The president of the National District Football Association has announced that the First Futsal Grand Prix is scheduled to take place in Santo Domingo on 1 and 2 February. Futsal is played on a smaller pitch than a normal soccer field and between two teams of five players. National District Football Association president Adalberto Rodriguez said that futsal is a first phase to producing good soccer players. Futsal is catching on worldwide because the courts can provide playable space at a smaller cost in a smaller area.
Teams from Guatemala, Cuba, Haiti and the DR will be playing in the first event.
The Grand Prix is sponsored by the Ministry of Sports and will take place at the futsal court at the Volleyball Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.
www.listindiario.com/el-deporte/2014/1/15/306957/Cuatro-paises-reunira-Grand-Prix-de-futsal
www.balompiedominicano.com/2014/01/conociendo-el-futsal-rumbo-al-grand.html