Club Updates

A few years ago, the club had six teams and out of those six teams, one team was a U-10
girls team. Today, we proudly announce that this Fall the club will have nineteen teams of
which seven are girls teams! We also have a successful U-6micro-soccer program that has
contributed to the growth of our U-8 teams. Through the hard work of our volunteers, we
expect to continue growing while implementing programs that encourage perserverance with
soccer and also academics.

It has been observed that Richmond lacks opportunities for girls to participate in soccer.
Club officers have made a concerted effort to change this and have made great strides in
providing soccer activities for girls in Richmond and surrounding areas. It is our belief that
soccer is only one piece to the puzzle. We have implemented an academic component to our
girls program which includes college visits. The girls visited two campuses in prior seasons.
The visits have been excellent and RUSC is planning to organize four campus visits for both
the boys and girls and boys teams this Fall.

A majority of the girls are potential first generation college students and this serves as one
small step towards making sure the girls achieve their goals. Thank you St. Mary's College for
such an excellent trip!!!!

Click Here for Pictures of St. Mary's College Trip!!

U.C. Davis Visit - Sunday, August 15, 2009
Over 20 girls (over 40 in total attendance including family) attended U.C. Davis for an
inspiring tour of the U.C Davis campus. The girls were hosted by Raquel Orozco, a Ph.D.
candidate (Chemical Engineering) with a B.S. Degree from U.C. Berkeley and also a Richmond
High School graduate! The girls saw a laboratory, gym, and even caught a glimpse of the
U.C. Davis soccer team at the end of practice! Raquel is a true role model and showed the
girls that someone from Richmond can achieve great things with hard work! Thank you
Raquel for speaking to our girls!

Click Here for Pictures of the U.C. Davis Trip!!

St. Mary's College Visit - Sunday, September 13, 2009
Over 30 girls (over 60 in total attendance including family)
attended St. Mary's College for an amazing tour of the
campus which included a soccer clinic with the Women's
soccer team. The girls also participated as ball girls during
the St. Mary's College Tournament. The girls and their
family members gained valuable exposure to a wonderful
campus and many were inspired to pursue a college
education.