Name:  Paul Robins

Sport played:  Soccer

Years played:  2007-2011

Year graduated:  2011

Academic major/minor:  Education

Current address: Orlando

Some of his favorite SJC memories - on and off the field:

One of my favorite memories was my very first weekend. I had been held up with visa issues and had missed all of pre-season and the first three games. I flew in to Logan at 1am and had an emergency medical at 7am at the school to get cleared to play that day. Drove back to Boston to play Emmanuel, where after five minutes of coming on I scored my first goal as an SJC player. We won the game 2-1 and got our first points of the season. We travelled back to school and played at home against UMaine Presque Isle the very next day. I was fortunate to score two on my home debut and won 2-0. Three goals, two games with a touch of jet lag mixed in. Not a bad start!

Notable performances as an SJC athlete (records, championships, individual accolades):

I was fortunate enough to win a GNAC Championship and held the all-time and single season assist records when I graduated. I was also named First Team All-Conference twice. But to be a member of the teams that I played on with the guys I played with over the four years was the biggest honor.

Where he works:

I am currently living in Orlando Florida and own a soccer academy called First Touch Sports. I started the academy three years ago with four players and we now coach over 450 players per week. We coach players ages four to 15 year throughout various programs in Central Florida. We will be bringing some of those programs to Maine in the spring so stay tuned!

Family life:

I have a lovely wife, Danielle, who I met at St. Joe’s, and have a beautiful two year-old daughter, Lilly. Lilly is blessed with her dad’s striking good looks and feminine features and cursed with her mum’s stubbornness. Mum may debate that…

What he does for fun:

Before Lilly came along I was boxing at an amateur level and competing in Central Florida. Since I have created the soccer academy and become a father it is hard to find time to get punched in the face. My fun is coaching and spending time with the family.