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OUR MISSION

At SiWei Sports Academy, our unique mission is to leverage soccer as an educational vehicle to help achieve whole development of youth. We make player development our central focus. We believe that the whole development of youth, including sports specific technical skills, tactical knowledge, physical power and fitness, confidence, leadership, teamwork, and the achievement of goals will be accomplished through perseverance, dedication, sportsmanship and a belief in both themselves and the team. We aspire to create an environment which challenges youth to recognize and realize their full potentials. We also inspire to build strong characters of youth through our systematic training, which potentially help them succeed in their life long journey. 

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HISTORY BEHIND SIWEI SPORTS ACADEMY

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PILLARS OF VALUES

At SiWei Sports Academy, we are committed to help young athletes develop the following core values and reach their maximum potential. 

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Teamwork

Foster a spirit of collaboration and contribution to the greater success of a team. Instill good work ethnic and a sense of personal responsibility and team honor in our youth athletes.

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Enthusiam

Help children find and develop the natural enthusiasm within themselves and use it to follow their passions - as a power to recognize value in themselves and to develop the lives they choose. 

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Attitude

Help youth athletes face their disappointment, feelings of anger and self-doubt and learn how to handle them constructively. Instill and nurture a positive can-do attitude in our youth athletes. 

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Mastery

Foster a growing sense of mastery in young athletes. Help them form a positive cycle of learning fueled by curiosity and the pleasure that comes from discovery and mastery.

MEET THE TEAM

As with SiWei Sports Academy, our coach staff consists of professional coaches, passionate amateur coaches and parent volunteers.

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Si Chen

Founder, Head Coach

Coach Chen is a former Chinese Women’s National Soccer Team First Division player, an Olympic Athlete and a National Certified Referee and Soccer Coach. Together with her teammate, Coach Chen has won numerous province level and national-level soccer competitions and games, including 1990 SiChuan Province Women's Football Champion,  1999 Chinese National University Women's Football Champion,  2000 Chinese National Women's Football League 4th Place, and 2001 Chinese National Games Women's Football 3rd Place. Prior to founding SiWei Sports Academy, Coach Chen was coaching youth soccer programs in local after school programs in East Bay Area for many years.

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Wei Ding

Co-Founder, WuShu Head Coach, Conditioning Coach

Coach Ding has extensive competitive and coaching experience in both Wushu and Physical Conditioning. He has competed in 3 All China Games (1993, 1997, and 2001) among many other notable competitions and coached 2 students to the US National Wushu Team in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013.
With a Bachelor of Science degree in wushu and professional coaching, Coach Ding is proficient in broadsword, staff, southern fist, southern saber, southern staff, 9-section whip chain, eagle fist, mantis boxing, taichiquan, and many other traditional styles. His specializations include straightsword, spear, tongbeiquan, drunken sword, monkey staff, and choreographed fight sets.
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Annie Xiang

U5, U8 Assistant Coach

" Soccer brings me joy in doing what I love. As a soccer assistant coach, I can help spread this joy to young children by helping them learn the fundamentals of soccer. It is also a good experience for me to interact with kids to build on key traits such as patience and teamwork."

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Kevin Liu

U5, U8 Assistant Coach

"I enjoy being an assistant soccer coach because I love to see the kids improve their skills as soccer players and as people. Soccer is a sport that requires teamwork to succeed. I like to see the children helping each other and teaching each other to improve in soccer. Soccer builds character, strength, bravery, and the ability to work with others. I have learned very much from coaching this amazing group of children."

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Annie Tang

U5, U8 Assistant Coach

" Soccer has always played a large part in my life and I have loved it since I was very young. As a kid, I loved being at practice with my friends and would look forward to it for the whole week. Therefore, when the opportunity arose for me to be able to make other people love soccer the way that I do, I knew I had to do it. As I gradually got to know my students, I became friends with them, and began to enjoy not only teaching them but also the friendship, and realized that I would not trade the chance for anything else."

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Derek Wang

U5 Assistant Coach

" When I was little, I loved watching soccer. I was extremely motivated by my idols, and decided to play. I first started practicing soccer when I was five years old, and have continued to play ever since. I love to play soccer, as well as coach younger students for the same reason. The sport is a big part of my life, and I will keep playing it for a long time"

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Senyi Yang

U5 Assistant Coach

I like being an assistant coach because I enjoy teaching younger kids, and watching them learn. It is fun to watch them learn and prosper. Teaching feels good and can give experience to later life. Being an assistant is fun, rewarding, and appreciable.

Interested in learning more ...

Are you interested in learning more about our team and how we can help your kids grow their passion in soccer? If the answer is yes, give us a call or send us a message.