We are excited to announce our 2011s participation in the Escola Futsal Academy’s Winter League.

This is a competitive format league with mix of advanced and intermediate level teams. All games will be refereed by Escola Futsal coaches and academy players.

Our players will be selected based on attendance, attitude and behaviour at training with an eye also on matching as best we can to our oppositions level to ensure all involved benefit from the experience.

The winter league will run from December 2019 through to February 2020 and is a great opportunity to keep the squad playing throughout the winter break. All matches are indoors and will be played at the Johnstone Community Sports Hub. This is a perfect venue for futsal with viewing windows on the outside of the hall for parents and spectators to watch. 

To participate in the winter league players will require to have suitable indoor football shoes that have flat, soft rubber soles.  NOT STUDS OR BLADES. (the Astro boots with the small dimples soles will be fine if you don’t have indoor boots)

About Futsal:

Futsal is a fun, fast, exciting and action packed indoor 5v5 game that keeps players involved at all times whether attacking or defending. It is a fabulous way for young players to develop technical skills, ability and really enhances quick decision making in tight spaces. The rules with only 4 seconds to take a kick in, free kick, corner or throw out from the keeper keep the game moving at a frightening pace throughout and as such really engages the players mentally as well as physically.

Players who attribute Futsal to helping their development include Pele, Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka, Iniesta, Xavi and even Tom Rogic of Celtic comes from a futsal background.

Main rules for the league will be:

5 v 5

Rolling Subs, can go on and off at any time during play, as long as the player coming off leaves the field first.

Kicks in, Corners, Free kicks, Goal Clearance, Once the ball is placed on line you have 4 seconds to Play.

Once the ball goes behind the goal line, goalkeeper must distribute the ball from hand. Once the goalkeeper gives you the ball , you can’t give it back until opposition touch it or go past half way line. – Passback results in an Indirect free kick.

Teams are allowed 5 fouls per half, every foul after 5 results in a penalty no matter where the foul takes place, foul count resets at half time.

No Shoulder tackles

No tackles from behind

No slide tackles

(Players are allowed to slide to keep the ball in play)

Goalkeeper punts are not allowed.

Goalkeepers are allowed out their box to join in with Play

Players must be 5 yards away from free kicks, corners or kicks in being taken.

Goals can’t be scored direct from kick off.

Fixtures will be as follows:
 
Sat 7th Dec. 9.40am            
Harmony Row v St Mirren YFC
 
Sat 14th Dec. 10.30am            
St Mirren YFC v Glennifer Thistle
 
Sat 11th Jan. 11.20am            
Thorn Athletic 2 v  St Mirren YFC
 
Sat 18th Jan. 12.10pm              
Tass Thistle White v St Mirren YFC
 
Sat 25th Jan. 12.10pm              
Escola Futsal v St Mirren YFC
 
Sat 1st Feb. 11.20am            
St Mirren YFC v  Harmony Row Whites
 
Sat 8th Feb. 10.30am            
Thorn Athletic 1 v St Mirren YFC
 
Sat 15th Feb. 9.40am            
St Mirren YFC v Tass Thistle Blue
 
Sat 22nd Feb. 8.55am                  
Futsal First v St Mirren YFC