Bahamas Is Great This Time Of Year!!

 I had the honor of meeting a special person the other day and his name is Jaelin Williams, a former soccor player and graduate of Brunswick High School. Jaelin grew up in Brunswick, Georgia and was on the first Coastal Outreach Soccer travel team where he’s spent countless hours playing soccer. From what I was told, Williams was asked to return to the Bahamas to join the men’s national soccer team for a training camp in preparation for the first round of World Cup qualifiers. As a member of the team, Jaelin is playing among some of the best soccer players in the Bahamas and in the world.


“I felt a sigh of relief, like OK I can relax now that the phone call is over,” he recalled, during a call from the Bahamas in between practices, with clear blue skies and green trees swaying in the background. He was so excited when he got the news.


When he arrived in the Bahamas, the other players were already stuck to a schedule of two practices a day, early every morning and each evening, before quarantining in a hotel ahead of the game to limit risk of spreading COVID-19. Getting to this point has required Jaelin to put in significant individual work and commitment, especially because the pandemic has for a year prevented many group practice opportunities.


“Not being able to meet up in team settings so often, you’ve got to make sure you’re taking care of yourself first and foremost and making sure that you are staying fit and getting touches on the ball even though you’re not with a team, training with the team,” he said. “And then just knowing whenever you get here you’ve got to really focus.”


In all Jaelin was able to meet the standards and requirements of play for the Bamahas National Team. And on top of that he was able to share his experience with his brother.

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