Coach Paul served as the goalkeeper trainer and lead assistant coach at Victor Valley College, helping guide the program to its first conference championship in 31 years.Coach Paul has also played a major role in club soccer development throughout the High Desert. In 2009, he became President and Technical Director of Apple Valley Storm, the region’s largest soccer club. Under his leadership, the club tripled in size and became the most successful program in the High Desert, producing state, regional, and national champions.He guided the club’s first-ever boys team to Coast Soccer League’s highest division, the Premier League, and that same team won the Premier Championship in its inaugural season—an unprecedented achievement for a High Desert program. He later led the High Desert’s first girls team to the Premier League and advanced multiple additional boys and girls teams to Premier status.In 2024, Coach Paul expanded the club’s player pathway by launching an adult semi-professional team competing in theUnited Premier Soccer League (UPSL). In its inaugural season, the team went undefeated (13–0), captured both the Division One league and playoff championships, and earned promotion to the Premier Division. Apple Valley Storm now competes in the UPSL Premier SoCal North Division, representing the fourth tier of the U.S. soccer pyramid.

Across his career, Coach Paul has earned more than 100 tournament medals and championships at many of the nation’s most prestigious events. His teams have captured US Club Soccer National Cups, SCNPL titles, California State Cups, Surf Cup titles, and Manchester City Cup championships. Notably, his Premier B02 team achieved a #1 national ranking.Coach Paul has an outstanding track record in player development and college placement. Athletes under his guidance have gone on to compete at colleges and universities nationwide, from NCAA Division I programs to junior colleges. He remains deeply committed to developing student-athletes both athletically and academically.Coach Paul holds aU.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) C Coaching License and is scheduled to pursue hisUSSF B License in Summer 2026.