Futsal From The Foyer
The team is open to any Foyer clients and has been enjoyed so far by ten different clients in total.
Andrew Hornsby
Clients from our Foyer project are representing Grimsby Cleethorpes and Humber Region YMCA in the local men’s Futsal league.
The team play on Wednesday evenings at the Second Avenue Resource Centre in Nunsthorpe and have so far played eight matches, showing much improvement on a week-by-week basis.
Futsal, first played in Uruguay in 1930, is a variation of football, played on a smaller pitch and normally indoors. Its name derives from the Portuguese futebol de salão, which translates as ‘hall football’ or ‘indoor football’.
The two teams are limited to five players, including the goalkeeper, although unlimited substitutions are permitted. The game is determined by lines and, unlike some other forms of indoor football, walls or boards are not used.
A smaller ball with less bounce than a regular football is utilised and all these elements mean that an emphasis is placed on creativity and technique, as well as fair play and respect for all opponents.
Foyer Project Manager Andrew Hornsby explained the side’s participation:
“The team is open to any Foyer clients and has been enjoyed so far by ten different clients in total.
“A member of staff transports the team over to the Second Avenue Resource Centre in the GCHRYMCA minibus and sometimes we even have one or two fans along for the ride!
“Although the team have yet to win a game, spirits remain high and the motivation is still strong for the side to go on and enjoy that first victory.”
Futsal, first played in Uruguay in 1930, is a variation of football, played on a smaller pitch and normally indoors. Its name derives from the Portuguese futebol de salão, which translates as ‘hall football’ or ‘indoor football’.
The two teams are limited to five players, including the goalkeeper, although unlimited substitutions are permitted. The game is determined by lines and, unlike some other forms of indoor football, walls or boards are not used.
A smaller ball with less bounce than a regular football is utilised and all these elements mean that an emphasis is placed on creativity and technique, as well as fair play and respect for all opponents.
Foyer Project Manager Andrew Hornsby explained the side’s participation:
“The team is open to any Foyer clients and has been enjoyed so far by ten different clients in total.
“A member of staff transports the team over to the Second Avenue Resource Centre in the GCHRYMCA minibus and sometimes we even have one or two fans along for the ride!
“Although the team have yet to win a game, spirits remain high and the motivation is still strong for the side to go on and enjoy that first victory.”