Real Phoenix Football Club: Arizona Premier Futsal

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Welcome to the Arizona Premier Futsal:                                  
Owned by the owners of Real Phoenix F.C. The Arizona Premier Futsal is the governing board of indoor Futsal for Phx Arizona. Providing leagues, tournaments, and skills camps, for all age groups and skill levels.

Description:
Arizona Premier Futsal is a proud member of United States Youth Futsal League, and the United States Futsal Federation, we provide only the best in Futsal leagues and tournaments. All leagues and tournamnets are sanctioned by the USYFL and the US Futsal Federation. Only US Soccer certified referees are used so the quality of the game is never at risk. So get involved with the A.P.F league and be a... part of the fastest growing Futsal league in the United States.

Vision:  The vision of the Arizona Premier Futsal is to be acknowledged as the leader in Futsal soccer in Arizona.

Mission: The mission of the Arizona Premier Futsal is to promote, govern, oversee, plan and coordinate amateur and professional indoor Futsal in Arizona, in order to provide a variety of opportunities for all interested parties to participate in a safe, positive and appropriately competitive environment.

New Spring League:
The Arizona Premier Futsal League invites you to participate in our Spring Indoor Futsal League. Futsal is a fun, fast-paced game, played indoors within the lines of a basketball court (no walls), using a slightly smaller low-bounce ball. R...apid action, quick moves, pin-point passing, lots of scoring and lots of touches on the ball! No wonder why Futsal is the fastest growing soccer training method in the world!

Games Dates: Sundays Starting March 10th 2013 star time 12 noon
(As league grows games will be scheduled on weekdays 7 to 9pm)
Location: Atkinson Middle School
(4315 N Maryvale Parkway Phx AZ, 85031)
Age Groups: Boys & Girls U8-U18 4-teams per age group for division
Adults: Men, Women & COED 4-teams per age group for division
Cost: $240 per team (maximum of 10 players per team)
Games: 6 game minimum. 2 x 20 minute halves.
Each game will have 1 Ref.

Please contact: Rosario Lopez for more information.
arizonapremierfutsal@yahoo.com
Phone: 623-341-4583

FUTSAL RULES
- Teams consist of 5 players (4 on the field and 1 GK)
- Basketball lines mark the boundaries
- No throw-ins- All kick Ins. Cannot score directly from a kick in.
- All free-kicks are indirect. Players must be 5 yards.
- No slide tackling
- Unlimited subs. Sub on any restart.
- Subs must enter and exit from team sideline only
- 2 x 20 minute halves. Running clock.
- GK box is the 3-point arc.
- PK spot is the free throw line.
- Goal Kicks: The GK throws the ball into play from inside the GK box.
- Corner Kick- Ball must be placed in the corner. Players must be 5 yards.
- Can score direct from a cornerSee More
Photo: The Arizona Premier Futsal League invites you to participate in our Spring Indoor Futsal League. Futsal is a fun, fast-paced game, played indoors within the lines of a basketball court (no walls), using a slightly smaller low-bounce ball. Rapid action, quick moves, pin-point passing, lots of scoring and lots of touches on the ball! No wonder why Futsal is the fastest growing soccer training method in the world! Games Dates: Sundays Starting March 10th 2013 star time 12 noon (As league grows games will be scheduled on weekdays 7 to 9pm) Location: Atkinson Middle School (4315 N Maryvale Parkway Phx AZ, 85031) Age Groups: Boys & Girls U8-U18 4-teams per age group for division Adults: Men, Women & COED 4-teams per age group for division Cost: $240 per team (maximum of 10 players per team) Games: 6 game minimum. 2 x 20 minute halves. Each game will have 1 Ref. Please contact: Rosario Lopez for more information. arizonapremierfutsal@yahoo.com Phone: 623-341-4583 FUTSAL RULES - Teams consist of 5 players (4 on the field and 1 GK) - Basketball lines mark the boundaries - No throw-ins- All kick Ins. Cannot score directly from a kick in. - All free-kicks are indirect. Players must be 5 yards. - No slide tackling - Unlimited subs. Sub on any restart. - Subs must enter and exit from team sideline only - 2 x 20 minute halves. Running clock. - GK box is the 3-point arc. - PK spot is the free throw line. - Goal Kicks: The GK throws the ball into play from inside the GK box. - Corner Kick- Ball must be placed in the corner. Players must be 5 yards. - Can score direct from a corner

Futsal's footballer endorsements

Futsal

World Cup winner Pele: "Futsal was important in helping to develop my ball control, quick thinking, passing… also for dribbling, balance, concentration…Futsal was very, very important, no doubt."

World Player of the Year Lionel Messi: "In Argentina, when I was a young boy, I used to play a lot of Futsal on the street and with Newell's Old Boys. It was a really fun game that's helped me a great deal."

Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo: "In Portugal, all we played growing up was Futsal. The smaller court helped my footwork skills, the nature of the game made me feel so free when I played. If it wasn't for Futsal, I would definitely not be the player I am today."

Milan and Brazil forward Robinho: "I played Futsal for many years and it helped me to become the player I am today. There you don't have time to think, you are always tightly marked and you develop a sense for performing in small spaces."

Why Futsal?

Futsal
  • Players learn to cope in tight spaces
  • It improves spatial awareness
  • It improves decision making
  • Develops a player's ability to both defend and attack
  • Gives players less time on the ball
  • Players touch the ball up to five times more in small-sided games than in 11-a-side football
  • Goalkeepers are involved in the action two to four times more than in 11-a-side football
  • The ball is out of play 8-10% of the time in a small-sided game, compared to 34% in 11-a-side