futsal tournament @ SMU

accidentalelbow wrote:

burnthestar wrote:

accidentalelbow wrote:

TexasSoccer02 wrote:does anyone know who was in the finals?

Played Dallas Futsal pick-up 8/14 (Sunday) and it was a blast. They played for a few hours and only cost $5 per child. You can play as a team or just walk on with others. The format was score once and you stay on the court and a new team rotates on. No record keeping, no coaches and no parent participation - only encouragement. Great job by the Dallas Futsal organizers.

If you are considering this for your kids, be sure to RSVP, as they only take 40 kids per session and several kids that didn't RSVP were turned away.

Hope to see you all out there next time.

Thanks "elbow", I'll do that!
I like the part about NO PARENT PARTICIPATION. But I bet you have at least one or two over-eager dads that still want that control. I really hate that. Let the dadgum kid have fun while learning ball control!
I'm pretty sure my 00, 01, & 02 kids will have a blast.
For $5 a child? That's not bad. You'll pay that if the kid has to practice indoor.

My last question: Is it pretty organized and under control?
I hope so.

And thanks again. See ya'll Sunday.

Hey star burner, I would say the program was well organized. There's one family that runs it and they do a great job. In the very beginning they address the kids, helping them get organized on teams and situated on the proper court and then the address the parents. They are very clear about no parent participation or the will ask you to leave. Surprisingly, the kids do really well without any coaching. They help each other rotate in subs or shift positions if one person isn't a dedicated keeper. The organizers keep time and ensure the teams rotate on and off accordingly - it's like clock work. They also address any unfair play and they will sit kids that are too aggressive. There are two courts, so teams with higer skill levels play on one and teams that improve over time might move up from the more intermediate level court. The feel has nothing to do with being on one court or the other, but about having fun. My BB is an 02, but we had an 03 and my 05 on our team - it was great as we played against 00's and 99's. Then our 02's stayed on to play against 96's - 99's - it was awesome watching them try to keep up and at times they certainly did.

97MAN wrote:

accidentalelbow wrote:

burnthestar wrote:

accidentalelbow wrote:

TexasSoccer02 wrote:does anyone know who was in the finals?

Played Dallas Futsal pick-up 8/14 (Sunday) and it was a blast. They played for a few hours and only cost $5 per child. You can play as a team or just walk on with others. The format was score once and you stay on the court and a new team rotates on. No record keeping, no coaches and no parent participation - only encouragement. Great job by the Dallas Futsal organizers.

If you are considering this for your kids, be sure to RSVP, as they only take 40 kids per session and several kids that didn't RSVP were turned away.

Hope to see you all out there next time.

Thanks "elbow", I'll do that!
I like the part about NO PARENT PARTICIPATION. But I bet you have at least one or two over-eager dads that still want that control. I really hate that. Let the dadgum kid have fun while learning ball control!
I'm pretty sure my 00, 01, & 02 kids will have a blast.
For $5 a child? That's not bad. You'll pay that if the kid has to practice indoor.

My last question: Is it pretty organized and under control?
I hope so.

And thanks again. See ya'll Sunday.

Hey star burner, I would say the program was well organized. There's one family that runs it and they do a great job. In the very beginning they address the kids, helping them get organized on teams and situated on the proper court and then the address the parents. They are very clear about no parent participation or the will ask you to leave. Surprisingly, the kids do really well without any coaching. They help each other rotate in subs or shift positions if one person isn't a dedicated keeper. The organizers keep time and ensure the teams rotate on and off accordingly - it's like clock work. They also address any unfair play and they will sit kids that are too aggressive. There are two courts, so teams with higer skill levels play on one and teams that improve over time might move up from the more intermediate level court. The feel has nothing to do with being on one court or the other, but about having fun. My BB is an 02, but we had an 03 and my 05 on our team - it was great as we played against 00's and 99's. Then our 02's stayed on to play against 96's - 99's - it was awesome watching them try to keep up and at times they certainly did.

wow sounds like a lot of fun..

When is the next one?