Mission Statement

The Massachusetts Futsal Association is dedicated to developing and expanding the game of futsal in Massachusetts and providing all players the opportunity to participate in leagues, academies and tournaments. We strive to achieve the highest level of professionalism, the highest quality officiating and the overall best experience for all participants.

Membership

The Massachusetts Futsal Association is a proud member of the Super F League, the United States Soccer Federation and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). It is the only futsal organization in New England that is sanctioned and approved by any of those three associations.

Leadership

Jason Miller, Director of Futsal

Jason enters his fifth year as the director of the Massachusetts Futsal Association. He oversees all aspects of the program. Jason has been a futsal coach for 10 years, a futsal referee for eight years and an administrator for six. He is the founder and head coach of Pink Ladies Futsal Club and has an unrivaled passion and love for futsal!

Jason is also an administrator for the Mass Youth Soccer District Select Program and has coached DSP teams for eight years. His current coaching includes the Boston Breakers, Concord-Carlisle Youth Soccer and Gann Academy and formerly includes Sachems FC, Winchester High School, Nashoba Regional High School, Lexington High School and Lexington Youth Soccer.

Jason holds a USSF National C coaching license, a Masters in Education and a BA in journalism.

Jay Eidson, Assistant Director

Jay is the Assistant Director of Massachusetts Futsal. He assists Jason Miller in the leadership of the program, handling various administrative, coaching and officiating tasks. As the associate head coach of Pink Ladies Futsal Club for the past five years, Jay's passion for the game has grown infinitely in just a short time. He is also one of only seven Massachusetts referees to have officiated at the national futsal championships.

Jay is the head coach of the Diamond Middle School girls varsity soccer team and an assistant coach in the Mass Youth Soccer District Select Program and a board member of the Lexington United Soccer Club. His other coaching experiences have been with Sachems FC, Beaver Country Day School and LUSC. A teacher at Lexington High School, Jay has a USSF E license and a Masters in Education.

Soorena Farboodmanesh, Director of Officials

Soorena enters his second year as the program's Director of Officials. He is responsible for the recruitment, training and development of futsal referees. He is the only person from Massachusetts to have officiated at three national futsal championships and works closely with the United States Soccer Federation and the Massachusetts Referee Committee to ensure the best for Massachusetts' futsal officials.

The 2007 Adult Referee of the Year, Soorena, enters his fifth year as a futsal official with the same exuberance of his first day on the job. In addition to his many officiating successes, Soorena coached the Brookline Warriors to the 2009 National Championship, becoming only the second coach in Massachusetts to ever win such a title.

Dick Williams, Youth Referee Coordinator

Dick is the Youth Referee Coordinator for the Massachusetts Futsal Association. He serves as a mentor and counselor for many young futsal referees. A futsal referee for the last four years, Dick represented Massachusetts at the national championships in 2009 and has become one of the very best officials in the state.

A referee and assignor for many years, Dick is a leader of the Jamaica Plain Youth Soccer program and the proud father of former, current and future futsal referees Mark, Rose, Keith and Brad.

Chris Sweeney, Club Liaison

Chris is the association's club liaison. He will work with local clubs and other programs to facilitate the growth of futsal in Massachusetts. A three-year futsal referee, Chris recently officiated at the 2009 United States Youth Soccer National Championships.

Chris is an Illinois native and is finishing a BA in music education at the Berklee School of Music. He coaches in the Mass Youth Soccer District Select Program and holds a USSF E license.

Massachusetts Futsal Association History

In 1998, Mike Resnicow of Newton founded InSoccer, singlehandedly mounting a grassroots effort to introduce the Commonwealth to futsal. The winter of 1999-2000 saw futsal's first formal league play in Massachusetts, at venues from Newburyport to Natick to Brookline to the South Coast. Sadly, Mike passed away not long after the amazing success of the inaugural futsal season.

After his death, Paul and Theresa Dupre acquired InSoccer from the Resnicow Family and quickly worked to continue Mike's dream. From 2000-2004 the Dupre family was responsible for the enormous growth of the sport in Massachusetts. They synthesized many aspects of the program into the strong program it is today are are greatly responsible for the success of futsal in the Commonwealth.

In 2005 the Dupre family hired Jason Miller to run the day-to-day operations of InSoccer and his role expanded ever since. In 2006 Jason adjusted the organization's name to Massachusettts Futsal, and at the conclusion of the 2009 season the Dupre family passed on InSoccer and Massachusetts Futsal to Jason, who is excited about leading the program into the future.

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