From São Paulo
to Newport.
Finta exists to bring the futsal habits of South American football to the base of US youth soccer — the same small-sided game that shaped Neymar and Ronaldinho. Brazilian touch, taught by a Brazilian coach. Newport court.
Coach Lucas Tura.
Brazilian, born and raised on futsal in São Paulo. Ex-university athlete, three-time NAIA regional champion and two-time Cal Pac winner. He brought that futsal mindset to Newport — the same game that shaped Brazil's best — and that's the method on the court today.
The Finta method comes from years of playing and coaching on both sides of the equator. Brazilian futsal heritage — short, technical, demanding — meets the discipline of US youth soccer. Every session is built around touches, decisions, and ownership. Not drills for the sake of drills.
- NAIA regional champion
- 3×
- NAIA regional champion
- Cal Pac champion
- 2×
- Cal Pac champion
- São Paulo, Brazil
- BR
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Newport, today
- CA
- Newport, today
Three things on every whistle.
What we hammer on, session after session.
Touches, not drills
Drills exist to serve touches and decisions. If a drill stops creating either, it gets cut.
Small groups, on purpose
Four to twenty athletes max. Every kid gets coached every passage. No hiding at the back of a line.
Brazilian habits
Protect the ball. See the next pass. Stay close enough to combine, far enough to receive. Habits before plays.
“Always with the ball, always with a purpose.”— Finta house line
Meet on the court.
Pick a session, bring your kid, see if the method clicks. Trial is on the house.