The Poteau blog
Prices, time slots, levels: figures from games played on Poteau.
Futsal vs indoor soccer: what's the difference?
Futsal has refs and leagues. Indoor 5v5 is a slot you book. In France, 2 in 3 player-run games on Poteau go up less than 24 hours before kickoff.
Getting back into soccer at 35, 40 or 50
One 5v5 player in four is 35 or older, and more than half underrate their level. How to get back in, at your level, without getting hurt.
5v5 soccer rules (the ones nobody explains)
No offside, walls in play, no slide tackles. Over 8 games in 10 are 5v5. The house rules nobody explains, and the ones that vary by venue.
What shoes for 5v5 and indoor soccer?
More than 3 games in 4 are at a 5v5 center, on turf. TF, IN, FG: which sole to pick, and why screw-in studs are banned.
5v5 soccer tactics: three formations that work with strangers
One player in two says midfielder, 2 in 100 say goalkeeper. Three simple 5v5 formations for a game with people you just met.
Goalkeeper in 5v5: rotating or fixed?
On Poteau, barely 2 players in 100 call themselves goalkeepers. Rotating or fixed: how to choose, and how to rotate without the fuss.