|  Brondby
Cup 2007
29.7.07
A small group of about 38 young Bristol students, and their
coaches
departed last Sunday from Gatwick airport to travel to Denmark.
These 38
boys are from Jamie Shore Soccer International development centres
and they took part in the Bronby Cup, an international mini football
tournament in Brøndby IF's home ground Brøndby Stadium which is
situated in the Greater Copenhagen area.
Altogether three teams from JSSI competed in the U9 and U12 groups
against opponents a year above, and they will be up against top
teams from many other European countries.
In the group stages of the competition JSSi played Bronby IF, which
caused great excitement in the English camp! Jamie Shore is particularly
delighted: “What fantastic games these were for their development!
Our
boys were really up for it and we all looked forward to this fixture
enormously! It was a great experience for our boys and I know they
did
their best with the U8 team winning 2-1 and the U11’s drawing 1-1
against Bronby I.F!
 To
enjoy playing is the most important thing for them and they will
also
get so much out of the travelling experience.” I am not interested
in
winning; I am more interested in how the young students cope mentally
and physically at such a high level when performing against such
strong
opponents a year up. You learn an awful amount about your players
and most importantly they find out more about themselves in these
pressurised tournaments’. “Our boys were impeccably behaved, on
and off the pitch”, comments Jamie Shore, the school’s director.
“The astounding results are a reflection of their overall discipline
and behaviour”.
Almost the highlight of this last tour was the big pre season friendly
match at the Bronby Stadium where boys, their coaches and parents
alike
where able to watch Bronby I.F against Chelsea in a. “They are still
talking about it!” says Jamie.
Jamie Shore Soccer International, an independent football training
school,
has been running for just over two years and has three training
venues,
one in Bristol, one in North Somerset, and the other in Wiltshire.
 Playing
tournaments at home and abroad is one of the many activities the
boys take part in and as representatives of JSSI they have to comply
with strict codes of conduct, behaviour and dress, a key feature
of the soccer school ethos, which includes wearing a collar and
tie with the school
blazer and logo, and abiding by instructions and decisions without
question. “They are a credit to us”, says Jamie, “and it makes me
feel
very proud to be able to share in their enjoyment and love of the
game.”
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