Cold Weather Kits
$60 each
Cold Weather Kits consist of a fully customized hoodie and sweatpants and are an optional purchase for those interested. Players can choose any of the four colors of 13GEM for a hoodie color; all players receive the all black sweatpants. The hoodie is branded with 13GEM Sporting and Diamond logos on the front with a customized back consisting of the player's chosen name and number, just like jerseys. Sweatpants are branded with the 13GEM Diamond logo and are customized with the player's chosen name and number.
Email sports@13gem.org for ordering information
Current 13GEM Sporting Programs
Recreational Soccer for Winter & Spring 2026
The 13GEM Sporting Winter Rec Soccer program is for boys and girls ages 5-7. This is a great program for beginners to be introduced to the game's fundamental skills and concepts as well as for intermediate players at this age to refine skills and expand understanding. A major hallmark of 13GEM Sporting programs is the ability to teach abstract concepts to young players. The Winter Season continues through Sunday March 29th.
The Spring Rec Soccer program will expand into two age groupings: 4.5-6 and 7-9. Developmentally appropriate programs will be created for both age groupings.
Spring Soccer begins Sunday April 5th. Registration is open!
Recreational Basketball for Spring 2026
13GEM Sporting will be providing a Recreational Basketball program for boys and girls ages 3-17. This program is for players of all skill levels as a wide variety of skills and concepts will be taught. There are a multitude of program options based on age and gender of the players. We have grouped players as similarly as possible to ensure healthy competition and socialization during activities. Developmentally appropriate equipment and instruction will be provided in all Basketball programs.
The Spring Season begins Monday March 23rd. Registration is open!
Homeschool PE Program: Starting Fall 2026
13GEM Sporting provides a full Physical Education program for homeschool co-ops and independent homeschool groups, but lacking teachers and/or equipment. This program focuses on teaching students a variety of sports and exercise modalities rather than focusing on a single sport or activity. This is a robust, curriculum driven program with differentiated learning across grades and across skill levels within grades. 13GEM Sporting will be restarting the Homeschool PE Program in the beginning of April. A variety of programs are being planned and will be announced very soon.
Philosophies
We coach and emphasize "simple football"
Inspired by Barcelona's Tiki-Taka play style, we coach players to make quick one-touch and two-touch passes while on the ball and consistent offering movement off-ball. The ball moves faster when kicked than when dribbled, so we encourage passing more than dribbling. We teach that soccer is about kicking the ball and that passing the ball is as important a kick as a shot. We teach that a professional soccer match can have 200-500 passes, 0-15 shots, and 0-5 goals, on average. Therefore, knowing how to pass accurately and consistently is the backbone of our developmental philosophy.
Our style is "direct, purposeful possession" which means we form triangles and use possession passing as a means to find outlets. We do not coach blind "possession for possession's sake". Our initial read is always to move the ball forward, but when that is not possible, we pass it around until an opening is created.
Offensively, we want quick passing with lots of off-ball movement. We want the ball to be shared often. 13GEM mottos like "I get the ball. I pass the ball. I get the ball. I pass the ball." and "Receive, pass, offer. Receive, pass, offer." form the backbone of our offensive philosophy. We teach that your teammates want to touch the ball as much as you do, so share it, no ball hogging. If you pass around and play possession with your teammates with the intent to score, then the ball will eventually find the back of net. And the exciting part of this play style is that it can be anyone who scores the goal; the ball decides who scores.
Defensively, we want to pressure the ball to regain possession quickly. Players near the ball pressure the ball, players away from the ball close space and passing lanes. I know this sounds obvious, but working as a defensive unit is a difficult concept for young players to understand. Teaching players how to communicate and work as a unit on defense to maintain a shape is the primary objective.
Our training philosophy is that "Games are fun, but training sessions are fundamental." Every training session devotes time to reinforcing the fundamentals of dribbling and passing. We want each player to have hundreds of touches during a training session. We want players to enjoy training as a form of intentional growth, not just random play time. A fun training session for us is defined as intense, competitive, and showing sportsmanship with lots of learning.
Inspired by prime Barcelona Tiki-Taka with Messi, Xavi, Iniesta
This is Coach Jacob's favorite trio of all-time. In our opinion, this is the most beautiful form of soccer. Soccer is a team game and team goals are magical. We are not remiss to acknowledge the technical skill this play style requires, but that is the purpose of training. We want to provide our players with a method and style of thinking about and processing the game. Young players are capable of understanding and implementing advanced principles if they can be conveyed properly and practiced in training. The challenge is being able to teach these concepts to younger minds, and this is what 13GEM Sporting specializes in.
Click below to see a video of how we coach our players to play. We show this video during the "Possession Passing" portion of training to convey the idea of what we want players to do. Once they see it and perform 13GEM Sporting training drills, they are capable of executing this play style. We have already trained players to play this way.
13GEM PE Class Descriptions
Foundational PE
Developmental PE
Developmental PE
- Focus on locomotor skills in predictable environments
- Manipulative skills learned in predictable environments
- Basic spatial concepts (i.e. directions, levels) are introduced
- Comprehending and following simple procedures in games and activities
- Simple, cooperative social concepts such as "finding a partner" & "being on a team"
Developmental PE
Developmental PE
Developmental PE
- Applying locomotor skills in unpredictable environments (tag games)
- Manipulative skills learned in unpredictable environments & time pressure
- Complex movement sequences are learned in an unpredictable environments
- Spatial concepts are integrated into basic decision-making algorithms
- Off-ball responsibilities & defensive pressure are introduced
- Comprehending & following complex procedures & rules in a variety of activities
- Complex social concepts such as "working as a team" and "spreading the ball around" are introduced
Generalized PE
Developmental PE
Generalized PE
- Locomotor & manipulative skills are integrated into complex movements used in a variety of games
- Complex movement sequences are integrated with situational awareness & decision-making algorithms in a variety of games
- Offensive & defensive strategies used in specific sports are introduced
- Comprehending & following the rules & procedures for specific sports
- Positions & responsibilities of specific sports are introduced
- In-game communication is emphasized
- Sportsmanlike conduct & healthy competition are taught & reinforced
13GEM Sporting Spring Basketball 2026
Program Details
13GEM Sporting Basketball will be providing programs for children ages 3-17 across a variety of age and gender groupings. All skill levels are welcome- from beginners to advanced. This program will be coached by Coach Jacob, so all players will receive expert coaching and high-quality programming that results in massive growth and major joy in your players. 13GEM provides developmentally appropriate equipment, so there will be basketballs and basketball hoops that are properly sized to maximize learning of all players.
Mondays- Boys
- 4:30-5p: ages 3-4 ($112.50/player)
- 5-6p: ages 5-6 ($225/player)
- 6-7p: ages 7-9 ($225/player)
- 7-8p: ages 10-12 ($225/player)
- Dates: 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18
Tuesdays- Teens
- 7-8p: Boys ages 13-17 ($250/player)
- Dates: 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26
Wednesdays- Girls
- 4:30-5p: ages 3-4 ($125/player)
- 5-6p: ages 5-6 ($250/player)
- 6-7p: ages 7-9 ($250/player)
- 7-8p: ages 10-12 ($250/player)
- Dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27
No registration deadline for this program, so the registration fee is reduced by one week's fee each week for families registering mid-season. Families registering multiple siblings in concurrent programs will receive a 13% Multi-Child Discount on each additional registration after the first child.
You will be emailed separately to purchase a uniform kit.
Players ages 5-17 pay $50 per player for uniform kit.
Players ages 3-4 pay $25 per player for uniform kit.
"In my day, when a coach criticized you, it was called good coaching. When people criticize players today, it's called hating. And that's why these [players] be driving me crazy. Like dude - coaches, their job is to criticize. It ain't criticism. It's coaching."
-Charles Barkley
