Futsals contribution in development process of brazilian football players

Abstract

In this study, objective was investigate the presence of futsal in the history of development of elite female players. Researches about futsal and small side game situations, as 5x5, has showed a increased number of contacts with the ball and greater development of skills in reason of that, when compared to 11x11 football training, without reducing the level of cardiovascular demand. With a sample of 93 female players’ participants of the 2008 Paulista Women Football Championship, the selection of teams was considered by the combination of group-forces and tradition at Brazil women football history. A survey aimed to identify: environment of practice by surface before-and-after 14 years; futsal experience in unofficial and official way and age of football ascendancy over futsal practice. Data showed by the statistical analysis verified: 78.49% of peak of relative frequency to practice in the asphalt surface and 74.19% for cement/wood surface before-and-after 14 years respectively; 97.85% of Futsal practice played as an unofficial way, with 62.37% played as an official way; ascendancy of football practice over futsal starting at 16 to 18 years. A possible difference at Brazilian development process of player may be related to the combination of the street football practice with futsal, which goes on since the initiation stage of development until the specialization stage. This fact are in agreement with the development phases of the training process suggests by the development scientific literature. Therefore, futsal is a significant contributor present at the history of practice and development of elite football female players in Brazil.