Meet Our Team
The Sports Academy features some of the best coaches and trainers in Georgia. Meet our awesome team.
Owners
Coach Sean Garnett has 26 years of experience in soccer coaching and in education. He has worked with children from U-5 all the way through college soccer players. Sean graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Physical Education and a minor in Math in 1996. While at App. St. he played D-1 soccer from 1991-1995. Coach Sean received his Masters from Ball State University in Physical Education with a concentration in Coaching in 2009. He is married to Amy and they have 2 sons and a daughter, Kyle (22), Max (18), and Gabby (14).
Prior to opening The Sports Academy with DJ, Coach Garnett was the Head Varsity Boys Coach at Flowery Branch (2019-2022) and the PE Teacher at Friendship Elementary. While at FB, he also had a brief stint as the Girls Varsity Head Coach in 2021. The last 2 years at FB, Coach Garnett’s teams recorded a 28-8-3 record making it as far as the quarterfinals in the GHSA tournament. While at Flowery Branch, he was named the Coach of the Year for the school and received the Torch Award from Hall County Schools in 2021. He was previously at Hebron Christian Academy where his boys' teams went 31-22-4 over his 3 years there. While there, he guided them to one Region Championship and an appearance in the Final 4 in 2017. His 2016 and 2018 teams both reached the 2nd round of the GHSA playoffs. While at HCA, Coach Garnett also coached the Girls Varsity team in 2018 where his team won the region and reached the 2nd round of the playoffs. Prior to HCA, he spent 9 years at Mill Creek High School where his teams went 67-26-1, including a State Runner-up finish and a final national ranking of 18th in 2014. Before Mill Creek, Garnett was at Gainesville High School from 2002-2006 where his teams went 68-24-5, with appearances in the State Final 4 and Quarterfinals. Before moving to Georgia in 2002, Coach Garnett was the Head Boys Coach of his alma mater, Davie High School, for 3 seasons. His overall high school coaching record is 268-179-19. Throughout his career, he has received Region Coach of the Year 5 times, one Gwinnett Goal Club Coach of the Year for large schools, and one State Coach of the Year Award. He holds his National Coaching Diploma for the United Soccer Coaches - formerly the NSCAA. He currently coaches the 2008 and 2009 AFU ECNL Girls. Prior to his current position Coach Sean has coached in the ECNL, Academy, Select, and Rec programs at GSA, LSA, and DSC over the past 21 years in Georgia
Coach Sean is excited about being in the Auburn community. Part of The Sports Academy mission is to positively affect the Auburn area by providing a safe, fun, and exciting environment where athletes come to Soar.
BS Exercise Science, MORR, CSPS
DJ has 12 years of experience in the field training 100s of athletes from the middle school level all the way to the professional level. He graduated from UNG Dahlonega after competing in the Southern Powerlifting Federation through the school and began his career training NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB, and Collegiate players at CES in Duluth GA. After a 4-year stint, he moved locations to FAST and then 180 Sports Performance where he encountered more youth training and began to focus on soccer specific training and performance. Since then, he has opened The Sports Academy where he is the Vice President and Performance Director.
DJ has worked with players from Atlanta United, Austin FC, USMNT, Multiple NFL and MLB organizations and the Silverbacks organization as well as local clubs, schools, and organizations
Coaches & Trainers
Becca Prewitt has over 35 years experience in the game of softball as a player and a coach. She played travel ball growing up and accomplished multiple World Series Championships with her team. She played all four years at Forsyth Central High School with a State Championship her senior year and was named Georgia State Player of The Year. Becca accomplished her dream of playing at the collegiate level by attending Coastal Georgia College and was named a 2x All Conference and 2x All American while there. For the past 5 years she has assisted in coaching an A-Level 14u travel team. Becca provides instruction for hitting and fielding for softball players at all levels.
Georgia Gwinnett college Soccer player
15 years of soccer experience
Played for UPSL and NPSL
15 years of soccer experience
Played for UPSL and NPSL
Hi, my name is Jason Chavez. I was the goalkeeper coach at Point University. I also coached at the Southern Crescent Goalkeeping Academy. Currently, I coach a team at Alliance Soccer Club. In addition, I am the club’s Goalkeeper Coach.
As for my playing career, played at a high level at various local clubs, and I was a 4-year varsity starter for Mill Creek High School soccer.