How The Heavier Ball in Futsal Impacts Play

The heavier ball used in futsal encourages one touch passing and exceptional ball control. It’s also a great tool for learning to shoot powerfully and accurately. Swift, innovative, one-touch passing in tight spaces allows teams to maintain possession of the ball. More creative passing techniques, such as the lofted pass, line pass and sole pass become vital tools in a player's passing armoury. 

Controlling the ball with the sole of the foot allows it to become an extension of the body. Players must be agile, protecting the ball with opposition players in close proximity. The benefits of such intimate control are numerous: turning or rotating on the ball in central areas; as a winger beating a man in tight spaces; as a target player holding up the ball.