Staff

Fabián Rodríguez — Co-Director & Founder

Fabián Rodríguez is a nationally recognized futsal architect and teacher, best known for creating the Latican Style—a high-tempo, detail-driven approach blending Latin flair with rigorous tactical discipline. He is the US Youth Futsal (USYF) Michigan State Director and a USYF National Team staff coach, having led international trips and coaching projects across Colombia, Costa Rica, Canada, Portugal, Barcelona, and Argentina.

A serial builder of programs, Rodríguez founded ABK Futsal Academy and the West Michigan Futsal League & Cup, and today serves as Head Coach of Grand Rapids OLé Men’s and WOmen's Pro Futsal Teams while also leading high school varsity soccer programs in East Grand Rapids High School. Fabián is also a Director and co-founder at East FC and OLé Futsal Club. 

Coach-education focus at School of Futsal

Rodríguez’s courses open up the “Latican Attacking Systems” playbook for coaches—3–1 and 4–0 systems, set-piece design and organization, Latican technique/moves, and global rules & concepts—with on-court sessions paired to classroom breakdowns and match analysis. His teaching emphasizes phase-of-play detail, pressing and rest-defense organization, and the micro-habits that turn repetition into identity. 

Jessie Zamudio — Co-Director & Founder

Jessie Zamudio is a coach-educator and active pro who connects elite playing experience to everyday training detail. He has served as Technical Director at ABK Futsal Academy and a USYF National Team staff coach, most recently traveling to Barcelona with USYF’s international squads. As a player, Zamudio has competes for various clubs in the National Futsal Premier League, is a two-time selection to the U.S. Men’s National Futsal Team (with caps versus Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Croatia), and earned selection to the USA PFL exhibition roster that faced FC Barcelona in Dallas. He is also Director of Coaching and co-founder at East FC and OLé Futsal Club—and a co-founder of the School of Futsal. 

Coach-education focus at School of Futsal

Zamudio’s clinics translate pro-level decision-making to youth and club environments. He teaches Latican Attacking Systems with a special emphasis on cue-based rotations (3–1/4–0), set-piece routines, and technical “Latican” skill progressions that scale from U9 to senior teams. Expect session design that bakes in problem-solving, tempo control, and immediate transfer from whiteboard to court.