Owner/Director & Head Trainer Jim Keegan is beyond excited to finally have his own indoor soccer training facility. After starting out & assisted in opening the Bob Smith Soccer Facility., while learning under the Great Bob Smith. Moving on to Team 85 for a brief period, then Center Court Sports in Ewing, Jim found a landing spot for 6 years @ the Newtown Athletic Center in Yardley PA. From 2016-2022.
In October of 2024 Jim opened Top Notch Soccer in Hamilton. My Dream of one day having my own place came true. I can now offer great services at very inexpensive pricing to all local Mercer County Athletes & teams.
Jim Keegan- Owner
a mindset in training will give proven results
Training & coaching are 2 very separate things. We can all coach a sport, where we get the kids together, pump them up, run practices & cookie cutter drills, make substitutions, rally them with speeches, cheer them on etc.
It’s all about growth and development
Training is dissecting a kid’s skill set in less than 5 minutes, understanding his/her strengths & weaknesses. We then take this player and develop drills incorporating body balance & body mechanics functionality drills that suit the skill set to achieve instant reward and success. Training is molding a player ( not coaching or practicing things). Training does not allow the same repetitive mistakes to occur over and over again with bad mechanics.
Analyzing is a huge part
Our trainers fix these mistakes immediately so the soccer player will learn the proper soccer touch to take each time their foot is on the ball. Positive touches with repetition create muscle memory for the player so they understand physically& mentally the correct way their body needs to function around the ball. We specialize in the specific details of the way the body functions as a soccer player and where each specific body part should be in every, fake, drill, pass, shot, reception of the ball & situation so you can develop into a complete soccer player.
OUR PAST: FOR A BETTER FUTURE
TOP NOTCH SOCCER HISTORY
early years –
establishing the Love of the Game
The Number #1 overall pick in the 1977 Hamilton rec league draft.
Played Travel For GAK, Hibernians, Hamilton Red Devils, Hamilton Patriots & won over 25 Tournaments & titles
Highschool Career –
achieving significant milestones
Played Varsity At Steinert High School & was top 10 in Scoring his Jr & Sr years with multiple hat trick games
the challenges & reforms –
Bumps in the Road
Jim was recruited to go to Rutgers University after winning the summer high school select Rutgers Camp Award as the camp’s leading goal scorer. (over 250 kids at camp).
Unfortunately, that dream was halted & Jim went to MCCC in 1988 & played with Men from all over the world from ages 19-25 as an 18-yr old. This led to MCCC winning a National Title with a record of 23-0 -1. After this experience is where Jim’s Career blossomed.
Another Chance –
Training and Determination!
Recruited to Kutztown University(div 2) from 1990-1993.
Jim was a :2-time 1st team All-conference 2-time 1st team All Region
2-time All Mid Atlantic All-American Team MVP
Offensive Player Of Year & Leading Goal Scorer
Taking his skills & –
Moving on!
Jim ended up as the 3rd ALL Time points Leader in KU History in Goals & Assists & points
Offered a Tryout with the MISL Team Harrisburg Heat Professional Indoor Team.
(was offered $11,000) Dad said go get a job with your 2 Degrees!!!
The End Result!
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