Grassroots Futsal Brazil by Carlos Mateus

Futsal for all 

Listening  and learning the Basics 

I just spent ten year in Brazil researching the game of futsal , to better do that I enrolled my then  6 years old son  in one of the best futsal program there is in Brazil ,developed by the well known futsal coach Fernando Ferretti . The grassroot program usually done by private franchised academy - in this case was the Estilo Livre Academy coached by a former professional futsal soccer player as well as PE teacher with major in futsal- Coach Terence approach to the delivery of  game was something that I enjoyed  the most. He used Hulla hoops , cones and 12 futsal ball and the classes was no more than 14 kids .per 45 minutes coaching . Also I travel in different provinces and made present in games from local leagues from kids , both males and females being most of them subsidized by the local municipal tax payer funds.  However , like the old say - you as good as your competition-  and there is competition year around - and kids move to play on grass after the age of twelve, but the majority stay playing futsal as the main chosen sport .  I made 100 of clips from my son classes from 6 years old to 10 years old . I bet that Coach Terence would love to show all of you - how he does it without screaming to the kids or out shout louder across the court like seen in soccer pitch

futsal being address by Ferretti, Chico and   Leco - Kona Futsal , Brazilian National Team Member three time world Champions  

Lucas Mateus - front roll first on the left yellow jersey .

Lucas Mateus at the age of seven years old at the Brazilian Academy of Futsal Estilo Livre - coached by Terence Pereira  . 

Futsal on  outside open cement  court  measured 14 meters by 30  meter with rough finished cement floor . I spent one year participating in coaching and never see one player getting injured. It was all about technical creative moves on or off the ball . Brazilians play futsal like Canadian do  Ice Hockey on the pee wee leagues or on  the frozen pound - it is fun to watch as well as coach 

 Boys and girls going at it 

 That is futsal at best at the Brazilian High  School - Lucas Center with P.E teacher Ronaldo 

 "This is a ball the magic ball without a string attached to it once it rolls kids  get hypnotized by it "

Futsal Canada Carlos Mateus coaching futsal to Youth in Brazil private School 

Lucas  (2)  at age of ten years old   with teammates  Listening the coach  during a game of the provincial championships - 

" You are as good as your competitors , but if there is no non competitive futsal year around you will not be able to compete with the world best"  

In Brazil futsal academies are a growing business . in there  if a coach   develop a top soccer player from a youth program , you will get  a percentage of his wage for the entire soccer or futsal professional career. .   

I personally never made any money coaching futsal , I did it  as volunteer during my futsal  life . But. I took money out my pocket to get the game going in a small tow in Canada- formed club, league for men and women , started a futsal provincial association in British Columbia and the Canadian Futsal Association and vote to go FIFA from Fifusa - doing that we enjoyed   the umbrella of Soccer Canada. but  any other futsal in Canada  will assist in further the  development of  futsal in Canada and north america  as well .