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The University of Colorado Women’s Soccer Club is one of the elite collegiate women soccer clubs in the nation. Since 1994, when the NIRSA National Championships began, Colorado ‘Gold’ has played in FIVE National Championship games, winning the National Title THREE times. The third happening in 2003, which made Colorado ‘Gold’ the first ever club to win THREE National Championships. In addition to their National titles, they have been runner-up twice, been to the Final Four five times, and the Elite Eight five times, making them the only team to get out of pool play all 15 years. They captured the Region V title twelve times, won the CMC tournament two times, the Ed Chartrand Memorial tournament four times, and the CU Invitational four times. The Colorado ‘Black’ team was established in 2000, and they too have enjoyed success at the national level. In the ‘Open’ division of the NCCS National Championships they have TWO National Open Championship appearances, winning ONE National Championship, and appearing in the semifinals four times, and the quarterfinals two times. In addition they too have a championship in the CMC Tournament and the CU Invitational. This year we are also very happy to continue on with the success of our third team, CU White. They finished their season above .500 and had some great wins against top opponents in Region V. We wish them the best of luck this season as they work to improve upon their very successful season of 2008, and improve to greater things in 2009.

The 2008 season began with great expectations for the Colorado ‘Gold’, ‘Black’, and White women. The ‘Gold’ team came to Tuscaloosa, AL and the University of Alabama playing to regain the National Title they won in 2003. This would have given them their fourth national championship in 15 years. The ‘Black’ team came to town with the same goal of winning the ‘Open’ NCCS title, and giving CU both titles this season. The women arrived in Tuscaloosa, AL, after a long travel day, to great warm weather which was very welcome after leaving a very cold Boulder, CO. On Thursday, Colorado 'Gold' started their pool play games against Cornell University with a 3-0 win to send them off on a great start. Game two was against Baylor University, and unfortunately CU came up short in this match 0-1, but with a tie or better in their final game would still advance. Friday's match was against the University of Florida in which they came out to an early 2-0 lead, and held on to tie 2-2 and advance to the quarterfinals. CU then was matched up against the defending National Champions, and eventual 2008 National Champions Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals Friday night, and unfortunately had their tournament end there with a 0-3 defeat to the Gouchos. The Colorado ‘Black’ team went 2-1 in pool play by defeating Central Florida 2-0, and Kansas University 2-0, and just missing out on advancing to the quarterfinals by losing to UCLA 0-2 in the final pool play match and putting a quick end to their season. CU White enjoyed a very successful season themselves even though they were not allowed to participate in the National Championships. They finished 2008 with back to back to back seasons with winning records, and won some games against some of the top teams in Region V. CU White will continue to improve and become a very good team for years to come.

Thank you to everyone who participated and supported our program this season! Thank you to the players who put in the time training and preparing for the National Tournament. In 2009, our club goal to win the Open and National Championship in the same season will be again something all the new and returning players will be working for. Each season we are right on the door to acheiving our goal, 2008 was no different, and one day our club believes we can get it. The motivation next season will be to bring the NCCS National Title back to CU, and to have the CU Black team break through in the open division. We plan on having a large tryout again for the 2009 season which the coaches hope will help our club come back next season even stronger than we were this year, as far as talent, numbers, and National Championship experience. There will be many spots for the taking, for interested players, as we will be bringing back the CU White team to the program (3rd team), which makes our hopes to win the 2009 Championship and Open division National Titles better than they have ever been. The future is very bright for CU Women Club Soccer.

Tryouts for the 2009 season begins on August 25, 2009 with a meeting in the CU Rec Center Conference Rooms 3 and 4 at 6pm. The rest of the tryout schedule is listed here: Tryouts Schedule. Any and all levels of players are welcome as we need to fill 60-66 roster spots for three teams. Since we pick the team from scratch every season, and are losing many players to graduation and transfers, there will be many roster spots for the taking.

The season itself begins the first week of September 2009 and finishes up with the 2009 NCCS National Soccer Tournament (Phoenix, AZ) from Nov.19-22. The entire Fall 2009 schedule is listed here: Fall 2009 Schedules . All teams will play roughly a 20 game schedule, traveling out of state at least twice during the season. Plans to travel to Southern California are in the works, along with the trip to Nationals upon our acceptance to the NCCS National Championships. Practice times for all three teams is as follows, and can be seen in more detail on our online calendar here: Club Calendar

Gold Team: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 4:30-630p. All at Franklin Field

Black Team: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 4:30p-6:30p. All at Franklin Field

White Team: Tuesday, and Thursday: 6:00-8:00p. All at Franklin Field. A third day will be added.

With the newly installed lighted fields, daylights savings time won't be an issue for practices, and if weather conditions are bad we also have access to the synthetic turf field, so training will always be available for everyone.

The five man coaching staff is currently preparing for the 2009 season to help bring back the National Championship to CU. The five man staff follows:

Dorian Barnes - (11th Season) - Club Director & Gold Team Head Coach. United States Soccer Federation 'A' Coaching License and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Advanced National Diploma. He has over 20 years of coaching experience, which currently includes being an Academy Coach for the Colorado Rush Soccer Club, his career also includes being a former assistant club coach for the Colorado Xtreme Soccer Club, and a CSYSA State Select and Young Olympian Staff Coach. His college playing career went from 1989-1993 while at Regis University in Denver, CO. Since being hired on at CU in 1998, he has coached the club to 404 wins, 115 losses, 49 ties (217-29-24 as Gold Team Head Coach), ten Region V Titles, two National Championship Titles, and the Open Division National Title.

Brian Greenwood - (10th Season) - Assistant Club Director & Gold Team Assistant Coach. United States Soccer Federation 'C' Coaching License. He was hired as the first Head Coach of the CU Black Team nine years ago for its inaugural season, and coached them to their first NIRSA Title in 2001. Now he is the current assistant for the Gold Team. He is a former professional indoor and outdoor player, with also 19 years of coaching experience at high level youth clubs across Colorado, currently working as an Academy Coach coach for the Colorado Rush Soccer Club. He played collegiately at Regis University.

Mark Forbes- (3rd Season) - Coach Black Team & Club Goalkeeper Coach. United States Soccer Federation 'A' Coaching License and the USSF Goalkeeping License. Current goalkeeper coach for Regis University in Denver, CO, and is a current staff coach for the Westminster Youth Soccer Club. Mark was with the club from 2000-2001 where he shared in the Open National Title won by the CU Black team. We are glad to have Mark back in the program.

Julio Correa- (3rd Season) - Coach Black Team & Club Staff Coach. United States Soccer Federation 'C' Coaching License. He spent many seasons as player and coach for Auburn University Men. When he moved to Colorado he began coaching for the Colorado Rush Soccer Club, and now enters his third season as coach for the Black Team.

Brad Greenwood - (3rd Season) - Head Coach White Team & Club Staff Coach. United States Soccer Federation 'D' Coaching License. Ten years coaching experience, currently with the Colorado Edge Youth Soccer Club. He has played professionally and semiprofessionally for five years, and in his college years at Ft. Lewis College, he was named the 1999 Division II Defensive Player of the Year, and in 1998 was named to the West Regional Team.

Playing club soccer for the University of Colorado is an experience that nobody can forget if they are a part of it. You will develop lifelong friends, and have a season full of ups and downs, fun, and excitement....and hopefully the thrill of winning another National Championship!

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