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Dear JPSC Parents and Players, Welcome to the 2020 Fall JPSC season! Thank you in advance for your commitment to JPSC and trust in our organization for your child’s soccer development.  Through our motto of skill, sportsmanship and self discipline we believe that each member of our club develops as a person and a soccer […]

For me, you can watch soccer in 3 ways, which is as a fan, as a spectator, and as a student. As a fan you want to see your team competing to win and representing the identity of the club.  You will recognize certain things that reoccur because you watch your favorite team often but […]

We plan and prepare for the outcome that we envision yet there are no guarantees. When we win, we must give credit to the work that was put in towards achieving the victory.  There are few successful accidents.  When you think of an accident you think of a glass falling, or a foul in the […]

What is the right thing to do at the correct time to do it? Everyone talks about finding the balance, which makes sense since we are consistently pulled and pushed in different directions. What is challenging is that whatever side you might be leaning on more at one time, the opposite side is receiving less. Individual […]

The domestic league and cup competitions in Europe have come to a close this past weekend. Now, the focus for 12 European teams is becoming the champions of Europe. Friday, August 7th, City will play Madrid and Juventus will play lyon. Saturday, August 8th, Barcelona will play Napoli and Bayern will play Chelsea. After these […]

There is always something that matters to us and adds pressure in the things that we do.  It can be the desired outcome that you want so badly and the uncertainty that you will receive it or the opinions of others watching.  Either one there is pressure that exists and is usually put on oneself. […]

Quitting has developed a reputation as something you should never do.   The goal is to always honor your commitments to the fullest however quitting happens daily by most people.  The commitments the majority of people honor consistently are the promises made to others and not themselves.   How many times have you quit on […]

Today is evaluation day for the kids at the camp!   My father developed a basic skills test over 30 years ago that has been taken by tens of thousands of kids!   The test was created with the focus being on the 5 basic skills or techniques of the game; dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting […]

Guiding the ball with my head before I could walk is not something I remember doing but it makes sense to me.  It is not that I stumbled around a random soccer ball while I was crawling around the house but it was intentionally put in my surrounding areas by my parents.  Why did they […]