Maldives, a country full of many beautiful beaches and International standard resorts should be a synonym to beach soccer. This peculiar game is played in the international level and many countries capture their tourism market through hosting this as an international event. Ministry of Tourism and even International Hotel take the initiative to have this event hosted in their premise or country in order to attract football stars and other tourists into the country. Sport tourism is a field that Maldives should be engaged in to generate more revenue into the country.
A beach soccer pitch is considerably smaller than a regular football pitch. In international competition, the pitch is composed entirely of sand and is cleared of pebbles and seashells, along with any other objects which could injure a player.
The pitch is rectangular in shape, and the touch line is longer than the goal line. The pitch dimensions are 35-37m in length and 26-28m in width. It is slightly smaller that a normal FUTSAL pitch (40 by 20 m). The penalty area is within 9 m of the goals, and is marked by a yellow flag situated in touch. Two red flags opposite each other are at the centre of the pitch to represent the half-way line.
The pitch is rectangular in shape, and the touch line is longer than the goal line. The pitch dimensions are 35-37m in length and 26-28m in width. It is slightly smaller that a normal FUTSAL pitch (40 by 20 m). The penalty area is within 9 m of the goals, and is marked by a yellow flag situated in touch. Two red flags opposite each other are at the centre of the pitch to represent the half-way line.
Football Association of Maldives will be having a FIFA Beach Soccer Introductory Course for referees and coaches on the 11 - 15 July 2010. FAM has discussed the matter with the Ministry of Tourism to assist in hosting in one of the resort. 30 coaches and 30 referees from the whole of Maldives will be selected as participants for these courses. Existing referees aged below 35 will be selected from the active referees list to participate in this course. Two senior referees will also be selected to attend so that they will be instructors to expand this course to other referees or interested people.
FAM will later make roadshow to all resorts by getting the instructors to introduce the coaching and refereeing aspects of the game to them so that this game will be more popular. Resorts who wish to host this event are very much welcome to discuss with FAM. In future, resorts who wish to organise tournament can get the assistant of the FAM. FAM the governing body in the country is the sole body responsible to sanction any football tournament and also to appoint the referees to officiate in any tournament held. No other body is empowered to sanction or appoint match officials for football, FUTSAL or beach soccer other than the Football Association of the country.
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