Futsal — The Fundamentals of the Game

Everything in futsal seems familiar to us: running, shooting, scoring, the team spirit. But it is not quite so straightforward. The speed at which the game is played, in a confined space, gives it a rare intensity, difficult to master, perhaps unique in the sporting world.

There are diagonal runs, lay-offs and screens, penetrations by pivots and wingers, overlaps and two-on-one situations against the ball carrier. There are jumps in marking, as well as support and decoy runs. There are blocks to set and to break.

Jorge Braz, Bruno Travassos, Emídio Rodrigues, José Luís Mendes and Ricardo Azevedo, five distinguished coaches, show in Futsal: The Fundamentals of the Game the methods that transform natural processes into teams capable of performing at high speed.

A book with specialized theoretical concepts and more than two dozen practical training exercises, fully annotated and diagrammed. Essential for learning and improving.