LSTS Training Program: Life Skills Through Soccer™ is an intensive and innovative youth soccer development program created by Jorge Roman, a Director of Training and Coaching. The program is sponsored by LIFE SKILLS THROUGH SOCCER A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide advanced soccer training for the committed, skilled, and disciplined young players that will develop the "whole" person/athlete in an age appropriate context.

Objectives: Provide competitive soccer training and personal character development that are promoted simultaneously through the "Life Skills" method. Focus on each student-athlete's growth both as an individual and as an effective team member. Provide players with experience through which they can learn lifelong lessons applicable in a wide variety of settings and relationships, regardless of whether or not a player becomes a professional. Emphasize the use of moral and ethical principles as the primary educational tool for accomplishing success, and demonstrate that young people can progress and excel in athletic, social, and intellectual domains at the same time.

Strategy for success: LSTS does not recruit or rely upon top players developed elsewhere to enhance the program's success. The program seeks out athletes who are interested in developing their skill through an educational process that first defines their talent, cultivates that talent, and transforms it into soccer skills at the athlete's own pace (soccer development). The program features a progressive methodology of training and competitive schedule that doesn't skip important steps in the development process to promote winning as an end in itself. "Life Skills Through Soccer" at the youth development level is geared toward stimulating the player's ability to create and appreciate the game being played with finesse and intelligence ("the beautiful game of soccer").

Methodology: The LSTS training concepts transform the training session into a more active, dynamic, and participative experience for the players. LSTS training uses a variety of small-sided games to increase the players' interaction with the ball and to give the opportunity to each player to play everywhere on the field, as well as special variations of the dimensions and shapes of playing areas, number of players, number of ball touches, the number of goals, etc., to make the exercises more realistic. These are only few of LSTS soccer training methods. What makes this program really unique and special is the intent to provide life lessons in addition to soccer skills. More on the LSTS training program.