Senin, 15 Oktober 2012
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association footballplayed on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal.
Whilst
association football has been played informally on beaches for many
years, the introduction of beach football was an attempt to codify rules
for the game. This was done in 1992 by the founders of Beach Soccer
Worldwide, a company set up to develop the sport and responsible for the
majority of its tournaments to this day. This was a major foundation
for what is now known as beach football and what has led to the sport
rapidly growing in popularity.
The irregularity of the soft-sand playing surface leads to a totally different style of play than is used in association football, with a greater degree of improvisation. The compact pitch, much smaller than a normal association football pitch, allows players to score from anywhere on the sand, leading to an average of sixty attempts at goal in a single game. With an average of scoring rate of one goal every three or four minutes, around eleven goals are scored in total per game.
History
Foundation
Beach
Soccer (Beasal) started in Brazil, more precisely at Leme beach, Rio de
Janeiro, and has grown to be an international game. The participation
of internationally renowned players such as flamboyant Frenchman Eric
Cantona, legendary Spanish strikers Michel and Julio Salinas and
Brazilian stars such as Romário, Júnior and Zico has helped to expand
television coverage to large audiences in over 170 countries worldwide,
making Beach Soccer one of the fastest growing professional sports in
the world and converting it into a major showcase for international
commercial opportunity.
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