NRU YOUTH FUTSAL
U8 - U18 Boys & Girls
*For Adult Futsal programming see the "Adult League" tab
New River United is an official Affiliate Club of US Youth Futsal, the largest governing body for Futsal in the United States.
Overview of Partnership with USYF:
- Training and match days are led by US Youth Futsal certified coaches with a history of developing winning Futsal teams and players.
- #NextLevel Futsal Training days for players and teams aspiring to play in USYF certified tournaments and Player ID Days
- A proven pathway for players looking to reach Regional and National Futsal events.
- Climb the ladder with a path to play for the US Youth National Futsal team
We provide in-house Futsal leagues with a pickup format in the Summer months and in the Winter more formalized team formats with league standings.
What Is Futsal?
Futsal is an exciting, fast-paced, small-sided game that focuses on technique and skill over size and athleticism. Used by soccer federations worldwide in their youth development systems, Futsal forces players to play in high-pressure environments and allows them to sharpen the skills needed in an 11-a-side field (or 9-a-side games for our Zone 1 Players).
Futsal is a 5v5 game (4 Field Players + a Goalkeeper), normally played in an indoor gym with small goals and a weighted Size 4 ball for a reduced bounce. The courts have endlines and touchlines (just like an outdoor field) as well as a midfield line and penalty area. Played with 20 min halves, there are unlimited substitutions "on the fly" except for Goalkeeper changes.
Former and current world-class players such as Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo, Pele, Ronaldinho, Kaka and Xavi and Christian Pulisic all credit Futsal to their success in their career on the world stage.
“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.”
- Pelé, World Cup Winner: 1958, 1962 & 1970
"Perhaps in regular football, you cannot appreciate the talent. Everything is more physical. But in Futsal, you have small details of quality, class, and tactical aspects."
- Xavi 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League Winner
“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”
- Ronaldinho FIFA World Footballer of the Year 2004 + 2005
Please contact the office with any questions you may have:
info@nrusa.org
