Dear USA Soccer, Futsal rapidly growing here & around the World

[oh canada]

I write this as my homeland kicks off adult Futsal Championships this weekend. Even being livestreamed: https://www.canadasoccer.com/futsal-canadian-championship-p158612

The growth of the sport in Canada and around the World is snowballing for both men and women: https://www.uefa.com/womensfutsaleuro/news/newsid=2590446.html?iv=true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futsal_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics

U.S. kids here are playing the game in PE classes and on playgrounds; and youth leagues are popping up from the left to right coasts.

We all know USA is playing catch up in soccer...will history repeat itself in 5 years with futsal?

 

[focomoso]

I'm seeing an explosion of futsal in SoCal. The US soccer DAs even had a "futsal season" last year, but seem to have abandoned it.

 

[Kicker4Life]

Futsal and/or “Street Soccer” is growing rapidly around the country.

 

[watfly]

IMHO instead of bastardizing the outdoor game with US Soccer's small-sided PDI's, USSF should have just said play more futsal.

 

[MyDaughtersAKeeper]

There is actual a futsal academy, https://619futsal.com/about
Tournaments and US National Futsal team.
Youth Teams travelled to Portugal (or Spain, I forget) this winter. Last winter they went to Montreal. Temecula has a growing futsal community as well.

 

[SplitSoccerFamMom]

Oh don’t you worry, Futsal has jumped quickly on US soccers pay to play mentality. “You too can be a US National Development Academy Accredited Elite Futsal player for the low low price of $1,000/mo.”
Bring back street soccer and pickup games. This is where the real magic happens.