HEAD COACH AND PRESIDENT

Brent Martin - U19 Boys Head Coach
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Coaching Credentials:
- US Soccer "D" Licensed Coach
- NSCAA "National" and "Advanced National Diploma" License
- Varsity Head Coach of St Pauls High School Boys/Girls (13 years)
- 2009 Three Rivers Conference "Coach of the Year"
- 2018 1st Ever Robeson County Soccer "Coach of the Year" 
- 2019 Robeson County Soccer "Coach of the Year"
- 2021 Robeson County Soccer "Coach of the Year" 
- 2021 Three Rivers Conference Champions and Conference Coach of the Year

The North Robeson Football Club President and Director of Coaching is Coach Brent Martin, the boys/girls varsity coach at St. Pauls High School.

Head Coach Martin has been coaching soccer since 2007, and has spent his entire coaching career helping to build the SPHS Boys and Girls soccer programs from the ground up.   Martin has now built a 129-115-10 overall record at the school and has featured in the NCHSAA State Playoffs on multiple occasions with his teams, and has reached the 2nd round twice with wins over Wallace Rose-Hill and James Kenan High School

Martin played his high school soccer at Lumberton Sr. High School, and spent his college career at UNCW where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Chemistry.  Rediscovering his love for soccer in 2007, Martin returned to the game as a volunteer youth coach.  Since then he hasn't been able to let the game go.  An avid Liverpool fan, if not the biggest, Martin is totally immersed in the game of soccer.  With this Academy he is looking to build the St. Pauls High School's soccer program to one that will be well respected for many reasons on the state level.

Martin is an active member of the Coaching Community as he is the NC Soccer Coaches Association's 2A Region 6 Regional Chairman, and also a member of both US Coaches Association and Sanctioning bodies.

Martin in July of 2014 earned his US Soccer National "E" License and also this past summer in Raleigh NC earned his National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) "National Diploma".  This summer Martin also completed his USSF (US Soccer) "D" License and in January of 2016 completed his NSCAA "Advanced National Diploma" course after receiving the Bill Holleman Fund Scholarship.

HEAD COACH

Saul Lopez - U17 Boys and U18 Girls Head Coach
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Coaching Credentials
- 10+ years playing experience at the HS level
- 1 year as Girls Varsity Assistant Coach
- 1 year as Boys JV Head Coach
 - 1 year as Girls Varsity Head Coach

Saul Lopez is a graduate of Red Springs High School, another local prodigy that was brought into the program by Coach Will Garcia.  Saul played on our original "Elite Academy" team that was formed in 2008, long before we incorporated into NRFC.  He has a great playing career as a striker, and has been taking on more of a leadership role in the soccer community here in Red Springs and in St. Pauls.  We are extremely proud to have him as part of our program and look forward to his continuing growth as the Head Coach of the Girls Varsity soccer program at St. Pauls High. 

Saul is also our Head Registrar for the program, and works with registering all children in our recreation platform.  We again, are thankful to have Saul as a part of our program and are excited about fostering his growth as a coach, and as a leader within the soccer community.

OTHER COACHING STAFF MEMBERS

Oscar Ordonez - U15 Boys Coach and Middle School Coach

Dillon Yanosik - U15/U16 Boys Coach and Middle School Coach