Real Phoenix Football Club: Real Phoenix Futsal
The Real Phoenix Professional Futsal team
At the Arizona Premier Futsal facility
4315 N Maryvale Parkway Phx AZ, 85031
The Real Phoenix Futsal program will field teams in both the youth and adult groups leading up to our professional rank teams. All teams will participate in our local futsal league and will participate in national level futsal championships. Our futsal programs are year-round and provide the best in training and development for all participants. We welcome players to join us for a trial to see if you have what it takes to play on the Real Phoenix Futsal team.
We will be participating in the 2012-2013 National Futsal season under the USFF, USYFL and the U.S. National Futsal League. Our plan is to field two teams, one Premier and one Professional team. These teams will fall under the guidelines of the Real Phoenix Football Club LLC policies and serve as the premier indoor teams for the Phoenix territory.
Futsal is the only form of indoor soccer endorsed by FIFA. It earned the status of FIFA’s official form of indoor soccer in the 1980s as it was recognized as a scaled down version of outdoor soccer played indoors. It is a 5 v 5 small-sided game played on a hard surfaced, basketball sized court with a smaller, heavier low bounce ball. Futsal is played with touchline boundaries and without walls.
This is the game that outdoor soccer players around the globe play to refine and maintain their control skills and touch. It is superior to walled soccer in terms of developing better skills and technique. In traditional American walled soccer, players regularly whack the ball (and sometimes their bodies) against the boards which promotes improper technique and too often rewards errant play. In futsal, players are constantly reminded to play the same quality control game that is required for success in the outdoor game.
The UEFA Graphical Guide to the Game
Futsal is the only "Official form of Indoor Soccer" as approved by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA. It is played in all the continents of the world by over 100 countries with 12 million players. Futsal is played on a gymnasium hard-wood floor or all-purpose sports flooring. The game does not require the use of expensive dasher boards, as do other versions of indoor soccer, therefore making it a very economical and safe sport.
The sport is a great skill developer as it demands quick reflexes, fast thinking, pin-point passing. The small, heavier futsal ball requires players to hone their ball-striking and ball handling technique. Great soccer superstars such as Pele, Zico, Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka and Katia grew up playing the game and credit futsal with developing their skills.
