Futsal is the fastest growing sport in the US, with over 20 million players worldwide. Futsal is played on a smaller hard surface and with fewer players, which allows players to better understand team play while also honing their technical skills. The game emphasizes creativity, multiple touches and one-on-one moves. This type of training translates well to soccer, as playing futsal builds confidence by allowing young ballers to test their skills and develop a comfort level with the ball at speed. Playing futsal can further enhance the development of touch, control, passing and shooting skills that are critical for any soccer player.

Bowers knows what it takes to make it in the futsal world. As a player, he was one of the best in the world and he has continued his success as a coach at 619Futsal Academy.

Although Bowers is known for his aggressive style of play, he is also known for his leadership abilities on and off the field. With a real passion for futsal, Bowers’ leadership has grown 619Futsal into a strong force in the futsal world. The academy is one of the largest and most successful in the USA. "WE HAVE SEEN NEARLY 20,000 YOUTH PLAYERS WALK THROUGH THE DOORS AT 619FUTSAL," SAID BOWERS.

Believing that every youth soccer player can benefit from training and playing futsal, Bowers and his team have made a difference in the lives of thousands of kids in San Diego and the surrounding area.

Bowers believes futsal made his soccer game better and wants players, their families and youth soccer coaches to understand why playing futsal helps youth players improve their game.

As quoted at SOCCERTODAY:

There are so many important reasons why youth players should be playing Futsal.

Futsal is so different than the outdoor game. It is so much faster and every player playing gets involved in the action.

The number of touches, quick decisions making situations, technical skill needed to get out of small spaces, playing under pressure and speed of play to name a few.

Most parents who come to 619Futsal for the first time are unfamiliar with futsal. In fact, years ago when we started, a lot of youth soccer coaches were unfamiliar too.

The dynamics of the outdoor are all part of Futsal: the importance of technical, tactical, IQ are all important.

Since the game of Futsal is played in smaller dimensions than the outdoor game and with only five players including a goalie on the court at a time, playing futsal requires players to have quick decision making, creativity, and constant movement.

In 45 minutes of soccer, a player may only touch the ball a few times. It can even be a bit boring for a young player to not have more touches on the ball. In futsal, five minutes never goes by without a player touching the ball.

Playing Futsal naturally creates players who are faster at soccer because there is so little time in Futsal to react with the ball. Even reaction time without the ball is limited.

When you watch a youth Futsal game and compare it to an outdoor soccer match the benefits and differences crystalize clearly.

While watching soccer played on a big field, even quick passes look slow when contrasted with what happens on a Futsal court.

Every action is faster in Futsal. So, the speed of decision making is increased when playing Futsal and this helps train youth soccer players to think better when on the field.

THE MAJORITY OF POSSESSIONS IN FUTSAL ARE QUICK 1 OR 2 TOUCH COMBINATIONS WITH TEAMMATES.

In Futsal, players who put their head down and try to dribble and add three or more touch combinations usually find themselves losing the ball.

At FDP Futsal Academy we enforce and believe in the same methodology. One can see this from the first futsal training at FDP Futsal Academy all the way to the pathways available for higher level futsal.