With so much involvement in soccer and for so long on a successful and positive note, live wire Richie English catches up with Bob to boil up some fascinating insights into soccer at the grassroots level in Colorado.
Bob creates dynamic, high-energy street soccer and futsal programs, clinics and camps for players of all levels partnering with local sports and recreational facilities, clubs, schools, United States Youth Futsal and Futsal Colorado to develop and run a wide range of soccer and futsal activities, training sessions and games to improve speed, agility, athletic creativity and self-expression, all while spurring free play, fun competition and teamwork.
Bob leads a core team and collaborative network of youth sports advocates and community development leaders working together to identify, develop and implement dynamic, accessible, and responsibly-managed youth sports facility and programming solutions across greater Denver and surrounding communities.
We actively engage and collaborate with community development advocates, schools, youth sports partners, vendors, and funders to develop multi-use sports facilities and programming around the following shared objectives:
Address sports accessibility bottlenecks by increasing facility capacity and integrated program opportunities
Advocate as a catalyst, collaborative network and community voice for innovative youth sports and health solutions
Develop flexible, multi-use solutions with a focus on an international and diverse culture and "CAN-DO" attitude
Commit to long-term sustainability principles via grassroots ownership and local leadership.
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Coach Bob Boyle has played and coached soccer in many capacities since his youth playing days in Okemos, Michigan. As a college student-athlete, he played soccer for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was a 1st Team All Mid-America Conference selection as the team achieved a #3 national ranking and an NCAA tournament appearance in 1992. As a board member at America SCORES Denver from 2006 - 2013 he supported ASD staff and chaired several initiatives to help advance ASD's innovative "poetry and soccer" mission (poesía + fútbol = alegría).
In 2010 Bob was selected by the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club and a panel of his coaching peers to receive Colorado Youth Soccer’s Developmental Coach of the Year award. He is Co-founder of grassroots community soccer projects SOCCER ELECTRIC and 303FUTSAL. Bob and his wife and three kids live, work, and play way too much soccer in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood.
Bob coaches in the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club, FC Denver, and Denver Public Schools. He continues to help grow and improve access to soccer and futsal in Colorado.