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George Abuamsha - Professional Trainer
Born in the city of Beit Jala Palestine, George started playing soccer at the age of 6 years old. He joined Beit Jala Orthodox Soccer Club, which is one of the biggest and successful clubs in the country. With hard work and great coaching from coaches Saleh Yousef and George Qasis, George became the clubs top scorer and golden boot winner. He also lead his high school team in goals and assists (52 goals) in one season, which is the schools record. George moved up the team ranks of the club and was the first draft pick to join the first team at the age of 15. He holds the record for being the youngest player in the club history to play in the first division. Growing up among great coaches/trainers and players he became the top player on the first team holding records for most goals in a season and was also one of the most popular players in the country earning many awards.
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1986 Rookie of the Year
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1986-87 League Title (1st Div)
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1987-88 National Player of the Year
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1988-89 Golden Boot Winner (35 goals one season)
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George moved to the United States in 1989. He went on to attend Schoolcraft College in 1992 where he joined the soccer program his first year and played for the 1992-1993 soccer season with coach Van Demitrio. Throughout the season his hard work paid off to win the Great Lakes Regional Tournament and go on to Nationals where they ranked 3rd in the nation. George then joined Schoolcraft College second soccer season 1994-1995 where he went on to win the Great Lakes Regional Tournament.
After college George went on to play for other well known teams including the Detroit Rockers Professional team. He then decided to hang up his professional cleats to persue other adventures including coaching, officiating and professional training. He continues to play competitive soccer for Wixom United FC (MUSL) and officiates games of all levels. But his passion is professional techinical training which is why he decided to open Upper 90 Professional Soccer Training LLC with business partner Shannon Samson. After many years of being a techinical professional trainer his dream was to always open a soccer training facility. All those years of experience and hard work have finally paid off and now he can help better the soccer community with his knowledge, skills and love of the game!
Professional Experience:
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Detroit Rockers Professional Indoor League
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Michigan United Soccer League (MUSL) Men's Open
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MUSL First Division Winner / Detroit United FC
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MUSL Over 30 First Division Winner 3 years/ Livonia Bullets Drita FC
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MDSL Champions 2 years / River Plate FC
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Golden Boot Winner MUSL Premier Division 1994-95
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Golden Boot Winner O/30 (1st Div) 2001
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Golden Boot Winner O/30 (1st Div) 2002
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MUSL O/30 Champions 2011-2012 / Wixom United FC
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Professional Technical Trainer (past 20 years)
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USSF Certification Grade 7
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Co-Owner of Upper 90 Professional Soccer Training LLC - Wixom, MI
Shannon Samson - Technical Trainer
Shannon grew up in Troy MI and started playing soccer at the age of 8 years old. Thanks to great youth coaches she had a passion for the game early on. Shannon continued to play soccer but also found a passion for the sport of figure skating as well (completely different sports, I know). While trying to manage playing two competitive sports as the same time for years she chose to stopped playing soccer for a while and concentrate more on skating career for a while since skating was taking her all over the world! But she couldn't stay away from the game of soccer and went back to playing later.
For 10 years Shannon skated at Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, MI. She skated in multiple competitions individually and on a precision team (now known as synchronized skating) for Fraser Figure Skating Club. In that time she achieved multiple medals for individual competition and precision including a four time mid-western gold medal champions and three time National Champions.
During her final years of skating she was lucky enough to start getting experience with coaching/training young athletes. Shannon was a part of a coaching staff for the Juvenile Figure Skating Precision team and for the Sanitate Power Skate clinics, which made her realize that coaching/training young athletes was her passion.
Shannon went on to getting her Associated Degree in Mental Health/Social Work from Oakland Community College in 1992. During her2 years of schooling she did internships with women and children at the Woman Center in Auburn Hills as a peer counselor and also at the Wing Lake Development Center as a social worker assistant. While at Wing Lake she helped students with severe cognitive impairments (SCI) and severe multiple impairments (SXI) from three through twenty-six years of age.
Shannon went back to playing soccer as an adult and still continues to play for a women's competitive indoor league and outdoor soccer for Great Lakes Women's Soccer League. She also started coaching youth soccer in Spring of 2004 for Huron Valley Soccer Club and still coaches for Jaguars Huron Valley Recreational Spring/Fall seasons and for the Upper 90's multiple indoor winter session teams. Going back to playing soccer she met George Abuamsha and Upper 90 Professional Soccer Training LLC was established together. With the opening of Upper 90 Shannon did technical training sessions for individual and groups as well as being Director of the Jr Elite program. She developed and teaches a youth soccer program for ages 3-8 years old like no other youth soccer program in the area. Young athletes first touch to soccer success starts with Jr Elites!
With over 30 years of experience being a competitive athlete Shannon knows the importance of getting the proper training and technique to succeed as an athlete and get the most out of the game. With hard work in her adult years and continuing to play competitive soccer she has helped develop a professional technical training program for all levels of athletes ages 3 years old and up!