FFA Player Hub
⚽ ILFFA · Futsal · Illinois

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FFA Player Hub

Your home for everything futsal: training videos, tactics, fitness, nutrition and club resources. Built for ILFFA players and families, and designed to work alongside the clubs you already play for.

Why FFA → 26-27 Winter Academy
Daniel Mattos

"Futsal develops the player the game can't hide — sharper touch, defensive accountability, faster decisions, more courage on the ball. Train proper Futsal at ILFFA."

Daniel Mattos · FFA Co-Founder · ILFFA Executive Director · USSF “A” License
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Why FFA?

See what Futsal Factory Academy is about — the mission, the method, and why futsal makes better players.

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2026-27 Winter Academy

Season details, schedule, pricing, and registration — November 2026 to March 2027.

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Why Futsal?

Why the world's best grew up playing futsal — and why it builds better soccer players.

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Individual Work in Futsal

Warm-ups, conditioning, core, HIIT, and injury prevention you can train on your own — plus follow-along reels.

Fitness At Home
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Individual & Team Tactics

The most-watched tactical sessions — systems, rotations, attacking movement, and finishing.

Tactics Systems
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Goalkeeping

Futsal goalkeeping fundamentals — positioning, distribution, and fast hands and feet.

GK
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ILFFA Coaches

Meet the Illinois Futsal Factory Academy coaching staff.

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Nutrition Guide

Age-specific fueling — training 4x vs 3x per week, hydration, meal timing, and a parent guide.

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Club Important Documents

Player & parent expectations and club resources.

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Daniel Mattos — U.S. Futsal National Team and Futsal Factory Academy
My Story

Daniel Mattos

Born in Brazil and raised on futsal, Daniel has competed and coached at the highest levels of the game — from the U.S. National Team to the professional arena. He co-founded Futsal Factory Academy to pass that path on to the next generation of ILFFA players.

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FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021
U.S. Men's National Team member
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U.S. Women's Futsal NT
Current Assistant Coach
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MASL · Milwaukee Wave
Former pro player & current Assistant Coach
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College Soccer
Penn State & Univ. of West Florida