Spain’s José Venancio López and Portugal’s Jorge Braz were among the instructors as futsal newcomers Northern Ireland hosted a UEFA course for futsal coach educators.

2257160_w2Northern Ireland is preparing for its first ever futsal international after staging a UEFA course for futsal coach educators in Belfast.

The programme combined the theoretical side of futsal with the practical elements, including the principles of goalkeeping, attacking and defensive transitions, tactical knowledge, set pieces and how to orchestrate a training session in futsal. It was a specific ‘tutor-the-tutor’ seminar and an example of UEFA’s tailor-made support to its member associations who are looking to implement the new UEFA Futsal B licence at their respective national levels.

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