The NEW Saskatoon Futsal League is inviting all interested referees to an SSA sanctioned Futsal Entry Level Referee course

The NEW Saskatoon Futsal League is inviting all interested referees to an SSA sanctioned Futsal Entry Level Referee course.

This will be the first referee Futsal Clinic in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan.

TYPE OF COURSE:	FUTSAL ENTRY LEVEL
HEAD INSTRUCTOR:	LEN CELACK (CSA Futsal Accredited Instructor in Saskatchewan)
CITY:	Saskatoon, Sk.
COURSE DURATION:	2 Days (Two days mandatory)
COURSE DATES:	October 25 and 26, 2014
TIMES:	Saturday Oct. 25th: 9:00 am - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Oct. 26th: 9:00 am - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION:	Mount Royal Mennonite Church (Room and Gym): 610 Avenue O North. Saskatoon, SK. S7L 2V3
COST:	1) Current registered SSA Refs cost is $75.00 per participant
	2) If the referee is not a registered SSA Referee (Saskatchewan Soccer Association), there will be an additional amount to cover the SSA registration fees of $80.00 (District Referee) for a total of $155.00 3) Payment: Please send at check payable to SASKATOON FUTSAL LEAGUE together with the “Registration Form”.
CONTACT:	Ruth Meza – Coordinator - Saskatoon Futsal League: Cell:(306) 715-5162 - (306) 713-1545 or Email: safa.futsal@gmail.com

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us!

Best Regard

Ruth Meza

Saskatoon Futsal League

UEFA Futsal Coach Education: 2nd Pilot Course for Futsal Coach Educators

Courtesy UEFA

2nd Pilot Course for Futsal Coach Educators

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A pilot seminar for futsal educators, organised by UEFA and the Italian FA, has been held in Novara, Italy. The course provided information that the participants could use to educate futsal coaches in their country.

The event included presentations on tactics, training methods, refereeing and goalkeeping. These were provided by the UEFA Futsal Working Group which is composed of Jorge Braz (Portugal Head Coach), Javier Lozano (Former Spain Head Coach and current Spanish League President), Roberto Menichelli (Italy Head Coach), Paolo Piani (UEFA Jira Panel) and José Venancio Lopez (Spain Head Coach); and guests presenters.

There were representatives from 17 different UEFA member countries participating in the event and it was deemed a success by all involved. The education of coaches is an important part of the development of futsal and UEFA should be commend for this initiative. This is the second pilot after the first was held in the National Football Centre in Laz Rozas, Spain. There is a third course scheduled for May which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.

UEFA and Italian Football Federation Officials
Carlo Tavecchio, Italian FA Vice President
Fabrizio Tonelli, Italian Futsal Committee President
Alfredo Zaccardi, Futsal Committee Vice President
Antonio Dario, Futsal Committee Vice President
Dusan Tittel, UEFA Development & Technical Assistance Committee

UEFA Futsal Working Group
Jorge Braz, (Portugal) UEFA Futsal Expert
Javier Lozano Cid, (Spain) FIFA and UEFA Futsal Expert
Roberto Menichelli, (Italy) UEFA Futsal Expert
Paolo Piani, (Italy) UEFA Jira Panel
José Venancio Lopez, (Spain) UEFA Futsal Expert

Guest Experts
Cesar Arcones, (Spain) National Team Goalkeeper Coach
Valerio Viero, (Italy) National Team Fitness Coach
Carmine Tarantino, (Italy) National Team Assistant Coach
Massimo Cumbo, (Italy) FIFA Futsal Refereeing Instructor

Special Guests
Oscar Callejo, Spanish FA
Aca Kovacevic, UEFA Futsal Technical Study Group Member
Éric Leroy, Quebéc Football Association
Martin Pruša, Football Association of the Czech Republic
Michal Zajac, Football Association of the Czech Republic

UEFA Staff
Frank K. Ludolph, Head of Football Education Services
Monica Namy, Football Education Event Specialist
David Gough, Football Education Services Coordinator
Mike Cowley, UEFA.com – Filming Crew
Andy White, UEFA.com – Filming Crew

Italian Football Federation Staff
Vanni Sartini, Italian Football Federation Coach Education Department
Ugo Colombo, Italian Football Federation Futsal Department
Roberto Radaelli, Italian Football Federation Futsal Department

Participants

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marko Zovko, Futsal Coordinator
Mensur Dogan, Coach Educator
England
Ian Bateman, Futsal Coach Educator
Finland
Mico Martic, Futsal National Team Coach
Mikko Tapani Kytölä, Coach
FYR Macedonia
Vasil Skenderovski, Futsal National Team Coach
Zoran Leveski, U21 Futsal National Team Coach
Georgia
Varlam Darsadze Coach Education Manager
Gibraltar
Mario Prescott, Futsal National Team Manager
Peter Moreno, Futsal National Team Coach
Greece
Stephanos Soilemes, Futsal National Team Coach
Georgios Vassalos, National Futsal Union Vice Chairman
Israel
Avi Levi, Futsal Department Manager
Victor Hadad, Futsal National Team Coach
Kazakhstan
Kairat Adambekov, Coach Education Director
Amre Mukanov, Coach
Latvia
Egils Truselis, Education Specialist
Arturs Sketovs, Futsal National Team Coach
Lithuania
Raimondas Statkevicius, National Football Academy Director
Kestutis Rudžionis, Futsal National Team Coach
Luxembourg
Rene Kremer, Futsal Commission Member
Moldova
Vladimir Japalau, Coach Education Director
Evgheni Savicev, Instructor
Montenegro
Niko Raickovic, Coach Education Director
Sveto Ljesar, Futsal National Team Coach
Poland
Gerard Juszczak, U21 Futsal National Team Coach
Andrzej Bianga, Futsal National Team Assistant Coach
Scotland
Donald Park, Head of Coach Education
Richard Wilson, Community Development Manager
Turkey
Ömer Kaner, Futsal National Team Coach
Suat Okyar, Futsal National Team Assistant Coach

Programme

Monday 24 February 2014
Morning Arrival of participants
13:00 Lunch at Hotel
14:30 Distribution of adidas material
16:00 Welcome Message
Carlo Tavecchio, Italian FA Vice President
16:10 Introduction
Frank Ludolph, UEFA Head of Football Education Services
16:30 Theory: Futsal - The Laws of the Game
Massimo Cumbo, FIFA Referee Instructor
17:30 Break
17:45 Theory: Futsal Teaching Methods
Venancio Lopez, Spanish National Team Head Coach
19:15 Close of Session
20:30 Dinner at Hotel

Tuesday 25 February 2014
08:30 Breakfast at Hotel
09:00 Theory: Futsal Knowledge
Javier Lozano, FIFA & UEFA Futsal Study Group member
10:00 Practical: Futsal Knowledge
Javier Lozano
11:30 Break
11:40 Group Photo
11:45 Practical: Systems of Play & Fundamentals of Tactics
Venancio Lopez
13:00 Lunch at Hotel
14:30 Theory: Individual Skills in Game Situations
Roberto Menichelli, Italian National Team Head Coach
15:30 Practical: Training of Individual Skills in Game Situations
Roberto Menichelli
16:45 Break
17:00 Practical: Application of Individual Skills in Game Situations
Roberto Menichelli
18:30 Friendly Futsal Game for Participants
20:00 Dinner at Hotel

Wednesday 26 February 2014
08:30 Breakfast at Hotel
09:00 Theory: Fitness for Futsal
Valerio Viero, Italian National Team Fitness Coach
10:30 Practical: Warm-ups/Cool downs & Stretching Exercises
Valerio Viero
11:15 Practical: Endurance, Speed, Strength & Coordination Exercises
Valerio Viero
12:00 Practical: Principles of Futsal Goalkeeping
Cesar Arcones, Spanish National Team Goalkeeper Coach
13:00 Lunch at Hotel
14:30 Theory: Tactical Skills
Venancio Lopez
15:30 Practical: Offensive/Defensive Transitions & Set Pieces
Venancio Lopez
16:45 Break
17:00 Practical: Organising and Managing a Futsal Training Session
Jorge Braz, Portuguese National Team Head Coach
18:00 Practical: Managing the Game
Javier Lozano
18:45 Close of Session
19:30 Departure to Official Dinner
20:00 Official Dinner at Tenimento al Castello

Thursday 27 February 2014
08:30 Breakfast at Hotel
09:00 Theory: Leadership
Javier Lozano
10:00 Coffee Break
10:15 Discussion Forum – The Future of Futsal Coach Education
11:15 Conclusions & Closing Ceremony
11:45 Close of Course
12:00 Lunch at Hotel
Afternoon Departure of participants

UEFA Coach Education for Futsal Coach Educators

1st Pilot Course for Futsal Coach Educators
Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain
25-28.02.2013

2nd Pilot Course for Futsal Coach Educators
Novarello, Novara, Italy
24-27.02.2014

3rd Pilot Course for Futsal Coach Educators
Prague, Czech Republic
05-08.05.2014.

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The first FIFA futsal coaching sessions in Japan

26 September 2014

The FIFA futsal coaching sessions were held from Tuesday 26 August to Saturday 30 August at Lake Arena Hakone and Hotel Hakone Powell in Kanagawa. Miguel Rodrigo, the head coach of the Futsal Japan National Team, attended as a FIFA instructor and the 24 participants, who were chosen from F.LEAGUE club instructors or JFA futsal instructors, attended the lectures and practice lessons.
There were many coaches from the F.LEAGUE’s top teams and JFA futsal instructors with qualifications higher than Class B. So even though the sessions were very technical and high-level, the participants had a detailed understanding and held enthusiastic discussions everyday.
During the breaks or meals, they also shared the situations at their respective clubs and naturally started to discuss about future vision of Japanese futsal. They were literally ‘up to their neck in futsal’ for five days.

Instructor Comment

Miguel RODRIGO, FIFA instructor (Head coach of the Futsal Japan National Team)
I believe that we shared a great experience among the top-level instructors in Japan. In particular, exchanging opinions about futsal training methods and sharing our vision for the future of Japanese futsal were the most significant outcomes.
The participants have built strong bonds during these five days by living under the same roof. After finishing these sessions, I felt strongly that we needed to host similar sessions for them annually. Having meaningful experiences as an individual or as a member of a group will help to improve Japanese futsal in the future.

Comments From Participants

ITO Masanori（Vasagey Oita）
I’m grateful that I got an opportunity to learn futsal deeply. I’ve been involved in F.LEAGUE since its very first year. It’s the eighth year this year and both F.LEAGUE and Japanese futsal have improved a lot. Through these sessions I realised that we have some serious work to do in order to improve F.LEAGUE and Japanese futsal even more. I’d like to perform to the best of my ability to motivate the league and the industry, which many people have supported until now.
YONEKAWA Masao (Bardral Urayasu)
I’m honoured to have participated in the very first futsal coaching sessions in Japan. I took over as head coach of a F.LEAGUE club team this year. As someone in a position to improve Japanese futsal, at this training session I was able to establish my personal standards. I’ll not only bring what I learned back to my team, but also pass it on to as many instructors and players as possible.
ONODERA Takahiko（Espolada Hokkaido）
It was a really great opportunity that the coaching staff of F.LEAGUE gathered altogether discussing the future vision for Japanese futsal and communicated with the JFA futsal instructors, not to mention learning more about futsal. I’d like to apply what I learned in practical coaching and spread it in my region. I’m very honoured to attend such a valuable session. I appreciate that.
WAKAYAMA Shintaro（Nagoya Oceans）
I’m really grateful that I had the opportunity to participate in these sessions.
Through these five days I learned a lot with other F.LEAGUE coaches and realised again that I must make a strong contribution to improving Japanese futsal. I also feel a great responsibility. I’d like to share what I leaned with others who are involved in futsal.

 

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Futsal coaching in good hands: Specialists from 21 top futsal nations, including coaches who led teams at UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 in Antwerp, attended a UEFA coach education pilot course in Prague

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Specialists from 21 top futsal nations, including coaches who led teams at UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 in Antwerp, attended a UEFA coach education pilot course in Prague.

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A distinguished line-up on stage in Prague - UEFA technical observer Javier Lozano, Jorge Braz (Portugal), Venancio Lopez (Spain), Sergey Skorovich (Russia) and Roberto Menichelli (Italy) ©FACR

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Published: Monday 12 May 2014, 10.48CET

Futsal coaching in good hands

Specialists from 21 top futsal nations, including coaches who led teams at UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 in Antwerp, attended a UEFA coach education pilot course in Prague.

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July 2014 marks the launch date of the new UEFA 'B' level coaching licence specifically designed to offer an internationally-recognised qualification to technicians working in the five-a-side game. The futsal licence has been presented to all member associations at a series of pilot courses – and the sequence was completed when coaches and coach educators met in Prague last week.

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The four-day event was attended by futsal specialists from 21 of Europe’s top nations in the futsal field, among them the coaches who, three months earlier, had led their national teams at UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 in Antwerp.
As UEFA's chief technical officer, Ioan Lupescu, explained on the opening day: "he aim of this course is to outline the key elements in this new 'B' licence course and to make it clear that UEFA is willing to offer tailor-made support to member associations who feel they would benefit from outside expertise in building up their futsal structures."
For the record, most of UEFA's member associations have announced their intention to implant the new UEFA futsal coaching courses on an immediate basis, with the rest intending to do likewise in a very near future.
"This is a big step forward," said UEFA Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee second vice-chairman Petr Fousek, who was leading the team from the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) which performed magnificently in hosting the event. "We have worked towards this for a long time, and it really opens up new spaces for the sport."
The programme for the pilot course was based on specialised topics of great interest to the coach educators who will be helping to bring the UEFA Futsal licence to life. But there was a session on the second morning that futsal fans and the media would have relished: a round-table discussion on UEFA EURO 2014 involving the coaches of the top four teams at the final tournament in Antwerp – Jorge Braz of Portugal; José Venancio López, bronze-medallist with Spain; Sergei Skorovich, runner-up with Russia; and the current European champion Roberto Menichelli, victorious with an Italian team that took the title despite losing its first game. The four coaches were interviewed by Javier Lozano, the two-time FIFA Futsal World Cup winner and three-time European champion who had been in Antwerp as UEFA’'s technical observer.
The course was otherwise divided equally between theoretical presentations and practical sessions involving players from the Czech Republic’s youth teams. The content had great specific density, based on angles such as the transfer of futsal knowledge to players; playing systems and tactical options; fast transitions; the art of playing with (or against) the flying goalkeeper; the fitness concepts applicable to the indoor game; methods of designing and managing futsal training sessions; the development and application of individual skills; and the principles of futsal goalkeeping, which evidently differ radically from the parameters of the outdoor game.
The off-the-pitch sessions featured inspirational contributions by Lozano and Venancio on the sort of teaching methodology that the futsal coach educator will need to dominate; or the tactical, man-management and leadership skills which would-be coaches will want to have in their toolboxes as they embark on a coaching career in the five-a-side game.
"This event demonstrated that UEFA is leading by example," commented Lozano on the closing day. "It was a wonderful opportunity to share knowledge. The UEFA futsal licence is a positive move and a democratic one, in the sense that it will open up the game and make it truly universal, with UEFA willing to help all national associations to continue to climb up towards the standards of the top countries."

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MODERN HIGH PERFORMANCE FUTSAL TRAINING TECHNIQUES

BALL CONTROL

“Close control is fundamental to this game and to master the technique you have to train with the ball every day. A good training method is to stand in front of a wall and kick the ball against it, using different parts of the your foot and varying the power and curl you put on it. Do this with either foot. Then, when you prepare to control the ball, try to vary the part of your body you control the ball with. This will help to prepare your touch for all situations.”

SHOOTING

“A lot of players make the mistake of just shooting at the target without any thought. When I train to improve my shooting technique I make sure that when I get in front of goal, I get my head up, look where the goalkeeper is, relax and always try to hit a specific part of the goal. Visualise yourself scoring before you shoot.”

PASSING

“The two key elements to passing in small-sided football are speed and the firmness of the pass. When you’re waiting to receive the ball look around to see where the opposition is, where your team-mates are and where the open space is, so that when you get the ball you know what you’re going to do with it. This will speed up the movement and release of the ball. Then make sure your pass is firm because space is tight and defenders will be close."

COMMUNICATION

“Ideally the best talker in your team will play in defence. From this position he can see the whole game – they can tell players when to pass, when they have a man on and where to move. This helps the other players to concentrate on attacking because they are receiving instructions from a team-mate who can see everything.”

ORGANISATION

“From a defensive perspective, the less you move, the harder you will be to break down. The best way to defend in small-sided football is zonally. You use a lot of energy so don’t waste it chasing the ball into areas where the opposition can’t hurt you. Defend your zone.”

FITNESS

“There’s no better way to improve your fitness for small-sided football than playing the game. But I’d also recommend interval training: sprint hard for a few minutes, then slow the pace for a couple, and then sprint hard again. Repeat this for the same amount of time as your games last. Train as though you’re always on the move.”
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