From São Paulo
to Newport.
Finta exists to bring the futsal habits of South American football to the base of US youth soccer. Brazilian touch. Newport court.
Coach Lucas Tura.
Ex-university athlete, three-time NAIA regional champion and two-time Cal Pac winner. Brought the futsal mindset from São Paulo to Newport — 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 native
- SP
- São Paulo native
- 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.