Futsal Academy

The Colorado United Futsal Academy is designed to provide year round playing opportunities for identified futsal players within Colorado United Soccer Club. Players that are selected to play will receive; 30+ hrs of training from licensed futsal coaches, in state leagues and tournaments and the potential to travel to out of state tournaments. All programming will be planned to supplement the soccer season, avoiding scheduling conflicts where possible, improving players for both the court and the fields.

The sport of futsal is growing in the state of Colorado and for very good reasons. It’s an exciting game of imagination and creativity, deception and lies, that uses teamwork and synergy to outscore the opponent. Players are required to manipulate and master the ball, invade and exploit space in a high pressure, high reward environment. The environment that futsal provides is the best development tool that can improve players both technically and tactically along with their speed of play and creativity.

The current soccer climate in America is missing “free play”, it is missing players that practice and have fun with the ball outside of their prescribed training sessions. Futsal can be the product that promotes this and helps to grow a passion for both sports and a shared love for the ball.

What will the year round program look like?

Eligible academy players, boys and girls that are 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tryout information will be available in the coming days, with tryout dates likely late September and early October
Training will be broken into three blocks, (1) October-December (2) January-February (3) June-July, with little conflict with the soccer season
Training will occur once a week during the block, either Sunday’s or a weeknight
Training will be housed at South Suburban Sports Complex on their fantastic courts, along with some sessions at local middle and high schools
Teams will be coached by licensed futsal coaches
Teams will participate in at least 2 events over the course of the year, one over the winter and one in the summer
Competition will be targeted per team and could include;

Local tournaments such as, Mile High Futsal (Nov) United Futsal (Dec)

Travel tournaments such as, USYF Regionals/Nationals/State Championships (Nov/Dec/Jan & Jun/Jul)

United Futsal (Dec/Jan & Jun/Jul)

Local leagues such as, CO United winter league (Jan-Feb) Rapids winter league (Nov-Jan)

Example of the training schedule

Block 1

October 20, 27

November 3, 10, 17, 24

December 1, 8, 15, 22*

Block 2

January 12, 19, 26

February 2, 9, 16, 23

Block 3

June 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29

July 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29

In addition to the training sessions above, teams will also participate in a pre-event camp. The pre-event camps, based on availability, will likely be over 2-3 days to best prepare groups for competition.

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about this program or any of our futsal offerings at the club

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