08/19/2004- Oakland, California:  Coach Bill Sampaio has recently been elected to the position of National Director of Coaches for the United States Futsal Federation, (USFF).  The United States Futsal Federation is the national governing authority that oversees all Futsal league development, policies and competitions in the United States and they do so under the auspices of the United States Youth Soccer Association. Futsal is the FIFA recognized sport commonly referred to as "Five-a-Side" or "No-Walls" indoor soccer.  The skills developed in this game are visible in the world-famous style the Brazilians display outdoors on the full-sized soccer field. Players like Ronalda, Pele, Zico, Socrates, Bebeto and other Brazilian superstars all attribute their high level of success as professionals directly as a result of the foot skills they developed while playing Futsal. 

This new position for Coach Bill comes as a result of a unanimous vote of the USFF's board of directors at a meeting held this past weekend in Oakland, California.  This position is very prestigious and clearly speaks volumes as to the high quality person and coach that our very own Coach Bill is!  We are extremely fortunate to have someone as talented and enthusiastic about the proper training and development of our young soccer and futsal players leading the way for Pride FC!  Please take a moment to congratulate Coach Bill when you see him!