The RNC Futsal Academy offers you up to eight hours a week of dedicated futsal training and includes:
- elite level futsal training with professional, nationally and internationally regarded coaches
- bespoke fitness plans
- strength and conditioning
- comprehensive fitness testing and monitoring
Partially Sighted Football League Info
Written by RNC student Murts Jamil. Murts plays in the PSFL and is currently on the England Talent Pathway.
The rules
The game is an adapted version of Futsal and it is also sometimes known as B2/3 football. It is played by players with a visual impairment but shouldn’t be confused with blind football. Players who play partially sighted futsal will have some level of sight whilst blind footballers may have a small amount of light perception at best. Goalkeepers can be fully or partially sighted.
The laws of the game are based on futsal with a small number of adaptations including:
- in competition, playing areas should be free of other markings
- light must be of an equal intensity on all parts of the field of play and during the entire match – variations in light intensity are prohibited in all circumstances
- the ball should be a colour that clearly contrasts from the pitch and lines
- the goalkeeper is not allowed to leave the penalty area if he/she is fully sighted
- internationally a team shall NEVER have more than two B3 players on the pitch when they play with a fully sighted goalkeeper
- if the goalkeeper throws or kicks the ball, when it is in play or at a goal clearance beyond the halfway line without it touching the goalkeeper’s half of the pitch or touching another player in the goalkeeper’s half, an indirect free-kick shall be awarded to the opposition anywhere on the halfway line.
The programme
The Futsal Academy programme aims to develop futsal players to the best they can possibly be. Student players will not only take part in team-based sessions, but the programme also includes smaller group or individual sessions, tailored to your specific futsal development needs.
Our student players come from many different playing backgrounds, from those who have been playing futsal at an elite level for many years to those with very limited exposure of this fantastic game. Whatever your level of ability we can tailor a programme to meet your personal requirements.
Opportunities
Further information to follow.
Recent achievements
Season 2019/20
Team
- First year of participation in the Partially Sighted Futsal League 2019/20
- Scored over 35 goals in our first season
- Introduced 15 new partially sighted students to compete in competition
Players
- 2 England talent pathway players who now engage in the futsal talent programme
- The only team in the League to have female players
- Friendly opportunities for all students to participate in partially sighted futsal