Re: Carving out a career in football
Hi there geekhiang. JCs do accept new soccer players who do not have experience at sec sch level, but you will have to go through the trials that they have organised. I suppose you are now in sec4, so throughout this year do start enquiring about the trial dates some schools may have. From what i know, many JCs actually welcome sec4 students to train with them so they can take a closer look at them. You do not have to be the finished product to get selected, they are looking at potential. I know of quite a few people who have played JC football without any prior experience at competitive level.
As an alternative, you can start joining social/amateur teams and train with them on a regular basis (if you can't find a soccer school). Besides JSSL Arsenal, you might want to check out International Soccer Academy(ISA). Like many people here have said, play street soccer. Work with the ball EVERY SINGLE DAY. juggle, pass, dribble, control, shoot. Work on fine-tuning your technique.
Just like you, i didn't pay much attention to training myself. I only really got started in sec sch, when i was curious about the sport but had no idea how to play it. My friend pulled me along to join my sec sch soccer team in sec1 and the next year, i made the school team. i made the team again in sec3 and sec4. so it's actually possible to learn the game still as long as you work on it. no guarantees whether you can become a professional, but i would say explore football now first and think about the career later. just play the game and if you're good enough, you will make it.
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