A lot of people have attempted to create a list of tips that will help a player to improve his or her futsal skill and all those tips actually serve their purpose. This article will provide the list as well as the explanation of certain tips that might serve as a guideline for someone who wants to improve his or her futsal skills. However, the skills are not the only things that make a futsal player successful in futsal game. The tactics and team play are among the most important things as well and because of that some of the tips that will be provided in the following part of the text will deal with the tactics and team play as well.
Know When to Use Substitutions
The fact is that futsal is a very fast game and that it takes a lot of effort by the players to play this game. After player has run up and down the court he or she will feel the lack of energy because of the previously mentioned fact. There is no possibility for a player to stand still in one place in order to catch some breath and to relax because the game will move on and the lack of one player will be felt very quickly. In the case when a player needs to catch a breath he or she will need to leave the game and have a substitute player replace him or her. There will be no problem with that because the rules do not limit the number of substitutions that one team has. The team does not have to even notify the referee about the substitution and the play can just get in or out of the game. However, the player coming in must wait for the player coming out to step out of the court before he or she can get in.
Be Aware of the Rules for the Goalkeeper
One of the most important aspects of a futsal team is the goalkeeper. With futsal being such a fast-paced game there will be a lot of shots and situations when goalkeeper will have to react. Because of that knowing what goalkeeper can and cannot do is essential for any player who wants to play futsal. According to those rules, there are no goals kicks and the goalkeeper just returns the ball in the game by rolling it or throwing it to the player that must stand outside of the goalkeeper’s space. Besides that, it is very important for a futsal player to know that goalkeeper can also leave his or her space marked with lines. In that situation goalkeeper can be used as a sixth player in the attacking team which can provide that team with the needed advantage.
Team Defense
Besides the attacking aspect of the game the second crucial aspect is defense. One man cannot defend the goal against the attacks of the opposite team. Because of that the defense must involve every player that is at that time in the court. Besides that, you as a team must decide what tactics you will use while defending. Whether is a man-for-man or zonal defense, all players must be part of that actions otherwise the opposite team will have big advantage.
Move on the Court and Look for Better Attacking Position
The biggest characteristic of futsal is quick passes and the movement without the ball. There is no time for a player to think about his next move or to which player to pass the ball. These decisions must be made even before you get the ball. Because of that, standing in one spot on the court while your team is attacking is very big problem because in that case you are not providing other players with enough opportunities to which they can passed the ball to. Moving without the ball is one of the most important things in any team sport whether it is football, basketball, handball or futsal. Without that the attacking efforts of your team will be in vain.
The tips that were mentioned in the previous part of this article are some of the most important that the futsal player has to have in mind when attempting or even when playing futsal. Without those tips it might get hard for a player to show what he or she can actually do on the court because futsal is a team sport and only on rare occasions, individual play is acceptable.