Yleina Marie T.

Roxas
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FUTSAL SCRIPT

Good day everyone! My name is Yleina Roxas, and today we will be talking about futsal!

Futsal is an exciting, fast-paced small sided soccer game that is played across the world and
is officially recognized by both FIFA and UEFA.

Futsal earned the status of FIFA’s official form of indoor soccer in the 1980s as it was
recognized as a scaled down version of outdoor soccer played indoors. It is a 5 v 5
small-sided game played on a hard surfaced, basketball sized court with a smaller, low
bounce ball. Futsal is played with touchline boundaries and without walls.

Futsal places a large emphasis on technical skill in high pressure situations which can be
translated into the outdoor game. The sport is a great skill developer as it demands quick
reflexes, fast thinking and pin-point passing.

As a form of indoor football for entertainment in YMCAs, Juan Carlos Ceriani, a teacher in
Montevideo, Uruguay, invented "futsal" in 1930. A rulebook for this novel sport, which was
first played on basketball courts, was released in September 1933. Football was already
quite well-liked in the nation, and after Uruguay won the 1930 World Cup and gold medals at
the Summer Olympics in 1924 and 1928, it drew even more fans. Ceriani wanted to develop
a team sport that was similar to football and could be played indoors or outdoors.

When writing the rules, Ceriani used the fundamentals of football (the ability to touch the ball
with any part of the body other than the hands) as examples. He also borrowed rules from
other sports, such as basketball for the number of team members (5), water polo for the
goalkeeper rules, and team handball for the size of the field and goals.

Motivating players in a learning atmosphere is Futsal’s primary priority when it comes to the
game. Kids want to play and practice on their own more from the enjoyment they get from
participating. Although they have a natural desire to play, they need to develop a love and
enthusiasm for the game. The basis for achieving such objectives is futsal because it:

● Allows players to frequently touch the ball.

● Presents many opportunities to score goals and score goals often.
● Encourages regaining possession of the ball as a productive, fun and rewarding part
of the game (defending).
● Maximizes active participation and minimizes inactivity and boredom.
● Reflects the philosophy of player development expressed in state and national
coaching schools.
● Eliminates complicated rules such as off-sides that may hinder youngsters from
"playing".

Now moving on from the goals it aims to reach, here are the basic rules of Futsal:
 ● 5 players versus 5 players, one of which will be a Goalkeeper. It is expected that
each player will have to take a turn being Goalkeeper.

● Subs on the fly, like hockey

● No offsides

● No goalkeeper punts, ball must stay below head height, otherwise possession and a
free kick will be awarded to the opposing team

● No slide tackles, players must not go to ground to steal possession back

● No Throw-ins from the sidelines. Instead ball is placed on ground and passed in to a
teammate with the foot

● Free kicks and corners the opposing team has to be minimum of 5 yards away from
the ball

● With a penalty kick, all players behind the ball except for the penalty kicker

Regarding the time limit for the game, there are two 20-minute halves, and time is stopped
for each dead ball. There is a 15-minute break in between each of the two periods. Each
half, each team is allowed one timeout that lasts one minute. There are some leagues and
competitions that use 25-minute running times.

Now let's talk about fouls. All direct free throws are considered accumulative fouls. Kicking,
jumping, pushing, striking, gripping, spitting, and deliberate handling all result in a direct free
kick. Playing recklessly and obstructing are indirect free kicks that don't add up to collected
fouls. The referee issues a warning to a side after they commit five total fouls in a half. After
the warning, any additional fouls result in a direct kick from the second penalty mark.

Two referees are required for international games; the first referee sits on the touchline close
to the timekeeper table and communicates with the timekeeper, while the second referee is
on the other side of the field. A third referee who oversees the teams' benches sits at the
timekeeper table with the timekeeper. The third referees and the timekeeper are not utilized
in lesser events.

That is all for today about futsal. Again, my name is yleina roxas and I hope you learned a lot
and enough to convince you to play this extremely fun game of futsal!