Travel program

JCSA's travel soccer program encourages and challenges our youth players who are seeking a higher level of competition, while continuing to grow their love of the game. In the last decade, we continue to grow, not only in the size of our program, allowing more children to play and participate, but also in competitive level, providing local soccer teams that compete at the highest levels.


Our goal for the program is to continue to raise that bar, but also to focus on the important skills that travel soccer uniquely provides—commitment, confidence, resilience, and teamwork. While some of our players go on to play at the college level, our primary goal is to meet each player where they are at, push them to challenge themselves, and foster a life long love of soccer and team sports.


To bring this philosophy to life, here’s what a typical season looks like for our teams:

  • Our teams train two or three times per week, with professional, paid trainers from the SEFT (School of Elite Football Training).
  • We play in the Fall and Spring seasons in the EDP and/or Northern Counties Youth Soccer League (NCSA).
  • Our home matches are played at our turf soccer field at the Caven Point Sports Complex in Jersey City
  • Away matches are played through NJ. We include tournament play, Cup competitions and winter training though it can vary from team to team.

2025 wrapup

As we wrap up our fall season we want to reach out and share some exciting insights. As the numbers show, it’s been a great and successful season! 

  • With over 400 practices
  • Approximately 200 games
  • More tourneys this fall than ever before for JCSA Travel
  • A winning league record with 75 wins 56 losses and 38 ties 
  • And more pizza and ice cream than we could keep track of.



Each of our teams is continuing to grow and progress, and most are now competing in increasingly higher flights, or soon will be in the spring. Whether playing NCSA, EDP, or at a variety of tournaments, our club definitely is on the rise - and we are getting noticed. 

Behind the scenes and beyond the numbers, you have carpooled to a hundred events, sat in parked cars or stood outside fences in the dark evening hours, and spoken to other parents (and committed relatives) about offside calls. The kids have spent so many hours together, learning from their coaches and from each other. For JCSA, some of the biggest wins are not about the score, but are when they celebrate together, or cry together over a loss. These kids are growing up together both as a team and as a community.


From our director of coaching:

“I want to first thank everyone for all their efforts and support this season. Parents and Volunteers are what also makes this club so great to work for. As the director of the club I love to see how far we’ve come in just a few years, from more commitment to improving and winning/competing against tough opponents in every division. I hope this break fuels us up for more exciting moments next year. 

From all the SEFT Coaching Staff we want to wish you all Happy Holidays!” - Sebastian Rojas

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