Comments from former players:

“Great practices, well organized.”

“Coach is honest with every player. Everyone knows their role.”

“Coach takes his time to make us understand.”

“Makes soccer enjoyable even if we are doing conditioning.”

“It was a great season playing for Paul and I would like to thank him for all his hardwork.”

“Coach did a wonderful job considering the state of the team at the beginning of the season.”

“Was a great coach to play for and best of all he kept the team honest and motivated.”

“Everyone showed up to practice everyday. Huge improvement.”

“Awesome coach, knows what he is talking about and he is honest.”

“Practice was organized well and it was fun going.”

“Coach knows the game of soccer and promotes a good learning environment.”

“Practices were difficult yet fun.”

“This year was a lot of fun and the coach was great. One of the best I have ever had.”

“These practices were the most organized I have ever attended.”

“The coach was one of the best I’ve had.”

“The team and the coach made this season great.”

Other comments from parents and players:

“Paul is amazing, he can get a group of three to five year old children to listen, obey, have fun and learn soccer skills. Paul never just instructs- he shows, practices and models. More importantly he models how much fun soccer is.”

“As I sit among the parents. I hear only positive comments about Paul and his ways with the children - and about his ways with the parents.”

-Sheila Smith, Vacaville, CA.

“He’s excellent, he is teaching skills to Jeff that I’ve never seen from any coach before.”

“I am really impressed with him as an adult. I enjoy sitting there and watching him teach the children. He’s very gentle with them, but he’s still firm, he gets involved, he doesn’t just point a finger.”

-Patti Pavlik, Travis Air Force Base.

“He’s a good instructor. It’s fun. He teaches us how to pass the ball, we play scrimmages, practice all kinds of turns like cuts and hooks.

“We talk, he lets us know what we’re doing wrong and what we do right.”

-Brandy Gamble, Fairfield CA

“Paul has an impressive athletic background and an excellent knowlege of the sport he coaches.”

“Paul has been an inspiration to our student athletes in a sense of the leadership values that he incorporates.”

“Paul takes pride in his endeavors with the student athletes and as a result helps to make these team members better students, athletes and citizens.”

-Marv Christopher, Athletic Director, California State University Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA