Coach Leo & Brazilian Lions

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Olá!! We're Coach Leo & Brazilian Lions! A football school based in Singapore.

ABOUT Leonardo Rocha

Having had previous professional experience playing in his native Brazil, before moving to Switzerland with FC Zurich U21, and later FC Schaffhausen, Coach Leo came to be in 2013.

After completing his coaching diplomas with the Swiss Football Association, Leo gained valuable experience training the Juniors of FC Hakoah, FC Seefeld, and World United Football Academy (WUFA). Leo’s journey came full circle as he developed the desire to give back the enjoyment football gave him growing up.

ABOUT Our Philosophy

We aim to recreate the passion children all over Brazil feel as they learn to play futsal. We want to give them a taste of the uniqueness of this style of play as they develop their creativity, style, and ginga.

From Pele, to Messi, Neymar, and even both Ronaldo’s, many players have honed their skills and became the players they are today because of Futsal. Quick and continuous play on small pitches provide the perfect training ground in control, skill and stamina.

Classes

We have classes tailored for all ages, from Under 4 through to Under 16.

Coach Leo offers private, semi-private, open classes, as well as team training and playgroup sessions at locations all over Singapore. Whether you're looking to develop your child's technical skills or expose them to the beautiful game we have just the class for you.

Brazilian Lions

Once our students understand the basics of ball mastery, passing and shooting we wanted to provide a platform for them to develop their skills even further, and in 2017 we entered our first two teams into the JSSL Singapore Leagues. One year on we now have our first two trophies and have grown to a total of 4 teams playing in U6, U7, U8, U9 JSSL age groups going in to the 2018/19 season.

The Brazilian Lions' intention is to provide a platform for players that want to pursue their passion at a higher level and test themselves against their peers. We hold training for team members twice weekly and regular friendly matches outside the competitive season.

BRAZILIAN LIONS Under 6 and 7

The U6 and U7 Brazilian Lions are our youngest teams. The purpose of these teams is to familiarise students with the rules of the game whilst competing against teams of a similar ability providing a challenging, but rewarding experience.

Matches are 30 minutes in length, consisting of two 15 minute halves, and a 5 minute interval with unlimited substitutions.

BRAZILIAN LIONS Under 8 and 9

Having mastered the fundamentals of the game, The U8 and U9 Brazilian Lions are in place to help students progress even further, as they take the skills they’ve learnt on the small 5-a-side pitches and apply them to a larger field.

This itself brings further challenges as the students will need to improve their stamina, concentration, and decision making as they begin to play matches of a longer duration.

BRAZILIAN LIONS Team Training

In order to prepare our teams for league matches, team training is held twice weekly. This enables us to simultaneously develop their tactical awareness and mental focus as we prepare them for the bi-weekly fixtures.

We never push students harder than they are capable of, and realise that players of all ability can play an important part of any team, as it is not skill alone that determines how successful a player can be.

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