Barbados: Jamarco Johnson- a former scholar of St Alban’s Major College is all set to develop his soccer profession by attending abroad coaching and tournaments.
Throughout his efficiency at school, Marco as he’s affectionately known as, represented St Alban’s in soccer and monitor and subject and over time he has carried out with admiration on the sector.
In 2018 in his first ever BFA tournament on the age of 8, Marco gained the Guardian Youth Cup Beneath-9 finest defender and event MVP when he assisted his crew to victory.
In 2019, he gained the Beneath-11 Barbados Cup event ‘Greatest Mid-Fielder’ award taking part in on the profitable crew and afterward he gained the Beneath-9 BFA ‘Scotia Financial institution Cup event , ‘Greatest Mid-Fielder’ award when his crew positioned second in that event.
Later that yr, he gained the Guardian Group Cup Beneath-9 ‘Greatest Mid Fielder’, ‘Most Objective Participant’ and ‘Event MVP’, once more aiding his crew to victory.
By August 2022 Marco was known as to signify the island on the Nationwide under-14 soccer squad that participated within the 2022 Caribbean Soccer Union (CFU) Boys’ U-14 Problem Collection within the Domincan Republic in August.
Marco switched golf equipment to coach with KickStart Rush Soccer Membership and in his debut match for his new membership he scored 6 objectives in a pleasant under-17 match which his crew gained in opposition to Blaze Soccer Membership.
Final yr on the age of 13 he gained the Guardian Group Cup Beneath-15 ‘Greatest Mid Fielder’ and ‘Event MVP’ when he led his crew to victory in that event. He was known as as much as signify the Island on the Nationwide Beneath 15 football squad that participated within the Beneath-15 Concacaf in Curacao in August.
Marco was one among a squad of sixteen younger footballers from the Kickstart Rush Membership who have been chosen to compete within the Worldwide Rush Cup Youth Soccer Event, which was held on the Sandpiper Bay Resort & Halpatiokee Park in Port St Lucie, Florida, final summer season.
Whereas the Bajan crew positioned third within the competitors, the place they have been the lone Caribbean crew competing in opposition to groups from North, Central and South America for the Rush Cup title, they managed to impress the Administrators of the event with their expertise and behavior, and so they have been invited to return for this yr’s event.
After the Rush Cup in Florida, Marco was one of many 4 boys invited to play within the large’ 2024 Rush Worldwide Participant Cup’ after one among his objectives made the highest three spotlight ‘Rush Cup objectives’ in 2023.
Marco is presently coaching with the Kick Begin Stars Senior crew, which was promoted to the Barbados Premier League.
Marco benefitted from an abroad summer season coaching program within the UK in 2022, and he has been invited again to coach with groups resembling Arsenal and golf equipment resembling Studying and Crystal Palace.
Jamarco can be a monitor and subject athlete and represented St Albans at NAPSAC and the St Michael college at BSSAC.
Marco has the expertise and need to take his soccer to the best stage, and to take action, he’s in search of to take part in abroad tournaments and coaching packages, that are all very pricey. Nonetheless, his dad and mom can’t afford the price of his soccer improvement and they’re going all out to fundraise to make sure that Marco will get the alternatives that he deserves.
