{"id":309229,"date":"2019-10-02T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=309229"},"modified":"2019-10-02T06:00:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T20:00:37","slug":"triple-j-motors-renews-partnership-with-nmifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/triple-j-motors-renews-partnership-with-nmifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple J Motors renews partnership with NMIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-309229 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/triple-j-motors-renews-partnership-with-nmifa\/nmifa-pr-pix-2\/'>NMIFA PR Pix 2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-309230'>\n\t\t\t\tTriple J Motors staff and officials put up a tent at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville to provide snacks and refreshment to players seeing action in the NMIFA Youth Fall League. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/triple-j-motors-renews-partnership-with-nmifa\/triplej-pix-1\/'>tripleJ pix 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-309231'>\n\t\t\t\tAn MP United Football Club player kicks the ball, while a Shirley\u2019s Football Club goalie gets ready for a save during their game in the boys U15 division of the Triple J Motors-sponsored NMIFA Youth Fall League last Saturday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The partnership that is instrumental to the success of the grassroots soccer program in the CNMI will continue, as Triple J Motors has renewed its ties with the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association.<\/p>\n<p>Triple J Motors will still be the main sponsor of the NMIFA Youth League, which holds games in the spring and fall competitions for players in the U6 to U18 age groups and draws more than 1,000 participants every season. The company will also continue to provide transportation to NMIFA coaches, who visit schools to introduce the program to students and conduct other soccer-related activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTriple J is extremely proud to continue our longstanding partnership with NMIFA,\u201d Triple J Motors senior vice president Jay Jones said. \u201cThis partnership reinforces Triple J\u2019s commitment to building strong communities and in this case enabling our youth to grow and excel in a world renowned sport. As a part of our commitment and dedication to the Triple J philosophy of \u2018customers first\u2019 in thought and action, Triple J Enterprises continues to strive for the improvement of quality of life and build strong communities at any capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To mark Triple J Motors\u2019 commitment to NMIFA\u2019s grassroots program for the sixth straight year, the company\u2019s staff and officials visited the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville late last month and provided players with snacks and refreshments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely grateful to Triple J Motors for supporting a program that is very vital to the growth of soccer in the CNMI. Every year, we look for ways to strengthen our program and reach out to as many youth as possible. We face many challenges along the way with the recent one, Typhoon Yutu, that damaged our facility and halted our games. However, with the support of generous companies like Triple J, we are able to stand back up and rebuild, \u201d NMIFA president Jerry Tan said.<\/p>\n<p>NMIFA Youth Committee deputy chair Raymond Zapanta said that having partners in the community helps the association deliver a program that greatly benefits our youth. The NMIFA grassroots sports program has produced players that represented the CNMI to international competitions and provided students after-school activities that keep them active and off the streets. Players who took part in the program have also managed to gain athletics scholarships from universities and moved up to collegiate ranks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing kids outdoor playing and enjoying the game while discovering and honing their soccer skills and building their character through competitions and interactions with each other gives us all the right reasons to keep the program running despite all the challenges that come our way,\u201d Zapanta said.<\/p>\n<p>Jones said Triple J is proud to be part of the players\u2019 success and the program that makes a big difference in the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeaming up\u2014whether in sport or business\u2014inspires people and communities, that\u2019s why this partnership makes sense. We have a collective vision for our island and its youth,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>Triple J Motors vows to continue coordinating with NMIFA to find ways to better support the association\u2019s program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NMIFA has grown the league in numbers since its opening. It\u2019s heart-warming to see the tireless efforts of Jerry Tan, Ross Zapanta, and the NMIFA administration through the numerous groups of children practicing after school and playing on weekends and challenging one another at the NMI Soccer Training Center. Triple J Motors is proud to partner with NMIFA again to continue to grow the sport on Saipan. We look forward to co-facilitating sportsmanship, passion and perseverance in every youth member of the league,\u201d Triple J Motors general manager Sean Ficke said. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The partnership that is instrumental to the success of the grassroots soccer program in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[198],"class_list":["post-309229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-nmifa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}