Watch the 25th episode of The Locker Room Talk Show as we chat with Bethany Vikings Women’s Soccer Team Midfielder, Asia Jota and John Marshall High School’s Goalkeeper, Kaiya Jota, joined by their father Jim Jota. Both players were invited to practice with the Philippine National Women’s Soccer Team and Kaiya Jota is currently being scouted by the US National Team.
Contents:
00:00 – Intro
01:32 – Basketball as a first sport
02:46 – How they got started in soccer
06:25 – Experience playing travel ball
07:41 – Playing midfield vs the goalkeeper position
11:12 – The most important thing when playing any sport
13:29 – Jota family’s history in the sport of basketball
16:30 – How Kaiya made the decision to play the goalkeeper position
20:19 – Asia’s experience transitioning from high school to college soccer
25:45 – Experience growing up with dad as their coach
30:14 – Getting invited to practice with the Philippine National Team
33:11 – Experience on both side of the penalty shots
