Exercise and learn

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Exercise and learn

The after school athletic program at Suwanee Sports Academy is all about fitness and literacy. The program is for children ages 5 to 11. It's a weekday program from 3:30pm until around 6pm. The program averages 68 children per day and includes 1 1/2 hours of athletic activities. Each day is a different sport, and today it was soccer.

Coach Jennifer Jordan, right, instructs a group of kindergarten and first grade students on the proper way to throw the ball in soccer during their Afterschool Athletic Program at Suwanee Sports Academy.

Nikhla Alavala, 5, jumps in anticipation of getting a turn at playing with the soccer ball.

Kindergarten and First grade students, Maya Richards, 6, left, Na'im Moss, 5, center, and Ashtyn Garner (second from right, brown shirt), and Nikhla Alavala, 5, (right, red shirt) jump up as fast as they can from a seated position during the seated aerobics.

Coach Jennifer Jordan, right, instructs Nathan Dietz, 6, in the direction for Dietz to kick the soccer ball.

It's a weekday program from 3:30pm til around 6pm. The program averages 68 children per day and includes 1 1/2 hours of athletic activities. Each day is a different sport and today it was soccer.

Gabby Waley, 6, kicks a soccer ball. The program introduces children to a variety of sports and activities through professional coaches. The curriculum focuses on fitness and literacy.

Na'im Moss, 5, center, says goodbye for the day from coach Jim Cooper, right, as he clings to his father, Wayne Moss after Na'im enjoyed his time at the Afterschool Athletic Program.

Maya Richards, 6, balances on one hand and one leg as coach Jim Cooper instructs other kindergarten and first grade students.

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Coach Jennifer Jordan, right, instructs a group of kindergarten and first grade students on the proper way to throw the ball in soccer during their Afterschool Athletic Program at Suwanee Sports Academy.

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