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Strategic Plan for the Development of Futsal in Ireland 2008 - 2011

Introduction 2A message from the UEFA President Foreword by John Delaney FAI CEOA message from the Technical Director

Section 1: Executive Summary 51.1 Grassroots Futsal − Children 7 1.2 Grassroots Futsal − Adults 7 1.3 Education 7 1.4 High Level Competition − National League and International Teams 8 1.5 Marketing and Management 8

Section 2: Background Information 102.1 A brief history of Futsal 102.2 Context 112.3 Lifestyles / Demographic change – A Market for small sided football in Ireland 132.4 Equipment and Facilities 162.5 Benefits of Futsal to participation and player development 172.6 Development of the Plan 18

Section 3: Mission and Aims 203.1 Mission Statement 203.2 Key Aims 20

Section 4: Key Programme Areas 21The Development Framework 214.1 Grassroots – children 234.2 Grassroots – adults 274.3 Education 314.4 High level competition 354.5 Marketing and Management of the Futsal programme 38

Section 5: Management, Structure and Finance 425.1 Finance 425.2 Resources 425.3 Measurement and review 43

Section 6: Appendices 45Appendix 1 – Rules at a glance 45Appendix 2 – SWOT Analysis 47Appendix 3 – Links with other FAI Programmes 50Appendix 4 – Consultation workshops feedback 52Appendix 5 – Consultation workshop participants 56Appendix 6 – Technical Department Structure 57 Appendix 7 – Futsal – a comparative study 58

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It gives me great pleasure to launch this Futsal Strategic Plan document on behalf of the Football Association of Ireland.

I would like to convey my congratulations for establishing this plan to develop and promote Futsal in Ireland.

UEFA fully supports this initiative and our Futsal Department is at your disposal for any queries you may have.

Finally, I would like to welcome the Football Association of Ireland into theUEFA Futsal family and wish you many years of success in the future.

With kind regards

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Michel PlatiniPresident

A message from the UEFA President

The popularity of football worldwide is due to the fact that it can be played anywhere at any time in various different forms. Through the years, many varieties of football have developed around the world often out of local traditions or influenced by factors such as the weather or availability of suitable facilities.

A great example of this is Futsal – the official UEFA and FIFA version of five-a-side football. Futsal is a format of five-a-side football which is played extensively throughout the world and as such is fully supported by FIFA and UEFA. In fact, in a highly significant and positive move, UEFA recently integrated Futsal into the UEFA Professional Football Division with the aim of strengthening its image and making the most of the game’s marketability.

Futsal is football in its purest form. It is an essential precursor to what Pelé referred to as “the beautiful game”. Pace, skill, teamwork and high drama characterise this popular indoor game.

Embracing Futsal presents the FAI with an unprecedented opportunity to lead the development of a spectacular sport from a blank canvas.

However, the game of Futsal is being promoted by the FAI primarily as a complementary player development initiative. It is designed to enhance, enrich and complement the 11-a-side game and it is not designed to compete with football.

Futsal is widely recognised as the ideal skill building arena for the 11-a-side game. Many world famous footballers began as Futsal players from the time of the legendary Pelé to today’s current stars such as Deco, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Messi and Kaká. For those who excel within the game, Futsal can also provide an additional pathway to progress for players, coaches, referees and administrators. The function of the FAI in this regard is to promote Futsal as the official indoor game of UEFA and FIFA and to support and help any interested parties wishing to engage in Futsal activity in any appropriate way it can.

The FAI has recognised that the introduction of a Futsal programme can impact positively on the key areas of participation and player development. Indeed, Futsal can also make a solid contribution to the Football Association of Ireland’s wider football and social development objectives. The FAI is confident that with the support of all its affiliates and the ongoing support of UEFA and FIFA, that Futsal will continue to grow in popularity in Ireland.

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The FAI Technical Development Plan 2004-2008 was produced following an extensive period of research and consultation with key stakeholders. Feedback from the wider football family identified the growing recognition that new programmes were needed to maintain and increase participation in football. Indeed, it also highlighted the desire to employ new methods to develop more technically better players.

Consequently, the FAI identified the potential for the game of Futsal to help service these needs. As well as impacting positively on the development of technical skills, playing Futsal requires quick thinking and rapid decision making. Futsal can also accelerate the acquisition of positional sense and facilitate the development of overall football “intelligence”. In light of the potential for Futsal to positively influence important technical and mental playing capacities, the FAI Futsal programme was created. The FAI appointed a national Futsal co-ordinator, Derek O’Neill to immediately set about the task of preparing this four year plan.

Specific Futsal consultation workshops, conducted as part of the development of this plan, highlighted key areas and methods for establishing Futsal as part of the fabric of Irish football (Appendix 3). Futsal is a game which can facilitate greater participation and player development and, as such, should be afforded the best possible opportunity to develop and flourish throughout Ireland.

Consultation with stakeholders countrywide and with officials from UEFA and FIFA as well as key Futsal officials in other National Associations suggested that a dual bottom up / top down approach to developing a Futsal strategic plan would constitute best practice.

The development of higher level Futsal structures will become a primary reference to expose the game to players, coaches, fans, media and sponsors.

The early initiation of high level Futsal competition and a FAI international development squad (commencing with an U21 team) is considered crucial in this approach as it will serve the following critical purposes:

• To motivate players to play Futsal.

• To entice current five-a-side players and organisations.

• To generate profile for the sport in Ireland.

• To expose the sport to Media and Sponsors.

• To provide credibility to the development of Futsal.

While such high level activity will act as the flagship for the programme, it is essential that quality grassroots initiatives are developed in order to create the bedrock for the future of Futsal in Ireland.

The staff of the Football Association of Ireland is fully supportive of the Futsal programme and believes that embracing the concept of Futsal will be a sound investment in the future development of young players in Ireland.

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01 Executive Summary

Futsal consultation workshops conducted with stakeholders as part of the development of this plan highlighted the following key areas and methods for establishing Futsal in Ireland.

1. Grassroots Futsal – Children

2. Grassroots Futsal – Adults

3. Education

4. High Level Competition

5. Marketing and Management

The Futsal Plan identifies the mission and strategic goals necessary for promoting and developing the game in Ireland.

Mission Statement

“ To establish Futsal as the preferred version of five-a-side football in Ireland and to increase and sustain participation at all age and ability levels by promoting and developing the game as a complementary format of football within the football family”


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1.1: Grassroots Futsal – ChildrenWith football being the most common sport played in primary and secondary schools, implementing quality Futsal programmes in schools will play an integral role in developing a “culture” of Futsal in Ireland going forward.

The largest impact area in establishing Futsal will be with the clubs and leagues of the Schoolboys Football Association of Ireland. As such, leagues will be encouraged to develop Futsal activity across all age groups with particular emphasis on the important developmental windows associated with the 7 to 10 years old age groups.

Further areas of Futsal development will focus on the National Community Games and the expansion of the FAI Inner City Futsal programme in an effort to broaden awareness of the game in local communities.

1.2: Grassroots Futsal - Adults

There is an ideal opportunity to develop Futsal in third level educational institutions throughout Ireland where their superb sports facilities could easily accommodate the playing of Futsal.

The establishment of Futsal within the junior football leagues will provide their existing members with an option for more playing opportunities but could also potentially increase their membership by attracting thousands of social five-a-side players playing in unofficial leagues all year round.

1.3: EducationAn integral step in the development of Futsal will be the proper education of players, coaches, referees and administrators in the rules and principles of the game. Specific workshops and courses will be designed to cater for all those interested in learning more about Futsal. As the development of the game progresses, the issues of tactical awareness and Futsal-specific technical skills will become important to players and coaches. It is envisaged that a Futsal Coach Education programme will be developed following course guidelines produced by UEFA.

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1.4: High Level Competition – National League and International Teams

The formation of a National Futsal league is vitally important for providing opportunities for players, coaches, referees and administrators to progress to higher levels. It is also critical to the FAI’s ambitions to participate in future international competition.

1.5: Marketing and Management

Marketing the game of Futsal is a very important aspect of the development plan in order to create awareness of the game and to emphasise the benefits of playing the game.

A strategic approach to sponsorship, marketing, implementation and reporting will ensure that Futsal becomes the national 5-a-side game in Ireland.


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2.1: A brief history of Futsal

The word “Futsal” comes from the Spanish name “futbol sala” which literally means “room football”. It originated in the inner cities of South America and was first played indoors at a YMCA in Montevideo, Uruguay around 1930. An Argentinian named Juan Carlos Ceriani invented the game to be able to practice soccer indoors as an antidote to rain drenched pitches. The game soon captured the imagination of the football playing public and was enthusiastically adopted across South America.

A similar form of the game was developed in Sao Paulo, Brazil known as “futebol de salao”. The first known leagues were formed there in 1952 and the first known international competition took place in 1965. Futsal is now an integral part of the football fabric of Brazil and many of its finest champion footballers have attributed the development of their football skills to playing a lot of Futsal as youngsters.

“ I played Futsal for two or three years before I joined Santos… Futsal was important in helping to develop my ball control, quick thinking, passing… also for dribbling, balance, concentration… Futsal was very, very important, no doubt”. Pelé, World Champion footballer 1958, 1962 and 1970.

“ Futsal is an extremely important way for kids to develop their skills and understanding of the game. My touch and my dribbling have come from playing Futsal.” Ronaldinho, FIFA World Footballer of the year 2004, 2005.


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Futsal participation has grown dramatically with the support of FIFA who established an official Futsal World Championship in the 1980’s. Since then, Futsal has gone from strength to strength with over 100 nations expected to participate in the qualifiers for the next FIFA World Futsal Championships to be held in Brazil 2008.

UEFA has established a European Championship which takes place every two years and a club champions competition, the UEFA Futsal Cup and aspires to have all of its member associations participating in competition by 2011. In this regard, it has taken significant steps to increase the profile and marketability of Futsal and to strengthen the image of the game by moving the programme to their professional football division.

Futsal is already firmly established as a popular sport among millions of participants and supporters worldwide. Many countries have developed full-time professional leagues and have recognized that Futsal is a highly marketable sport. Considerable television and sponsorship revenue is generated in countries with established leagues.

Finally, with the massive support for the game worldwide rapidly increasing, it may not be too long before Futsal is established as an official Olympic sport.

2.2: Context

It is important to consider why the FAI is eager to embrace and develop a Futsal programme. Firstly, Futsal is the official FIFA and UEFA version of indoor soccer.It is considered to be the fastest growing indoor sport in the world and a UEFA objective is to enlist the participation of all member associations in their competitions by 2011.

From a player development viewpoint, there are widely acknowledged benefits to playing Futsal, with particular emphasis on the technical skills of passing, dribbling and close ball control.


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The benefits of developing a Futsal programme for the Football Association of Ireland are as follows:

• Potential to increase grassroots participation.

• Accelerated development of technical, motor and coordination skills among children.

• Accelerated acquisition of positional sense, football “intelligence” and facilitates rapid decision making.

• An ideal skill building environment for football.

• More regular weather proof playing opportunities for children.

• Increased playing opportunities for women (currently there is a scarcity of competitive winter programmes).

• Ability to influence player retention at critical “drop out” age (16-18) because Futsal can cater for flexible playing times (midweek evenings or weekends).

• Potential to integrate thousands of social players into the FAI football “family” with the establishment of official Futsal leagues.

• A vehicle to aid smoother social integration of ethnic communities into Irish society – particularly those coming from countries with an established Futsal programme.

• In economically / socially disadvantaged areas, Futsal can be the vehicle to promote football partnerships with local authorities.

• New commercial opportunities for the FAI and its affiliates.


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The Futsal programme when further developed will offer a new additional pathway to young players, as those players perhaps not meeting the physical requirements to forge a career in professional football may possess the required technique and football intelligence to pursue a successful career in Futsal.

As the Futsal programme will impact significantly on all strands of football it is essential that a coordinated approach to the development of the game is encouraged among all affiliates with the continued support of the FAI Development Officers.

This document outlines a strategic approach and key objectives and actions which will contribute towards establishing Futsal as the official version of indoor football in Ireland.

2.3: Lifestyles/ Demographic change – A Market for small-sided football

As Ireland continues to become more industrialised, traditional areas once filled by football pitches are fast being replaced by housing schemes and commercial properties. Lifestyle changes have made for a more affluent society but increased workloads and salaries have placed an ever increasing demand on the spare time of everyone. Most particularly, adult footballers (men and women) in the 18 – 40 age groups are affected in this regard.

Ever since the introduction of soccer to Ireland over a hundred years ago, the traditional playing time was centred on the weekend. However, this limited time frame no longer suits many of the Irish working population. Consequently, in tandem with the long established junior and intermediate leagues around the country, there are ever growing numbers of non-official football leagues taking place throughout Ireland.

There are also a number of well organised commercial organisations providing a structure in which thousands of social players can participate in unofficial non FAI affiliated activity and competitions. As a result, there are enormous amounts of people playing small-sided football, both indoors and on outdoor all weather facilities. These numbers are very difficult to quantify but represent a significant number of players in the 18 – 40 age brackets.

A case study of two prominent commercial five-a-side parks in the Dublin area and one in the Kildare area established that there were in excess of 2,500 players playing each week in each one. These players are mainly social players with no connection to any FAI affiliated leagues. Indeed, this scenario is mirrored to a certain extent in hundreds of small and large outdoor and indoor facilities presently used throughout Ireland.



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There is also an ever growing base of indoor and small-sided players within schools and universities in Ireland. Indeed, a 2005 ESRI report showed that soccer was the most common participation sport in schools.

The National Community Games also features an indoor soccer programme at Under 13 and Under 15 level for boys and girls with total participation figures reaching almost 6,000 in 2005. Interestingly, many of these competitions are played using different variations of five-a-side rules.

Therefore, this represents an opportunity for the FAI to establish Futsal as the official version of indoor or outdoor five-a-side football in Ireland and integrate thousands of social players into the FAI football family. It will allow the FAI to highlight a pathway of opportunity for players, coaches, referees and administrators who opt to become involved with this version of football.

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2.4: Equipment and Facilities required for Futsal One of the great advantages of Futsal is that it can be played either indoors or outdoors in a relatively small area. This is one of the reasons that it is perfectly suited to facilities in inner city communities where green areas are at a premium. However, playing Futsal in an indoor facility would be the preferred option.

There is a considerable stock of indoor facilities in Ireland mainly in secondary schools and third level institutions which are suitable for hosting Futsal. Indeed, any centre that can accommodate competitive basketball would also suffice for Futsal. This means that there are large numbers of facilities owned by local authorities, Schools, Colleges, Universities and football clubs in which Futsal could be played if court playing time could be secured.

At a National and International level, Futsal is normally played indoors on a wooden sprung floor on a considerably larger pitch. In Ireland there are only a handful of venues capable of hosting official international Futsal competition or accommodating Futsal specific pitches. However, in developing the game at grassroots level, Futsal could be played on any smooth playing surface, indoor or out.

Almost all existing facilities designed to cater for domestic traditional small-sided football are designed to incorporate rebound walls, fences and rectangular goals.This design however tends to reflect custom and practice rather than any specific laws of the game or preference expressed by the playing public. Going forward, the FAI is now in a position to influence the design of future small-sided football facilities.

The availability of Futsal Goal Posts also needs to be considered in the development of the game. The availability of such posts is important in that they influence the way that the game is played i.e. shooting and goalkeeping. In developing the game, the purchase of Futsal goalposts will be supported by a FAI Futsal goalposts subsidy programme targeting clubs, leagues and other interested parties which meet specific criteria.


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2.5: Benefits of Futsal to participation and player development

From participation to personal development to retention in the game, Futsal has the ability to impact positively on players, coaches, referees and administrators of all ages and gender. The FAI has recognised the potential of Futsal and the contribution it can make to the objectives of the Technical Development Plan.

From a player participation viewpoint, the inclusive nature of Futsal means it is an ideal way to introduce children to soccer. For children, the primary issue in their enjoyment of football is participation and the nature of Futsal makes for an all-inclusive game.

Participation is positively influenced due to two key elements of Futsal:

(a) With just five players on the pitch at any one time, it is easier to form teams to play;

(b) The roll on-roll off substitution rule in Futsal means that with a match squad of ten players, a team can be constantly changing the players on the pitch ensuring they all get roughly the same amount of playing time. This means that no player feels left out, which will have a significant influence on drop out rates in football. (See appendix 1 for rules at a glance).

From a coaches’ standpoint, skill development is uppermost in their work in introducing children to football and Futsal has an indisputable influence on promoting player development. There are no defined positions in Futsal and young players must learn to develop defending and attacking skills as well as developing positional sense in all areas of the pitch. The fast nature of the game requires rapid mental processing of decisions and as such, the benefits in developing mental dexterity on the pitch become apparent.

“ In Futsal, you practise solving movement in a small space and I brought this advantage to field football”. Robinho (Real Madrid)

Significantly, young players are not “pigeon holed” into positions because of their physical size or ability level. The fact that the game is non contact reduces the influence physical disadvantage has on children’s participation in football. As children have vastly different growth rates, too often the taller children dominate underage football at the younger levels. Futsal can contribute to reducing this perceived physical disadvantage for smaller children.


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The small-sided game has long been recognised as the preferred way to start children on the football pathway with the introduction of seven-a-side football in relatively recent times having had a positive impact in underage soccer.

In Futsal, there are even less players on the pitch ensuring each individual player is likely to have more possession of the ball. Given the fact that the game is played in a reduced space, Futsal encourages young players to think and decide quicker, improve ball control and improvise in order to retain possession or create goal scoring opportunities. A technical study comparing futsal with 7-a-side football is shown in appendix 7.

The other key aspect of Futsal is the ball. The Futsal ball is designed to have significantly reduced bounce which influences the game in two distinct ways:

1. The reduced bounce of the ball means it is easier to control allowing novice players to become more confident to take possession.

2. Kicking the ball long distances is not easy with Futsal balls, which means players must develop their short range passing skills, their movement and also improve dribbling skills.

While Futsal has the potential to exert positive influences on the technical development of future generations of Irish football players, as a sport in its own right, it can also create another new and exciting career pathway for all involved in the game.

2.6: Development of the Plan

As part of the process of creating the FAI Technical Development Plan 2004 – 2008 a series of 14 consultation workshops took place with the purpose of gaining feedback from the wider football community as to how the game should be developed going forward.


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A key message from the Irish football family indicated a desire and need for fresh new initiatives aimed at increasing participation and aiding the technical development of our young players. Indeed, the promotion and development of the concept of Futsal was actively encouraged.

Further research was carried out by the FAI Technical Department with views and advice being sought from counterparts in the wider International Futsal family regarding the evolution of their Futsal programmes. From this research, a SWOT analysis was produced (see appendix 2)

In February and March 2007, National Futsal Consultation workshops were held in Limerick and Dublin which also provided valuable feedback from stakeholders as to how the FAI should proceed in developing a strategically planned Futsal programme (see consultation workshops feedback – Appendix 4 and list of participants – Appendix 5)

The FAI Technical Department wishes to acknowledge the views, support and valuable advice from the following organizations, groups and key personnel.

• FAI Technical Department staff.

• Key stakeholders participating in the Technical Development Plan 2004-2008 consultation workshops who provided valuable feedback.

• Key stakeholders in the National Futsal Consultation Workshops 2007.

• Key FAI Committees.

• National Community Games Executive Committee.

• SFAI and FAIS.

• All FAI staff who provided input.

With valuable contributions and advice from:

• Mr. Jaime Yarza ( FIFA Futsal Development Manager).

• Mr. Laurent Morel (UEFA Futsal Competition Manager).

• Mr. Petr Fousek (Former Chairman UEFA Futsal Committee).

• Mr. Javier Lozano (World Champion coach of Spain and FIFA instructor).

• Mr. Dermot Collins (FA (England) National Manager, Small sided football).

• Mr. Victor Beceiro (Former FIFA Futsal Manager and UEFA Futsal Experts panel member).

• Mr. Joao Rocha (Portugal), Futsal Development Consultant.


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• To increase awareness of Futsal by promoting the game and creating quality resources to introduce the game countrywide.

• To introduce Futsal at all levels of the game from children to adults through the implementation of quality grassroots Futsal programmes.

• To ensure the necessary equipment needed to play Futsal is easily available.

• To increase knowledge of Futsal among the wider football family through the creation of education programmes for players, coaches, referees and administrators.

• To establish leagues and competitions at local, regional and national level at a series of key age groups.

• To develop players, both male and female, capable of competing internationally in UEFA and FIFA Championships at various age levels.

• To develop an administrative structure capable of implementing and servicing the above objectives.

3.2: Mission Statement

Mission Statement

“ To establish Futsal as the preferred version of five-a-side football in Ireland and to increase and sustain participation at all age and ability levels by promoting and developing the game as a complementary format of football within the football family”


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The five key areas of the Plan are as follows:

• Grassroots Futsal - Children. • Grassroots Futsal - Adults. • Education. • High level competition. • Marketing and Management.

During the lifetime of the Futsal Plan and beyond, the game will impact on a number of other FAI National programmes and key areas. The game will impact on major areas such as the FAI Technical Department, FAI Eircom League of Ireland, Domestic and International Departments.

The Commercial and Marketing Departments will have an active role to play in exploring the new revenue streams that the development of a Futsal product will provide.

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The key areas that the Futsal Plan will concentrate on are as follows:

4.1: Grassroots Futsal - Children

Goal: To provide opportunities for children to play Futsal

In order to sustain and maintain the long term ambitions for Futsal in Ireland, the initiation and development of quality grassroots programmes is of paramount importance. At present there are very few sustained Futsal leagues in Ireland at any level. It is essential that this situation is addressed as a priority in order to provide playing and competitive opportunities for those who take an interest in Futsal.

Implementing quality Futsal programmes within schools, will play an integral role in developing a “culture” of Futsal in Ireland going forward. A 2005 ESRI survey on Children’s Participation in Sport in both Primary and Secondary schools showed that football was the most common sport within schools with 72% of children participating at primary level and 74% participating at secondary level.

The largest impact area in establishing Futsal will be with the Clubs and Leagues of the Schoolboys Football Association of Ireland. As such, leagues will be encouraged to develop Futsal activity across all age groups with particular emphasis on the developmental 7 - 10 years age groups.

Introducing Futsal to organisations such as the National Community Games will play a key part in reaching every corner of Ireland with the Futsal message.The expansion of the FAI Inner City Futsal programme aimed at areas of social and economic disadvantage will continue in the coming years. This programme will also be set up in other major cities and urban centres throughout Ireland mirroring the successful project established in Dublin in recent years.


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ity r

un w

ith 1

0 S

choo

lboy

/ gi

rls le

ague

s

Mak

e Fu

tsal

pre

sent

atio

ns t

o 14

sch

oolb

oys

leag

ues

com

mitt

ees

Leag

ue c

omm

ittee

sFu

tsal

DO

/ F

AI D

Os

Jan

08 -

Dec

10

Run

5 w

orks

hops

per

yea

r fo

r sc

hool

boy

leag

ues

coac

hes

All

scho

olbo

y / g

irl le

ague

sFA

I DO

s /

Clu

b a

nd

Lea

gu

e lia

son

offi

cers

/ F

uts

al D

OJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

0

Pro

mot

e th

e ap

poin

tmen

t of

a v

olun

teer

Fut

sal

liais

on o

ffice

r in

all

club

s an

d le

ague

s an

d co

mpi

le a

dat

abas

e of

sam

e

All

scho

olbo

y / g

irl le

ague

s co

mm

ittee

s / c

lubs

Sch

oo

lbo

y Le

agu

es /

Fu

tsal

DO

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Aud

it ex

istin

g fa

cilit

ies

to b

e us

ed t

o ac

com

mod

ate

Futs

al c

ompe

titio

nA

ll sc

hool

boy

club

s / f

acili

ty

man

ager

sFA

I DO

s /

Futs

al D

OJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

Link

leag

ues

team

s / d

ivis

ions

to

venu

es lo

cally

Clu

bsLe

agu

e A

dm

inis

trat

ors

Est

ablis

h in

itial

com

petit

ion

stru

ctur

e w

ith 7

- 9

age

grou

pA

ll sc

hool

boy

/ girl

leag

ues

Leag

ue

Ad

min

istr

ato

rs /

Fu

tsal

DO

/ F

AI D

Os

Jan

08 -

Dec

10

Exp

and

com

petit

ion

stru

ctur

e to

acc

omm

odat

e 10

-17

age

grou

psA

ll sc

hool

boy

/ girl

leag

ues

Leag

ue

Ad

min

istr

ato

rs /

Fu

tsal

DO

/ F

AI D

Os

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Est

ablis

h “I

n cl

ub”

and

regi

onal

ised

min

i co

mpe

titio

ns w

ith c

lubs

and

leag

ues

All

scho

olbo

y / g

irl le

ague

s / c

lubs

Clu

b a

nd

leag

ue

liaso

n

offi

cers

/ F

AI D

Os

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

A n

atio

nal s

choo

lboy

Fut

sal

com

petit

ion

at U

17 (y

outh

) le

vel i

s de

velo

ped

Agr

ee a

com

petit

ion

form

at a

nd t

imef

ram

e w

ith S

FAI

SFA

I / A

ll sc

hool

boy

/ girl

le

ague

s / c

lubs

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

SFA

I /

Futs

al D

O

Jan

09 -

Dec

10

Est

ablis

h Fu

tsal

sea

son

and

com

petit

ion

form

at

App

oint

vol

unte

er A

dmin

istr

ator

(s)

Run

pilo

t co

mpe

titio

n


25


SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04

KE

Y A

RE

A: G

RA

SS

RO

OT

S F

UT

SA

L -

CH

ILD

RE

N

Go

al:

To p

rovi

de

op

po

rtu

nit

ies

for

all c

hild

ren

to

pla

y Fu

tsal

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To d

evel

op

Fu

tsal

act

ivit

y in

co

nju

nct

ion

wit

h S

cho

olb

oy’

s /

gir

l’s le

agu

es c

ou

ntr

ywid

e

A s

peci

fic F

utsa

l sea

son

is

esta

blis

hed

with

10

scho

olbo

y le

ague

s

Exa

min

e fe

asib

ility

of

esta

blis

hing

a w

inte

r Fu

tsal

sea

son

with

Fut

sal l

eagu

es “

mirr

orin

g”

exis

ting

outd

oor

foot

ball

leag

ues

All

scho

olbo

y / g

irl le

ague

sC

lub

an

d L

eag

ue

liaso

n o

ffrs

. /

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

Fu

tsal

DO

/

FAI D

Os

Jan

08 -

Dec

10

Link

with

leag

ue A

dmin

istr

ator

s to

est

ablis

h a

suita

ble

and

appr

opria

te t

ime

for

thei

r le

ague

to

run

Futs

al c

ompe

titio

n

All

scho

olbo

y / g

irl le

ague

sLe

agu

e A

dm

inis

trat

ors

/ F

AI

Futs

al N

C /

Fu

tsal

DO

Jan

08 -

Dec

10

20 F

utsa

l act

ivity

win

ter

cam

ps

form

ed in

con

junc

tion

with

sc

hool

boys

leag

ues

Sel

ect

venu

es a

nd a

ppoi

nt lo

cal c

oord

inat

orA

ll sc

hool

boy

club

s / f

acili

ty

man

ager

s

FAI D

Os

/ FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

/

Futs

al D

O

Oct

08

- Dec

09

Dev

elop

cou

rse

prog

ram

me

and

appo

int

coac

hes

All

coac

hes

Adv

ertis

e ca

mps

thr

ough

Sum

mer

Soc

cer

Sch

ools

pro

gram

me

Sum

mer

sch

ool p

artic

ipan

ts

Run

at

leas

t on

e m

id t

erm

/ w

inte

r ca

mp

per

year

in e

very

FA

I DO

are

aA

ll pl

ayer

s 7-

15 a

ge g

roup

Girl

s w

inte

r Fu

tsal

com

petit

ion

esta

blis

hed

at U

14, 1

5 an

d 16

ag

e gr

oup

Targ

et g

irls

U14

-16

age

grou

ps f

or c

ompe

titio

nA

ll sc

hool

boy

/ girl

clu

bsFA

I Wo

men

’s N

C /

Fu

tsal

DO

/

FAI W

om

ens

DO

sJa

n 08

- M

ar 0

9

Run

4 w

orks

hops

for

leag

ue A

dmin

istr

ator

s an

d co

ache

sA

ll sc

hool

boy

/ girl

leag

ues

FAI W

om

en’s

NC

/ F

uts

al D

O

/ FA

I Wo

men

s D

Os

Jan

08 -

Sep

t 08

Agr

ee c

ompe

titio

n fo

rmat

and

app

oint

A

dmin

istr

ator

to

run

leag

ue

To e

stab

lish

Fu

tsal

as

the

offi

cial

ind

oo

r fo

otb

all g

ame

of

the

Nat

ion

al C

om

mu

nit

y G

ames

Futs

al e

stab

lishe

d at

U13

/ U

15

age

boys

and

girl

s

Pro

mot

e co

oper

atio

n be

twee

n FA

I Dos

and

C

omm

unity

gam

es y

outh

lead

ers

in lo

cal a

reas

to

run

15

Futs

al w

orks

hops

for

foo

tbal

l gam

es’

coac

hes

Com

mun

ity g

ames

fo

otba

ll co

ache

s

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

Fu

tsal

DO

/FA

I DO

s /

Co

mm

un

ity

Gam

es

You

th O

ffice

r

Jan

08 -

Sep

t 09

Pro

vide

bal

ls t

o C

omm

. Gam

es le

ader

s to

di

strib

ute

at w

orks

hops

Com

mun

ity g

ames

fo

otba

ll co

ache

sJa

n - M

ar 0

8

Pilo

t Fu

tsal

com

petit

ion

in y

ear

2008

with

U13

bo

ys o

nly

Com

mun

ity g

ames

pl

ayer

s (b

oys)

Jan

08 -

Aug

08

Run

15

wor

ksho

ps t

arge

ting

coac

hes

of U

15

boys

and

girl

s te

ams

Com

mun

ity g

ames

fo

otba

ll co

ache

sS

ept

08 -

Dec

08

Intr

oduc

e Fu

tsal

at

U13

and

15

leve

l in

year

20

09 (b

oys

and

girls

)A

ll C

omm

unity

gam

es p

laye

rsJa

n 09

- Ju

ly 0

9


26

Section 4: Key Programme Areas04

04

SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

KE

Y A

RE

A: G

RA

SS

RO

OT

S F

UT

SA

L -

CH

ILD

RE

N

Go

al:

To p

rovi

de

op

po

rtu

nit

ies

for

all c

hild

ren

to

pla

y Fu

tsal

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

Exp

and

th

e FA

I In

ner

Cit

y Fu

tsal

Su

mm

er a

nd

Win

ter

pro

gra

mm

es t

o in

clu

de

ven

ues

co

un

tryw

ide

Pro

gram

me

esta

blis

hed

in

Dub

lin a

nd w

ith 1

0 lo

cal

auth

oriti

es c

ount

ryw

ide

Con

tinue

exp

ansi

on o

f ve

nues

in g

reat

er D

ublin

ar

ea t

o a

min

imum

of

65 v

enue

sLo

cal A

utho

ritie

s / l

ocal

you

th

grou

psFA

I DO

sJu

ly 0

8 - J

uly

09

Est

ablis

h pr

ogra

mm

e in

are

as w

here

a F

AI /

LA

Fo

otba

ll D

O a

ppoi

nted

Loca

l Aut

horit

ies

/ loc

al y

outh

gr

oups

FAI D

Os

Eve

ry y

ear

Wor

k w

ith lo

cal a

utho

ritie

s to

add

ress

pro

visi

on

of F

utsa

l pos

ts a

nd p

itch

mar

king

s

Wor

k w

ith lo

cal a

utho

ritie

s to

add

ress

su

itabi

lity

of f

acili

ties

for

impl

emen

ting

prog

ram

me

Win

ter

leag

ue p

rogr

amm

e pr

ovid

ed a

t U

13 a

nd U

15 a

ge

grou

ps in

4 m

ajor

tow

ns /

citie

s

To e

stab

lish

the

U13

win

ter

com

petit

ion

in

Dub

lin w

ith 4

8 te

ams

All

play

ers

U13

and

U15

fro

m

desi

gnat

ed p

rogr

amm

e ar

eas

FAI D

Os

/ Fu

tsal

DO

Eve

ry y

ear

Pilo

t U

15 c

ompe

titio

n in

Dub

lin w

ith 2

4 te

ams

Sep

t 08

- D

ec 0

8

Run

a p

ilot

Com

petit

ion

in 4

reg

iona

l are

asS

ept

09 -

Dec

09

Est

ablis

h th

e U

13 a

nd U

15 c

ompe

titio

n in

4

maj

or t

owns

/ ci

ties

Sep

t 09

- S

ept

11

U15

Pos

tal Z

one

leag

ue s

et u

p in

gre

ater

Dub

lin a

rea

Iden

tify

10 t

eam

s an

d 2

venu

es t

o ru

n a

pilo

t co

mpe

titio

nA

ll U

15 p

laye

rsFA

I DO

s /

Futs

al D

O

Jan

09 -

Apr

il 09

App

oint

a v

olun

teer

leag

ue A

dmin

istr

ator

Exp

and

leag

ue t

o 20

tea

ms

Jan

10 -

Apr

il 10

To s

et u

p a

Fu

tsal

bal

ls a

nd

eq

uip

men

t su

bsi

dy

sch

eme

to f

acili

tate

th

e ru

nn

ing

of

Futs

al le

agu

es

A F

utsa

l bal

ls /

goal

post

sub

sidy

sc

hem

e es

tabl

ishe

d

Iden

tify

Futs

al b

alls

and

goa

lpos

t su

pplie

r /

part

ner(

s)

All

gras

sroo

ts le

ague

s / c

lubs

/ f

acili

ty m

anag

ers

Futs

al D

OJa

n 08

- D

ec 0

9D

evel

op c

riter

ia f

or a

pplic

ants

to

qual

ify f

or

subs

idy

sche

me

Agr

ee in

voic

ing

/ ac

coun

ting

mec

hani

sm w

ith

supp

liers

to

faci

litat

e th

e sc

hem

e


27


04

SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

4.2: Grassroots Futsal – Adults

Goal: To provide opportunities for all adults to play Futsal

There is an ideal opportunity to develop Futsal in third level educational institutions throughout Ireland who enjoy superb sports facilities which could easily accommodate playing Futsal. As well as the ”user friendly” nature of Futsal, numerous opportunities exist on the academic stage to play Futsal internationally and this may be an incentive to persuade existing players in this arena to consider opting for Futsal.

The establishment of Futsal within the junior football leagues will provide their existing members with an option for more football activity but also could potentially increase their membership. There are thousands of social five-a-side players playing in unofficial leagues all year round and the development of official Futsal leagues within the junior arena may attract these players to become affiliated into the league’s official framework.

More opportunities for junior players, coaches, referees and administrators to be involved at an international level will be created with the formation of Futsal leagues. Significantly, the base of players from which to choose international teams will also be broadened.

The FAI is committed to providing Football for All and the FAI will continue to support all people with disabilities who wish to play Futsal.

With the ever growing fabric of Irish society changing, new citizens arriving from countries with an established Futsal tradition may be instrumental in educating Irish Futsal players and coaches. In this regard, engaging in outreach with these groups will facilitate their involvement in Futsal in Ireland.


28


04

SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

KE

Y A

RE

A: G

RA

SS

RO

OT

S F

UT

SA

L -

AD

ULT

S

Go

al:

To p

rovi

de

op

po

rtu

nit

ies

for

all a

du

lts

to p

lay

Futs

al

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To E

stab

lish

a F

uts

al c

om

-p

etit

ion

str

uct

ure

in 3

rd le

vel

inst

itu

tio

ns

100

Futs

al p

artic

ipat

ion

even

ts

run

acro

ss 3

rd le

vel i

nstit

utio

nsR

un 1

0 Fu

tsal

wor

ksho

ps c

ount

ryw

ide

All

3rd

leve

l ins

titut

ions

FAI S

cho

ols

& C

olle

ges

NC

/ IU

FU /

CFA

IJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1S

uppo

rt a

nd c

olla

te d

ata

on “

in h

ouse

” co

mpe

titio

ns

Sup

port

and

col

late

dat

a on

reg

iona

l co

mpe

titio

ns

A N

atio

nal i

nteg

rate

d 3r

d le

vel F

utsa

l com

petit

ion

is

esta

blis

hed

Link

with

IUFU

and

CFA

I and

agr

ee s

uppo

rt f

or

pilo

t co

mpe

titio

n

All

3rd

leve

l ins

titut

ions

IUFU

& C

FAI /

FA

I Sch

ools

/ co

llege

s N

CJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

Em

ploy

out

side

age

ncy

to a

ssis

t w

ith r

unni

ng

of t

ourn

amen

t

App

oint

Adm

inis

trat

or a

nd a

gree

com

petit

ion

form

at

Run

reg

iona

l qua

lifier

s

Run

Nat

iona

l tou

rnam

ent

Wom

en’s

inte

rvar

sitie

s Fu

tsal

co

mpe

titio

n de

velo

ped

into

24

team

com

petit

ion

Link

with

WS

CA

I to

prom

ote

Futs

al

and

agre

e su

ppor

t

Com

petit

ion

form

at a

gree

d

All

3rd

leve

l wom

en’s

tea

ms

WS

CA

IJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

Eig

ht S

taff

Fut

sal e

vent

s of

fere

d in

3rd

leve

l ins

titut

ions

Dev

elop

a c

alen

dar

of a

ctiv

ities

for

the

yea

rS

tude

nts

Futs

al D

O /

FAI N

C f

or 3

rd

Leve

l Ja

n 20

08 t

o

Dec

201

0

Run

pilo

t ev

ents

in t

wo

3rd

leve

l ins

titut

ions

Stu

dent

sFu

tsal

DO

/ FA

I NC

for

3rd

Le

vel /

3rd

Lev

el S

port

s D

Os

Jan

2008

to

D

ec 2

010

Exp

and

the

prog

ram

me

of e

vent

sS

tude

nts

Futs

al D

O /

FAI N

C f

or 3

rd

Leve

l / 3

rd L

evel

Spo

rts

DO

sJa

n 20

08 t

o

Dec

201

0

Six

teen

inte

rnal

Fut

sal l

eagu

es

in p

lace

for

pla

yers

Fres

her

Leag

ues

set

up in

eig

ht 3

rd L

evel

In

stitu

tions

S

tude

nt F

resh

ers

Futs

al D

O /

FAI N

C f

or 3

rd

Leve

l / In

divi

dual

3rd

Lev

el

Inst

itutio

ns

Jan

2008

to

D

ec 2

010

Loca

l spo

nsor

s at

tach

ed t

o th

e in

tern

al le

ague

sP

oten

tial S

pons

ors

Futs

al D

O /

FA

I NC

fo

r 3r

d

Leve

l / F

AI C

orpo

rate

Dep

tJa

n 20

08 t

o

Dec

201

0

Reg

iona

l and

nat

iona

l fina

ls f

or 3

rd le

vel

win

ners

Stu

dent

Fre

sher

sFu

tsal

DO

/ FA

I NC

for

3rd

Le

vel /

Indi

vidu

al 3

rd L

evel

In

stitu

tions

Jan

2008

to

D

ec 2

010

6 re

gion

al F

utsa

l tou

rnam

ents

w

ith r

estr

icte

d nu

mbe

r of

“A

” te

am p

laye

rs

Pilo

t to

urna

men

ts h

eld

in 2

are

as

Rev

iew

pilo

t to

urna

men

ts

Rol

l out

pro

gram

me

to f

our

regi

ons


29


SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04

KE

Y A

RE

A: G

RA

SS

RO

OT

S F

UT

SA

L -

AD

ULT

S

Go

al:

To p

rovi

de

op

po

rtu

nit

ies

for

all a

du

lts

to p

lay

Futs

al

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To e

stab

lish

a F

uts

al

com

pet

itio

n s

tru

ctu

re w

ith

in

Jun

ior

socc

er

8 Ju

nior

Fut

sal L

eagu

es f

orm

ed

Mak

e pr

esen

tatio

ns t

o 12

Jun

ior

leag

ue

com

mitt

ees

Juni

or le

ague

s co

mm

ittee

sFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

09

Del

iver

8 w

orks

hops

to

Juni

or le

ague

s co

ache

sJu

nior

leag

ues

coac

hes

Futs

al D

O /

FA

I DO

sJa

n 08

- D

ec 0

9

Pro

mot

e th

e ap

poin

tmen

t of

a v

olun

teer

Fut

sal

liais

on o

ffice

r in

all

club

s an

d le

ague

s an

d co

mpi

le a

dat

abas

e of

sam

e

Juni

or le

ague

s / c

lubs

Jun

ior

adm

inis

trat

ors

/

Futs

al D

OS

ept

09 -

Dec

10

Run

8 t

aste

r bl

itz c

ompe

titio

ns w

ith le

ague

s pr

ior

to p

ropo

sing

leag

ue f

orm

atio

nJu

nior

leag

ue c

lubs

Leag

ues

/ F

uts

al D

O /

FA

I D

Os

/S

ept

09 -

Dec

11

Targ

et 8

tea

ms

initi

ally

fro

m e

ach

leag

ue t

o pa

rtic

ipat

e in

pilo

t co

mpe

titio

nJu

nior

leag

ue c

lubs

Jun

ior

adm

inis

trat

ors

/

Futs

al D

OS

ept

09 -

Dec

11

Agr

ee t

imin

g an

d fo

rmat

of

com

petit

ion

and

appo

int

leag

ue a

dmin

istr

ator

Ju

nior

leag

ues

com

mitt

ees

Jun

ior

adm

inis

trat

ors

/

Futs

al D

OS

ept

09 -

Dec

11

Incr

ease

par

ticip

ants

in le

ague

fro

m t

he in

itial

pi

lot

grou

p of

8 t

eam

s to

16

team

sJu

nior

leag

ues

com

mitt

ees

Jun

ior

adm

inis

trat

ors

/

Futs

al D

OS

ept

09 -

Dec

11

Juni

or F

utsa

l Int

er le

ague

co

mpe

titio

n fo

rmed

Mak

e Pr

opos

al to

Jun

ior c

ounc

il fo

r com

petit

ion

Agr

ee f

orm

at o

f co

mpe

titio

n an

d ap

poin

t co

mpe

titio

n ad

min

istr

ator

Juni

or le

ague

sFu

tsal

DO

/ J

un

ior

Co

un

cil

S

ept

09 -

Dec

11

Ove

r 35

Fut

sal M

aste

rs

com

petit

ion

form

ed

Run

2 t

aste

r bl

itz o

pen

com

petit

ions

prio

r to

pr

opos

ing

leag

ue f

orm

atio

n

Juni

or a

nd b

usin

ess

leag

ues

Leag

ues

/ F

uts

al D

OS

ept

09 -

Dec

11

Set

up

2 pi

lot

mas

ters

leag

ues

with

8 t

eam

s in

eac

h A

gree

for

mat

of

com

petit

ion

and

appo

int

com

petit

ion

adm

inis

trat

or

Foot

ball

/ Fut

sal r

egis

trat

ion

syst

em r

egul

aris

edE

xam

ine

and

regu

laris

e re

gist

ratio

n sy

stem

for

fo

otba

ll / F

utsa

l pla

yers

A

ll pl

ayer

sD

om

esti

c Fo

otb

all

Co

mm

itte

e /

Futs

al D

OJa

n 08

- Ja

n 09


30

04

SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04 Section 4: Key Programme AreasK

EY

AR

EA

: GR

AS

SR

OO

TS

FU

TS

AL

- A

DU

LTS

Go

al:

To p

rovi

de

op

po

rtu

nit

ies

for

all a

du

lts

to p

lay

Futs

al

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To p

rom

ote

Fu

tsal

as

an

alte

rnat

ive

ind

oo

r fo

otb

all

gam

e fo

r so

cial

an

d

recr

eati

on

al p

laye

rs

Futs

al in

trod

uced

in 2

0 co

mm

erci

al f

ootb

all f

acili

ties

Mak

e 4

pres

enta

tions

to

grou

ps o

f fa

cilit

y m

anag

ers

Faci

lity

man

ager

sFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

/ F

uts

al D

O /

FA

I DO

SJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

Intr

oduc

e Fu

tsal

to

20 c

urre

nt c

omm

erci

al

foot

ball

faci

litie

s / a

stro

park

sC

omm

erci

al f

ootb

all f

acili

ties

Futs

al D

O /

FA

I DO

sJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

Run

4 F

utsa

l wor

ksho

ps s

peci

fical

ly f

or t

arge

t gr

oups

All

recr

eatio

nal f

ootb

all f

acili

ty

user

sFA

I DO

s /

Futs

al D

OJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

4 Fu

tsal

leag

ues

for

busi

ness

/pr

ofes

sion

al g

roup

s es

tabl

ishe

d

Mak

e pr

esen

tatio

ns t

o 4

leag

ue c

omm

ittee

sFu

tsal

DO

Pilo

t 4

new

Fut

sal l

eagu

esB

usin

ess

hous

e le

ague

s,

civi

l ser

vice

and

fire

/ se

curit

y fo

rces

gro

ups

Bu

sin

ess

leag

ue

adm

inis

trat

ors

/ F

uts

al D

O

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Iden

tify

Leag

ue a

dmin

istr

ator

s Le

agu

es a

dm

inis

trat

ors

/

Futs

al D

O

Run

Pilo

t co

mpe

titio

ns

Leag

ue

adm

inis

trat

ors

Nat

iona

l Fut

sal “

open

” to

urna

-m

ent

form

ed

Sou

rce

spon

sor

for

“ope

n” t

ourn

amen

t an

d ap

poin

t ad

min

istr

ator

(s)

All

play

ers

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

Fu

tsal

DO

/

FAI D

Os

Jan

2010

-

Dec

10

Agr

ee f

orm

at o

f co

mpe

titio

n an

d ap

poin

t co

mpe

titio

n ad

min

istr

ator

Pilo

t co

mpe

titio

n

To c

on

tin

ue

to s

up

po

rt t

he

dev

elo

pm

ent

of

Futs

al w

ith

Fo

otb

all f

or

All

gro

up

s

Iris

h w

omen

s de

af F

utsa

l squ

ad

is e

stab

lishe

d

Iden

tify

elig

ible

pla

yers

aro

und

the

coun

try

All

deaf

wom

ens

play

ers

FAI F

oo

tbal

l fo

r al

l NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Org

anis

e re

gula

r tr

aini

ng s

essi

ons

Ent

er a

ppro

pria

te c

ompe

titio

ns

Iris

h bl

inds

port

s Fu

tsal

squ

ad is

es

tabl

ishe

d

Iden

tify

elig

ible

pla

yers

aro

und

the

coun

try

All

blin

dspo

rt p

laye

rs (m

ale)

FAI F

oo

tbal

l fo

r al

l NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Org

anis

e re

gula

r tr

aini

ng s

essi

ons

Ent

er a

ppro

pria

te c

ompe

titio

ns

To e

stab

lish

lin

ks w

ith

eth

nic

g

rou

ps

to in

crea

se lo

cal

kno

wle

dg

e o

f Fu

tsal

Pat

hway

est

ablis

hed

for

ethn

ic

min

ority

pla

yers

to

link

with

cl

ubs

and

leag

ues

to p

lay

Futs

al

Coo

pera

te w

ith S

AR

I and

Eth

nic

com

mun

ity

grou

ps t

o fa

cilit

ate

ethn

ic m

inor

ities

pa

rtic

ipat

ion

in F

utsa

lA

ll fo

reig

n na

tiona

l Fut

sal

play

ers

/ coa

ches

FAI I

nte

rcu

ltu

ral N

C /

Fu

tsal

D

O /

SA

RI/

Eth

nic

Co

mm

un

ity

gro

up

s

FAI I

nte

rcu

ltu

ral N

C /

Fu

tsal

D

O /

FA

I DO

s

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Pro

activ

ely

enga

ge in

out

reac

h to

eth

nic

min

ority

gro

ups

for

Futs

al a

ctiv

ities



SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04

4.3: Education

Goal: To improve knowledge and standards of Futsal among coaches, referees, administrators and volunteers by providing a pathway and resources for the development of their skills

An integral step in the development of Futsal will be the proper education of players, coaches, referees and administrators in the rules and principles of the game. Specific workshops and courses will be designed to cater for all those interested in learning more about Futsal. Futsal is a highly disciplined game, with a heavy emphasis on fair play in all aspects. Futsal has the potential to create a culture of discipline thus positively influencing player behaviour on the pitch and consequently making refereeing a less stressful task. An education programme for Futsal referees is critical if the FAI is to spearhead the development of competition at local, regional, national and international level.

To this end, open dialogue with the FAI Referees Department and a fluid relationship with the Irish Referees Society must be established to ensure that they can best take on the relatively new concept that Futsal is to Ireland. Establishing consistency in officiating will be a corner stone of the success in integrating Futsal into the Irish football structure.

As the development of the game progresses, the issues of tactical awareness and Futsal-specific technical skills will become important to players and coaches. It is envisaged that a Futsal Coach Education programme will be developed following course guidelines produced by UEFA. To this end, various levels of Futsal workshops and coach education courses will evolve during the lifetime of the development plan.

Administrators and volunteers are the lifeblood of leagues and clubs and as such should be provided with the opportunities to further their knowledge of Futsal should they wish to do so. A programme to increase knowledge of Futsal will be established to facilitate interested parties from within this group.

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32


SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04

KE

Y A

RE

A:

FUT

SA

L E

DU

CA

TIO

N

Go

al: T

o im

pro

ve k

no

wle

dg

e an

d s

tan

dar

ds

of

Futs

al a

mo

ng

co

ach

es, r

efer

ees,

ad

min

istr

ato

rs a

nd

vo

lun

teer

s

by

pro

vid

ing

a p

ath

way

an

d r

eso

urc

es f

or

the

dev

elo

pm

ent

of

thei

r sk

ills

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

35 F

utsa

l Wor

ksho

ps d

eliv

ered

fo

r S

choo

ls

Del

iver

15

Futs

al W

orks

hops

in 2

008

Teac

hers

and

Stu

dent

Tea

cher

sFA

I NC

for

Sch

ools

/ F

AI N

C fo

r Fu

tsal

/ F

utsa

l DO

/ F

AI D

Os

Jan

08 -

Dec

08

Del

iver

10

Futs

al W

orks

hops

in 2

009

Teac

hers

and

Stu

dent

Tea

cher

sFA

I NC

for

Sch

ools

/ F

AI N

C fo

r Fu

tsal

/ F

utsa

l DO

/ F

AI D

Os

Jan

09 -

Dec

09

Del

iver

10

Futs

al W

orks

hops

in 2

010

Teac

hers

and

Stu

dent

Tea

cher

sFA

I NC

for

Sch

ools

/ F

AI N

C fo

r Fu

tsal

/ F

utsa

l DO

/ F

AI D

Os

Jan

2010

to

Dec

10

Futs

al W

orks

hop

incl

uded

in

Tea

cher

s K

ick

Sta

rt O

ne

Cou

rses

Dev

elop

a t

empl

ate

to in

clud

e Fu

tsal

as

part

of

the

KS

1 C

ours

e fr

om J

anua

ry 2

008

Teac

hers

and

Stu

dent

Tea

cher

sFA

I Fut

sal N

C /

FA

I NC

for

Sch

ools

/ F

AI E

duca

tion

Man

ager

Jan

08 -

D

ec 2

011

Impl

emen

t Fu

tsal

in a

ll K

ick

star

t O

ne c

oach

ing

cour

ses

for

Sch

ools

, tea

cher

s an

d st

uden

t te

ache

rs

Teac

hers

and

Stu

dent

Tea

cher

sFA

I NC

for

Sch

ools

/ F

AI

Educ

atio

n M

anag

er /

Fut

sal N

CJa

n 08

- Ju

ne 1

0

Ref

eree

Edu

catio

n C

ours

es

prov

ided

in 6

sch

ools

Pilo

t ne

w “

SS

G /

Futs

al R

efer

ee E

duca

tion

Cou

rse”

in 2

Sch

ools

Stu

dent

s in

Pos

t P

rimar

y S

choo

lsFA

I NC

fo

r R

efer

ee E

du

cati

on

/ F

AI N

C f

or S

choo

lsS

ept

08 -

June

09

To r

un

gen

eral

wo

rksh

op

s to

in

crea

se k

no

wle

dg

e o

f Fu

tsal

10 w

orks

hops

per

yea

r ru

n co

untr

ywid

e

Dev

elop

wor

ksho

p co

nten

t an

d m

ater

ials

Coa

ches

, Adm

inis

trat

ors,

Vo

lunt

eers

, Par

ents

, fac

ility

m

anag

ers

Futs

al D

O /

FA

I DO

s Ja

n 08

- D

ec 1

1D

eliv

er 1

0 w

orks

hops

with

min

imum

of

2 in

ea

ch p

rovi

nce

To d

esig

n a

nd

intr

od

uce

Fu

tsal

ed

uca

tio

n m

od

ule

s an

d c

ou

rses

into

th

e FA

I E

du

cati

on

pro

gra

mm

e

Futs

al in

tegr

ated

as

a m

odul

e on

to K

ick

Sta

rt 1

and

2 c

ours

es

Des

ign

cont

ent

for

both

mod

ules

FAI T

utor

s / A

ll co

ache

sFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

/ F

AI E

du

cati

on

M

anag

er

Jan

08 -

Dec

08

Del

iver

In s

ervi

ce F

utsa

l mod

ules

to

FAI T

utor

s

Inco

rpor

ate

new

mod

ule

into

Kic

k S

tart

cou

rses

Intr

oduc

tory

and

Lev

el 1

Fut

sal

Cou

rse(

s) d

esig

ned

Des

ign

stan

d al

one

Futs

al in

trod

ucto

ry a

nd

leve

l 1 c

ours

esC

oach

es c

ompl

etin

g K

ick

Sta

rt 1

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

/ F

AI E

du

cati

on

M

anag

er

Mar

ch 0

8 -

Dec

11

Em

ploy

ser

vice

s of

UE

FA a

nd F

IFA

Tut

ors

to

trai

n FA

I tut

ors

FAI T

utor

sFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

/ F

AI E

du

cati

on

M

anag

er

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Incl

ude

Futs

al in

tro

cour

se o

n al

l FÁ

S f

ootb

all

cour

ses

coun

tryw

ide

All

FÁS

cou

rse

coor

dina

tors

FAI F

ÁS

Co

ord

inat

or

/ FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

09 -

Dec

11

Dev

elop

Fut

sal c

oach

ing

DV

D a

s a

cour

se

reso

urce

All

coac

hes

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

FA

I Ed

uca

tio

n

Man

ager

S

ept

08 -

Dec

08

Del

iver

10

Futs

al in

trod

ucto

ry c

ours

es p

er y

ear

All

coac

hes

FAI T

uto

rs /

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Del

iver

10

Leve

l 1 F

utsa

l cou

rses

per

yea

rC

oach

es c

ompl

etin

g in

trod

uc-

tory

cou

rse

FAI T

uto

rs /

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

09 -

Dec

11

An

on-li

ne F

utsa

l int

rodu

ctor

y co

urse

cre

ated

Com

pile

mat

eria

ls a

nd s

et u

p co

urse

All

play

ers,

coa

ches

, ad

min

istr

ator

s, v

olun

teer

s,

faci

lity

man

ager

s

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

FA

I C

om

mu

nic

atio

ns

Jan

09 -

Dec

11

Mai

ntai

n an

d up

date

cou

rse

mat

eria

ls a

s ap

prop

riate


KE

Y A

RE

A:

FUT

SA

L E

DU

CA

TIO

N

Go

al: T

o im

pro

ve k

no

wle

dg

e an

d s

tan

dar

ds

of

Futs

al a

mo

ng

co

ach

es, r

efer

ees,

ad

min

istr

ato

rs a

nd

vo

lun

teer

s

by

pro

vid

ing

a p

ath

way

an

d r

eso

urc

es f

or

the

dev

elo

pm

ent

of

thei

r sk

ills

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To e

nsu

re t

her

e ar

e an

ad

equ

ate

nu

mb

er o

f tr

ain

ed

refe

rees

to

fac

ilita

te F

uts

al

com

pet

itio

n a

t al

l ag

e an

d

abili

ty le

vels

Ref

eree

Fut

sal e

duca

tion

cour

ses

esta

blis

hed

and

reso

urce

s pr

oduc

ed t

o en

able

re

fere

es t

o of

ficia

te F

utsa

l ga

mes

Pro

duce

a s

impl

e ru

les

docu

men

t to

ena

ble

200

refe

rees

to

offic

iate

at

low

er le

vel F

utsa

l ga

mes

All

refe

rees

, clu

b co

ache

s,

pare

nts

and

volu

ntee

rsFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

08

Des

ign

a Fu

tsal

ref

eree

s tr

aini

ng c

ours

eR

efer

ee T

utor

sFA

I Ref

eree

s N

C /

FA

I Fut

sal N

CJa

n 08

- Ju

ne 0

8

Del

iver

20

refe

rees

Fut

sal i

ntro

duct

ory

cour

ses

All

refe

rees

FAI R

efer

ees

NC

/ F

AI F

uts

al

NC

/FA

I DO

sJu

ne 0

8 - D

ec 1

0

65 r

efer

ees

trai

ned

to o

ffici

ate

offic

ial c

ompe

titio

n ga

mes

Sel

ect

thre

e re

fere

e tu

tors

to

deliv

er F

utsa

l tr

aini

ng c

ours

esA

ll re

fere

es, c

lub

coac

hes,

pa

rent

s an

d vo

lunt

eers

FAI R

efer

ees

NC

/

FAI F

uts

al N

CJa

n 08

- D

ec 0

8

Del

iver

10

Futs

al r

efer

ees

trai

ning

cou

rses

ta

rget

ing

juni

or r

efer

ees

All

Juni

or r

efer

ees

FAI R

efer

ees

NC

/ F

AI F

uts

al

NC

/ F

AI R

efer

ee T

uto

rsJu

ne 0

8 - D

ec 1

0

Del

iver

2 r

efer

ees

trai

ning

wor

ksho

ps t

arge

ting

15 N

atio

nal l

eagu

e re

fere

esA

ll N

atio

nal L

eagu

e st

anda

rd

refe

rees

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

FA

I Ref

eree

s N

C/

FAI R

efer

ee T

uto

rsJa

n 08

- N

ov 1

1

3 re

fere

es a

ppoi

nted

to

UE

FA

Futs

al r

efer

ees

pane

l

FAI r

efer

ees

nom

inat

ed t

o at

tend

app

ropr

iate

U

EFA

Fut

sal R

efer

ees

Cou

rses

N

atio

nal l

eagu

e re

fere

es a

nd

tuto

rsFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

/

FAI R

efer

ees

NC

Jan

09 -

Dec

10

FAI t

o no

min

ate

appr

opria

te c

andi

date

s fo

r U

EFA

Ref

eree

s pa

nel

FAI F

utsa

l Nat

iona

l Lea

gue

refe

rees

FAI R

efer

ees

Man

ager

Jan

09 -

Dec

10

To p

rovi

de

op

po

rtu

nit

ies

for

coac

hes

, ref

eree

s an

d

adm

inis

trat

ors

to

fu

rth

er

thei

r Fu

tsal

ed

uca

tio

n b

y at

ten

din

g p

rofe

ssio

nal

Fu

tsal

m

atch

es a

nd

inte

rnat

ion

al

wo

rksh

op

s

10 r

efer

ees

atte

nded

pr

ofes

sion

al F

utsa

l mat

ches

/ w

orks

hops

Iden

tify

suita

ble

cand

idat

es f

or f

urth

er

educ

atio

n w

orks

hops

Sel

ecte

d N

atio

nal l

eagu

e st

anda

rd r

efer

ees

FAI F

uts

al N

CJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

Iden

tify

suita

ble

even

t an

d ar

rang

e tr

avel

Rev

iew

and

eva

luat

e ev

ent/

wor

ksho

p

20 c

oach

es a

tten

ded

prof

essi

onal

Fut

sal m

atch

es /

wor

ksho

ps

Iden

tify

suita

ble

cand

idat

es f

or f

urth

er

educ

atio

n w

orks

hops

Sel

ecte

d N

atio

nal L

eagu

e st

anda

rd c

oach

esFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Iden

tify

suita

ble

even

t an

d ar

rang

e tr

avel

Rev

iew

and

eva

luat

e ev

ent

/ wor

ksho

p

10 le

ague

adm

inis

trat

ors

atte

nded

pro

fess

iona

l Fut

sal

com

petit

ion

Iden

tify

suita

ble

cand

idat

es f

or f

urth

er

educ

atio

n w

orks

hops

Sel

ecte

d le

ague

ad

min

istr

ator

sFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Iden

tify

suita

ble

even

t an

d ar

rang

e tr

avel

Rev

iew

and

eva

luat

e ev

ent

/ wor

ksho

p


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4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04

33


34


SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04


35


SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04

4.4: High Level Competition – National League and International Teams

Goal: To establish and compete in high level competitions at national and international level

The formation of a National Futsal league is vitally important to providing an opportunity to progress for players, coaches, referees and administrators. It is also critical to the FAI’s ambitions to participate in future international competition. Following the successful pilot U21 FAI Futsal League of Ireland in 2007, it is envisaged that the league will expand in the coming years to reflect a truly National competition and that the age limit restriction on players will be removed.One of the approaches we will take is to bring in coach instructors from FIFA and UEFA and recruit some players and coaches from established Futsal nations. These personnel along with a coach education programme will provide further education and expertise which will accelerate the learning process and improvement of local players and coaches.

The Irish football family should not expect early Irish representative sides to competitively match established Futsal nations in the formative, learning years. However, it is players who develop and emerge from a culture of Futsal cultivated at the grassroots allied to the experiences gained by the “pioneering” players and coaches who may be the ones capable of creating a truly competitive Irish Futsal team in the future.


36


SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

04

KE

Y A

RE

A: H

IGH

ER

LE

VE

L C

OM

PE

TIT

ION

DE

VE

LOP

ME

NT

Go

al: T

o e

stab

lish

an

d c

om

pet

e in

hig

h le

vel c

om

pet

itio

n a

t N

atio

nal

an

d In

tern

atio

nal

leve

l

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To c

reat

e su

stai

n-

able

elit

e N

atio

nal

Fu

tsal

co

mp

etit

ion

(s)

Nat

iona

l Fut

sal l

eagu

e co

mpe

titio

n fo

rmed

and

es

tabl

ishe

d

Est

ablis

h a

Nat

iona

l Lea

gue

Futs

al s

easo

n fr

om

Jan

- Apr

A

ll Le

ague

of

Irel

and

club

sLe

agu

e o

f Ir

elan

d D

irec

tor

/ FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Apr

il 09

Exp

and

the

curr

ent

Nat

iona

l U21

leag

ue t

o in

clud

e a

min

imum

of

14 N

atio

nal l

eagu

e cl

ubs

All

Leag

ue o

f Ir

elan

d cl

ubs

Leag

ue

of

Irel

and

Dir

ecto

r /

FAI F

uts

al N

CJa

n 08

Cha

nge

the

U21

leag

ue in

to a

n op

en a

ge

com

petit

ion

with

in 2

yea

rsA

ll Le

ague

of

Irel

and

club

sLe

agu

e o

f Ir

elan

d D

irec

tor

/ FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Jan

09

Sou

rce

appr

opria

te le

ague

spo

nsor

ship

A

ll po

tent

ial s

pons

ors

FAI C

om

mer

cial

Man

ager

/

Leag

ue

of

Irel

and

Dir

ecto

r /

FAI F

uts

al N

C

Jan

08 -

Dec

10

Dev

ise

and

agre

e fo

rmat

of

com

petit

ion(

s)A

ll Le

ague

of

Irel

and

club

sLe

agu

e o

f Ir

elan

d D

irec

tor

/ FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08

Del

iver

3 t

echn

ical

wor

ksho

ps t

o le

ague

co

ache

sA

ll Le

ague

of

Irel

and

coac

hes

FAI F

uts

al N

CJa

n 08

Iris

h cl

ub t

eam

ent

ered

in U

EFA

Fu

tsal

Cup

Leag

ue w

inne

rs t

o re

pres

ent

Irel

and

in U

EFA

Fu

tsal

Cup

All

FAI F

utsa

l lea

gue

entr

ants

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

Lea

gu

e o

f Ir

elan

d D

irec

tor

/ U

EFA

C

om

pet

itio

n M

anag

er

Aug

08

- Sep

t 11


37

KE

Y A

RE

A: H

IGH

ER

LE

VE

L C

OM

PE

TIT

ION

DE

VE

LOP

ME

NT

Go

al: T

o e

stab

lish

an

d c

om

pet

e in

hig

h le

vel c

om

pet

itio

n a

t N

atio

nal

an

d In

tern

atio

nal

leve

l

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To e

stab

lish

Nat

ion

al F

uts

al

team

s to

par

tici

pat

e in

UE

FA

and

FIF

A c

om

pet

itio

ns

Nat

iona

l Fut

sal s

quad

at

U21

le

vel i

s es

tabl

ishe

d

App

oint

Inte

rnat

iona

l Man

ager

and

Coa

ch

All

suita

bly

qual

ified

coa

ches

FAI T

ech

nic

al D

irec

tor

/ FA

I In

tern

atio

nal C

omm

ittee

Jan

08

Arr

ange

Nat

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t sq

uad

tria

ls

U21

Lea

gue

of Ir

elan

d pl

ayer

sTe

am m

anag

er /

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08

Form

initi

al U

21 D

evel

opm

ent

squa

d fr

om

play

ers

in 2

007

Futs

al L

eagu

e of

Irel

and

U21

Lea

gue

of Ir

elan

d pl

ayer

sTe

am m

anag

er /

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08

Com

pete

in 3

inte

rnat

iona

l frie

ndly

to

urna

men

tsU

21 L

eagu

e of

Irel

and

play

ers

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

FA

I In

tern

a-ti

on

al C

om

mit

tee

Jan

08 -

May

08

Irel

and

Futs

al t

eam

com

pete

s in

UE

FA U

21 F

utsa

l C

ham

pion

ship

qua

lifyi

ng r

ound

Sel

ect,

pre

pare

squ

ad a

nd c

ompe

te in

UE

FA

U21

qua

lifyi

ng r

ound

Sel

ecte

d de

velo

pmen

t sq

uad

play

ers

Team

Man

ager

Jan

08 -

Dec

08

Irel

and

Sen

ior

Futs

al t

eam

co

mpe

tes

in U

EFA

Fut

sal

Cha

mpi

onsh

ip q

ualif

ying

rou

nd

App

oint

Inte

rnat

iona

l Man

ager

and

Coa

ch

All

suita

bly

qual

ified

coa

ches

FAI T

ech

nic

al D

irec

tor

/ FA

I In

tern

atio

nal C

omm

ittee

Jan

09 -

Dec

09

Arr

ange

Nat

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t sq

uad

tria

ls

U21

Lea

gue

of Ir

elan

d pl

ayer

sTe

am M

anag

er /

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Sel

ect,

pre

pare

squ

ad a

nd c

ompe

te in

UE

FA

Futs

al C

ham

pion

ship

qua

lifyi

ng r

ound

FAI N

atio

nal F

utsa

l lea

gue

and

all s

uita

ble

play

ers

Team

Man

ager

Irel

and

Sen

ior

Futs

al t

eam

co

mpe

tes

in F

IFA

Wor

ld F

utsa

l C

ham

pion

ship

qua

lifyi

ng r

ound

Sel

ect

and

prep

are

a sq

uad

to c

ompe

te in

W

orld

Fut

sal C

ham

pion

ship

qua

lifyi

ng r

ound

FAI N

atio

nal F

utsa

l lea

gue

and

all s

uita

ble

play

ers

Team

Man

ager

Jan

11 -

Dec

11

To id

enti

fy a

su

itab

le “

ho

me”

b

ase

ven

ue

for

ho

stin

g

nat

ion

al a

nd

Inte

rnat

ion

al

mat

ches

Nat

iona

l Fut

sal v

enue

iden

tified

Iden

tify

venu

es c

apab

le o

f ho

stin

g na

tiona

l and

in

tern

atio

nal e

vent

s

All

play

ers,

coa

ches

, ad

min

istr

ator

sFA

I Fu

tsal

NC

/ F

AI F

acili

ties

M

anag

erJa

n 08

- D

ec 1

1S

ourc

e a

cham

pion

ship

sta

ndar

d po

rtab

le

Futs

al p

itch

Ens

ure

Futs

al is

cat

ered

for

in n

ew A

bbot

stow

n N

atio

nal s

port

s ce

ntre


SECTION

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RAM

ME A

REAS

04


38

04


SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

4.5: Marketing and Management

Goal: To increase awareness of Futsal and to introduce appropriate structures for the effective development and management of Futsal in Ireland

Marketing Futsal is a very important aspect of the development plan in order to create awareness of the game and to emphasise the benefits of playing the game. It is essential that the positive aspects of Futsal are highlighted to help the growth of the game domestically.

When considering the marketing of Futsal, it’s very important that the first exposure to the game for potential sponsors is a strong one conveying a positive image of the potential of the programme. In this regard, a dual top down bottom up approach to developing game is the preferred option with both the grassroots area and higher level competition receiving appropriate attention.

The aim is that the higher level National and International competition would be capable of attracting public interest and providing the vision and incentive to sustain the development of the game at grassroots level. From a financial point of view, the National and International dimension should appeal to potential sponsors and provide a financial injection to drive on the implementation of the plan.

As well securing a high profile sponsor for the Futsal programme, the other resources required to implement the plan will be sought from within the game; commercial and corporate revenue, other sponsorship, the Irish Government, UEFA and FIFA.

The implementation of the plan will be driven by the Technical Department with quarterly and annual evaluation reports produced and presented to the relevant personnel and committees. These reports will provide the basis for continuous evaluation and adaptation of the plan.


39


04

SECTION

4: KEY PROG

RAM

ME A

REAS

KE

Y A

RE

A: M

AN

AG

EM

EN

T A

ND

MA

RK

ET

ING

Go

al: T

o in

crea

se

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

O

UT

CO

ME

S (

KP

I)

AC

TIO

NS

TAR

GE

T G

RO

UP

RE

SP

ON

SIB

ILIT

YT

IME

FRA

ME

To p

rom

ote

an

d f

urt

her

in

crea

se a

war

enes

s an

d

kno

wle

dg

e o

f Fu

tsal

in

Irel

and

Futs

al p

rom

otio

nal m

ater

ials

pr

oduc

ed

Com

pile

and

pro

duce

pro

mot

iona

l DV

DP

oten

tial s

pons

ors

of F

AI

Futs

al p

rogr

amm

eFA

I Co

mm

erci

al M

anag

er /

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Jun

08

Des

ign

prom

otio

nal p

oste

r an

d di

strib

ute

to a

ll in

door

clu

b, s

choo

l an

d co

mm

erci

al f

acili

ties

All

play

ers,

coa

ches

, ad

min

istr

ator

s, v

olun

teer

s,

faci

lity

man

ager

s

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

FA

I DO

sJa

n 08

- D

ec 0

8

Futs

al e

quip

men

t m

ore

acce

ssib

le a

nd r

eadi

ly a

vaila

ble

in r

etai

l out

lets

Dev

elop

link

s be

twee

n Fu

tsal

equ

ipm

ent

sup-

plie

rs a

nd r

etai

lers

re

sale

s ou

tlets

, bro

chur

es,

etc

All

play

ers,

clu

bs,

leag

ues

etc.

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

FA

I eq

uip

men

t su

pp

lier(

s)Ja

n 08

- D

ec 1

1

Use

FA

I cha

nnel

s to

pro

mot

e pr

efer

red

Futs

al

equi

pmen

t su

pplie

r

Hig

h pr

ofile

per

sona

lity

empl

oyed

to

prom

ote

Futs

al

Iden

tify

appr

opria

te h

igh

profi

le p

erso

nalit

y to

pr

omot

e Fu

tsal

pro

gram

me

All

foot

ball

affil

iate

sFA

I Co

mm

erci

al M

anag

er /

FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

08

Cre

ate

Futs

al p

rom

otio

nal c

ampa

ign

with

pe

rson

ality

Jan

08 -

Dec

10

Arr

ange

for

“A

mba

ssad

or”

to a

ppea

r at

6

Futs

al p

rom

o ev

ents

Jan

08 -

Dec

10

A h

igh

profi

le F

utsa

l eve

nt is

st

aged

in Ir

elan

d

Iden

tify

team

s to

par

ticip

ate

in F

utsa

l eve

nts

All

Foot

ball

Ass

ocia

tion

part

ners

/affi

liate

s

FAI F

uts

al N

C /

FA

I C

om

mer

cial

Man

ager

/ F

AI

Eve

nt

Man

ager

Sep

t 08

- D

ec 1

0

Eng

age

with

cur

rent

and

pot

entia

l Foo

tbal

l A

ssoc

iatio

n sp

onso

rs

Dev

elop

and

impl

emen

t an

eff

ectiv

e ev

ent

man

agem

ent

plan

, inc

ludi

ng T

V b

road

cast

ar

rang

emen

ts

To d

evel

op

a m

ore

eff

ecti

ve

com

mu

nic

atio

ns

stra

teg

y fo

r Fu

tsal

FAI F

utsa

l web

pag

es

deve

lope

d to

pro

vide

tim

ely

and

appr

opria

te in

form

atio

n

Com

pile

and

des

ign

Futs

al m

ater

ials

for

w

ww

.fai

.ie

Pla

yers

, coa

ches

, ad

min

istr

ator

s, v

olun

teer

s,

faci

lity

man

ager

s

FAI C

om

mu

nic

atio

ns

/ FA

I Fu

tsal

NC

Jan

08 -

Dec

11

Targ

et a

nd c

reat

e lin

ks w

ith o

ther

app

ropr

iate

w

ebsi

tes

Dev

elop

a p

lan

for

cont

inuo

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5.1: Finance

In order to implement the Futsal Development Plan, significant financial resources will be required. These resources will be recruited in the following way:

• Existing structures and systems will be reorganised to maximise efficiency, focus and outputs.

• The FAI will invest in the implementation of the Plan from its existing resources.

• New revenue will be generated through sponsorship and programme development.

• Additional funding will be sought from the Irish Sports Council.

• Grant aid will be sought from other relevant Government Departments.

• Local and regional investment in the game will be encouraged through partnerships between clubs, schools, Local Authorities, Health Boards and Corporate and community sectors.

5.2: Resources

In the development of this plan and in consideration of the current and future environment we have made the following assumptions:

• The resources of the FAI will increase over the four years of the strategy.

• That sufficient, appropriately experienced people will be deployed on a National level to assist in the delivery of the objectives of the strategy

Full realisation of the outlined objectives and actions will require the Association to increase the staff resources available currently. If the Association does not achieve the additional resources, the work programme will be adjusted accordingly on a phased basis.


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5.3: Measurement and Review

(i) Conditions for successThere are a number of pre-conditions for the success of the Plan. The key ones are:

• The availability of resources and funding to implement the plan successfully.

• The gearing up of the internal organisation so that it is robust enough to deliver on the Plan.

• The extent to which co-operation is forthcoming with affiliates and agencies involved in the organisation of football at local, regional and national level.

• Recognition that additional personnel in the form of new Development Officers or co-operation with external agencies will be required to fully implement all the objectives of the Plan.

With the support of these elements, the FAI will measure success as outlined below:

(ii) Critical success indicatorsThe FAI recognises the importance of measuring the impact of its actions. This is appropriate as a guide to assessing the effectiveness of its actions and as a basis for evaluating the monetary input from the Association and the national purse. The following are the critical success indicators which the FAI will monitor to assess its success in implementing the Plan:

• Number of participants in FAI Futsal programmes (by age, gender, geographic location and social circumstance).

• The development of Futsal participation and competition structures to include performance indicators at local, county, provincial and national levels within the FAI’s organisational model.

• Increased awareness of the benefits of participation in Futsal by the Irish football family and awareness of the positive work that is undertaken by the FAI in promoting Futsal.

• A Futsal education pathway created for players, coaches, referees, administrators and volunteers.

• Development and participation of Irish teams at international level and in European club competition.


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• Revenue generated by the FAI over the course of the Plan through the influence of current and capital investment in the game.

(iii) Review ProcessA review process will be vital to the success of the plan. The implementation of the plan will be continuously reviewed over its four year term. This will be done using a variety of mechanisms at management level. A number of dimensions of the implementation will be addressed as follows:

• Measurement of outcomes to be delivered by the plan as defined in the implementation plan.

• The commissioning of quarterly reports by management and delivered by national and provincial coordinators.

• The outcome of an annual survey of the registration database.

• The FAI annual report will report on the progress of the plan and any changes which may have been considered necessary due to changes in the environment in which the plan operates.


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Appendix 2 – SWOT Analysis

Appendix 3 – Links with other FAI programmes

Appendix 4 – Consultation workshops feedback

Appendix 5 – Consultation workshop participants

Appendix 6 – Technical Department Structure

Appendix 7 – Futsal – a comparative study

Appendix 1

Rules at a glance It’s important to remember that the normal rules of football apply with some exceptions as follows:

Teams• Teams start with 5 players on the pitch including goalkeeper.

• Up to 7 subs are allowed.

Time• Duration of 20 minutes each half with a 10 minute break. Clock stops every

time the ball goes out of play.

Substitutions• Teams are allowed unlimited substitutions during the course of the game.

• The substitutions can only take place at the designated substitution zones.

• The referee does not have to be notified of substitutions, however, the substitute can only join the play when his team mate has fully left the pitch through the substitution zone.

Goalposts and keeper’s area• The goalposts are 3 metres by 2 metres in size.

• Goalkeeper’s area is formed by a 6 metre semi-circle arc around the goal area.

Ball out of play• When it goes out over the sidelines, the ball is kicked back in (ball must be

positioned on the line). Opponents must be a minimum of 5 metres from the ball.

• Players have 4 seconds to do this or the kick in will go to the other team.

• When the ball goes out wide over the end lines, the Goalkeeper throws the ball back into play.

• Normal corner kick rules apply.


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Fouls• No sliding tackles allowed – except goalkeeper in his arc area.

• No shoulder charges allowed.

• All free kicks indirect except when awarded for above type fouls.

• Opponents must be 5 metres from the ball.

Accumulated fouls• If a team commits more than 5 fouls during the course of the game, every

subsequent free kick awarded will be from a 10 metre mark and opponents are not allowed to block it or form a wall (in effect, a penalty from 10 metres).

Red Cards• If a player from a team is sent off, the team may send on a sub after two

minutes has elapsed from the sending off or after the opposing team has scored a goal if it’s within the 2 minutes period in question.


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Appendix 2 SWOT analysis

Strengths• A fast, skilful and exciting game to play or watch.

• Recognition and full support of FIFA and UEFA.

• It’s easy to form teams and easy to organise activity particularly for less experienced coaches/teachers etc.

• Suitable game for ALL ages and gender.

• It’s a weather-proof programme.

• The ideal skill building environment for football players.

• Safety aspect - less injuries as walls not used and the ball is more often on the floor – less chance of head injuries!

• Futsal offers more goalscoring opportunities to ALL players – more fun for players.

• Provides a new participation initiative.

• A new pathway and opportunities to progress for players, coaches, referees and administrators.

• Can provide an unprecedented opportunity for continuity in girls’ soccer – currently there is a scarcity of winter programmes.

• Contributes to opportunities for players in “Football for All” programs.

• New commercial opportunities for the FAI.

• A small-sided game with somewhere to go – ‘UEFA Futsal Cup, European or FIFA Futsal World Cup’.

• Played by top football nations like Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Holland, Italy, Czech Republic and almost all other European associations.

• Brazilian heritage with player development results to show – Pele, Zico, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Robinho are former players.

• Can be played indoor or outdoor.

• Opportunities to play international Futsal.

• Enshrines ‘Fair Play’ in its rules and can help foster a culture of discipline among young players in particular.

• Low personal ‘start up’ costs.

• Currently experiencing massive growth rate around the world.

• Dedicated National Coordinator to develop Futsal and commitment of FAI Technical Department.

• Team of FAI Development Officers available to promote Futsal.

• Currently thousands of social five-a-side players playing in purpose built facilities.

• Commitment of national kit sponsor to provide Futsal balls to “kick start” the programme.

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Weaknesses• Low Awareness of Futsal in many areas around Ireland.

• Lack of experienced people to develop the game.

• No current regular competition structure.

• No existing infrastructure of Futsal clubs and leagues.

• New equipment needed - Balls and posts to play.

• New pitch markings required.

• Availability and cost of hiring current indoor facilities in Ireland.

• Need to educate coaches and referees.

• Present workload on existing leagues makes it difficult to develop through FAI Development Officer network.

• Current workload on FAI Development Officers presents a difficulty in gaining a suitable allocation of their time to promote the game.

• Restricted or no access to higher quality players involved in eleven-a-side.

• Players currently lack technical and tactical Futsal skills to play at a high level.

• Lack of “star image” of World class Futsal players.

Opportunities• A small-sided game that FAI affiliates can lead and drive.

• An exciting form of small-sided football that is very TV friendly.

• A ‘new’ commercial property for the FAI - opportunities for new partners.

• Merchandising opportunities for FAI and current sponsors.

• The growth of an ‘FAI Futsal Cup’ – Creation of a unique ‘FAI Fives’ competition.

• An Ireland team participating in UEFA/FIFA competitions.

• FAI can influence future provision of facilities so that Futsal can be accommodated.

• Creation of new coaching and referee courses and resources.

• License a National Futsal League – National Football League currently runs in summer.

• Initiate as a ‘summer’ game to be played in off-season by winter league affiliates.

• Development in Schools (currently limited opportunities for soccer particularly in primary schools).

• Development in Universities (regular international university competition featuring Futsal for men and women).

• Opportunity to aid the development of women’s football through the formation of Girls’ and Women’s Futsal leagues as there is a current scarcity of winter programmes for this group.

• Inclusion of Futsal in National Community Games programme.


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• Retention of young players in the game at critical “drop out” periods.

• Joint initiatives and facility sharing opportunities with other indoor sports (Basketball, Badminton, Olympic Handball, Ice Hockey etc).

• Opportunity to officially affiliate thousands of existing social five-a-side players into the Irish football family.

• Potential for positive social impact on socially and economically disadvantaged areas – eg. current Inner City Futsal programme and its development into a winter league programme.

• Opportunity to integrate elements of Ethnic communities into Irish football family.

• Opportunity to gain funding from Sports Capital programme.

• Opportunities for clubs/schools to co-operate and share facilities to run leagues /blitzes and provide additional playing opportunities for children.

• Possible inclusion in future Olympic games.

• The creation of new sporting infrastructures.

Threats• Difficulty in securing investment to get the game off the ground.

• Difficulty of generating an awareness of Futsal in existing ‘crowded’ football programme.

• A commercial sector could develop and profit from Futsal in FAI’s absence.

• Resistance/indifference to a new game from administrators, players, media, football partners, sponsors.

• Perceived slow progress of an Ireland international Futsal team.

• Perception by some people that Futsal is in competition with football.

• Inability of retailers to make specialist equipment widely available.

• Reluctance of some affiliates to support the development of a game other than seven or eleven-a-side football.

• Objection of other Football partners to the development of Futsal.

• Dominance of existing social five-a-side format (fear of change).

• Lack of leadership from Schoolboy/Junior/Senior leagues.


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Appendix 3: Links with other FAI Programmes

Player DevelopmentPlayer development potential is the reason that Futsal initially came to the attention of the Football Association of Ireland. Futsal is widely believed to be the ideal skill building environment for footballers and establishing a culture of Futsal at the younger age groups can potentially influence the technical ability of future generations of Irish players. It is envisaged that Futsal will eventually have a role to play in FAI Emerging Talent Centres countrywide.

Schools, Colleges and UniversitiesThe academic arena is ideal for establishing the game at grassroots level.A large percentage of schools and colleges have access to sports halls and Futsal can provide an additional and convenient method of football competition with this group. Indeed the Technical Development Plan identified the need for more football playing opportunities particularly in primary schools and Futsal may have a key role in servicing this need. Establishing a culture of Futsal in this vital area is of critical importance in the long term development and sustainability of the game in Ireland.

Women’s footballCurrently, there is a shortage of quality football programmes for women during the winter months. The development of a Futsal programme within the women’s game has the potential to service this scarcity of winter activity whilst providing a valuable tool for developing the technical skills of female players.

Football for AllFutsal has long been the football format of choice in the Football for All programme and has contributed to playing and representative opportunities for Visually Impaired and Deaf players in particular. The aim in this arena is to provide continued support and more opportunities for these groups and to develop the playing quality of those players already participating.

Summer Soccer SchoolsThe FAI Summer Soccer Schools may benefit from the inclusion of an additional winter Futsal module taking place at mid-term and Christmas holiday periods. There is currently a shortage of quality recreational sports programmes for children around these periods and the expansion of the summer schools programme to incorporate such a module will address this situation. The summer programme also offers an educational opportunity to introduce thousands of children to Futsal. EducationWith the growth and development of Futsal will come a desire for knowledge and the FAI will attempt to provide this service through quality coach and referee

education programmes. Coaching courses will be developed by the FAI Technical Department in conjunction with the National Coaching and Training Centre, following UEFA guidelines.

FacilitiesThe evolution of Futsal will create the need for more quality facilities and the FAI will seek to influence future facilities being built to accommodate Futsal. A home base for international matches will also need to be considered.

Code of EthicsFutsal enshrines the concept of fair play and impacts positively on providing a safe playing environment for children and adults. The development of a Futsal programme will reflect positively on the FAI’s commitment to upholding good Code of Ethics principles.

VolunteersIn line with FAI policy, a more coordinated and professional approach to volunteerism will be promoted. Recruitment, management and appraisal of suitable volunteers to drive the development of Futsal will be a major consideration. Personnel to form and develop competitions and leagues will play a key role in sustaining Futsal into the future.

FAI Intercultural Programme With the ever changing fabric of Irish society, there is an opportunity for Futsal to play a role in the strategy to develop opportunities for participation in football amongst ethnic minority communities and to prevent racism within football in Ireland. Many members of ethnic minority communities have come from countries with an established culture of Futsal and there may be an opportunity to co-operate in the formation of competitions, leagues and Futsal education programmes.

Football Partnerships with Local AuthoritiesFutsal provides an opportunity for the FAI to make a positive social impact in socially and economically disadvantaged areas. For example, the current Inner City Futsal programme has provided a vehicle to forge valuable partnerships with Local Authorities countrywide resulting in cooperation to appoint Football in the Community Development Officers to service a large number of disadvantaged communities.

The implementation of football programmes such as Futsal, which is ideally suited to the geography of these areas, are valuable in helping to tackle issues of social exclusion and integration. The proposed development of the Inner City Summer Programme into a winter league programme will also contribute to creating playing opportunities for local youngsters whilst establishing a competition perfectly tailored to the facilities available to them.


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Appendix 4 - Combined Consultation Workshops feedback

Marketing / Promotion - How do we increase awareness of Futsal?

Figure heads / Role models / high profile Ambassadors - local, National, International

Futsal roadshow - teams travelling for exhibitions

Tap into Brazilian community in Ireland and other ethnic groups with futsal knowledge

Run competitions - local, regional, national

Introduce discounts, subsidies, grants on balls and equipment

Market equipment better – brochures

Provide more resources / materials

Enlist new and use current high profile sponsors

Host International exhibition tournament or high profile event

Promote through schools

Promote through club / league nurseries and academies

Create schools/clubs links and tap into available facilities

Promote through articles/editorial in local and national press

Promote through Summer camps-introduce futsal summer/winter camps

Target girls leagues

Develop FAI website - futsal pages plus futsal links on A2Z, BEBO etc.

Focus on “Branding” - Create a futsal brand - the “NEW” version of indoor football

TV Exposure - ensure more for national and international games tournaments

Advertise and promote in conjunction with Eircom League of Ireland - U21 league

Appoint a Futsal liaison officer at every club and league similar to child welfare or club promotion officers

Invest funds in promoting the game - resources, new avenues

More promotion at grassroots level

Introduce to wider youth groups (scouts, girlguides, youth clubs)

Promote futsal at current Astroparks - slogans, billboards, posters

Run Futsal blitz/open days

Recruit more people to develop Futsal

Emphasise the fun element associated with playing Futsal


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Education - who and how do we educate people?

Educate through BUNTÚS scheme

Train teachers - target teacher training colleges

Include/integrate Futsal into current Kick Start 1 and 2 courses

Create / Follow KS modules with stand alone certified futsal courses

Run more workshops

Train the trainer - Introduce Futsal tutor in service module

Enlist services of professional coaches (overseas)

Introduce education module for schools

More resources - DVDs, posters, website

Create on line Futsal courses

Educate the existing network of FAI development officers

Make more info more easily available (factsheet, websites etc.)

Design dedicated courses for coaches, referees, administrators, tutors, volunteers etc

Parents (emphasise disciplinary culture) - handout on parent’s code of conduct?

Use FÁS schemes to educate players and coaches - certified module

Irish Sports council DAST programmes

Target transition year and 3rd level students to play and to coach

Educate facility managers on the advantages of introducing futsal

Consult and cooperate with existing committees, SFAI, FAI Schools etc. etc.

Use LSPs to promote futsal and educate local coaches

Educate administrators/clubs - Emphasise no conflict between indoor/outdoor game

Communicate - Futsal enhances football and is not competing with it!

Let the players PLAY! - learn by doing-proper early education

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Competition - Children and adults

Examine feasibility of changing seasons - promote and introduce dedicated winter futsal season

Above figures feature combined feedback - Both children and adults

Group 1 - Adults

What to runAspire to create Professional league - perhaps provincial pro teams

Target Business house leagues (civil service, taximen, Garda, Army leagues etc.)

Encourage current social players to play futsal - target commercial facilities

Run open tournaments - eg. Amstel 5s

Run overage masters tournaments

Encourage Midweek leagues

How to facilitate running

Examine other sport models eg. Tag rugby - encourage mixed teams competitions

Start with taster blitz competitions

Encourage clubs/leagues to share facilities

Integrate Futsal into current adult league structures-work with current leagues

Look at Interleague / County / intercounty / provincial competitions

Introduce more Regional pilot competitions

Form specific futsal clubs - attract new players

Introduce a new Futsal section into clubs

Examine registration system to structure competition (avoid double counting)

Open up FAI Futsal league to Junior, senior and league representative teams

Group 2 - children

What to runTarget Futsal especially at 6-9 age group especially nursery academies

Develop FAI Schools competitions

Create a Danone type national schoolboy club cup

First run in club competition followed by inter club competition

Introduce girls U15 and U16 leagues

Expand inner city programme

Run postal zone leagues in bigger cities

Summer Street leagues

Midweek leagues

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Cooperate and pilot leagues with Schoolboys leagues countrywide (mirror leagues)

Appoint Futsal liaison officer at every club and league similar to child welfare or club promotion officers

Alternate age groups at week ends to play football and futsal

Audit hall availability - create database

Venue adaptation - can we run outdoor competitions?

Lobby Government/Local Authorities for better facility provision

Include girls teams in all promotions/competitions

Referees - clubs to provide / transition year students / coach involvement / parents

share Facilities to facilitate competition and reduce costs

Create schools/clubs links-tap into available facilities

Appendix 5 - Consultation workshop participants

Participant

Michael O’ConnorPJ HoganEddie McCormackAoife KelleherGerard McGettiganPat KellyRichard GrimesDes HanlyElaine O’ConnorPat MurphyTimmy HealyPat DalyJames EganNiall KelleherJamie GilmourJohn BuckleyChris RichardsEmma MartinStephen DriverPeter HarringtonGerard DelaneyBrendan Wall

Tom McDadeDavid LowryDave ShanahanJoseph MonaghanLeonard MeaneyDonough McGrathGary O’SheaTom EganShane EganJim O’SheaKeith O’SheaPat MadiganTerence ConsidineSean WhyteRay ClaffeyNiall O’SheaRobert CarrollBob SmithDavid CullenRichard SutherlandPat KellyDeclan Costello

Dan CareyDeclan MulliganJohnny HobbsPauline O’ShaughnessyClive BrooksFrances SmithTommy CarberryJack CarthyJohn GriffinDermot LambeShay CunninghamGary KellyPaul HollandPaddy TrehyDeclan McKennaAaron CallaghanAlbert SuggAnthony FlynnPat ShevlinReina FlowerEamonn ScottNiall McGuirk


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FUTSAL – A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH THE 7 A SIDE GAME

University College Dublin 2007.

IntroductionThe purpose of the study is to explore the potential for Futsal (indoor football) to influence the rate and quality level of technical skill development in children aged six to eleven years old. A comparison is made between Futsal and the outdoor seven a side game currently played by most children in this age group in Ireland. The study attempts to demonstrate if Futsal can afford participants more contact with the ball and more frequent involvement in match situations thus offering more frequent learning opportunities.

Methodology• The researcher attended and analysed two outdoor seven a side football

matches and two indoor Futsal matches involving the two teams chosen for the study.

• The games took place on regulation seven a side and junior Futsal pitches at “neutral” venues chosen by the researcher and easily accessible to both teams.

• A technical analysis of four players (two players from each team) was conducted during each of the outdoor seven a side games and Futsal games.

• The researcher ensured that the same four players chosen for analysis in the seven a side games were also those chosen for analysis in each of the Futsal matches and that the players played for the exact same duration in both game types.

• The data from all games was gathered using technical analysis sheets and employing a hand notation method.

• Each of the games involving both teams took place on separate days to ensure consistency in the energy levels and consequently, playing quality of the players.

Analysis of the Data and Presentation of the DataThe data is summarised and presented using simple descriptive statistics showing average number of positive actions in each game format played. Visual presentations of the data are made in the form of bar charts showing activity for all four players involved in the study. Specifically, comparisons between the skills in each of the Futsal and seven a side football game formats are made and conclusions based on these analytical procedures are drawn.



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FindingsThe technical data displayed by the following series of bar charts offers an insight into the potential for Futsal to help young players develop crucial technical skills necessary to play football. The findings also suggest that the intensity of the Futsal games, in comparison to the seven-a-side games studied created a situation where player’s minds were engaged more often in the game thus offering the potential to develop “football intelligence” at an accelerated rate.

The charts are designed to show a comparison of the average number of critical football actions performed by four players chosen for the purpose of the study during the course of the two seven-a-side and two Futsal games. The data for the seven-a-side games are represented by the red bar while the data for Futsal games are represented by the green bars.


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ConclusionIt is clear from the data gathered from all of the players involved in this study that compared to the 7-a-side format of football, Futsal offers participants more direct involvement in the game. The data also highlights areas where the particular skills of passing, dribbling and close control tricks are performed at far higher frequencies than the outdoor game.

During the study, players had more attempts on goal and were involved in regaining possession of the ball much more frequently in Futsal than in the seven-a-side game.

Bearing this in mind, it is the conclusion of the researcher that compared to the outdoor 7-a-side game of football that Futsal offers participants a greater opportunity to acquire and develop the essential technical and mental skills required to succeed in football at an accelerated rate.


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Documents

Irish Futsal Plan