13GEM Sporting
Youth Soccer Club, Sports, and Physical Education Organization
13GEM Sporting
Youth Soccer Club, Sports, and Physical Education Organization
Youth Soccer Club, Sports, and Physical Education Organization
Youth Soccer Club, Sports, and Physical Education Organization

13GEM Sporting will be providing a Summer Basketball Camp for boys and girls ages 4-12. This program is for players of all skill levels as a wide variety of skills and concepts will be taught. This is a three-hour half-day camp for ages 7-12, and a one-hour class for ages 4-6.
Camp occurs weekly Monday-Thursday throughout the Summer. Developmentally appropriate equipment and instruction will be provided in all Basketball camps.
Summer Basketball Camps start on Monday, June 29th
13GEM Sporting will be providing a Summer Soccer program on Sunday mornings for boys and girls ages 4-12. This will be a relaxed program focusing on keeping skills sharp and fitness strong. Practice will focus equally on learning activities and gameplay. Flexible registration options are available to accommodate those with travel plans. There is a full Summer option with a slight discount for those taking a "stay-cation" and will be here all Summer.
Summer Soccer on Sundays starts Sunday, July 12th
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.

Campers will spend the day working on fundamental skills while developing more advanced skills and movements; learning strategic concepts through film sessions and on-court practice sessions; snack and socialization breaks (campers bring their own food); playing scrimmages to practice skills in game-like settings; and competing in tournaments to test their skills against other players and get the competitive juices flowing. All in an air-conditioned gym in a clean, safe building. Daily prayers will be observed for those interested in participating.

Campers will spend the class learning about Basketball by participating in a variety of fun games and activities. Every ten minutes, the campers will participate in a new activity that teaches a different skill or concept of Basketball. Games and activities are designed for 100% participation by all campers. Each camp day ends with a scrimmage so campers learn how to play a regulation game with proper rules and procedures. We will have a full-sided scrimmage on the last day of camp so campers can test and display their acquired skills and knowledge while having fun playing Basketball.

13GEM Sporting has created a flexible Summer Soccer program on Sunday mornings throughout the Summer. It is designed for those who want to keep their Soccer skills and tactics sharp and their fitness strong over the Summer Break. Practice sessions will include equal parts practice and play, as learning is always a part of 13GEM programming. Players will be divided by age and gender as numbers allow. The Summer program is designed to be more relaxed than the Fall, Winter, and Spring programs, but the high-quality 13GEM programming will still be provided. Registration is open now for those interested!
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. After 20 years of learning how to play, read, and coach the game through real Life experiences, I am excited to start focusing full-time on the growth of 13GEM Sporting.
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.
6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway Northeast, Redmond, Washington 98052, United States
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.