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School districts are central to addressing the 5 largest non-academic challenges facing their students each year. We believe School Futsal can help.
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- Childhood Obesity
- At-Risk Youth
- Migrant Education
- Rural and Low Income Schools
- Promoting Student Resilience
The School Futsal Federation is a national not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to integrating the sport of futsal into every school across the country.
By 2025, our vision is to implement the “School Futsal Pathway” in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Why futsal
What is Futsal?
Futsal is the official small-sided game of soccer, played with 5 players on each team on a hard smooth surface with a ball that has reduced bounce.
Futsal is the only official indoor soccer game recognized by FIFA. The game is played by over 170 of FIFA’s 209 Member Associations. It has also helped almost every world-class outdoor soccer player develop the skills, vision and decision making required to be the best.
In futsal you need to think and play quick so it's easier for you when you move to normal football
My technique comes from Futsal – It's so much fun and impossible not to improve
Futsal will always be my very first love.
Do we need
Futsal in Schools?
Futsal supports and results in positive SEL outcomes for students including chronic absenteeism, bullying prevention, resilience building, social and emotional skills, positive youth development and more.
SEL Competencies Futsal Supports
School District Spotlight
Dallas ISD
The School Futsal Pathway
School Futsal Pathway: In-Class
Professional Development
SFF organizes Professional Development for all PE Teachers in the district
Classroom Starter Kit
Classroom Futsal Starter Kit purchased by School District for each school.
Play Futsal in PE
Execute curriculum for students in PE class.
School Futsal Pathway: Out of School
Choose a Team Coach
Choose your hero coach for out of school futsal training
Register your Team
You register to our SFF program and begin to compete in district and state tournaments.
Free Futsal Starter Kit
Once a school registers with SFF, the Futsal Starter Kit is donated FREE
Road to the School Futsal World Cup
Teams first participate in district tournaments to qualify for state championships.
Qualifying teams then go compete for the School Futsal World Cup held at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Countdown to the School Futsal World Cup
How do schools get funding? Easy.
Our propietary fundraising platform allows teams to earn money for the year in just one week.
This innovative online fundraising platform offers players who don’t have the means to participate in a function or event the ability to leverage the community of the club to help them individually raise the funds required.
10 items sold per player funds the futsal team for the whole year!
Ready to See Futsal in Your School District?
Frisco ISD
My son was introduced to futsal in PE class last year and can't get enough. We have noticed he is becoming more responsible at home and due to the constant interactions with his friends and coaches, he is learning how to resolve conflicts without adult intervention.
UNC Women's Soccer
Introducing futsal to students in every elementary school across the country would do more to develop better soccer players than any other program or strategy that we could put in place.
Dallas ISD
School futsal really represented the approach that we take in our department of Urban School Wellness to supporting the whole child, mentally, physically, socially and emotionally. Futsal is a great platform for accomplishing that goal.