Futsal News from Saint Thomas - Ontario Canada,
Futsal gains momentum New Game in Town: The sport is compared to playing basketball with your feet and is gaining in popularity at all age levels R. Mark Butterwick - Times-Journal Elgin High School Futsal vice-president Andrew Buttigieg, left and president Tim Fennema have seen great demand for the fledgling league. Futsal is not soccer. Let’s get that straight right from the start. As the game has evolved over the decades, it’s become more like basketball with your feet. Of course the origins are from the world’s favourite sport, drawn indoors for weather reasons. But, oh, things have changed. Futsal has taken on its own identity as its rules have matured. Its popularity is growing by leaps and bounds and it has taken a firm hold here in St. Thomas. The London St. Thomas Futsal League offers play for children up to age 14, as well as adults . . . leaving a gap for middle-teens (ages 15 to 17). Enter the Elgin High School Futsal League. The “high school” in its title is strictly t