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Tony Checchia had taken over the facility in
2009. He changed its name, renovated the
building and reorganized the business. These
days, the 65,000 square-foot facility boasts
two 30x60 yard fields and a 6,000 square-
foot futsal court. Frederick Indoor Training
(FIT), located within the facility, includes two
30x60 yard turf fields for personal training,
small group training, team training and
corporate wellness. The facility hosts special
events and houses a full-service restaurant,
Pork Is Good Stuff BBQ (PIGS), which features
Starbucks coffee.
After they talked on the phone, Joel drove
300 miles to meet Tony,
and Tony hired Joel
on the spot.
Joel had been working for Pro Soccer Kids, a
youth soccer program with 3,000 kids from
the five boroughs of New York City and from
Long Island. He had also worked for USIndoor
member facility Winner's Edge West in New
York, as well as for Lil Sluggers. In other
words, he was more than qualified to accept
the position as Youth Program Director.
In July 2013, Joel moved from New York to
Maryland. After just two weeks on the job,
he took over the position of Program Director,
a position similar to General Manager at
other facilities.
"Tony and I have slowly tried to do different
things. Initially, we owned our café downstairs.
