Melbourne Brasil Futsal Academy

03/10/2026

Look Beyond the Trophies: Choose the Right Coach for Your Child

I have been coaching for more than 30 years, with experience in Japan for 3 years, Brazil for 6 years, my home country, and Australia, my chosen home, for nearly 25 years. Over that time, I have seen a lot.

There are hundreds of coaches who take a very short-term approach, chasing the next medal at all costs — and unfortunately, the cost is often paid by the child.

The pressure, the constant yelling, the swearing, the fear of making mistakes and the obsession with winning can become part of a young player's everyday experience.

Yes, these coaches may win trophies and achieve short-term success. But we need to ask: success for whom?

When the coach becomes the centre of everything, it can stop being about the children and start being about the coach's own reputation, ego and trophy cabinet.

Parents need to be aware of this and protect their children from coaching environments that are abusive, intimidating or excessively focused on winning.

When choosing an academy or coach, look beyond the trophies.

Look at the coach's qualifications, experience, history and reputation. Look at how they treat young players. Look at whether they develop players over the long term rather than simply selecting the strongest players and trying to win the next tournament.

And most importantly, ask yourself:

How many players have actually developed under this coach and gone on to succeed when it matters most — at senior level?

Youth football is not about winning every game at all costs. It is about developing players, building confidence, teaching resilience, allowing children to make mistakes and helping them fall in love with the game.

Winning is part of football. It should never come at the expense of a child's development, confidence or enjoyment of the game.

Choose a coach who is thinking about where your child can be in 5, 10 or 15 years, not just what they can win this weekend.

Term 4 enrolments are now open!

Gui Costa
Head Coach
Melbourne Brasil Futsal Academy

27/08/2026

Learn futsal with our head coach Gui Costa and his Youth coaches, Max, Miles, Jason, and Jc. A family environment with focus on development and discipline. Futsal is well known for developing one of the best outdoor soccer players in the world. Gui our head coach has over 30 years of professionally coaching futsal as well as soccer. He is also the head of futsal at Haileybury College. Academy training is every friday after school hours for age 6 to 12 years old.
Come for a free trial and see what we can offer! 🙏👍✌️🙌⚽️🇧🇷

29/07/2026

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08/07/2026

I can finally relax and enjoy watching the World Cup now that Brazil is out. The suffering is over! 😂🇧🇷

It also puts things into perspective. Teams like Germany (4-time champions) and Italy (4-time champions) haven't been anywhere near lifting the trophy again for a long time. It just shows how much the game has evolved. The gap between the traditional powerhouses and the rest of the world keeps getting smaller as more countries continue to develop.

I really hope we see a first-time World Cup winner this year. It would be something special for football and a great reminder that no team has a divine right to win anymore. That's what makes the World Cup so exciting! 🌍🏆

07/06/2026

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The more I watch football at the highest level, the more it reminds me how important futsal is for player development.

Look at this clip — the player controls the ball with the sole of the foot, which is one of the key techniques strongly emphasised in futsal.

Unfortunately, we still see football coaches in Australia telling players not to use the sole of the foot. But when this technique is taught and applied properly, it gives players excellent close ball control.

As the game becomes faster and players are constantly under pressure, this skill becomes extremely valuable.

Futsal develops footballers. ⚽️⚽️⚽️

03/06/2026

Every Friday be coached by the best 👌 👍 ⚽️

07/04/2026

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