
13 Generations Educational Mission
Youth Soccer Club, Sports, and Physical Education Organization
Youth Soccer Club, Sports, and Physical Education Organization
Email your resume and a short soccer/coaching bio about yourself to start the process.
Spring Rec Soccer will provide co-ed teams for boys and girls ages 4-11. Players will be divided into general age groupings of 4-6, 7-8, 9-11. Each team will have their own section of the field and dedicated coach during a simultaneous training session. This will enable parents with players in various age groups to attend a single event.
This schedule was made as consistent as possible given Marymoor field availability. Sundays will be 2-hour sessions that will be focused on skill and conceptual development with gameplay included.
Full Session Registrations and Single Day Registrations will be available. This will enable parents to tailor the schedule to their needs. Single Day Registrations are available throughout the Spring Season and can be purchased anytime.
Spring '25 Soccer jerseys are available for separate purchase, but they are not mandatory for participation. Jerseys are $40 each, 2 for $70, and the player(s) will get to choose from the available inventory (sizes YXS, YS, YM, YL, AS, AM, AL).
For families registering 2 or more children in concurrent 13GEM Sporting programs, we offer a 13% discount on your total registration fee. Enter the coupon code: 13GEM2025 to receive the discount for those eligible.
This Afterschool Basketball program is available for students at Medina Academy Elementary School only. Tuesdays will be for Grades K-1st; Thursdays will be for Grades 2nd-4th. Boys and girls can participate in the program. There is a 12-player limit on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The 1-hour sessions will focus on skill development and gameplay. The first portion of practice will focus on developing individual skills and/or team concepts. Players will engage in activities that develop dribbling, passing, shooting, and defending. Concepts such as space, shape, and sharing will be a major part of the conceptual learning for players. This will enable players to develop their skill and success level while playing games.
The 1-hour sessions will focus on skill development and gameplay. The second portion of practice will focus on applying skills and strategies in a regulation game. Players will be divided into teams, given pinnies, and rotate in and out of a regulation game. Rules and procedures will be taught during this portion of practice, so players learn the flow and process of playing Basketball.
For families registering 2 or more children in concurrent 13GEM Sporting programs, we offer a 13% discount on your total registration fee. Enter the coupon code: 13GEM2025 to receive the discount for those eligible.
Practices are at Fall City Elementary and are for players ages 9-12. Boys and girls are welcome to participate, and this program is open to the community. Practice dates are 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22.
Players are taught the fundamental skills and concepts of Football. The skills of passing, catching, flag pulling, and juke moves are taught alongside concepts such as Man-to-Man vs Zone Defense and the Route Tree.
There is a heavy focus on learning the Route Tree in Football. There are many routes a receive can run from short, intermediate, and deep routes, to in-breaking and out-breaking, to double moves and much more. Players must learn angles and distances to run the correct route then catch the ball at the correct time in the route. This is advanced information that all interested players can master.
Quarterback (QB) is the most difficult position in sports to learn and play because playing QB is much more than throwing the ball: it is leading at team, calling a play in the huddle, knowing everyone else's responsibility, reading a defense, and making decisions based on data analysis. Players interested in learning the basics of playing QB can spend practice time learning how.
Each practice ends with gameplay. Players are divided into teams, given pinnies, and play a game of football. If there are interested players who want to play QB, then they can, otherwise the Coach plays QB while the players play WR and DB.
For families registering 2 or more children in concurrent 13GEM Sporting programs, we offer a 13% discount on your total registration fee. Enter the coupon code: 13GEM2025 to receive the discount for those eligible.
My personality and skill set caused me to gravitate towards the field of Education and more specifically Physical Education. First and foremost, I am a leader and function best in leadership roles. I enjoy the responsibility and accountability of being a leader. There is no greater responsibility or area of accountability than teaching children how to become healthy contributors to society. The reason I chose Physical Education is because my favorite activity to participate in is playing sports. I always wanted a job that afforded me the opportunity to do what I love every day and teaching Physical Education affords me that opportunity. The combination of helping others improve themselves while engaging in sports and exercise makes being a PE Teacher the ideal job. My enjoyment and enthusiasm for this profession combined with a natural talent for teaching creates an enjoyable class atmosphere that empowers all students to reach new levels of achievement. It is important that students have positive exercise experiences early in Life to increase the likelihood of engaging in a health enhancing level of exercise into adulthood.
My primary mission is to help students cultivate the skills, knowledge, and intrinsic motivation to maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity for a Lifetime by engaging in sports and exercise.
I graduated from the University of Georgia in May 2007 with a Bachelor’s in P-12 Health and Physical Education. I have 13 years teaching experience in a wide variety of teaching situations: public, private, special needs school, urban, suburban, in the classroom, in the gym, contracted teacher, substitute teacher, literally all grades PK3-12, academic classes, and an after-school program to name a few.
Soccer has exponentially increased in popularity since my childhood in the 90s. I grew up playing every sport except Soccer until I was introduced to it at UGA during my PE Teaching Curriculum. I instantly fell in love with the game and realized I grew up playing the wrong sports... I was made to play Soccer. It instantly became my favorite sport, and all my personal athletic time was spent learning how to play and read the game. Through teaching PE and coaching other Soccer programs, I have coached many children of all skill levels: from beginners touching a ball for the first time to advanced players on other youth Premier teams. Now after 20 years of learning how to play, read, and coach the game through real Life experiences, I feel prepared and excited to launch 13GEM Sporting Soccer, and later in 2025, 13GEM Elite.
My objective is to create a program culture that emphasizes sharing the ball, playing simple soccer, and playing team ball over solo ball. I want to get players away from thinking that every play needs to be a YouTube highlight or result in a goal. Understanding tactics such as build-up play, stringing together passing sequences, using a drop pass to relieve pressure, and playing off-ball by reading the game are lacking in many of today's young players. I want players focusing on strengthening their weak foot dribbling and passing over learning how to do a Rainbow, Elastico, Step Over, or some other flashy, nonessential trick.
Receive, pass, offer.
Share the ball.
Score goals as a unit.
Pressure the ball to regain possession.
Cover for teammates as needed.
Play simple soccer.
Simple soccer is beautiful. I want to train players in these philosophies because it is my favorite style of play, and I believe it will create the best footballers/soccer players.
This is the literal origin story of 13GEM. I always wanted to open a gym and teach PE on my own, but there was no social mission behind what I wanted to do. When I tore my ACL in August 2015 and had to move back to Georgia to heal I had lots of free time on my hands and decided to go into Atlanta and help those who needed it. Unbeknownst to me, I was uncovering my Life's Mission. This is the street corner I vow to return to and build a 13GEM facility.
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