Great news for Argentinian futsal: on past saturday (April 30th) started the first official futsal coaches course organized by A.T.F.A (Asociacion de Tecnicos del Futbol Argentino) in which also the futsal coaches are included. This association will sign an agreement with AFA (Asociacion de futbol) so that the 1st course will be considered as official.

The coaches corse will be staged every saturday (9.30-12.45) and monday (19.30-22.30) and will last two years. The first season will be directed by the forming divisions and will assign the Futsal Instructor title, while the second season will be organized by the major divisions and will give the National futsal technical director title.

The theoretical and practical lessons will be staged in the sports study center of the school Marc Chagall (Av. ALVAREZ Jonte 4896 capital federal)

Course subjects

1st year

- technique and training
- tactics and strategy
- physical forming
- pedagogical practice I
- psychology I
- biology
- law of the game and refereeing

2nd year

- technique and training II
- tactics and strategy II
- physical preparation and sports training
- sports medicine
- psychology II
- futsal history
- Management and administration of futsal teams
- pedagogical practice II

The assigned certificates are official.

The course management is as follows

Director: Manuel Alberto Coronel
Secretary: Alberto Carfegna
Administrative Director: Oscar Trama
Legal consulor: Dr. Angel Savio


The teachers:

Lessons: technique and training, tactics and strategy, pedagogical practice I

Main teacher: Manuel Alberto Coronel (coordinator and coach of Argentinos Jrs)
Assistant: Luis Sasson (coordinator of Hebraica and physical education teacher)

Lesson: law of the game and refereeing

Teachers: Dardo Vinas (International referee) and Felix Chavez (former international referee)

Lesson: psychology
Teacher: Lic. Diego El Haj

Lesson: physical preparation and sports training

Teacher: Prof. Pablo Lorenzo (Current physical trainer of San Lorenzo soccer's club and general coordinator, former physical trainer of River Plate and San Lorenzo futsal teams)

Lesson: biology and sports medicine

Teacher: Dr. Pablo Ghigliaza (traumatological doctor of River Plate)

Lessons: technique and training II, tactics and strategy II

Teacher: Fernando Larranaga (Coach of Boca Jrs. and Argentinian national team)

Lesson: physical preparation and sports training

Teacher: Prof. Marcelo Lombardini (Physical trainer of Boca jrs. and Argentinian National team)

Lesson: Futsal History

Teacher: Osvaldo Yankillevich, futsal journalist

Lesson: Management and administration of futsal teams

Teacher: Dr. Angel Savio