I agree 100%. Keep in mind that USFF has been sending everyone who
plays futsal outside of their leagues a "cease and desist" letter. I
hope this has changed into the futsal state you describe.

--- In futsalonline_newsgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Minenno"
<pminenno@...> wrote:
>
> I can play Futsal in any local unaffiliated league in any town
through out
> the USA, and pay money and get accepted to any Futsal Tournament.
The only
> way I will not get accepted is if there are too many or not enough
teams in
> that particular age, gender, for that bracket in that tournament .
USFF &
> the Super F do not exclude teams who participate in each other's
league. (I
> know of a team that played in both "National" Tournaments during 2007!
>
>
>
> As for the National Team I spoke with Keith Tozer personally and he
told me
> he will take any player that can play Futsal better then the 12 he
has. He
> did not say this, but I will bet that he does not ask what Futsal
League do
> they come from or are affiliated with! I am sure if 4 players came
form the
> SFL and 4 from USFF and they were US Citizens and they played better
Futsal
> then the MISL players he will take them no questions asked.
>
>
>
> Now that is how I see Futsal is in this country! We have grown so
quickly
> that we have 2 different National Associations, how many does Soccer
have,
> USSF, US Club Soccer, US Youth Soccer, AYSO, Local City Recreational
> leagues, so why should Futsal be any different and only have one?
>
>
>
> Keep playing FUTSAL and let's all work on developing players that
will only
> play FUTSAL , and Soccer will only be played for "FUN" for our FUTSAL
> players, that's the goal for Futsal in the USA!
>
>
>
> No one has to "qualify" to play in either of the 2 Largest Futsal
"National"
> Tournaments, sign up early and pay the fees and you will be in a
National
> Tournament, it is just that easy!
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: futsalonline_newsgroup@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:futsalonline_newsgroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David
Phillips
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:21 PM
> To: futsalonline_newsgroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [futsalonline_newsgroup] Re: US Futsal
>
>
>
> I see futsal in the hands of US Soccer as both a blessing and a
curse. The
> good part is that
> they have the resources and the money to actually promote the game
and take
> it past the
> grassroots level. The downside is that the national team will
continue to be
> made up of
> mostly MISL players, probably none of whom play futsal outside of
national
> team preparation
> (and don't think for a minute that the MISL will lift a finger to have a
> futsal tourney or
> anything to help get them ready). The only hope I see for a pro futsal
> league in this country
> would be to have Nike or somebody have some sort of pro tour (like
the old
> roller hockey
> league that played at Disney), and pay ESPN or Versus to show it in
between
> "Extreme Butt
> Scratching," and "World Series of Finding Pi" (hey, they show the
national
> spelling bee and
> drum corps, so why not?).
>