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Boca Launches Player Development Program
May 9, 2010

The Jersey Shore Boca Soccer Club in conjunction with its affiliated partner clubs, Berkeley Soccer Association and Lakewood Soccer Club, is pleased to announce its Player Development Program series of training for youth soccer players which will begin on Thursday May 20 in Berkeley Township. Program will provide an open environment of proper foundation skill learning geared toward youth players.
Boca Launches Player Development Program

Sessions will provide an open environment of proper foundation skill learning geared toward youth players

BERKELEY TWP (May 9, 2010) – The Jersey Shore Boca Soccer Club in conjunction with its affiliated partner clubs, Berkeley Soccer Association and Lakewood Soccer Club, is pleased to announce its Player Development Program series of training for youth soccer players which will begin on Thursday May 20 in Berkeley Township.

The Boca Player Development Program focuses on developing the individual player’s skills, comfort and confidence with the ball which is critical to their continued development in soccer.

The program also mixes in balance, coordination and agility training to provide the participants a well rounded athletic experience. Boca’s Player Development Program is open to the general public regardless of any participant’s current club affiliation.

The initial Player Development Program session will begin on Thursday May 20 and run for four weeks until June 10 and will be held at the Berkeley Soccer Complex on Eastern Boulevard in Berkeley Township.

The initial session will be open to boys and girls ages 7 to 9.

Registration fee will be $50 per participant which includes four training sessions with Jersey Shore Boca staff, coaches and players plus an official Jersey Shore Boca Player Development Program t-shirt. The 7 and 8 year old boys and girls age group will begin at 6:00pm each Thursday while the 9 year olds will start following at 7:00pm.

The last day for players to register for the Boca Player Development Program session starting May 20 will be Monday May 17.

“In my 20 years of youth soccer training, coaching and observation, I have found that most programs focus on the individual needs of its teams, and focus less on the individual needs of its players. Our Boca Player Development Program provides an open environment of learning focused on the individual’s development, so that each player can have the necessary skills, comfort and confidence to perform at, or above, their team level, now and into the future” mentioned Guy Lockwood, President of Jersey Shore Boca who will coordinate the program.

Lockwood, who played professionally for several years with the North Jersey Imperials of the USISL after a standout career at Monmouth University finished by adding “Jersey Shore Boca is excited to have our partners, Berkeley Soccer Association and Lakewood Soccer Club, support this effort. We look forward to a fantastic program which will certainly benefit anyone who attends.”

In addition to this initial Player Development Program session held in Berkeley, Jersey Shore Boca is planning an additional series of sessions geared for 10 and 11 year olds as well as a specific series specifically designed for goalkeepers.

Plans for additional Player Development Sessions will be announced at a later date.

The Jersey Shore Boca Soccer Club has been a fixture in the soccer community since 1978 and is one of the oldest and most respected soccer clubs on the East Coast.

Boca is celebrating their 32-year anniversary in 2010.

For more information on the Jersey Shore Boca Soccer Club and club’s Player Development Program series, visit the club’s official web site at www.jerseyshoreboca.com and click on the Player Development Program page.

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