Class Futsal (Elective Modality III - Sports Training branch)

Futsal is a collective sports game that aims at cooperation among the team members in order to achieve victory at the end of the game. For a better cooperation, the leader elaborates a set of procedures that lead to the achievement of the goal. The knowledge, skills and aptitudes in this area enrich the bases of intervention of the professional in Sports Training, specifically in terms of understanding the training and leadership of groups.

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Psychology applied to futsal  1. Emotions and the practice of futsal Technical-tactical 1. Set pieces - tactical schemes 2. Observation and analysis of the game  Refereeing and laws of the game  1. Refereeing in national competitions  2. Refereeing within the FPF  3. Positive criteria 4. Laws of the game Futsal management and organisation 3.1. Competitive tables; 3.2. Junior levels in futsal; 3.3. Futsal player status; 3.4. The futsal coach and penalising behaviour;

Constant connection between theory and practice with its implementation in training clubs and observations of high-level team and national team training sessions.

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