Types and Methods of Vertical Division of Courts Strongside and Weekside

The vertical division of the futsal court is very important when considering tactics and training, as well as for game analysis and discussion.

There is no official way to divide the court correctly, and your team needs to define exactly how to divide the court and what to call the lanes.

This article will explain what criteria are used to divide the court and what the specific division methods are.

How should it be divided?
- What should we use as a landmark (standard) for division?
- How should we name the lanes (zones)?
How to divide into 2 parts
How to divide into 3 parts
- trisect
- 5m:10m:5m
How to divide into 4 parts
How to divide into 5 parts

How should it be divided?

In conclusion, there is no correct way to divide the court, and you can divide the court as needed according to your team’s playing model.

The most major division method is 3or4 divisions, but there is also a method of 5 divisions since basketball is a major method of 5 divisions.

What should we use as a landmark (standard) for division?

Divide based on the court’s landmarks.

The best way to divide the pitch is to use the markings on the pitch as the basis for dividing the lanes to make it easier for players.

Divide the court into equal parts

A method of dividing the pitch into equal horizontal sections regardless of the pitch markings.

Although the lanes are less recognizable because they are no longer related to the pitch markings, the advantage is that each lane is all the same size, making it easier to think about tactics.

How should we name the lanes (zones)?

There is no official way to divide a coat vertically, so there is a need to name it ourselves.

There are various ways of naming or calling the coats, but they fall into two main categories: objective and subjective naming.

Objective naming

Objective naming is a method of naming in a certain way, regardless of whether it is offensive or defensive, own or enemy.

There are two types of naming methods: one is to use terms such as center (middle), side, half, etc., and the other is to add numbers from 1 to 5 in order from one end to the other.

Subjective naming

Subjective naming is a naming system that changes names according to the situation, for example, using left (left) or right (right), depending on whether the team is on the left or right of the field, or naming the team’s strong side as the team’s strong side and its weak side as the team’s weak side.