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The St. John’s Country Day women’s soccer team has won 11 consecutive state championships and recognizes the family atmosphere and coaching of USWNT players.<\/p>\n
ORANGE PARK, FL \u2014 Few First Coast teams have earned more prize money than the women’s soccer team on St. John’s Country Day. And her 11-time defending state champion in the national rankings makes winning on the football field a family affair.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
They proudly say they want to be champions. But Head his coach Mike Pickett has a solid hold on to championship-level players.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“It’s more about sport than anything else, not life,” says Carson Pickett, a class of 2012 graduating class at St. John’s Country Day. You are not defined by your performance.Don’t let anyone tell you that you are not good enough.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
This team is so good that they can do almost anything on the football field in recent years. It helps to have multiple Division 1 athletes on the team each year. Including those who have returned to help the coach.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cHaving the opportunity to coach with my father is a dream come true,\u201d Pickett says.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Pickett is also a member of the US Women’s National Team and the daughter of the head coach. She helps her father coach the team before she leaves to train with the professional team.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“She’s been a huge help with this program, helping other girls understand how things will be when you reach a higher level.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
But Carson isn’t just teaching soccer techniques on the field, he’s imparting wisdom about life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“As my father would say, let no one turn your sky into a ceiling,” says Carson Pickett.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Born without a left forearm, Carson’s awareness of his handicap didn’t turn the sky into a ceiling. It’s the message that brought her to her national team, and it’s also the message she shares with her next champions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“She proved to us, proved to multiple people, proved to the world that you can do anything,” says Mateo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“I have three championships. I thought it was amazing at the time. Some of these girls have six, even seven,” says Carson Pickett. . they are winners. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
There’s still a lot of football going on this season, but it’s good to look back at all this program has achieved as it grows together.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“It’s cool to see a practice, work really hard for it, and do it with your best friend,” says Avery Raimond, senior at St. John’s Country Day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
And that’s the feeling they’ll share with the next pack of champions in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“When my former players get together, they never talk about state championships or games,” says Mike Pickett. It’s a life lesson and it’s the journey that counts. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n