Futsal – Term 4
Futsal is an all year sport which is great for learning ball skills and teamwork. This sport is for children Year 3 through to Year 6. The games are typically played at indoor venues around the city and practiced at Hillcrest Normal School. Each week there is a 30 minute game which goes quite quickly. Like all sports that are run by Hillcrest Normal School, Fustal heavily relies on parent helpers to coach and manage the teams.
Futsal is the only FIFA and NZ Football approved version of five-aside football and the world’s fastest growing indoor sport.
The name futsal is derived from the Spanish words futbol (football) and sala (hall).
Futsal is a small-sided – 5v5 – game played with a smaller (size 3 or 4) low bounce ball, on a basketball sized court without rebound walls or nets.
It is a game which combines fun, creativity, speed, technique, teamwork and quick thinking.
NZF Futsal has been designed to complement New Zealand Football’s existing programmes and promote and improve participation in football in New Zealand.
| When: | Competition takes place on Friday evenings for all grades.
Practices take place at a time and day that is convenient for the team’s coach, typically before or after school. This will be confirmed at the start of the season once coaches have liaised with their team. |
| Where: | Venues for all age grades to be confirmed. Games will be at one of the following venues: Fraser High School, Cambridge High School, St Pauls, Hillcrest High School, Hamilton Girls’ High School, Fairfield College, Waikato Diocesan, Sacred Heart or The Peak. U9 will be played at Horsham Downs.
Practices take place at Hillcrest Normal School undercover court. |
| Ages: | Years 3 – 6 |
| Term(s): | 1, 2, 3 & 4 (each term is a separate registration) |
| Run By: | Teams are managed and coached by parents. Registrations are overseen by Shaun See |
| Registrations Close: |
5:00pm Friday, 5 September. |