By Kevin Bryant and Dr. Daniel Berdejo-del-Fresno
About the authors
I have observed futsal and specifically futsal coaching for the past 20 years. Nearly thirty years teaching sport in a private school has given me an added interest why some players get to the top whilst others wilt. This was at a time when the FA affiliations department would not sanction me to play futsal tournaments. Futsal was not on their agenda, I was forced to make calls to FIFA to initiate them meeting the FA to allow me to organise futsal in England.
In Spain, I played futsal in school and in a club since I was a kid until I quit at the age of 13- 14 to focus on my running career (which I am very proud of it). However, futsal was always there, and although I could not play it, I watched as many games as possible and I attended as many courses as I could to acquire new knowledge. About 10 years ago, in England, I had the opportunity to be involved in futsal again, this time in a coaching position. Since then, I have never stopped coaching, teaching and trying to help to develop futsal all around the world.
Daniel Berdejo-del-Fresno
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