“Establishing Futsal as a top tier

sporting option for New Zealanders and why that is

important to football as a whole.”

Lets discover some facts on futsal

Where does futsal originate from and what year was it founded?

Uruguay, 1934 (source-FIFA)

How many FIFA Member Associations have Futsal Development

Programmes?

170 as of last count in 2012. There are 209 in total. (source-FIFA)

What percentage of the Spanish population play futsal?

20%-9 million futsal players from a population of 47 million (source-LNFS 2011)

Lets discover some facts on futsal

From lowest to highest in what order do the

following teams rank?

Australia/Solomon Islands/England/

Switzerland/New Zealand/Belgium/

Spain/Iran

Spain (1)

Iran (7)

Australia (27)

Belgium (28)

Solomon Islands (47)

England (65)

New Zealand (72)

Switzerland (84)

Where are we at? (NZF Dec 2013)

13,751 Total Players Number of futsal players in leagues 2013

Junior Boys 30%

Junior Girls 7% Youth

Boys 7%

Youth Girls 3%

College Only

Leagues 21%

Senior Mens 31%

Senior Womens

1%

Futsal in

Schools-Primary

53%

College Futsal

Programme 41%

Junior Federation Programme

4%

Youth Federation Programme

2%

22,275 Total Players Number of futsal players in programmes 2013

5778 Total Players Number of players attending festivals and Road Show events:

Developing in a fast moving time constrained

society

Intelligence is the

ability to adapt to

change. (Stephen Hawking)

Establishing a Futsal Culture

Exposing the game, creating a quality

environment

• Schools and Club Programmes

• Futsal equipment-schools/clubs/tertiary

• Developing the workforce

-Coordinators, Coaches, Referees

•Road Shows/Festivals

• Streaming events

• International futsal events on home soil

Developing the Futsal Pathway

• Age appropriate player pathway

• Social to serious

• Education

-Coach, Referee, Administrator

• Give it a Goes to National League

-flexible entry points with

inspirational opportunities

• Alignment to the Whole of Football

-Futsal is a part of the Football jigsaw

What will success look like?

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