Research has been conducted by UEFA Direct to study and compare passing performance in football and futsal (the FIFA-approved, indoor, 5-a-side, format of football) and to investigate the transfer of passing skills from futsal to football. Throughout the study, 48 elite male youth players (24 football and 24 futsal), aged between 13 and 15 years, played six-a-side football and futsal games, lasting five minutes each, on scaled-down pitches. Decision-making and technical skill