Our time at La Masia offered many insights, but three stood out significantly. First was the use of FCB's bench. Players are rotated throughout the game in 3 to 5 minute waves. Like hockey shifts, an entire group would exit and enter the court at once. Starters and the bench played roughly equal minutes. In... Continue Reading →

On Monday USA Futsal played the most famous, well financed club in the world. On Tuesday we played a grassroots club with an elephant mascot from a gritty Barcelona neighborhood. One day a wood court and the next cement. And to be honest, both were equally as glorious. AE Babar has produced a couple players... Continue Reading →

Shuffling down the bus steps, one player exclaimed, "This is the best day of my life!" Another kid joined in, "Yep, this is the best day of mine, too!" Parents and players spoke in anxious tones while passing through the gray, thick barred gate where an attendant waived us through. Later at this same place,... Continue Reading →

Catalonia has a municipal gym in almost every city where locals train, play games, and host tournaments. In the same way Americans take pride in our public libraries, Catalonians treasure their community sports facilities. Futsal is so engrained in the sporting culture that many youth players dedicate themselves solely to the sport. FC Barcelona's futsal specific... Continue Reading →

This past summer, FC Barcelona & USA Futsal held numerous camps throughout the U.S. to identify the top youth players for a Top XI team at different age groups. Four BUFC players impressed at u11. These four arrived today in the resort town of Blanes on Spain's Costa Brava. Tomorrow training begins under the guidance... Continue Reading →

07/08 BUFC boys and families having a great time in Portland at the Rose City Futsal Cup. Boys off to a good start with two wins today over teams from Washington and Oregon. Now if we can only keep them away from Voodoo Donut!! (-:

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Congrats to our u9 & u10 teams, San Ramon Futsal Season 1 Champs! U9 BUFC beat undefeated La Cantera 5-4 in a riveting overtime final. U10 BUFC Black & Gold met in the finals of the u11/u12 division with Black winning a 9-8 nail biter. Great show boys!

On the surface, yes, futsal is a smaller version of soccer. Dig a little deeper and the timing, teamwork, and tenacity of futsal mirror that of basketball. In recent years many a top flight soccer team has swaggered into our gym to play futsal. And it ain't pretty. America's top players and we're talking kids in... Continue Reading →