How are the UEFA Futsal Club Coefficients worked out? (EDIT: this was going to be a quick run down of the regulations that decide the club coefficients and how teams can move up… turned into a full day of maths and the help of a few friends to try and decipher the regulations!) So, with last week’s draw taking place …
UEFA Futsal Champions League Draw
On Thursday, the draw for the UEFA Futsal Champions League (preliminary and main round) and Futsal World Cup qualifiers took place in Nyon, Switzerland. 56 teams were in the club competition draw, with two from Spain, Portugal, Kazakhstan and Croatia. 32 teams were drawn in the preliminary round draw, including British entrants, Helvecia, Perth, Cardiff and Belfast United which needs …
Futsal Nomads Fantasy Premier League 2022/2023
The biggest Futsal Fantasy League is back and I’m putting up prizes for the top 3. NO ENTRY FEE. You just have to be registered on the Profive Academy platform using this link to be eligible for the prizes: https://40×20.profive.academy/?ref=83b9ed. And no need to wait to enjoy the course, you can get started straight away as the prize will be …
Futsal webinar for Indonesian coaches
On 12th July 2022, I will be conducting a futsal webinar for coaches in Indonesia. Organised by Litbang Armain FC and supported by the South Borneo Futsal Association and the Banua People’s Futsal Association, I will be covering such topics as attacking and defending principles of futsal, my philosophy and methodology and more. I’ve done regular webinars since the pandemic …
Looking ahead to the new season
Happy new season day! 1st July is when the clock ticks over to the new season – new contracts, new competitions, new challenges. 2022/2023 here we go! I’m glad to see the back of 2021/2022 because for me it ended in December when the club I was at broke the contract and didn’t pay me. This hit particularly hard as …
The best trophy in coaching
As a coach, I’ve been fortunate enough to win a few trophies (BUCS in 2007, 2010 and 2012) as well as some regional titles, but the thing that makes me proudest is seeing players I coached going on to be successful – either in futsal or in life. Having coached now for 17 seasons (I started at 21 at Teesside …