The high school age teams, 88 and 92 girls, have begun playing their respective high school seasons. The girls represent many schools in the area such as Glendale, Kickapoo, Catholic, Nixa, Ozark, Willard and Marshfield.
Good luck girls…make JB proud!
The following teams are playing in the Lake Country Spring Leagues this year. Each team is listed below with the league name that they are playing within.
96 girls are playing in the U11-12 girls league
97 girls are playing in the U9-10 girls league
99 girls are playing in the U8 girls league
All the teams play on Saturday and you can access their schedules at
Click on leagues, then youth outdoor, then spring.
Goodd Luck girls!
Story by Steve Olson of SGFSOCCER.COM:
In an effort to begin catching up on the players who are committing to college programs for Fall 2007, I met with a pair of young ladies who recently completed their club season with JB Marine - Springfield. Pictured are Jessie Yach, Nixa 2007 (on the left) with Christina Ogden, Catholic 2007 (on the right) along with their coach, Lindsay Paulsell (Drury 1999). Both young ladies are headed for the soccer-rich Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC).
Jessie has signed with the Missouri Valley Vikings (Marshall, MO) while Christina will play for the Central Methodist Eagles (Fayette, MO). The signing process for both players was remarkably similar. As Jessie described it, Coach Paulsell emphasizes choosing College Showcase tournaments for the club teams and it was a direct result of that focus that led each player to their school. In this case, it was the Metro United FC Girls College Showcase tournament last October that created the opportunity.
Jessie plays midfield and forward and is a familiar opponent, especially noticable for her willingness to crash the box and challenge for any ball. She began playing as a five year old, beginning her career with the Lee’s Summit Renegades, a group that has seen lots of success including two State Championships as a core of girls moved onto Lee’s Summit West. Jessie and her family came to the Springfield area in the fifth grade and she continued her competitive club play with Spirit. When JB Marine began she and a number of girls from the Ozark and Nixa area jumped on the opportunity to work with Coach Paulsell. While she did create a video for recruiting purposes, it was at the tournament where an assistant coach from Missouri Valley first approached her. When the head coach was able to catch a couple of games at the Tulsa Showcase event later in the year, it didn’t take long for Jessie to make a decision. With a combination of A+ financial support and Missouri Valley’s support, Jessie is looking forward to studying biology and continuing her career in Marshall. Located just West of Columbia, it’s a good group of girls that she feels comfortable with and close enough for her parents to continue to cheer her on.
For Christina, the path to Fayette, MO and the Eagles was identical, opening discussions last October and finding a good fit with the team, coach and school. Christina is planning on pre-med and that rigorous academic program combined with NAIA soccer will allow her to continue both of her passions. Christina was a new addition to the JB Marine program this Fall and as Coach Paulsell noted, having her in goal this year offered her teammates a level of confidence that had a direct impact on the success the group had during their Fall tournament swing. Her willingness, and desire, to take on the wild and wooly position of goalkeeper is something she came to early. While she lacks the physically imposing size that is a requirement of D1 programs nationally, she did flirt with a few programs while she spent time on the road playing for St Louis programs including the early Mamba’s program and then Lou Fusz. She’ll be pushing her Catholic teammates to achieve at the same level as the basketball program this Spring.
The opporunity to be successful at finding a program that fits, both athletically and academically, while playing for a Springfield-based program is the nicest part of this story for me. This is a key season for junior boys although as both Jessie & Christina demonstrate, all is not lost if you haven’t made your decision yet. It doesn’t hurt to begin that planning process sooner rather then later and the key is working with your club coach to reach out to the right programs.
The 96 girls traveled to Oklahoma City March 29-31 to compete in the North Oklahoma City Red Earth Invitational.
Pool play results:
JB 5 Tulsa Thunder Germany 0
JB 5 SLSC White (OK) 0
JB 1 NOKC United Navy 0 (winning goal in last minute, Kelly Devlin)
SemiFinal Results
JB 1 Freedom FC( Longview TX) 0 (winning goal in last minute, Kelly Devlin)
Final Results
JB 2 Royals FC (OK) 1
Way to go girls! We are so proud of you!
Starting January 11, Brian Murray, staff coach, will be offering intensive skills sessions on Thursday nights for any interested JB players. The sessions will be from 8:30-9:30 on the LCS Futsol field. Please bring a ball and be dressed in soccer gear.
Starting January8 and continuing through February 26, the club will be teaching core training skills on Monday nights for all JB players. The thought behind core training is to build power that will lead to stronger finishing skills in each player. The 8 week session will focus on activities that develop core strength though the head, neck, and trunk with the ideal that a strong core leads to enhanced finishing. The sessions will be lead by our own Steve Lesh, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC; Board Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
;Chair and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy st Southwest Baptist University and assisted by all staff coaches.
The schedule for each training group is as follows:
7:30-8:30 U8-U13
8:30-9:30 U14-U19
Sessions will be held at Lake Country on the futsol field. Each player needs to arrive 10 minutes before scheduled time to stretch. As always, bring a ball and water and be wearing normal soccer gear.
**PLEASE NOTE: Due to scheduling conflicts with the futsol league, the time and place of these sessions will change. Please check back for February changes.
Please contact your daughter’s coach will any questions or concerns.
The 88 and 92 girls did not fare as well as they would have liked at the showcase this past weekend. The 88’s went 0-3 against U19 teams from Chicago and Iowa ending with scores 1-0, 2-0 and 2-1. And the 92’s went 0-2-1 against teams from St. Louis and Iowa with scores 0-0, 2-1 and 3-0. The coaching staff is proud of the top divisional placement in the tournament and the interest that the teams generated amongst the college coaches. The teams head to Tulsa this weekend for another strong showing for the college recruiters. Good Luck girls!
The 97, 96 and 93 girls have been busy this month. Below are some notes on how each team fared at their November tournaments. Sounds like JB is continuing to kick some serious soccer butt! The club is soooooooo proud of you girls!
The JB Marine 97 played in the Raytown Tournament this past weekend
(Nov 11-12) and took 2nd place. They only let in 1 goal all weekend!!
This was their first tournament to come out as a finalist! We are really
proud of them. What a great way to end the season!!!
The scores were:
JB MARINE 7 FUTURA LIGHTNING 0
JB MARINE 0 MAMBA 0
JB MARINE 2 RED STAR RAVENS 0
JB MARINE 0 ST. LOUIS SC 1
JB Marine 93 Results form the HIT tournament in Kansas City, KS Nov
4-5: They went 2-1 and their only loss was to the MO state champions.
The scores:
JB Marine - Fuller 0 KC Select Scream 5
Johnston SC Courage 0 JB Marine - Fuller 1
Futura Eclipse 0 JB Marine - Fuller 2
JB Marine 96 also played in the HIT and lost a heart breaker in the
Semi-Finals, but ended their season with a great tournament showing:
The scores:
Johnston SC Lightning 2 JB Marine - Fuller 3
KC Comets Select Red 2 JB Marine - Fuller 1
JB Marine - Fuller 8 Blue Valley Stars Lazio 0
Shawnee Elite Spurs 2 JB Marine 1 (semi-final)
The schedules for the 88 and 92 girls teams are posted for the MC United College Showcase in St. Louis, Nov. 11-12. Click on the link for MC United to the left for more information.
Both teams made the Gold Division…Way to go girls!
A special congrats to Brian and Christina, coaches of the 93, 96, 97 and 99 girls, for earning their National Youth Coaching Certificate. Both passed the written, oral and practical exams with flying colors!!