2010 GSM Guatemala Community Soccer Academies
GSM Guatemala has establishing GSM soccer academies in 12 communities in and around the Guatemala City the capital of Guatemala We are excited about their growth and the likelihood of additional academies in the near future. Our academies are directed by
GSM full time and part time trained licensed coaching staff aim is to provide an environment where youth can develop socially, physically, and spiritually in 2010.

Socially, GSM Guatemala is developing soccer players and teams at each of the academy sites. The positive characteristics of being part of a team are many. The coaches work on encouraging and building the self esteem of the players. The players are also motivated seeing the benefits of working together and making those around them better. All our players are required to be in school and doing well academy. Virtues and character traits, along with the many Christian leadership principles that are taught, all contribute toward acquiring the attributes needed for creating possible job opportunities for themselves in the future is playing, finishing high schools, going on to trade school or university. We are training the future leaders of these communities believing that the input they receive will have a positive impact on not only their own families but the communities the live in and country as a whole.

Physically, the aim of our coaching staff is to teach how a player might reach their highest potential in the game of soccer technically, tactically, and physical conditioning. Basic foundational technical and tactical skills that are taught in all of our academies, as well as more advanced understand of soccer, our goals are to bring players to a higher competitive level in the sport. Tactically, we teach and encourage the players to think and to implement strategies in constantly changing situations, both on the attack and defensively to be a creative player that thinks and can achieve for a higher purpose.

Spiritually, at the ‘heart’ of our academies is the desire to build relationships that afford us the opportunity to share God’s Good News and witness the Holy Spirit’s work in changing the hearts of the players as they learn and grow through our planned Biblical curriculum that is delivered in the form of devotionals during the training sessions. We desire to teach and disciple Biblical truths and principles with the hope of looking beyond the ball to the hearts of the players. Knowing that the spiritual growth that comes from being part of a GSM academy has advantages beyond the field and into their eternal lives.

GSM Academy Vision: We are a Christian Organization of believers passionately committed to using soccer as a platform for reaching children, youth, and adults with the life changing reality of Jesus Christ.

GSM Academy Mission: Our mission is to partner with the local church and surrounding communities to transform area youth soccer players into impactful Christian leaders capable of producing next generation disciples for Jesus Christ. We create high quality soccer academies that are directed by coaches both from the local church, and other well equipped believers desiring to create a Christ-like change in the heart of each player.

GSM Academy Objectives: 1. Create and oversee community soccer academies that emphasize the education of soccer and biblical discipleship principles. 2. Using soccer creates and makes available an effective tool for churches and other organizations to reach children and youth for Jesus Christ. 3. We will teach and equip soccer coaches to be effective disciples of the Word of God as well as encourage personal spiritual growth through a directed curriculum. 4. Using soccer as a drawing tool we will host evangelistic events such as week long camps and soccer tournaments. 5. We will impact the quality of soccer within the minor league systems in
Guatemala as well as work towards creating a youth soccer development system that will enhance as a whole Guatemalan soccer.