"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes." - Mark Twain If you spend countless hours doing something specific, you gain insights into it. On the surface, pretty duh, right? And yet, it's uncommon for most to dive deep into an area and become an expert. It requires sustained effort, curiosity, and an ability to... Continue Reading →

United Futsal's back-to-back National & World tournaments in July celebrated the sport's return at the Rosen Centre & Shingle convention centers in Orlando. Over the course of five days, teams played ten games at four divisions: u9, u11, u13, u15. For the first time in 18 months, clubs from all over the US were united... Continue Reading →

When I started a school futsal club in 2010, I knew next to nothing about the sport. I had played a version of it in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on summer vacations as a youth, but this helped little when it came to teaching the game. Coaching education resources like books and videos were essentially nonexistent.... Continue Reading →

Like many in the American futsal community, I've long admired Rose City Futsal's ambition, sportsmanship, and style of play. All reflections of their superb former director of coaching, Eduardo Araujo. His 2004's are arguably the first US homegrown team to compete at an international level. It's a team that I observed court side for years... Continue Reading →

As the head coach of Barça B, Xavi Closas arguably holds the world's top youth coaching position. He is charged with developing professionals for Barça, the pro team. International coaches and players routinely travel to Barcelona to participate in his iOX Futsal program. Many of our own players have learned from Xavi over the years,... Continue Reading →

  In recent years, I've read numerous posts and articles that equate futsal with pick-up. It's assumed the only thing the US needs to do is build thousands of courts nation wide and suddenly we'll be cranking out a generation of Neymar's and Messi's. A massive build out would help without a doubt. And pick-up... Continue Reading →

Many of the top basketball players in the world including Kyrie Irving refined their finishing touch through the Mikan Drill. The drill allows for a high number of repetitions within a limited amount of time. Basically a lot of technical bang for your buck. It's considered a big man or center drill, but obviously it... Continue Reading →

Toni, I had the pleasure of learning from you a couple years ago at United Futsal's Top 12 Experience. I remember very clearly your passion, knowledge, and friendliness. You were completely immersed in the game. It was quite inspirational. So I appreciate you taking time to sit down and reflect on your coaching career and... Continue Reading →

It's a real pleasure to have Rob Andrews, founder and president of United Futsal with us. Rob has overseen UF's meteoric rise this past decade and continues to be the sport's most influential figure stateside. Rob, United Futsal recently launched the Champions Cup Series. Can you talk a bit about how it's structured and what... Continue Reading →

In recent years, United Futsal's World Futsal Cup, held each December in the beach resort of Blanes, Spain, north of Barcelona, has been just out of reach.  At least until this year. Our u14 (2006) group decided to go for it. The prospect of playing FC Barcelona was simply too much to resist. On a... Continue Reading →