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Futsal
What is Futsal?
Futsal is the indoor version of soccer that is officially sanctioned by football's international governing body, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Its name is derived from the Portuguese futebol de salao and the Spanish futbol sala, both of which mean hall football.

Futsal is played between two teams of five players, one of whom is the goalkeeper; in addition each team may have a number of substitutes. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the field is delimited by lines, and not nets or boards which the ball may be played off. The ball used tends to be slightly heavier and smaller (size 3+) than football, and thus promotes better ball control skills as well as passes on the ground. Furthermore, the smaller play area forces players to improve their skills and decision making.

About the group:
- Tokyo Gaijins is the biggest international futsal club in Japan with a total of around 180 members on the futsal mailing list. Most of the members are foreigners from all over the globe and only about 10% are Japanese. We play 5 on 5 (including the goalie) Futsal pickup game regularly every Sunday at Aquafield Shibakoen in winter/spring/autumn and at Shibaura Chuo koen in the summer months. An average of around 15～20 players participate every session including 1～2 female players. Male/female, all nationalities and levels are welcome! Basically, we are playing for laughs and some good workout. Come play footsy with us!

How to join:
- Read the membership, rules and guidelines carefully!
- Join the mailing list by sending a blank email to futsal@tokyogaijins.com.
- Check the futsal schedules (for reference only!).
- Receive the "official session schedule" by email from the organizer.
- Read/follow carefully the instructions on the email.

Rules and guidelines:
- Maximum of 10-players for a 1-hr session. Sign-up necessary!
- Maximum of 20-players for a 2-hrs session. Sign-up necessary!
- No limit on no. of players for a 4-hrs session. Sign-up NOT necessary!
- You cannot cancel once you signed-up. Cancellation fee is 1,000yen.
- The session will be automatically cancelled if its raining heavily an hour before kickoff. Of course, no cancellation fee.
- Kids are strictly prohibited!
- Smoking, eating & drinking alcoholic beverage are prohibited.
- No fighting, use of abusive words towards other players and unnacceptable behaviours.
- The organizer and the person in-charge of the game reserves the right to cancel or reject your membership at anytime if you violate these guidelines.

Fee:
- The fee is 1,000yen and it is collected on the court by the person in-charge before the start of the session. The amount collected goes to pay for the court rent, team registration, transportation allowance, services rendered by the organizer, the person in-charge of the game, the person that books the court and other miscellaneous expenses. Please be aware that we are providing you SERVICE not doing business. We know that charging money to organize a futsal session is a bit unusual but this is the only way we can keep the club running.

Playing time guidelines:
- Everyone play the same amount of time.
- "King of the court" rule doesn't apply!
- 10 players * No substitution.
- 11～14 players * 2 teams play, winning team stay after the game, 1～4 waiting players IN, 1～4 players from losing team can stay (decided by winning the "Rock&paper"). "Rock&paper" is a simple hand game elimination supervised by the person in-charge immediately right after the end of each games (if necessary)
- 15 players (play 9) * 3 teams rotation.
- 16～19 players * 2 teams play, losing team and 1～4 players from the winning team out after the game, 6～9 waiting players IN, 1～4 players from winning team can stay (decided by winning the "Rock&paper")
- 20 players * 4 teams rotation



	Futsal What is Futsal? Futsal is the indoor version of soccer that is officially sanctioned by football's international governing body, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Its name is derived from the Portuguese futebol de salao and the Spanish futbol sala, both of which mean hall football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players, one of whom is the goalkeeper; in addition each team may have a number of substitutes. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the field is delimited by lines, and not nets or boards which the ball may be played off. The ball used tends to be slightly heavier and smaller (size 3+) than football, and thus promotes better ball control skills as well as passes on the ground. Furthermore, the smaller play area forces players to improve their skills and decision making. About the group: - Tokyo Gaijins is the biggest international futsal club in Japan with a total of around 180 members on the futsal mailing list. Most of the members are foreigners from all over the globe and only about 10% are Japanese. We play 5 on 5 (including the goalie) Futsal pickup game regularly every Sunday at Aquafield Shibakoen in winter/spring/autumn and at Shibaura Chuo koen in the summer months. An average of around 15～20 players participate every session including 1～2 female players. Male/female, all nationalities and levels are welcome! Basically, we are playing for laughs and some good workout. Come play footsy with us! How to join: - Read the membership, rules and guidelines carefully! - Join the mailing list by sending a blank email to futsal@tokyogaijins.com. - Check the futsal schedules (for reference only!). - Receive the "official session schedule" by email from the organizer. - Read/follow carefully the instructions on the email. Rules and guidelines: - Maximum of 10-players for a 1-hr session. Sign-up necessary! - Maximum of 20-players for a 2-hrs session. Sign-up necessary! - No limit on no. of players for a 4-hrs session. Sign-up NOT necessary! - You cannot cancel once you signed-up. Cancellation fee is 1,000yen. - The session will be automatically cancelled if its raining heavily an hour before kickoff. Of course, no cancellation fee. - Kids are strictly prohibited! - Smoking, eating & drinking alcoholic beverage are prohibited. - No fighting, use of abusive words towards other players and unnacceptable behaviours. - The organizer and the person in-charge of the game reserves the right to cancel or reject your membership at anytime if you violate these guidelines. Fee: - The fee is 1,000yen and it is collected on the court by the person in-charge before the start of the session. The amount collected goes to pay for the court rent, team registration, transportation allowance, services rendered by the organizer, the person in-charge of the game, the person that books the court and other miscellaneous expenses. Please be aware that we are providing you SERVICE not doing business. We know that charging money to organize a futsal session is a bit unusual but this is the only way we can keep the club running. Playing time guidelines: - Everyone play the same amount of time. - "King of the court" rule doesn't apply! - 10 players * No substitution. - 11～14 players * 2 teams play, winning team stay after the game, 1～4 waiting players IN, 1～4 players from losing team can stay (decided by winning the "Rock&paper"). "Rock&paper" is a simple hand game elimination supervised by the person in-charge immediately right after the end of each games (if necessary) - 15 players (play 9) * 3 teams rotation. - 16～19 players * 2 teams play, losing team and 1～4 players from the winning team out after the game, 6～9 waiting players IN, 1～4 players from winning team can stay (decided by winning the "Rock&paper") - 20 players * 4 teams rotation			home about us upcoming events past events photos membership mailing list payment details contact us faq links basketball futsal 日本語