Varsity Soccer
Honor God, play fierce and enjoy! Soccer, much like our walk with God, is to be enjoyed with great passion, fearlessness and focus! When these three elements are combined with skill, speed and the tactical knowledge of the game we love, we will always have a recipe for great success. Within our Grace soccer program, we endeavor to wrap these key elements together and balance them with our love for God. All together these “main ingredients” produce our greatest goal, which is to honor God in all that we do! Honor God, play fierce and enjoy!
NEWS
CALENDAR
December 2024
Dec 17
- 5:30 pm
- Soccer – Ladies Varsity vs Bullard – Away
Dec 19
- 5:30 pm
- Soccer – Ladies Varsity vs Whitehouse – Home
January 2025
Jan 2
- 8:00 am
- Palestine Tournament Soccer – Ladies Varsity vs TBD – Away
Chris Hemphill
Bible, Head Soccer, Football Coach, & Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
Chris Hemphill
Bible, Head Soccer, Football Coach, & Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
B.A., University of Georgia
Coach Hemphill has played soccer for twenty years, both at the high school and college level. He set the Georgia 5A state record for career goals with 115, was a First Team All-District, and District MVP selection. He played football for The University of Georgia for one year, and was a two-year starter for the Darton College Cavaliers soccer team in Albany, Georgia, earning All-Conference honors. He earned a trial for a professional team in England before retiring to pursue ministry. Coach Hemphill has coached soccer off and on for ten years. He served as an assistant coach at Lee County High School and Deerfield-Windsor School (Georgia). He currently coaches the middle school soccer teams for Grace and is an assistant coach for the boys and girls varsity teams. He also coaches a girls club team for FC Dallas in Tyler. In addition to soccer, Coach Hemphill has coached middle school and high school football at Grace Community School since 2010. He is also an online seminary student pursuing a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics.
Mrs. Emily Bates
Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
Mrs. Emily Bates
Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
Emily has worked as a high school teacher since 2023 at Grace Community School. She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Texas at Arlington. Emily began her career after graduating college in a Finance Advisor role and then was a Senior Accountant. In 2022, she was called to teach and began her teaching career at a local High School in Arlington, Texas. She loves her two dogs, an Australian Shepherd named Cali and a Golden Retriever named Duke. Emily enjoys traveling, camping, running, or anything outdoors with her dogs. She attends Grace Community Church.
Middle School Soccer
Honor God, play fierce and enjoy! Soccer, much like our walk with God, is to be enjoyed with great passion, fearlessness and focus! When these three elements are combined with skill, speed and the tactical knowledge of the game we love, we will always have a recipe for great success. Within our Grace soccer program, we endeavor to wrap these key elements together and balance them with our love for God. All together these “main ingredients” produce our greatest goal, which is to honor God in all that we do! Honor God, play fierce and enjoy!
NEWS
CALENDAR
December 2024
Dec 16
- 6:00 pm
- Soccer – Girl’s 7th-8th vs FC Dallas 12 – Home
Dec 20
- 5:00 pm
- Soccer – Girl’s 7th-8th vs Tyler Heat – Home
January 2025
Jan 10
- 6:00 pm
- Soccer – Girl’s 7th-8th vs FC Dallas 13 – Home