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0 Sole of the Foot Control

With the outdoor season coming to an end in the Midwest of the United States, I'm turning my attention Futsal training. For anyone not familiar with Futsal, it's played with a ball that is one size smaller than the ball the players use outdoor (U9-U12 play with a size three ball while U13 and above play with a size four). The ball is also constructed to have a low bounce to help keep it on the floor. The game is played on the same surface as a basketball court so the ball moves very quickly. These characteristics mean that it is sometimes easier to control with the sole of the foot rather than the inside of the foot.

During the outdoor season I discourage

3 Does Playing Indoors Help or Hurt Young Players?

In England the climate really didn't make a difference or give one team an advantage over another.  Usually if the weather was good or bad in one part of the country it was similar in the other parts.  Sure, there were times when it snowed in Birmingham but not in London.  But no team had