Georgia International Soccer Academy

Georgia ISA

Georgia International Soccer Academy recognizes that Soccer is the fastest growing sport in America. It transcends age, sex, race and social economic status.   Adults and children can be seen engaging in backyard soccer, recreational leagues and advance training leagues in almost every community.  It offers children the opportunities to build strength, stamina and confidence in today’s society.  We believe that with proper coaching and enthusiastic representatives soccer has the potential to build the self confidence and self esteem in children of all ages, races, and sexes.

 Georgia International Soccer Academy seeks to incorperate this growing American trend into all communities by bringing  the fundamentals of the game  and  by opening the doors to more advance play for those who wish to take their game to a  higher level. With our core of highly qualified and specially trained international coaches and trainers, we will establish ourselves as a leader in taking the game to the children in their communities  and at their level of understanding.

G-ISA is devoted to the development of the total soccer player.

Features Coaches:

 Anthony James 

Anthony James is a native of Trinidad who joined the G-ISA coaching staff in 2007. He holds a USF-A license. James has had a long career as a collegiate soccer coach. He spent the last four years as the head coach of the Youngstown State University ’s women’s soccer team. He previously coached for four seasons at West Virginia ’s Wesleyan College.In addition, he has been a Region I ODP coach and has worked with the US under 14 girls National Team pool in California.

Philmore George

Philmore George is in his third year as coach for the Spellman  Jaguars.  George played four years of NAIA Division I soccer and was a four-time All-American before becoming a graduate assistant at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. and eventually earned a master’s degree in sports management from MarshallUniversity . George then took over the men’s and women’s soccer programs at MountOliveCollege (Mount Olive, N.C. ) and led both teams for the next eight years. George is the only Tiffin men’s soccer player to earn four NAIA All-American honors. He is also the only TiffinUniversity athlete inducted in the NAIA National Hall of Fame (1998). He was inducted in the Tiffin University Hall of Fame in 2002. Over his career, the Dragons won four Mid-Ohio Conference Championships, posting a 79-14-3 record. He was a four-time All-Conference, District, and Region player who holds the career assist record (55). George is also ranked in the top four in career goals and points.

Stacey King

Stacey King is a native of Greenbelt MD, who attended college at UNC Willmington, where she played division I soccer from 1994 to 1997. Ms King began her coaching career at Lenoir Rhyne, College in Hickory NC. She continued her career as an assistant advanc-ing to a head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College. During her time in West Virginia, she served as an ODP staff coach, where her talent for working with youth was her greatest asset. After leaving West VA she continued her passion for coaching and working with young female soccer players at the Premier AC Club in Falls Church, Virginia. She is currently the Director of Operations for the girls program and holds a NSCAA National Diploma, a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, a  NSCAA Goalkeeping Diploma, and a USSF National Youth License.

Carla Y. Neal-Haley, M.D.

Dr. Carla Neal-Haley is a local physician who has a thriving Pediatric and Internal Medicine practice.  She has been in practice in Cobb County for 12 years. At the center of her practice, Dr. Neal-Haley has a strong interest in wellness and fitness as a part of the total health of a child. Soccer, which started as a childhood love, has become a second career. She currently serves as the Director of the South Cobb YMCA Select and Academy training program.  The program specializes in training  advacned players between the ages of 8 and 18 in the art of the game. 

Dr. Neal-Haley is a Georgia State D licensed coach who has coached in the Smyrna area for 9 years. She recently added the National Youth certification to her qualifications.

Professionally Dr. Neal-Haley has a strong interest in youth obesity and physical fitness. As obesity and related comorbid conditions become a greater health challenge for today’s youth she feel that developing interest in sports like soccer are extremely important. Current research supports her belief that healthy eating and activity patterns promoted in youth will carry over and help to manage the epidemic of adult obesity.

Garvin Quamina