Paragon Futbol Academy

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any info on this club? Their website not completed and very little social media post.

Saw their 09s play at the SAC Columbus day tournament before my DS game, and for a new club, the team looked very well coached up and all the kids seemed to have very good technical skills.

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure one of the coaches was from Achilles originally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure one of the coaches was from Achilles originally.

Not great news

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure one of the coaches was from Achilles originally.

Not great news

Not great new for achilles.... I've been told alot of players chose to leave and follow that coach to paragon. Says a lot

[Anonymous]

+1

[Anonymous]

Who s the coach?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any info on this club? Their website not completed and very little social media post.

Saw their 09s play at the SAC Columbus day tournament before my DS game, and for a new club, the team looked very well coached up and all the kids seemed to have very good technical skills.

Where is it located

[Anonymous]

It is located in Silver Spring and you can request a tryout by emailing [e-mail].

[Anonymous]

The players and coach for the 2003 team were from the 2003 Red Benfica team from Frederick Md. The coach was a Benfica coach who told them all to jump ship to this new club. He told them the whole team was going and no team would be left for them to play on if they stayed with Benfica. He really poached the entire team. Very disruptive to the players. Not a good move. Don't think I would trust this club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The players and coach for the 2003 team were from the 2003 Red Benfica team from Frederick Md. The coach was a Benfica coach who told them all to jump ship to this new club. He told them the whole team was going and no team would be left for them to play on if they stayed with Benfica. He really poached the entire team. Very disruptive to the players. Not a good move. Don't think I would trust this club.

How is disruptive to the players?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The players and coach for the 2003 team were from the 2003 Red Benfica team from Frederick Md. The coach was a Benfica coach who told them all to jump ship to this new club. He told them the whole team was going and no team would be left for them to play on if they stayed with Benfica. He really poached the entire team. Very disruptive to the players. Not a good move. Don't think I would trust this club.

Kevin did the exact same thing to MRM and move them to BSC. Remember, travel soccer is business first then soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The players and coach for the 2003 team were from the 2003 Red Benfica team from Frederick Md. The coach was a Benfica coach who told them all to jump ship to this new club. He told them the whole team was going and no team would be left for them to play on if they stayed with Benfica. He really poached the entire team. Very disruptive to the players. Not a good move. Don't think I would trust this club.

Kevin did the exact same thing to MRM and move them to BSC. Remember, travel soccer is business first then soccer.

As have a large share of coaches/clubs in the area. My kids are in high school. I can't even count how many times a coach has moved from one club to another and attempted to take the entire team. It happened almost every year when my kids were younger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The players and coach for the 2003 team were from the 2003 Red Benfica team from Frederick Md. The coach was a Benfica coach who told them all to jump ship to this new club. He told them the whole team was going and no team would be left for them to play on if they stayed with Benfica. He really poached the entire team. Very disruptive to the players. Not a good move. Don't think I would trust this club.

Most players were more aligned with the coach than Benfica.

Agree with PP that clubs do this all the time. BSC and Achilles (they poached a group of BSC players because they lost so many players-not a result of this coach but the owner), to name a couple. It is a business before a sport and you hope DC gets the training and playing time you buy in to.

Players and parents will go where they are a best fit and enjoying the game.

[Anonymous]

Worst club in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Only worried about making $$ have no care for players. Could not agree more with post above. It’s all about the $$ and players are an afterthought.