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FUTSAL
FUTSAL
HISTORY
"Futsal" started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani Gravier, a teacher in
Montevideo, Uruguay, created a version of indoor football for
recreation in YMCAs. This new sport was originally developed for
playing on basketball courts, and a rule book was published in
September 1933. His goal was to create a team game that could be
played indoor or outdoor but that was similar to football, which became
quite popular there after Uruguay won the 1930 World Cup and gold
medals in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.
Ceriani, writing the rule book, took as example the principles of football
(the possibility to touch the ball with every part of the body except for
the hands), but he took rules from other sports too: from basketball the
number of team players (five) and the game duration (40 actual
minutes); from water polo the rules about the goalkeeper; from
handball for the field and nets sizes. The result is a lively, evolved,
dynamic, active and supportive sport.
The game spread immediately throughout Latin America, developing a
cult following. It was easily played by everyone, everywhere, and in
any weather condition, even in winter, without any difficulty, helping
players to stay in shape all year round. These reasons convinced Joo
Lotufo, a Brazilian, to bring this game to his country and adapt it to the
needs of physical education.
Initially, the rules were not uniform. In 1956, the rules were modified
by Habib Maphuz and Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes within the
YMCA of So Paulo Brazil to allow seniors to compete. Luiz de Oliveira
wrote the "Book of Rules of Fuitsal" in 1956, then adopted also at the
international level.
In 1965 the Confederacin Sudamericana de Ftbol de Saln (South
American Futsal Confederation) was formed, consisting of Uruguay,
Paraguay, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
Shortly after, a unique tournament was organized. It attracted some
interest in South American media, which regularly began to follow
futsal. In particular, it was the journalist Jos Antnio Inglz who
passionately contributed to the rapid spread of the game, as well as
being credited as the man who coined the name futsal to define the
sport.
TERMINOLOGIES
Dribbling
This consists of kicking the ball under control to yourself while moving
down the field.
Hand ball
This is called when a player, other than goalie, touches the ball with
hand or any part of the arm intentionally.
Penalty kick
This awarded to the attacking team player when fouled inside the
penalty box while trying to score and awarded when team has an
illegal substitution.
Free kick
This is awarded to a team at the spot where a player commits a
penalty; it can be direct or indirect.
Double foul
This results in a drop ball because both teams committed fouls
simultaneously.
Goal throw
This occurs when a ball is kicked across the goal line (not in goal) last
touched by attacking team.
Corner kick
This occurs when a ball is kicked across the goal line last touched by
the defending team.
Kick-in
Results if the ball goes out of bounds; the ball is placed on the touch
line and must be kicked within 4 seconds.
Trapping
Stopping the ball with a part of your body to gain control.
DIMENSIONS OF THE COURT AND THE BALL
The length of the field is in the range of 3842 m (4246 yd), and the
width is in the range of 2025 m (2227 yd) in international matches.
For other matches, it can be 2542 m (2746 yd) in length, while the
width can be 1625 m (1727 yd), as long as the length of the longer
on the pitch and throw the ball beyond the halfway line, which was not
previously permitted.
Accumulated fouls and the second penalty mark
Accumulated fouls are those penalized with a direct free-kick or
penalty kick, regardless of whether advantage has been played or not.
If a team commits a sixth accumulated foul, the opposing side may
take the subsequent free-kick awarded to them without a wall, either
from the second penalty mark, which is positioned four meters behind
the first, or from a position even closer to the penalty area if the foul
was committed between the goal line and the second penalty mark.
Two more things
Unlike 11-a-side football, goals may not be scored directly from the
kick-off in futsal and there is no offside.