Richmond

Coach: Rob Ukrop

Year of Participation: Second

Level of Programming: 1D

Richmond began their second season with a very successful Kick-Off event this past May 31^st. Starting in June the team began holding practices every Monday and Wednesday and will continue throughout the summer. The team is organized by Liana Kleeman and coached by Rob Ukrop, has two returning veterans this season Jimmy and Jamal, and more than two dozen new faces ready to get involved with the program. The Richmond team has a great network of supporters including the local YMCA, Islamic Center of Richmond, ROC, and many more.

Local restaurants donate lunches so that the players can eat after practice and hear speakers talk about a service available to them or address relevant issues, e.g. financial myths, employment, housing, etc.

Also involved in the program is Jesse Myers assistant coach for the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. Myers signed with the Kickers as the assistant coach of the professional team in January of 1997 and has helped the organization compile a 175-101-42 professional record over the past ten seasons.