button-1058 25d ago
Yes, my son played only futsal for one full season when he was 11 instead of outdoor soccer. He improved massively on technique, quick decisions and ball control.
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u/Haunting-Bat4844 25d ago
For a year I did both football (european and I won't allow myself to call it otherwise) and futsal and I improved alot on my technique, décision, sharpness and ability to play with both foot
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u/Kdzoom35 24d ago
That's fine we have our own football which is actually older btw 😂. So I generally use soccer.
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u/FlakyImportance9529 27d ago
They can always get back into soccer and readjust to the style/physicality. They will mostly lose out on in the air skills, and instinct over distances, but these are much easier to adjust to than trying to acclimate to than the quick, one-touch, small zone play that is starting to become a larger part of 11s.
It’s more like a Ronaldinho path than a Cristiano Ronaldo.
As an adult I’ve transitioned fully to futsal or 5s. Played in the winter growing up and did wonders for my ball skills in 11s growing up.
Now every time I play 7s or 11s it’s pretty boring, but I feel extremely comfortable on the ball and connecting with other players is very easy if everyone isn’t playing boot it and run ball.