Join us throughout the winter months for an affordable, high-energy futsal program co-hosted by Portland Recreation, PAYSA, and Maine Lightning. Designed to build skills and keep kids active through the cold months, this popular program fills fast—spots are capped at 170, so don’t miss registration!

Program Dates: January – March
Schedule:

• Wednesdays: 1-hour foot skills clinics (5–8pm, age-based sessions)
• Sundays: Competitive futsal games (between 9am–4pm, based on division)

Locations: Amanda C. Rowe & Talbot Community Schools

Cost: $160 (includes T-shirt, 12 weeks of clinics + games)
Team Format: 6 teams per age group, 8–10 players per team

We’re always looking for volunteer parent coaches to help out! Email our Coaching Director if interested. 

Follow PAYSA on social and check the Portland Recreation website for registration updates.

What is Futsal?

Futsal is form of small-sided indoor soccer (the word is a contraction of the Spanish ‘fútbol sala’). It is played on a court and between two teams who each have five players on the pitch at any one time, rolling substitutions, and a smaller ball that is harder and less bouncy than a standard soccer ball. Futsal is faster than soccer, and is played in a tighter space. Futsal helps players make quick decisions, build confidence on the ball, and promotes creativity.

Why is futsal beneficial to players?

• Teaches how to play in tighter spaces
• Helps players make quick decisions
• Helps build confidence on the ball
• Teaches players to make constant runs to space and to make rotations
• Translates to soccer especially in the middle and attacking 3rd
• Helps players learn how to play one-touch
• Maximizes touches on the ball. This helps develop first touch
• Promotes creativity
• Helps players become a difference-maker on the field