Pumas Futbol Club and Academy - Soccer club in Keller, Texas and North Texas

Released on = June 20, 2005, 6:43 pm

Press Release Author = Susan Harmon - Club Manager

Industry = Non Profit

Press Release Summary = A new non-profit soccer club and academy called the Pumas Futbol Club has recently entered the North Texas youth soccer world with a "new" idea!

Press Release Body = The Pumas Futbol Club Begins

Press Release (Spring 2005)

What is a PUMA?

Well, according to Webster it means "cougar", but anyone familiar with professional
soccer will first think of the Pumas professional soccer team from Mexico rich in
history and committed to soccer excellence as well as higher education through their
University. Well, now there's a Pumas soccer club in Texas called the Pumas Futbol
Club except this one was created as a non-profit soccer club for the youth of North
Texas. Located in Keller, TX, the Pumas Futbol Club was recently formed as a
partnership between North Texas parents and Director of Coaches Ruben Munoz
(*profile) to be an affordable, yet high quality, alternative for young players and
their parents in the area. After becoming disillusioned by the politics, financial
issues and peculiarities, negative coaching personalities, and the overriding
concern to continually bring in paying members at all costs, a diverse group of
parents and players finally decided to join together with Coach Ruben Munoz to
create the Puma
s Futbol Club and Academy with a commitment to soccer excellence for the young
player without the negatives. Our intention is to offer the opportunity, coaching,
and quality of a top tier soccer club, but be competitive or better than the costs
associated with association competitive clubs. The road to that purpose is stay
true to several club tenets:

· Provide high quality coaching from coaches who value each and every player
· No screaming or verbal abuse, just competent coaching
· Recruit coaches who have a positive reputation and a history of success coaching
young
players
· Ensure that no one relies on the club for their livelihood so as not to misplace the
emphasis on incoming funds to the exclusion of the real purpose and mission (as a
non-
profit organization, the less overhead cost means lower costs to the members)
· Recognize that as a 501 (c) non-profit organization (which soccer clubs are), the
paying
membership is the representative owners of the club and the club is NOT to be
profit making
entity and must abide by the applicable tax laws and not seek to use this status
unethically
· Use the membership's funds ethically and wisely by providing a high value product
at an
affordable cost

Although new, the Pumas Futbol Club has been gratified to see a growing emphasis on
costs within the sport, but even more gratifying is the interest shown by the
players and coaches who are in agreement and have expressed interest in becoming
part of the entire Pumas Futbol Club philosphy.

The Pumas Futbol Club has already secured a home field joining with the Keller Lions
Club to have exclusive use of the Keller Lions Club fields located on Keller Parkway
in the heart of Keller. They have a growing Academy for pre-select players and hope
to have several teams having fun and competing in select leagues in Fall 2005.

For more information, visit their website at www.pumasfc.com.

*Ruben Munoz was born in Nuevo Laredo Mexico. Soccer has been a part of Ruben's life
from childhood to the present. Ruben's skill as a player enabled him to play at the
semi-professional level in Mexico as a young teenager. After moving to the United
States, Ruben has been involved in coaching both within the recreational and select
soccer leagues. He has also been involved with several area soccer clubs before
recently starting the Pumas Futbol Club in Keller, TX. His playing experience and
exceptional team building skills has produced high levels of success and enjoyment
for all of the teams he has coached. He currently coaches the competitive PumasFC'94
Boys team, 97 girls Northern Mid-Cities Academy League team and is very active in
various skills training sessions for all ages. Ruben is highly thought of by both
parents and players and has earned an excellent coaching reputation in the Fort
Worth and surrounding area

Web Site = http://www.pumasfc.com

Contact Details = P.O. Box 936, Keller, TX 76244
817-741-0390
ebubbae@aol.com