Play, Have Fun, Repeat

Soccer Gemz is a non-competitive, excitement activity-based program for children ages 18 months to 8 years. Soccer Gemz promotes personal and social skills development by utilizing soccer games and activities in both individual and group setting. Soccer Gemz has a team of trained and qualified instructors that love teaching and bringing a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the soccer field each week. Instructors provide consistent encouragement which builds self-confidence in your child through soccer in a safe and motivational environment. Using a field-tested and age-appropriate curriculum, our sessions teach kids all the fundamentals of soccer in a high-energy, non-competitive program designed to encourage good sportsmanship and develop a love for sports. Soccer Gemz uses soccer as an outlet to develop and educate young children about the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle that will last well beyond childhood.

Mission Statement

• To provide a quality foundation of soccer fundamentals by utilizing instructional opportunities to each child.
• To provide a stimulating and interactive curriculum for each child that teaches the importance of teamwork and social skills.
• To actively engage each child in a variety of physical activities that creates a fun learning environment.
• To provide a safe, creative and rewarding work atmosphere for our coaches and families.

Soccer Gemz operates under the following core values:

• Respecting all participants, parents and coaches
• Developing on going partnerships within community
• Exceeding customers satisfaction by providing extraordinary service
• Acting in a manner with honesty and integrity
• Dedication to creativity and continuous improvement

Curriculum Classes:

During our seasonal 7-week sessions, your child will participate in a class with approximately a 12:1 child to coach ratio.  Each class are typically structured to be co-ed and broken into age group.  Soccer Gemz curriculum maintains focus on activities that improves each child motor, social and physical skills in a fun and positive environment. Our coaches have trained and developed a series of fun, organized games designed to build the self-confidence and teach each child the very basics of soccer.  Games such as Sleeping Giant, Red Light Green Light, Sharks & Minnows, and Soccer Potato are used to teach the children soccer in a fun-filled, safe and constructive environment. Each seven-week session consists of seven 1-hour classes held on a successive day and time of the week (please see our schedule page).  Each 1-hour class begins with a warm up of consisting of stretching, each class has two or three water breaks for the children (water and snacks should be provided by the parent).  Typically, the first 40 minutes of the class will cover various languages and reiterate skills and drills.  During last 20 minutes, the classes are divided into two teams in order to play a friendly game of soccer to display their learned techniques while still promoting fun above all else.  Please note some classes fill up faster than others, in the event you prefer a particular class or coach, a waiting list will be available. Take a moment to view our class curriculum and decide which class works best for you.

By enrolling your child into a Soccer Gemz session, you can expect:

• Instructors who are friendly and knowledgeable of the game of soccer
• Fun activities that promotes healthy fitness
• To see weekly progression of tactical skill development
• Strong emphasis on teamwork, sportsmanship and encouragement
• Your child to be introduce to the basic rules and concept of soccer
• Consistency among coaches at every class with language and drills
• Quality instructions targeting ball control, dribbling, trapping and passing
• A high level of respect from each child, parent and coach
• Your child to have fun and enjoy the game of Soccer