Brazilian Soccer International Symposium – Level 2 License

• Introduction
• Course Objectives
• Itinerary
• General Information and Costs
• Location & Photos

Introduction

The International Symposium was established to give the opportunity to the international educators all over the world to interact with the Brazilian educators, allowing an educational exchange in physical condition, technical, tactical, sports nutrition, sports sociology, sports psychology, goal keeping, and goal keeping training for the development, competitive, high-performance, and the introduction to professional level. This program will be held at: The International Symposium is composed in two levels, during the first four days the international educating student will be in conjunction with the Brazilian students exposed to the development and competitive level concepts (7 to 17 years old). From day 5 to day 10 only the international educating students will begin their Level "2" course focusing on High-Performance (17 to 20 years old) and introduction to professional level. BFUT License Level 2 will be provided upon successful completion of the program. The course can be offered in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

You will experience the BFUT methodology developed by Jose Thadeu Goncalves and the BFUT Level 1 licensed staff. The International Symposium will also feature sessions of soccer organization, tactical development, and preparation of athletes led by special guests.
The coaches will be able to see how a soccer organization is operated through visits to top professional clubs in Brazil. Prior to game time, attend lectures that will dictate the tactical systems, schemes, strategies of the team, and actually LIVE the professional soccer environment.

Course Objectives

• Educate about Brazilian Soccer philosophy and its methodologies.
• Offer to the participants a unique opportunity to meet the top youth and pro coaches in Brazil in a field or classroom session and in an individual question & answer forum.
• Learn the meso planning (30 days), macro (3 months), cycle for your soccer organization.
• Emphasize ways to develop the tactical, technical, physical and psychological aspects of the game related to the Brazilian soccer philosophy, from youth to professional level. Watch, analyze, and discuss the practices of each team with their head coach.
• Help the participants to get a full idea of how a professional soccer club is organized in Brazil. Improve the educator's ability to read the game, instead of just watching it.
• The participants will analyze a series of pro-games and youth games. A preview of each game will be provided and an analysis sheet will be used to educate step-by-step, and game-by-game, how to identify problems that could occur with your team as quickly as possible without loosing the momentum and the ability to reorganize the game control situation with the correct decision.
• Allow the college educators to meet and see them playing as a recruiting trip. The players will be part of our sessions or games can be arranged to assist you in this situation.
• High level study of the advanced tactical systems, schemes and strategies.

Note: In some situations the attendants will be able to meet the coaching staff before the game, learning their strategies and verify if the planning was successful.
Goalkeeper training -Different characteristics because of the different style, but it can be incorporated with success. The keepers usually are the first attacker building from the back
Meet the Brazilian Soccer players and find their answers about the problems and pressure that high-level player faces daily.

Tentative Itinerary

Brazilian International Coaching Symposium
License – BFUT - level 2

Day 1 -
8:00pm Arriving in Miami- USA or Sao Paulo- Brazil

Day 2 -
Reception by BFUT at the Airport.
9:00am - Transfer to BFUT Center of Training – watch the video – Session 1 -History of The game Football
10:00am Check-in, organizational meeting and registration for the International Soccer Symposium
11:15amInternational educator organizational Meeting
12:00pmLunch
1:00pm – Watching a pro game – Session 2 - Game Analyzes Phase I and II.
3:00pm- Preparation to analyze the game
4:00pm – Game
6:30pm – Return to the Center –
8:00pm - Dinner
9:00 pm- Session 3: Classroom - History of the Tactical development of Modern Football – 1966 to 2007 – Study of the different schools around the world. Finalize the points of the Game Analyzes watching a professional game.
10:00pm – End of the day

Day 3 –
The program from Day 3 to Day 5 is related to focus in the Dept. of Development (7 to 11 years old)
7:30 am - Breakfast
9:00am – Field - Session 4 – Player Analyzes – Coordination without the ball and Elasticity Technical analyze – 4 heights Technical analyze (4 heights) Tactical Analyzes (Mental speed)
11:30am – Review the AM session.
12:30pm - Lunch
3:00 pm - Field – Session 5 - Agility and Speed of reaction without and with the ball
4:00pm – Field – Session 6 - Technical Development – Defensive Heading and Anticipation – Phase I, II, III and IV
5:30pm – Questions and answers.
7:00 – Dinner
7:15 pm – Classroom- Session 7- Game analyze – Phase III and IV
8:15 pm – Classroom - Session 8 - Sports Psychology II
9:30 pm – End of the Day

Day 4 –
7:30am - Breakfast
9:00am – Field – Session 9 – Tactical - Application of the 4 players Individual abilities with mental speed. Game condition – Analyzing the player individual abilities: ability of marking / attacking – ability of Passing and penetration – ability to read the game – peripheral vision and ability to improvise (two feet)
10:15am – Field – Session 10 – Tactical - Application on the field – Speeds of the game - Defensive - Speed of Markin2 - Pressure - Game Condition – Man on Man and Zone marking Field – Session 11 - 11v11 – Different kinds of pressure – High / Low and Full 11:45am – Review the session
12:30pm - Lunch
3:00pm – Field – Session 12 – Technical – Shooting – Phase I, II, III and IV
4:30pm – Field – Session 13 - Types of penetration and foot communication 3 v 3 and 4 v 4
5:45- Questions and answers 7:00pm – Dinner
8:15pm – Session 14 - Sports Management II – Planning a 3 months season
10:00 pm – End of the Day

Day 5 –
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – Classroom Session Explanation of the Tactical Concept of the afternoon - Speeds of the game – Offensive Speed of the ball – 4.Speed of Triangulation - 5.Speed of Counter attack
9:30am – Field – Session 15 – Application of the tactical concepts – Speeds of the game offensive – Application of the 8v8
10:30am – Field – Session 16 - Defining the team Pace and consistent switch point of attack
11:30am – questions and answers
12:00 noon – Lunch
1:00pm – Leave to Sao Paulo – Visit to a professional Club- Observe the youth program
3:00 pm – Session 17 - Analyze the session – Questions and Answers Forum
7:00pm – Dinner
8:15pm – Classroom – Session 18 - Sports Medicine II – Prevention of injuries Body measurement – tests of elasticity and 5 steps to decrease the level of inflammation
10:00pm – End of the day

Day 6 –
Focus in the Competitive Dept. (U13 to 1U17)
7:30am – Breakfast
9:00am – Field – Session 19 – Technical - Short crossing – finishing – Phase I, II, III and IV
11:00am - Field- Session 20 – Technical – Tactical – Decisions inside of the box.
11:45 am – noon – Questions –Answers
12:30 – Lunch
3:00pm – Field Session 21 - Building from the Back – Defensive Sector
4:30pm – Field – Session 22 - Building from the back – Midfield sector
5:30pm – Field – Session 23 – Building from the back – Offensive sector
7:30pm – Dinner
8:30pm – Classroom – Session 23 - Preparing the training session for the practical evaluation The Coaching Director will give the assignment

Day 7 –
7:30am - Breakfast
9:00am – Field - Practical evaluation
1:00 pm – Lunch
3:00pm – Theory Evaluation
5:00pm – End of the first portion of the BFUT level 2 International and level 3 National (Brazil)
8:00pm – Brazilian B.B.Q for the participants of the Level 2 International Time off

Day 8 –
From Day 8 to Day 12 – BFUT is offering the High Performance Dept. Coaching Course ( players from 17 to 21 years old)
– Preparing to Become professional players.
9:00am - Breakfast
10:00am – Transfer to the BFUT Center of Training – BFut Conmebol Center of Training – High Performance Dept.
12:00 – Lunch
2:30pm – Session 1 – Classroom - Opening Ceremony – BFUT High Performance Dept
3:30pm – Session 2 - Field – Player analyzes
6:00pm – Questions – Answers
7:00 pm – Dinner
8:30pm – Session 3 – Classroom - Game analyzes ( Pro game on TV)
10:00pm Lights Out

Day 9 –
07:30am - Breakfast 09:00am- Session 4 – Field – Tactical – team TBA systematization for the game
10:00am – Session 5 – Field – Tactical – Team TBA systematization for the game
11:00am – Session 6 - Simulation of the game - Playing against each other
12:00 noon – Lunch
1:00pm – Leave to the game
4:00pm – Session 7 – Watching a pro game (TBA) 7:00pm – Return to the Center
8:30 pm – Session 8 -Review the game
10:00pm – rest

Day 10 –
07:30am - Breakfast
9:00amSession 9 – Field - Speeds of the Game – Cycle of the game – Basic Patterns – Building from the back - 3-5-2
10:30 am – Strategies
12; 30 – Lunch
3:00 pm – Session 10 - Special guest – TBA – Brazilian football in Europe.
7:00pm – Dinner
8:30pm – Session 11 - Analyzing the Brazilian National team.
10:00pm - Rest

Day 11 -
07:00am- Breakfast
09:00am - Session 12 – Speeds of the game – Cycle of the game - Basic patterns – 4-3-3 and variations
10:30am - Session 13 – Vertical triangulation.
12:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Session14 – Visit to a U20 pro club in preparation for the Copa Sao Paulo – Questions and Answers
3:00 pm – Observe and analyze the session.
6:00pm - Return to the Center
7:30 pm – Dinner Time off – preparation for the Exams

Day 12 -
07:30am - Breakfast
09:00am – Session 15 – Field – Coaches Evaluation – Practical
12:00 – Lunch 2:00pm – Session 16 - Theory evaluation
4:00pm – End of the program
6:00pm – Dropping off to the Airport Bfut will provide the transportation Return to the original country.

General Information and Costs

Bfut responsibilities

• Diploma of the BFUT License Level 2 course (If approved).
• Accommodations: Apartments with double or triple accommodation
• 10 days and 9 nights – BFUT center of Training Brazil or USA .
• Meals: 3 meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Transportation: Round trip airfare from Miami, FL – Sao Paulo, Brazil - Miami, FL
• One copy of the book :” The Principles of Brazilian Soccer” by Prof. Thadeu Goncalves
• One Copy of the Tactical Software: “Futebol Made in Brazil” by Prof. Thadeu Goncalves
• All ground transportation in Brazil
• Two Professional game tickets
• Planned sightseeing trips
• One full time BFUT (Brazilian Educator) assisting the group – Prof. Thadeu Goncalves will be the Director of Education.
• Receive the Educator gear package* (1 Warm up ,1 White BFut Polo Shirts, 2 practice t-shirts and 1 travel bag)
• Visits to Pro Club
• All other unexpected expenses associated with the program for which BFUT is responsible
• Medical assistance in case of any injury (Minor injuries). Each Coach must have a medical insurance. RX, other especial procedures such as: surgery, especial physical therapy, etc. will be charge from the insurance company.

Costs of the BFUT Level 2 License Course:
Residents: US$ 1,550.00 (Room and full board, no airfare included)
Commuters: US$1,450.00 (Lunch and Dinner included)

Attending the International Symposium at BFUT Center of Training in FL/USA or in SP/Brazil.
Program 1: Nov 30th- Dec 9th, 2009 in US.
Program 2: Feb 1st-10th, 2010 in Boca Raton-FL.
Program 3: June 15th-24th, 2010 in Boca Raton-FL.
Program 4: July 1st-10th, 2010 in Louveira-SP/Brazil (Special Educational fee U$ 1,795.00, includes Level 3, combined)

Minimal Requirements

1. BFUT License level 3 / BRUSA (Previously called C License)
2. Have held BFUT level 3 License for a minimum of 6 months
3. USSF B National License
4. National Advanced NSCAA  Diploma
5. Course Description or 5 years coaching experience resume