We would like to congratulate all Champions, co-champions and all participants at the Northwest Regional Futsal Championship hosted by Les Bois Futsal in Boise, Idaho. It was a huge success, and the finalists in each age group are automatically invited to the oldest, biggest and most prestigeous Futsal® event in the United States, the 2008 U.S. Futsal National Championship, being held in Baltimore, Maryland from July 10 - 13, 2008. Additional teams may also be eligible for acceptance as "at large teams". Teams that qualify to the 2008 U.S. Futsal National Championship:

Berkeley, California -- In order to improve coaching in Futsal® (Five-a-Side Soccer), U.S. Futsal has teamed up with Futsal Training Systems LLC, and will launch a new and exciting online service for coaches and players in 2008.  Online subscribers will be receiving a series of monthly playlists and can elect to receive individualized tactical offensive and defensive plays specific to a coach's needs.   The U.S. Futsal President & CEO Alex J.C. Para signed the agreement in February 2008, and expects the system to be fully-functioning by the 23rd Annual National Futsal Championship in July.

Futsal is a five-a-side version of soccer for competition played on basketball-sized courts, both indoors and out without the use of sidewalls. This exciting and fast- paced sport traces back to 1930s and today is played worldwide at every level. The U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) and U.S. Futsal signed an agreement in August of 1995 and in 1999 to promote Futsal as their indoor game of choice under the auspices of U.S. Futsal.

We would like to congratulate the more than 160 teams that participated in the 2008 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Futsal^® Regional Championship. During the three day event, teams from U-10 to Open categories participated. The finalists in each age group are automatically invited to the oldest, biggest and most prestigeous Futsal® event in the United States, the 2008 U.S. Futsal National Championships being held in Baltimore, Maryland from July 10-13, 2008. Additional teams may also be eligible for acceptance as "At Large" teams. For more information on the Regional competition please go to: http://www.newenglandfutsal.com/2008_regionals_schedules.htm