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Jacob Castro, Miami, FL Soccer Coach

Jacob Castro

Jake Castro Soccer

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NCAA Division 1 Level & USL Academy Coach with European and USA certification. Elite Development Program all ages 7-19 years old including goalkeepers! View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  • University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth (MA)

  • 6 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Midfield, Goalkeeper, Forward, Defense

  • Throw-Ins, One-Touch, Heading, Corner Kicks, Shooting, Dribbling, Crossing, Agility, Penalty Kicks, Passing, One-on-Ones, Goal Kicks, Free Kicks, First Touch

Credentials

  • University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth (MA)

  • 6 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Midfield, Goalkeeper, Forward, Defense

  • Throw-Ins, One-Touch, Heading, Corner Kicks, Shooting, Dribbling, Crossing, Agility, Penalty Kicks, Passing, One-on-Ones, Goal Kicks, Free Kicks, First Touch

More About Coach Jacob

🔹Collegiate Coaching:
• Florida International University (NCAA D1) - Full-Time Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (NCAA D3) - Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

🔹Club Coaching:
• Miami Football Club (USL Academy) - Club Director & Head Coach
• Juventus Academy Boston - Head Coach and Goalkeeper Coach
• Bruno United FC - Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach
• FC Boston Bolts - Goalkeeping Coach
• Global Premier Soccer (GPS) - Goalkeeping Coach

🔹Private Coaching:
• 600+ Hours of Private Coaching
• Experience With All Ages Groups 5-23

🔹Credentials:
• UEFA B Diploma
• UEFA FA Wales C Certificate
• USSF C License
• USC Director of Coaching Diploma
• USC Goalkeeping Diploma
• Nexus GK Eric Steele Mentorship Program (Ex Manchester United 1st team goalkeeper coach)
• SafeSport Certification
• SidelineSport Injury Recognition Certification

🔹Youth Career:

Global Premier Soccer
•National Champion🏆
•Regional Champion 🏆 (x4)
•State Champion 🏆 (x5)
•GPS National Team Member - Selected as one of 20 elite players in North America to compete internationally in Spain against La Liga clubs such as Villa Real CF and Levante U.D. and train with both Atlético Madrid and Valencia CF 🌐

FC Boston Bolts Academy
•Starting Goalkeeper
•Played in USSDA (Now MLS Next) - The highest level of youth competition in the USA competing against top MLS Academy Sides 🌐

🔹Interscholastic Career:

•4 Year Starting Goalkeeper
•NCAA National Player of the Week 2019🎖
•Little East Conference All Conference 2nd Team🎖  
•Little East Conference Goalkeeper of the Week 🎖 x5 
•UMass Dartmouth Male Athlete of the Week 🎖 x3

Bishop Connolly High School
•4 Year Varsity Starter
•Mayflower Conference Champion 🏆 (x2)
•Three Time Mayflower Conference All Star🎖
•Helped lead the team to its most successful playoff run in school history

🔹Semi-Professional Career:

Lincoln Club Futebol
•Starting Goalkeeper
•Plays in UPSL Pro Division
•Two time UPSL Patriot Pro Division Finalist

Fall River Marksmen FC
•Starting Goalkeeper
•Plays in BSSL Mens League
•One of the Nations Most Historic Clubs with 4 US Open Cups and 6 Top Flight League Championships

Other:

🔹Futsal
•Selected for USA Youth National Team 🌐 🇺🇸
•Trained with O.S. Belenenses 🌐🇵🇹
•Regional Champion 🏆 (x2)
•National Runner-Up
•Regional Runner-Up (x4)

🔹Youth Recreational & Club Level Programming:

- Technical Training Program
* Develop your technique into a skill and learn not only how to perform an action, but how to apply each action to the game! Available in 1 on 1 or small group format!

🔹Advanced Youth, Pre-Professional, & College Level Programming:

- Elite Development Program (EDP)
* For players looking to push themselves to the next level! A high commitment program including on field training, classroom film sessions, development tracking, and college support.

+ On Field Training Sessions
- Training sits at the heart of the program! Sessions will include improving your player toolbox (shown above) and how to best improve and apply your individual skills to your own position(s) and team environment.

+ Classroom Sessions
- Review clips and moments from your own games and see how professional player actions match up to your own! This is a great time to review moments, ask questions, reflect on your technical, tactical, and psych-social moments within your own environment.

+ Individual Development Plans (IDP)
- Track your progress through the process of goal setting, action, and reflection in order to develop your technical, tactical physical, and psych-social side of the game. IDP meetings are an important step in the process of developing and a player and person on and off of the field!

🔹Curriculum:

* Player Toolbox:
+ Passing
+ Control
+ Turning
+ Dribbling
+ Running with the Ball
+ Defending
+ Shooting
+ Heading (Attack & Defense)
* Tactical Principals:
+ In Possession - Spread Out, Triangulate, Pass or Dribble Forwards/Hold the Ball, Support the Attack, Switch the Point of Attack, Create 2v1 & 1v1.
+ Out of Possession - Protect the Goal, Steal the Ball, Get Compact, Stay Compact, Pressure Cover & Balance, Outnumber the Opponent.

* Goalkeeper Toolbox:
+ Set Positions
+ Gamelike Movements
+ Contour Save
+ Front Smother
+ Diving (Low & High)
+ Reactions
+ 1v1 Situations
+ Block Save
+ Dealing with Crosses
+ Rolled Pass
+ Overhead Pass
+ Footwork

* Tactical Principals:
+ In Possession - Support, Play Around, Play Through, Play Into, Play Onto, Play Beyond
+ Out of Possession - Support, Defend the Goal, Defend the Area, Defend the Space.

🔹Session Plan:

- Warm up - Topic Based
- Technical - Topic Based
- Tactical - Position Based
- Physical and Psychological - Demanded throughout Session
- Challenge - Always a bit of fun to end a tough training session

🔹Expectations:

- Communication - Notify Coach 48 hours prior to scheduled training session regarding intended changes to the schedule.
- Punctuality and Preparation- Arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your training session. Be ready to go for your scheduled start time!
- Respect - Help set the fun and challenging atmosphere while remembering to respect yourself, others, and Coach.
- Trust - Trust the process of player development.

🔹TERMS & CONDITIONS: Applied to All Packages

- No communication, no show, no refund.. No exceptions!
- Notify Coach 48 hours prior to scheduled training session regarding intended changes to the schedule.
- Session times begin and end as scheduled.

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Client Reviews

Coach Jacob was great! He was patient with my son, very knowledgeable and has awesome drills ready to go when we got there. We loved his passion and enthusiasm for the sport and can’t wait for more classes!

He is amazing. My son loves training with him and his confidence is on the rise. He is probably one of the best keeper coaches he's ever had. He really relates well to my son. So so glad I found him.

Great Job, My Son learned a lot and is ready to start additional session

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My 12 yr old son has had 3 sessions with Coach Jake. My son has been goalkeeper for the past few years, but has not had much specific goalkeeper training. He has not had a great Spring season and was getting frustrated and his love of soccer was starting to be affected. Two sessions with Coach Jake last week and my son played his best game of the season this past Saturday. He played so well, that the coach for the older team playing after my son’s team, stopped me to tell me what an amazing job he did! My son has learned a lot from Coach Jake, in just 3 sessions, but I also think that training 1:1 with Coach Jake is giving him confidence and reigniting his love of soccer! Thank you Coach Jake, we look forward to working with you for the foreseeable future.

Great goalie sessions for my U14 son, coach Jacob was very accommodating on scheduling. My son learned a lot. Thank you.

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We highly recommend Coach Jake! He is great with kids -- personable, energetic and very patient. Coach Jake’s approach to coaching balances learning, training, and fun! We saw a marked improvement in our eight year old son's footwork and ball handling skills after just a few practices. My son looks forward to his sessions with Coach Jake -- after one session, he said "He is literally the best coach ever!" Coach Jake is now also training our younger son and it is great to see him improve in just a short time. In addition to strengthening skills and situational awareness, Coach Jake seeks to build confidence in his players. Our sons have learned so much already and they are becoming more and more confident on the field. We are so happy that they have the opportunity to train with Coach Jake!

Coach Jacob is a down to earth coach who really takes time to learn his players strengths, weaknesses and personalities. He finely tunes an individual training program to meet the needs of the individual. Every game all the other parents ask me what the secret is to my daughters progression. I simply state Coach Jacob!

Coach Jacob is clearly very skilled at what he does. I like the way he explains strategy and the logic behind every skill. My son is learning to think about the game differently. I am confident my son will be a much stronger player after his training with Coach Jacob.

Coaching sessions with Coach Jacob have been great - he is teaching my son footwork and techniques that he has not learned before and does so in a fun and encouraging way! We look forward to continuing lessons with him!

Clearly well versed and on point regarding the game of soccer, and give helpful pointers during session.

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I would highly recommend Coach Jacob! We’ve done about 5 sessions with our 10-year-old daughter and he made her feel comfortable right away. She was excited to attend each week and he motivated her to want to practice and work on her foot skills. We have noticed a significant difference in just this short period of time and are happy to continue to work with him!

Coach Jacob was nice and funny. I was nervous at first but he made me feel comfortable. He was easy to understand and he demonstrated each drill. ( Emerson - age 12 female goalkeeper)
Jacob is very quick to respond and easy to work with. We could see from the first few minutes that my daughter was happy and we made a good choice in hiring Jacob.
She has been with Jacob for 6 sessions. She is getting better every week.
In her last 6 appearances (4 halfs) and two full games she has not allowed a goal. She has made point blank saves and on penalty kicks.
Her confidence is growing thanks to Jacob.

Highly recommended!

Amazing patience with the kids and extremely helpful. Best investment for kids

Working with Jake has really been a pleasure! I have already made noticeable improvements all around in just the first month of working with him. He has helped me develop my skills as well as my confidence while playing against other players. I have found that what I've learned from him so far is starting to become second nature as he always makes sure I fully understand what I'm doing during the training sessions. I definitely recommend him to anyone who is looking to better themselves or their child’s soccer skills!

We had a super intro session. Coach Jacob has an excellent eye for flaws in technique and a great way of explaining concepts and encouraging the developing player. Highly recommended for GK fundamentals. I'm very impressed with his style and demeanor. Not all good athletes make good coaches, but Jacob has the whole package. My 15-year-old isn't the easiest boy in the world to coach, but he's excited about working with Jacob more in the future.

Get first meeting, looking forward to additional sessions

Our family met Jake through a local premier team, and our two sons immediately were drawn to his positive coaching style. It is not often that a coach walks the line between having fun and running a tough workout, but Jake does just that. We decided that out of all the coaches our boys have met through their teams, Jake was a perfect fit for running one-on-one practices to help our boys improve their skills. He is kind yet firm, and motivated our boys with skill based drills. They had so much fun and we noticed real improvement. One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most about Jake is his strategic view of the game and the way he helps our kids view the field. Friends whose kids have joined these sessions have always asked for Jake’s contact information. We’re always happy to recommend him wholeheartedly.
I worked with Coach Jake during my time attending High School. I trained goalkeeping with Jake and he brought many new techniques and aspects to my game that I did not know I could possess at the time. Our sessions together were always a mix of intense conditioning training as well as very technical sessions to fine tune my abilities. He really knows the game well and has great situational awareness from his experiences of playing the game. I paired up with Jake each summer and he was more than accommodating to find the perfect time to balance my own practices, work, and our sessions together. Without a doubt he has played a great role in my accomplishments in my soccer career and for the experience to price you won’t find a better bang for your buck. Jake has been an amazing person to work with and I strongly recommend anyone considering goalkeeper work to stop and direct your attention towards him because I guarantee you won’t regret it!
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