July 10 - 13th, 2008
Berkeley, California -- In order to improve coaching in Futsal® (five-a-side soccer). U.S. Futsal has teamed up with Futsal Training Systems, LLC, and will launch a new and exciting online service for coaches and players in 2008. Online subscribers will receiving a series of monthly play lists and can receive customized individualized tactical offensive and defensive schemes specific to a coach's needs. The United States Futsal Federation. US Futsal President & CEO Alex J.C. Para signed the agreement in February 2008 and expect the system to be fully functioning by the 23rd Annual National Futsal Championship in July.Futsal is a five-a-side version of soccer for competition and played on basketball-sized courts, both indoors and out without the use of sidewalls. This exciting and fast paced sport traces back to 1930's and today is played worldwide at every level. The U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) and U.S. Futsal signed an agreement in August of 1995 and in 1999, to promote Futsal in all their National State Association as their game of choice for indoor soccer under the auspices of U.S. Futsal.
U.S. FUTSAL & NIKE’S “THE DEADLY 5” FUTSAL® TOURNAMENT COMES TO SOCCER NATION EXPO WINNERS RECEIVE AUTOMATIC INVITATION TO U.S. FUTSAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN JULY 2008Team Registration Now Open (Register Here)December 20, 2007 - U.S. FUTSAL and Nike’s “The Deadly 5” Futsal Tournament registration is now open at www.nikesoccer.com/soccernation. The two-day tournament is part of Cal South’s Soccer Nation Expo 2008 on January 5th and 6th and will feature boy’s and girl’s teams in the U12, U14, U16 and U19 categories. This tournament is the Southwestern regional qualifier for the U.S. Futsal National Championships in Baltimore in July 2008.
For teams to register, players must visit and fill out a registration form for their team and pay the $100 entrance fee. Players must also fill out a waiver that they must turn in to the tournament officials the day of the tournament. CIF players may participate. Registration deadline is January 3 at midnight.
About the U.S. Futsal Federation:The United States Futsal Federation (USFF), is the National Governing Body for Futsal in the United States since 1981. Futsal is the "Way the World Plays Indoor Soccer"™ and is the approved form of indoor soccer of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
Alex Para, USFF President andDan Wollman, SnapSports Vice President