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 the club now has thirteen teams of which six
are girls teams! We also have a successful U-6 pee wee 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 have been to two campuses in the past
few months. The visits have been excellent and we look forward to continuing the academic
program.

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.

U-12 and above teams are being invited to YES (Young Engineers & Scientists) Day at U.C.
Berkeley. The date is November 11 and teams will meet at 7:45a.m. at Lovonya Dejean
Middle School. For more information, contact Gelberg Rodriguez.