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Futsal · Level 3

Pre-Intermediate

5 sub-levels · 25 tests · 250 facts · updated 6 September 2026

Level 3 moves from the Laws into core skills and team shape: technique on the ball (sole control, the toe-poke, passing surfaces, the feint, first touch), positions and formations (goleiro, fixo, ala, pivo; the 4-0, 3-1 and 2-2 bases; rotations), attacking play (rotation, the give-and-go, blocks and screens, the overload, the flying goalkeeper as a 5-v-4), defending play (individual and zonal marking, pressing, defending the pivot and the flying goalkeeper), and set pieces plus the goalkeeper's own role in build-up and distribution.

Sub-levels

Sub-level 3.1Technique on the BallThis sub-level teaches sole-of-the-foot control and the roll for shielding the ball in tight space; the toe-poke (bico), a strike needing almost no backswing, and why a small court rewards it; the passing surfaces,…5 tests · 50 factsSub-level 3.2Positions and FormationsThis sub-level teaches the four positions, goleiro, fixo, ala and pivô, and the job each one does; the three base formations, the 4-0 (fully rotating), the 3-1 (a fixed pivô ahead of three), and the 2-2 (simple, no…5 tests · 50 factsSub-level 3.3Attacking PlayThis sub-level teaches rotation used specifically to unbalance the defence, not just to occupy space; the give-and-go, parallel and diagonal, and what separates them; blocks and screens, and the legal line between a…5 tests · 50 factsSub-level 3.4Defending PlayThis sub-level teaches individual and zonal marking, their respective strengths and weaknesses, and how teams blend the two; the full-court and half-court press, and the trade-off between pressure and fatigue;…5 tests · 50 factsSub-level 3.5Set Pieces and the GoalkeeperThis sub-level teaches kick-in routines, rehearsed but necessarily building toward a second action since a kick-in can't score directly; corner routines, which can aim straight for a shot since a corner can score…5 tests · 50 facts

Written from

FIFA Futsal Coaching Manual (2025), chapters 10-13, for the skills and tactics this level covers, supplemented by well-established general futsal coaching knowledge where the manual itself isn't pinned down to a specific figure or clause. This level is softer and more judgement-based than Levels 1-2's Law citations.