Football "Sala"

History

•       Football Sala comes from Montevideo, Uruguay.

•       Juan Carlos Ceriani created the game in 1930

–      The same year Uruguay became world soccer champions.

Ceriani used rules from basketball and other sports to create this game.

•       Length (28m-40m)

•       Width (16m-20m)

The ball

•       Circumference of (61-63cm)

•       Weight (410-430gm.)

•       When dropping the ball from an altitude of 2m, the ball should bounce no less than 3 times no more than 4 times

The rules

•       The object of the game is to make the most goals during a match

•       The game lasts for 40min with a 10min break between each half.

•       Each team has 5 players with one serving as goalkeeper.

•       The maximum number of players in play is 12

Points of contact

•       Exterior-control, effective kicks, quick driving movements

•       Instep- violent kicks, scoring, long passes, air ball control

•       Interior- control, precise passes, slow movement

•       Toe-to punt for defense, to throw for offense

•       Ball- Precise control of the ball

•       Heel- a resource; not a frequently used