- November 22, 2024
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Palm Coast Athletics owner Jennifer McGee stands on the cheer court, home of the Galaxy All Stars. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Kids practice their tumbling at the Galaxy All Stars cheer court at Palm Coast Athletics' grand opening. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Kids take turns shooting baskets at the grand opening of Palm Coast Athletics. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Scotty Mason and Matthew Martinez at the grand opening of Palm Coast Athletics. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Jennifer McGee’s granddaughter has been looking for a facility where she can receive more advanced cheerleading training. McGee’s son has been looking for a facility where he can train kids in basketball skills.
They decided to put the two together with the opening of Palm Coast Athletics at a brand new building at 2323 N. State St., Unit 70, in Bunnell. They held a grand opening on Sunday, June 2. The facility includes a 40x40-foot cheer court, a basketball half-court and a large unfinished multipurpose room.
They are offering free basketball and tumbling classes in the month of June.
“We’ve gotten a lot of positive response. A couple of hundred people have signed up,” McGee said about an hour into the grand opening.
McGee is one of four owners with her son, Matthew Martinez, and Michael Scavo and Shawn Timper. Martinez is known as Matthew Mar-Three-nez because of the high school 3-point shooting records he set in South River, New Jersey, he said.
Scotty Mason, who coaches Martinez’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament team, is helping out as the basketball side’s director of player development. Mason is a full-time skills coach who has worked with college and NBA players, including former NBA star Allen Iverson.
McGee has coached cheerleading herself for 28 years. Her daughter, Cassandra Martinez, is one of the coaches for the facility’s Galaxy All Stars cheer team.
The multipurpose room will eventually have a second basketball half-court, cheer tumbling mats and exercise equipment, McGee said.
For more information, call 386-800-1875 or go to marthreenez.com or galaxycheer.org to book a class or sign up for a camp.
