Sunday, 13th of March, Portuguese Futsal coach Tiago Polido led the MYP Grade 7’s Physical and Health Education lesson together with Ms. Paula Rego and Mr. Eduardo Cary. The focus of the lesson was on coaching technical and tactical aspects of the sport. Grade 6 pupils had a chance to practice the exercises led by Tiago Polido.

The following day, Monday 14th of March, Tiago Polido led another lesson with MYP Grade 6’s.

The Portuguese coach has previously worked in clubs in Portugal, Galicia (Spain), Croacia, and Italy, winning several national competitions throughout his career. Tiago Polido is currently Qatar National Futsal Manager.

The Physical Education team would like to thank national futsal manager Tiago Polido for his availability and collaboration.

Monday, 22nd of February, a group of six Futsal professionals from Portugal, Brazil and Qatar working at Al-Sadd Club led the MYP Grade 8’s Physical and Health Education lesson together with Ms. Paula Rego and Mr. Eduardo Cary. The focus of the lesson was on the coaches’ roles, and the key aspects of the job, such as keeping a track record of players’ statistics, and coaching technical and tactical aspects of a sport. Grade 8 pupils had a chance to experience playing with the invited professional Futsal coaches and players, working through technical and tactical exercises of Futsal (formerly known as Futebol de Salão).

The P.E. team would like to thank the collaboration of Al-Sadd Club, coaches Nuno Lázaro and João Leite, and players Rafael Silva, Mohamed Bashir, Abdulla, and Adnan who travelled to SEK Qatar in West Bay, Doha.