Tekniq Futsal | Hershey Soccer Club

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Welcome to Futsal!

Hershey Soccer TEKNIQ Futsal is a program provided by Hershey Soccer that focuses on providing competitive Futsal for all players within the central PA area regardless of soccer club affiliation.

TEKNIQ Futsal is proud to have professionally qualified futsal coaches who deliver a age specific Futsal specific curriculum.

Tekniq Futsal will offer an academy open for all ages 8U (2015)-17U (2006)

Tekniq Futsal is open to all regardless of club affiliation.

Overview

Program overview

Director of Futsal Rich Bryan brings over 16 years of Futsal programming and coaching experience to central PA. Rich is one of the first in the nation to gain his National Futsal Diploma along with being a part of National Futsal programs who have competed on the National and World stage.

“I’m very excited and proud to be able to unveil a dedicated Futsal program with Hershey soccer that will bring a sport that I have been involved with for over 16 years and has brough me so much pleasure and excitement. Futsal is a huge contributing factor to the development of the modern day soccer player. Speed of play, quicker decision making and ability to play under pressure leads to a greater overall soccer IQ. My hope is for Futsal to define Hershey Soccer and the Central PA landscape for many years to come”. R.Bryan

Tekniq Futsal Academy is a program designed to teach players key skills within Futsal by dedicated and experienced Futsal staff that will not only teach players to perform on the court, but to take their soccer development to the next level.

Futsal has long been at the heart of the soccer player for nearly a century and has created some of the Worlds greatest players in Lionel Messi, Neyma, Cristiano Ronaldo and of course Pele.

Players will have the opportunity to then put their skills to the test by joining one of our competitive teams which will compete locally, regionally and nationally.

No matter your experience with Futsal, you will find a home with Tekniq Futsal!

What is Futsal?

whatisfutsal

Futsal (also known as fútsal or footsal) is a variant of soccer played on a hard court, smaller than a standard football pitch, and mainly indoors.

With a very specific and unique set of rules, Futsal is designed to encourage fast and exciting soccer that develops a players technical skill set and decision making.

There are many opinions on what makes Futsal, Futsal, but at its heart, it is, in fact, a game based on team organization and tough defense that leads to an opponent needing to come up with solutions to best their opponent. Without good team organization on the field, we would never see the kind of skills that Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar exhibit within soccer today.

The Benefits of Futsal

210% more touches of the ball
Improves players decision making skills
The heavier ball increases the power of players
Develops the confidence in players to go 1v1
Allows players to be more creative
It improves reaction time

program

Programs 2023/24

Our Futsal Coaches

2024 Program

!!Tryouts coming soon!!

Technical academy program will take the core soccer skillsets and start to implement a Futsal mindset into the group & team setting. Think of yourself as the key ingredient to a delicious cake!

We are making exciting changes to our year two!!

Here are some of the most noteworthy changes

- Entry to local Futsal league

- More training!

- Two regional tournaments

- Combination of Winter and Summer training into one full program

- Option to attend national showcase - Orlando 2024

We are excited to evolve and grow to the demands and we hope to see you all back in November.