Women’s club soccer to debut spring season

Many athletes see their playing careers end when they finish high school. But thanks to college club sports, some have the chance to go on competing.

And some, whose colleges may not offer their favorite sports, have to create their own teams. That’s what some women’s soccer players have done here.
Last semester three roommates, Jessica Baumgart, Colleen Foy and Kari Goodbar came together to form the GC women’s club soccer team.
“It was a dream of mine and my roommate’s, Colleen Foy, to create a club team ever since freshman year,” junior nursing major Jessica Baumgart said.
As the girls began working together to create a team, they also spread the word through Facebook to garner up interest. Jessica Sapp, junior economics major, jumped on board and joined the team.
“I got involved in the club team because it offers more competition and a more serious atmosphere than just intramural soccer,” Sapp said.
In November the team held their first practice. After returning to campus in January, the team has already resumed practices.
“I’d really like to see is a schedule form, which would show that we are serious about making this club team work,” Sapp said.
“As of right now we plan on practicing at least twice a week, either being a Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. It just depends on everyone’s schedule. The practices are mostly going to be at 7 or 7:30 p.m.,” Baumgart said.
The practices are helping the team come together as a team.
“I’m really impressed with the level of talent of all the women who’ve shown up. We are really starting to mesh as a team,” Sapp said.
The main focus of the team for this semester is participating in scrimmage games against other schools.
“As of right now we are working with the president of the men’s club soccer team at GC to see if we can play against Georgia Tech’s women’s club soccer team when they play the men’s team,” Baumgart said. “We are just trying to play any pickup games this semester, and we are trying to contact any teams from the league National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) that want to play some games.”
In the meantime, the team is always looking to welcome new members to the team.
“The women are fun and talented and we are always looking for good players, so whoever is interested is welcome to attend a practice to see for themselves,” Sapp said.
Although she is not a member of the team senior political science major Jessica Stilwell supports the team and their goals.
“Growing up playing soccer for so many years was such an incredible experience, and even though I was unable to keep playing during my college career,” Stilwell said, “I think that it is awesome that, because of the women’s club soccer team, some girls will have the opportunity to continue playing soccer at a competitive level.”
If interested in getting involved with the GC women’s club soccer team, the team has a Facebook page, GCSU Women’s Club Soccer. Also, all of the team’s contact information can be found on their OrgSync page.

Posted by Brennan Meagher on Jan 26 2012. Filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.