Futsal
Tokyo Gaijins or ‘TG’ organizes pick-up futsal games regularly at some conveniently located outdoor courts with artificial turf in central Tokyo. We play 5 on 5 (including the goalie) pick-up futsal games about once or twice a week on weekends and some week nights. About 70% of our members are foreigners from all over the globe and 30% (are mostly English speaking) Japanese. An average of around 12-18 players join every session. Come play futsal with us!
HOW TO JOIN
- Join our futsal Meetup group.
- Upcoming games will be posted on Meetup.
- There’s a possibility that we may cancel, postpone or adjust the time or change the venue of the upcoming games due to unavoidable circumstances (e.g. natural calamity, availability of the person in-charge, etc.) so please make sure that you are subscribed on Meetup to receive the games/session notifications.
- Reserve a spot (a commitment so don’t hold a spot if you cannot make it) by clicking ‘Going’ on the Meetup event page.
- Show up in your futsal attire on the day.
- Pay the participation fee to the person in-charge ON THE COURT before the game. No need to pay anything at the reception.
- Play and have fun!
RULES AND GUIDELINES
- Reasonable skill level is a MUST!
- Minors (person below 18yo) are not allowed. Sorry 🙁
- You cannot use shoes with spikes and studs.
- Tackling is strictly prohibited to avoid injuries.
- Smoking and drinking alcoholic beverage during the session are prohibited.
- No fighting or use of abusive words and unacceptable behaviour towards other players and the organizers.
- The organizer and the person in-charge of the game reserves the right to ban you from the group at anytime if you violate these rules.
GAME FEE
- The fee is 1,000yen/session/player and it is collected on the court by the person in-charge before the start of the session.
- No need to pay anything at the gym reception.
- The amount collected goes to pay for the court rent (between 1,600yen-4,800yen), transportation allowance, meals and drinks allowance, time and work rendered by the organizer, the person in-charge of the game, the person that books the court (the most time consuming and difficult part), and other miscellaneous expenses.
- THIS IS NOT A BUSINESS! THIS IS PROVIDING GOOD SERVICE SO YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY FUTSAL REGULARLY.
- We discourage you from joining if you have any issue with the game fee.
- We understand that the game fee is expensive but this is the only way we can keep the club running and motivate the good individuals involve in running the sessions and booking the courts.
PLAYING TIME GUIDELINES
- Maximum of 10 players for a 1 hour session.
- Maximum of 17 players for a 2 hour session.
- Maximum of 20 players for a 3 hour session.
- Average time per game is set at 8 minutes.
- Rotation to play goalie is every other goal of whichever team.
- Everyone play the same amount of time (in theory).
- The person in-charge of the session is totally in control of the substitution of players.
- “King of the court” rule doesn’t apply. However, winning team can be prioritized on every substitution.