2024–2025

TSX Futsal

Overview

The space between your Fall and Spring season is critical time to develop your players’ technical abilities. This is the perfect opportunity to hear a new voice and let a professionally licensed futsal instructor take the lead for a few weeks. A combination of instruction, training and competition is the perfect compliment to your Fall and Spring season.

Tournaments

Teams will compete in the three events listed below:

Tournament 1 | January 5: West Chester University

Tournament 2 | January 20: Competitive Edge, King of Prussia

Tournament 3 | Option 1 February 2nd: United Sports, Downingtown; Option 2 | February 15th (Boys) February 16th (Girls): Bethlehem, PA

RULES

All USFF Rules apply in addition to the official Tournament Series Rules.

Here are some USFF Rules highlights that might be helpful to review before the next tournament:

While futsal is quite similar to soccer there are a few important differences that some parents and players may be unaware of that may make the game more understandable. Most spectators figure out quickly that it’s 5v5, uses a slightly different ball, has kick-ins instead of throw ins, etc… But here are a few more nuanced rule differences.

  • In futsal, there is no offside rule, which means that players can get much closer to the goal during play.
  • Goalkeepers must perform a ‘goal clearance’ rather than a goal kick; they must throw the ball out of the area, and have 4 seconds to release it.
  • Kick ins from the sidelines are indirect and must also be taken within 4 seconds or result in a turnover.
  • Fouls resulting in a direct kick are kept track of by referee and after five such offenses, each subsequent foul will result in a free kick without a wall from certain spots on the field based on where the infraction occurred. This appears very similar to a penalty kick in traditional soccer but can be caused by any rule infraction that would ordinarily incur a direct kick.

UNIFORMS

Please be sure to order your uniform. Uniforms can be reused for Summer Select.