Futsal Coaching Conference
Football NSW are excited to launch the 2025 Futsal Coaching Conference headlined by leading global futsal expert José Mendez (Pulpis).
Held over two nights, Monday 13th of October and Wednesday 15th October, the sessions will see both theory and practical demonstrations showcasing best practice of the fundamentals of futsal. The sessions will be lead by José Mendez, known as Pulpis, who is the former head coach of the Thailand, Vietnam and Uzbekistan national men’s futsal teams, and is current head coach at Shenzhen Nanling Futsal, who compete in the Chinese Futsal League.
Following these sessions all participants will engage in a live Q&A discussion. Coaches who attend both evenings will receive 4 CPD hours, while coaches who attend one evening will receive 2 CPD hours.
Miles Downie is Football Australia’s Coach Education Lead & Head Coach of the Futsalroos. He has a master’s degree in Exercise Science, Strength & Conditioning, and is an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Futsal Fitness and Coaching Instructor.
Before working for Football Australia, Miles worked at Sydney University Sport for 19 years in various roles including High Performance Manager and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Sydney University’s Elite Athlete Program, working across a wide range of sports and with a number of Olympic athletes. He has also worked as a Casual Academic at the University.
Miles’ playing career has provided him with a unique perspective on Football and Futsal, having played Football in the NSL (albeit only a single game) and Futsal for the Australian National Team. Miles played Futsal professionally in Brazil, Portugal, and Japan (the only Australian player to have ever played in Portugal’s or Japan’s top divisions). Miles also headed up the Fitness Technical Study Group for the AFC for the 2021 Futsal World Cup.
Coach and educator driven by a focus on culture, leadership, and performance, with a deep passion for developing players at every stage of their journey.
As an Elite Futsal Instructor with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), firmly believing that better coaches lead to better players. Working with Football Australia’s Women’s and Men’s Australian Futsal National Teams.
Background as a Brazilian, Australian, and Hong Kong citizen, having a unique perspective shaped by coaching and playing across diverse cultures and contexts. Global experience from elite clubs to grassroots and refugee programs.
Futsal state team Technical Director, experience with national teams being the assistant coach of the Futsalroos. A former Futsalroos player retiring after the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup. An A License Football Coach in the NPL competitions.
Futsal Manager of FNSW over the past 6 years, overseeing and co-ordinating all futsal operations and activities across the state from community and elite space to coach education, schools futsal and NFC state team program delivery.