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.
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.