St. Louis Park Soccer Association

The third annual winter Futsal tournament hosted by Joy of the People and St. Louis Park Soccer Association is scheduled for Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26 at the St. Louis Park Senior High.

Volunteer opportunities are available with help especially needed on Sunday.  Fulfill your Summer 2012 season commitment by volunteering to help keep game score, sell concessions or otherwise help out.  Click the Dibs tab on the top right of web page to find and claim openings.

***Tournament Schedules are posted - see link below***

Winter Futsal training sessions are underway.  See the weekly calendar above for upcoming schedule. 

Alternatively, select the Calendar tab and "Show Tag Menu" and select "Futsal" to see the full schedule of sessions.  SLPSA Calendar It is also available on the left hand side under Futsal by age group.

Futsal is the is the international form of indoor soccer approved by FIFA.  It is played in all continents of the world by over 100 countries with 12 million players.

Futsal, also referred to as "five-a-side," is played on a basketball court, although it can be played on a variety of surfaces.  Futsal is played with a special, small and low-bounce ball.

The term FUTSAL is the international term used for the game.  It is derived from the Spanish or Portuguese word for "soccer", FUTbol or FUTebol, and the French or Spanish word for "indoor", SALon or SALa.

SLPSA offers a winter Futsal program as a fun opportunity for players to develop skills and for off-season training and conditioning. 

Futsal skills transfer well to soccer as it demands quick reflexes, fast thinking and pin point passing.  The game is economical, simple and fun to play.  Children learn faster as they enjoy the game and spend a lot of time with the ball.  As the balls have less bounce they tend to stay in play longer and promote close ball control.

Great soccer superstars such as Pele, Zico and Socrates grew up playing the game and credit Futsal with developing their skills.

SLPSA partners with Joy of the People, founded by Ted Kroeten, for the Futsal program.  Ted is Architect of some of the most innovative and successful youth training programs.  He is an "A" licensed coach with 25 years coaching experience including Head Coach of Breck Girls team.  Additionally, he was an original Thunder player and National Champion in 1991.