One of the most dynamically developing sports destinations is beach football, which originated in Brazil. After the famous figures of big football took part in the competition, many spectators and sponsors paid attention to this sport.
Beach Soccer Field
There are a number of requirements that are put forward to the site where you can professionally play:
- It should have a rectangular shape with compact dimensions of 37x28 m. The marking that borders the field should be 10 m wide and necessarily contrasting with respect to the main part. In the corners must be placed flags.
- The game "beach football" implies the use of two more flags that are placed opposite each other on wide sides to denote the central line.
- As for the penalty line, it is also limited by the visual line, using two flags of yellow color. They are placed on the wide side of the field at a distance of 9 m from the front line. As a result, it turns out that the penalty area has dimensions of 28x9 m.
- Beach football is a sport for which the quality of the coating, that is sand, is very important, as the players run barefoot. It should be soft, clean and dust-free. Any impurities and debris must necessarily be removed. The minimum depth of sand is 40 cm, and if an artificial surface is organized, then 45 cm.
Beach Soccer Equipment
The game uses a small gate, the width of which is 5.5 m, and height - 2.2 m. In most cases, the rack is covered with special material, which ensures the safety of players. The ball for beach football is made from a material that is slightly softer than the one that is taken for big football, as players run barefoot. In competitions, Adidas balls with a FIFA license are more often used. As for the weight, it is in the redistribution of 400-440.
Beach Soccer - rules of the game
This sports direction has its own peculiarities and rules:
- In the game, from each team, there are four field players and a goalkeeper. Shoes are forbidden to wear, but fixing and protective dressings on the ankle and knees are allowed.
- The number of substitutions is not fixed and they are allowed to be done both during the main game time and during the break.
- The rules of beach football indicate that you can enter the ball on the field with your hands and feet, but with the angular playing only with your legs. The doctor can only use his hands if the ball is out of the field. It is important to enter it in 4 seconds. and if this did not happen, a free kick from the center of the field is assigned.
- Another important point - how long is the time in beach football, and so the duration of the match is 36 minutes, which are divided into three periods. Between them there are breaks for 3 minutes.
- If the game ends in a draw, then an overtime is appointed, which lasts 3 minutes. It is important to achieve the benefits of the whole game time. If again a draw, then post-match punches are assigned - 3 for each team. The series will continue until the winner is determined.
- Beach football involves the participation of two referees in the field, the timekeeper, who monitors time, and the alternate referee.
- Penalties are awarded if a kick or footstep, a grip, a kick or a touch is made by hand, but this does not apply to the goalkeeper who plays in the penalty area.
How to get to beach football?
This direction in the sport can be called young, as it is just beginning to develop, so there are very few special schools for young people to teach football, and mostly they are concentrated in big cities. According to statistics, people who had previously engaged in big football started playing beach soccer and for some reason decided to change their direction.
World Beach Soccer Rating
There is a special international rating in this sporting direction, which is called BSWW. It is compiled after the world beach soccer championships are held. There is also a separate rating that applies only to European countries. While the champions of beach football - the Portuguese. The leaders are still the following countries: Russia, Brazil, Italy and Iran.