Dream Futsal Stadium

Omer Nasim
5 min readJul 3, 2020

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3D render of the futsal stadium created by us for the sake of visualization

This particular proposal is for the establishment of a ‘Futsal field’ and a Football Academy for males and females both. The important aspect is to establish this Academy and a Futsal field to train and develop the raw talent of young boys and girls with the aim to develop them into professionals and football as their careers. This facility will also provide football-playing facilities to all members of society who do not have any place to exhibit their skills or play this for fun and enjoyment. The project is proposed to be set up in a secure location, preferably in Hayatabad, Peshawar. Current suggestions would be modified depending on the allotment of land size. This proposed venture will provide direct employment to more than 20 individuals. The total capacity of the proposed project should be able to handle 10,000 customers per annum.

3D render of the futsal stadium created by us for the sake of visualization

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This particular proposal is for the establishment of a ‘Futsal field’ and a Football Academy for males and females both. The important aspect is to establish this Academy and a Futsal field to train and develop the raw talent of young boys and girls with the aim to develop them into professionals and football as their careers. This facility will also provide football-playing facilities to all members of society who do not have any place to exhibit
their skills or play this for fun and enjoyment. The project is proposed to be set up in a secure location, preferably in Hayatabad, Peshawar. Current suggestions would be modified depending on the allotment of land size. This proposed venture will provide direct employment to more than 20 individuals. The total capacity of the proposed project should be able to handle 10,000 customers per annum.

Futsal courts in England— (Source: Sports Court New England)

BACKGROUND OF FUTSAL

Futsal is a variant of association football played on a smaller field and mainly indoors. It
can be considered a version of five-a-side football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper.
Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the
game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regular football due to the surface of the field. The surface, ball, and rules create an emphasis on improvisation, creativity, and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.

BENEFITS OF OPENING FUTSAL COURT IN PESHAWAR

Futsal can have an immense contribution to the local community as well as the economy, with bringing in not only capital but also attraction to the city itself.

Social Benefits

A Futsal facility would be instrumental in raising the bar of quality sports services to benefit the local community. It would not only help keep the youngsters physically fit but also the elderly, who never got a chance to showcase their passion for the sport due to lack of facilities and security.

Increasing choice and expanding horizons — Local population will gain from a wider choice of sports and activities since children and teenagers alike nowadays have a lack of resources to let them exercise openly. This is not limited to the male population either!

A private court would do wonders for the encouragement of female athletes and bring out some hidden gems this country so often never finds due to again — lack of facilities

A facility of this nature would not only be direct service to the community but would also become an attraction to the city itself, establishing a more progressive identity of it.

Recreational Benefits

Promoting a healthy recreational activity amongst the youth of the city would not only yield a generation of competent athletes but would also pave way for future opportunities in the sports sector. Such facilities aid in the provision of a secure environment for citizens to practice Futsal, a sport quickly gaining popularity amongst the youth.

Dimensions of the Futsal Court (Source: All-Star-Football-Academy)

Health and other Benefits

  • Enhances your stamina and circulation.
  • Social Development.
  • Development of Non- Academic interests.
  • Leadership qualities.
  • Developing confidence in pressurized environments.
  • Quick decision making.

Lighting
Court Lighting: The Court for all matches must be lit to a maintained average horizontal floodlighting luminance of 500 lux.
Stadium Lighting: All Stadiums general lighting to seating and pedestrian pathways must be provided. General lighting must conform to all applicable safety standards. It is the Club’s responsibility to ensure the Stadium lighting, including emergency lighting in case of loss of power or evacuation, meets the required standards.

Canteen
Every Futsal court has a canteen. The canteen facility must;

  • Be maintained and operated in a clean condition that meets Local Government Standards and Health Regulations
  • Have available goods to satisfy the needs of spectators, including a variety of food and drinks
  • At a minimum be in operation from 30 minutes prior to the first match until 15 minutes prior to the final whistle of the last match at the Stadium on any given match day.

Sanitary Facilities
Sufficient high-quality sanitary facilities must be provided in all sectors inside the arena for both sexes. As a reference, the ratio of men to women must be applied to calculate the number of sanitary facilities required. The sanitary facilities must be evenly spread within the sector.

Changing areas

Separate changing rooms should be present for both sexes in accordance with the following design guides:

  • Always use high quality, robust and easily cleaned materials to give an immediate and lasting impression of hygiene and cleanliness
  • Ceramic tiles need to be used on all wall surfaces in showers and changing rooms, with slip-resistant ceramic tiles on the floors
  • Whenever possible changing areas should be equipped with high ceilings and roof lighting.

Medical Supplies

  • Each Stadium must provide basic Medical Supplies.
  • Basic Medical Supplies are defined as the contents of a general-purpose First Aid Kit and must comply with Local Health Standards.

Area’s Reputation

The presence of sports complex may improve the reputation of the area and other large companies may follow and locate as well to provide a variety of sports attire or accessories to match the demand of the growing interest in the beautiful game. (as proved by viewing data’s for the recent Euro Championships 2016) State of the art presence of the court will add to the aesthetic of the commercial area making it the “IN” place in Peshawar for everyone to visit and enjoy a game of football.

This will increase the influx of people to the commercial area, therefore, increasing the sales of adjacent businesses. A large number of people (men and women) have to travel to different cities even some times just to find decent sports grounds to play at without disturbance and fear of outsider elements.

Opening this Futsal court in this vicinity will reduce their travel time, traffic and bring in capital to the city from others as well.

Target Market

  • All age groups (but primary customers are most likely teenage — young adults)
  • Location: Whole City
  • Gender: Both Male and Female.

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Omer Nasim
Omer Nasim

Written by Omer Nasim

Doctor in the NHS | Social worker | Researcher | — 16 published articles in peer-reviewed journals | facebook.com/wadaanpakistan linkedin.com/in/omernasim