I want more players and parents on our weekly coaching calls. This is where we break things down properly. Film analysis, clear action steps, and guidance you don’t get during regular training. To make it easier for more of you to attend live, I’m adjusting the time if needed. Vote below so I can lock this in starting next week. 🗳️ Poll Options 1️⃣ Wednesdays at 8:00 PM 2️⃣ Wednesdays at 8:30 PM (current time) 3️⃣ A different time works better for us (I’ll comment below) 👇 If you chose option 3, comment the time that would make you more likely to attend consistently. Reminder: If you can’t make it live, you never miss the content. All coaching calls are posted as replays. You can: - Watch them in the most recent posts, or - Go to the Classroom → Replays section to see exactly what we covered Live is best. Replays are always there. I’ll finalize the time based on responses and announce the official schedule shortly. Let’s tighten this up and get more people on these calls. — Coach Jessie

With the colder weather lately, we’re seeing a few more players getting sick. Let’s stay ahead of it. Please make sure players: • Dress warm and bring layers • Change or throw on warm clothes after training • Stay hydrated and eat properly • Sit out if they’re feeling sick or run down Missing one session to recover is always better than pushing through and getting worse or getting others sick. If you ever have questions about recovery, nutrition, or how to manage training during these colder weeks, just reach out. Happy to help. Appreciate everyone helping keep the group healthy 👍

I want to share a moment of gratitude and momentum with this community. I’ve received a verbal confirmation that I will be taking on a team within LAFC SOCAL ACADEMY. Final details are still being finalized, but this is a real opportunity that is actively moving forward. This represents a major step in my coaching career and aligns with the direction I’ve been intentionally working toward. Being developed under experienced directors, operating inside a professional academy environment, and continuing my education with my upcoming USSF C License is exactly where growth accelerates. What matters most is this: Everything I learn, sharpen, and experience at the academy level directly raises the standard of coaching, structure, and development inside Elite Soccer Academy. I’m grateful for the trust this community continues to place in me. The work stays the same. The standards go up. And we keep building, together. More details soon. Let’s keep pushing. ⚽🔥 — Coach Jessie

Parents, I want to be very clear about something that directly impacts your player’s development and the overall quality of this program. If you have questions, concerns, feedback, or ideas, you need to communicate them. This community is built on ongoing, two-way communication. Staying silent, being unresponsive, or holding concerns without sharing them does not help your player, does not help the program, and does not help the community as a whole. If something is unclear, not working, or could be improved, I want to hear it. You are always welcome to book a private call with me. Zoom or phone. One-on-one. Direct. Professional. That is what leadership and accountability look like on both sides. Constructive feedback allows me to: - Adjust training where needed - Improve systems and structure - Better support your player’s individual development - Improve the experience for everyone in the program Silence gives me nothing to work with. I am fully committed to working with every family in this community, but that only works if communication is strong, honest, and consistent. Moving forward, this is the expectation. This is not just a training program. It is a community. Strong communities communicate. Weak ones don’t. Let’s raise the standard together. – Coach Jessie Head Coach, Elite Soccer Academy 24

As group training progresses, it’s clear that some players have specific skill gaps that cannot be fully addressed in a group setting alone. To help close those gaps, I’m opening a very limited number of 1-on-1 and 2-on-1 sessions, exclusively for athletes currently enrolled in group training. These one-off, discounted sessions are designed to: - Target individual weaknesses in detail - Slow the game down and clean up technique - Build clear, simple at-home routines - Accelerate progress inside group sessions 2-on-1 sessions will only be offered to players with similar needs. (2 players-1 coach) Availability is limited and changes weekly. These sessions are for highly committed players and parents only. I’ll be reaching out directly when I see areas that need extra attention. Parents may also message me if they believe their athlete would benefit. This is about raising standards and closing the gap, not replacing group training.