What's everyone up to this weekend? Due to so many cancellations Lewis has a game tomorrow (even though it's half term!) and hi usual training tonight. 4G tomorrow and instead of rain, he will be playing with the temperature at -1 🥶

I am getting frustrated with myself because I know I am improving and becoming a very good goalkeeper, however I feel like all my effort is for not. I was expecting that those around me would starting noticing that the gap was growing between me and them, and to be fair coaches and certain teammates have, but it does not change the attitudes of players who used to be better than me. Mainly I get frustrated that there is a lack of competition amongst my teammates because everyone believes they deserve playing time and are all going to go pro. Another frustration is my lack of connections for my age. I get to witness so many of my teammates, guys who don’t really care too much about the sport) to get trial with MLS, Polish, and other professional teams with poor work-rate and terrible mentality’s in the way they live there life. It hurts me because I know that I am putting in the work and the effort, even with reaching out and trying to get connections, but I get very few opportunities from it or recognition. I am not whining or complaining because I still know that many wish they had the opportunities I continue to get, but I also NEED to elevate my level of play and join a pro team soon so that I can really become the best keeper I can. I’ve talked to former pro coaches and players and they think I am on the right track, but I still do not know how I need to go about getting my first pro contract. How should I go about trying to get my first contract or do I just have to wait it out until I get noticed? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Would you rather do kick ups with a futsal ball? OR do kick ups with a mini soccer ball?

Are any of you apart of a JPL set up? I've just been given the details of costings for a JPL team for next season and it seems really high, can anyone share with me what they pay on average please? If you don't want to share on here, please DM me. Thank you in advance Kirsty

Proud to say our young keeper is now part of the J4K family 😊 I would just like to say a massive thank you to @Ray Newland for this opportunity. The discount is a such a generous benefit, especially considering the gloves are very reasonably priced, in my opinion, but, the opportunity to sit this youngster down with a contract, and the look on his face when I congratulated him on being a sponsored GK (just like the pros) was absolutely priceless 🥹 So thank you to Ray and the team, and also to all the kind people in the community who have been so helpful since I joined 🧤