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are not training. They are simply continuing
to play a game that they probably grew up
playing. They're maintaining a cultural practice
that they enjoy.
"We have had one futsal league associated
with an outdoor, youth league. It ran for a
couple of years," says Mike. Mostly, though,
adults play futsal at ASC.
Mike has identified another trend among
indoor soccer players in Anaheim.
"We're seeing a number of small-sided
soccer facilities. They're mostly 'underground.'
Somebody gets a warehouse, throws down
some turf and off they go. Sometimes they
have boards; most of the time they don't
because it's just an added expense. It does
woFields are tough to come by, especially in
the evening when they're monopolized by the
club soccer programs."
Such facilities do not usually last. They are
not so much a business venture as a place
simply to play indoor soccer.
Similarly, futsal in countries like Uruguay
and Brazil is not branded. Kids simply
play.It is integral to the soccer culture.
That's not how it's regarded here, however.
It is not part of our youth culture–or not
yet anyway.
