AFC Youth Futsal & SEL Sunday League

Youth Futsal + SEL Leadership Program (8 Weeks)

Session Structure (90 min total)

• SEL/Leadership Circle (30 min) → interactive activity + discussion theme
   
• Futsal Development (60 min) → skills, drills, and scrimmage with theme reinforcement

• SEL Theme: Team agreements, respect, and belonging
   
• Futsal Focus: Ball control & passing basics (keep possession as a team)
   
• Scrimmage Twist: Extra points for every sequence of 5 passes before a shot

• SEL Theme: Positive communication, giving & receiving feedback
   
• Futsal Focus: First touch, spacing, and calling for the ball
   
• Scrimmage Twist: “Silent stretches” where teams must use hand signals instead of talking

• SEL Theme: Overcoming mistakes, learning from failure
   
• Futsal Focus: Dribbling under pressure, 1v1 moves
   
• Scrimmage Twist: If a player loses the ball, team encourages them back in immediately

• SEL Theme: Managing frustration, staying composed under stress
   
• Futsal Focus: Defensive positioning, staying patient
   
• Scrimmage Twist: Yellow-card role play → kids practice “cooling down” for 1 min, re-enter focused

• SEL Theme: Leading by example, accountability
   
• Futsal Focus: Playing out of the back, building attacks
   
• Scrimmage Twist: Rotate captains → each leads warm-up & in-game subs
   

• SEL Theme: Encouraging others, celebrating differences
   
• Futsal Focus: Quick transitions (offense to defense, defense to offense)
   
• Scrimmage Twist: “Assist game” → bonus points for goals that come from an assist
   

• SEL Theme: Thinking critically, working as a team to solve challenges
   
• Futsal Focus: Set plays (corners, kick-ins, free kicks)
   
• Scrimmage Twist: Teams huddle mid-game to adjust their strategy

• SEL Theme: Reflecting on growth, recognizing strengths in self & others
   
• Futsal Focus: Tournament-style scrimmages (short matches, rotating teams)
   
• Wrap-Up: Certificate ceremony + parent invite → each player gets a highlight & strength named