Who We Are:
Southern Maine Athlete Academy is an athletic development organization that specializes in training children. Through lively coaching and unique programming, we carry children through every phase of their athletic development journey, providing them with safe, positive, and fun movement experiences where every athlete maximizes their physical development, develops a positive relationship with activity, and reaches their athletic potential.
Why We Exist:
We exist to provide children with safe, positive, and fun movement experiences, so that they can develop a positive relationship with activity, become physically literate, reap all the benefits sports have to offer, succeed in their sporting endeavors, and thrive in their daily lives.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to provide children with safe, positive, and fun movement experiences, where every athlete becomes physically competent, develops a positive relationship with activity, and maximizes their athletic potential, positively impacting them, and setting them up to achieve their goals, succeed in their sporting endeavors, and thrive in their daily lives.
Our Vision:
Our vision is to become the go-to company in Southern Maine for developing athleticism, confidence, and a love for activity in children. By 2025, we hope to own our own performance center, offer top of the line soccer development services, and have a reputation of profoundly impacting those we serve, positively changing lives, and giving back to/investing in the local community.
Our Values
We are guided by the following values, essential to the culture of the SMAA Community:
Generosity:
We give back to the local community, to causes we believe in, and to the people who helped get us where we are today through monetary donations and volunteered time.
Stewardship of our Athletes:
We recognize we have the potential to make a profound impact on the athletes we serve, and as such, are inherently responsible to keep them safe, teach them life lessons, and provide them with as many high-quality movement experiences as possible.
Relentless Pursuit of Improvement:
We relentlessly pursue improvement, frequently experimenting by tweaking our systems and training methods, in order to peak efficiency in our business, and provide our athletes with the best possible training experience.
Our Team
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Jeremy Longchamp, MS, CSCS
FOUNDER, DIRECTOR, HEAD TRAINER, MEMORY MAKER
With a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a master’s degree in sport coaching, Coach Longchamp is dedicated to bettering himself in order to provide the best possible experience for the athletes he coaches. Philosophically, Coach Longchamp believes in making a lasting impact on those athletes he serves. Ask any of his athletes or players, and you’ll learn one thing very quickly: Coach Longchamp cares.
A collegiate soccer and strength and conditioning coach with a passion and specialty for athletic recruitment, Coach Longchamp brings that experience to the elite club level, working tirelessly to place and prepare his athletes to excel in college soccer.
Sign up for a session with Coach Longchamp to feel the energy radiate through the air. He’s lively, enthusiastic, and positive, making a lasting impression on those he coaches. His approach is best described as, “controlled chaos,” where his athletes discover movement for themselves, training in a way that prepares them to excel on and off the field, while having the time of their lives.
Coach Longchamp currently resides in Biddeford, where he works full-time as an admissions counselor at the University of New England. When he’s not coaching, you’ll often find him surfing, reading, or connecting with loved ones.