What are the Positions of Futsal Players?
Find out in this article what are the positions of Futsal players.
Futsal Fixed Position
The center back is the most defensive player in a Futsal team. The characteristics of a good center back are to be a good marker and to have a good pass. The Fixo must also be communicative to organize the marking and the ball output of his team.
Position Futsal Wing
In Futsal there is the right wing and the left wing, the wings are the players who occupy the sides of the court. The characteristics of the wings are speed and agility both to attack and to defend.
Position Futsal Pivot
The Pivot in Futsal is the most advanced or offensive player of a Futsal team. It is characteristic of a good Pivot to have a good ball control, a good Pass and a good Kick/Finish.
The Pivot normally receives the ball with his back to the opposing goalkeeper, from there the Pivot can pass the ball to an approaching teammate or try to spin and finish by shooting at goal.
The Pivot must be in constant movement, looking for spaces in the opposing defense to receive the ball.
Position Futsal Goalkeeper
The goalkeeper in Futsal is the player whose main objective is to prevent the ball from entering his own goal. The goalkeeper must be fast and can use any part of the body to make a save. A good goalkeeper must be agile, have a good positioning and communicate a lot with his teammates to organize the defensive system.
Line Goalkeeper Position in Futsal
The Line Goalkeeper in Futsal is the goalkeeper who assumes the role of a line player when his team is in possession of the ball. This usually happens when a team is losing a match and needs to increase its offensive options to be able to reverse the result.
The Line Goalkeeper can be the goalkeeper himself who plays as a line player or a line player who replaces the goalkeeper.