JSSi U12's win Midland Junior Premier League
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Congratulations to all players, parents and staff for their collective excellent achievement in winning the 2008-2009 U12 Midland Junior Premier League title.
Fantastic examples of professional behaviour and discipline throughout the season have now rewarded the U12 players with a title they thoroughly deserve.
This has been a true ‘season long’ achievement as the last five games were title deciding matches against the top teams in the League.
JSSi U12’s triumphed in these games by remaining focused and determined but most of all they developed a winning mind set to achieve great things.
This group have competed in games across Europe over the past five years, playing against top opposition such as Inter Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, Hannover ’96 and Bronby. The team has been exposed to the experience of competing in big pressure games which has been critical for the players to develop the ability to think and make good decisions under pressure.
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We would like to believe that these tours and tournaments provided the base for the players to develop a coping strategy and an ability to call on their experience when it was needed most. Armed with this experience and their undoubted natural talent, the boys have excelled during a perfect league campaign.
Well done to the parents for your commitment, solidarity and belief in our organisation, without this involvement the success and development of the boys could never have occurred.
Let’s hope the boys can continue to call on their experience for the Cup Final and put on a great display of football, win, lose or draw. It is better to play attractive, intelligent football and lose than to play ugly, direct football and win!
The players win in the long term both individually and collectively with this philosophy in mind, as they develop and master their understanding of the game.
Once again well done to everyone. We are all looking forward to the Cup Final on the 9th of May at the Memorial Stadium, Bristol, kick-off 11am.
See you there!
JSSI Team
