GONZO SOCCER

WHAT IS GONZO

SOCCER?

A soccer and leadership academy that provides underprivileged girls ages 8-16 premier soccer training along with valuable leadership and life skills that will foster their growth and empower them to reach their full potential as athletes and students.

• Founding member of the Mexican Women’s National Team in 1999

• Team captain for 5 years • 1999 Womens World Cup, 2004 Athens Olympic

Games • FIFA World All-Star in 2007• 2001 Graduate of University of Notre Dame, in

Business Administration• NCAA All American and Academic All-American • Founder and director of Gonzo Soccer

WHO IS MONICA “GONZO” GONZALEZ?

Monica has dual nationality, Mexican and American. Born and raised in Texas, but a well-known sports figure in Mexico, she is truly bi-cultural and continues to serve the growth of women’s soccer in both countries.

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MISSION OF GONZO SOCCER

Gonzo Soccer provides a unique model where underprivileged girls train with the community’s top female soccer coaches to improve technique, physical condition, and acquire valuable life skills that will enable them to endure the temptations of urban living, thereby growing into strong, healthy women who attend college and become productive citizens and leaders.

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HOW DOES IT WORK?• Girls train once or twice a week for 2 hours per session.

– 90 minutes: coordination, agility, technique, and soccer tactics– 30 minutes of life skills:

• Topics include: goal setting, team building, leadership, nutrition, and other topics based on GoGirlGo! curriculum.

• Gonzo Soccer opened in May 2009 and runs year round. There are currenty 55 girls enrolled. Our goal is to increase that number to 100 in 2010.

ALARMING STATISTICS REGARDING HISPANICS IN CHICAGO

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• Only 38.7% of Hispanic female high school students in Chicago participate in sufficient vigorous physical activity each week, compared with the national average for high school females of 55%.

• Among high school girls, Hispanics (11.5%) have higher obesity rates than white non-Hispanics (7%)

• According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (2000) three in five Latina teens gets pregnant at least once and the teen pregnancy rate for Latinas is 69% higher than the national average.

The Women’s Sports Foundation Report: The Status of Health Physical Activity in Chicago Hispanic Girls , published by the Women’s Sports Foundation.

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A recent study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2004), identified key barriers to healthier residents in minority communities: lack of funding for physical education, no parks, no programs, no role models and no family engagement.

“The good news is that sports participation

does have a powerful protective effect for Hispanic girls in particular, especially with regard to reducing rates of obesity, eating disorders, cigarette smoking, marijuana use and binge drinking.”

The Women’s Sports Foundation Report: The Status of Health Physical Activity in Chicago Hispanic Girls , published by the Women’s Sports Foundation.

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• Challenging and engaging training sessions to increase the amount of exercise and make sports a way of life.

• Premier female soccer trainers, all licensed, professional and former collegiate players who serve as ideal role models.

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE

• Provide 1-2 hours of personal tutoring a week to help girls with homework and areas of weak academic performance.

• Aid girls’ with scholarships to attend private high schools, participate in top club soccer teams, and eventually earn college scholarships.

PERSONAL GROWTH

• Life skills curriculum

prepares the girls for everyday encounters that may trigger risky behaviors.

• Parent seminars to educate the decision makers of the family.

• Field trips to soccer matches, college campuses and other events to promote team bonding and motivation.

GOALS & OBJECTIVESIMPROVE PHYSICAL

FITNESS, HEALTH, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

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SUCCESS STORIES

• Joined Gonzo Soccer in July 2009

• Recipient of scholarship to play for Chicago

Fire Juniors U11 Girls travel soccer club

• Played first competitive soccer game of her life on septmber 20th, 2009Idaly Rodriguez

Angelica Arroyo

• Joined Gonzo Soccer in July 2009

• Recipient of scholarship to play travel soccer

With Brazilian star Christiane at Red Star Game outing

To Date: 5 club soccer scholarships to top local clubs

1 Scholarship offer to private high school

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ORGANIZATION

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Monica Gonzalez

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Monica Gonzalez

ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

Sponsorship Sales• Marketing• Promotion

• Special Events

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

Sponsorship Sales• Marketing• Promotion

• Special Events

ACADEMICACADEMIC

Life SkillsCurriculm (elementary, middle, and high school)

• Implementation• Parent Seminars

Life SkillsCurriculm (elementary, middle, and high school)

• Implementation• Parent Seminars

SOCCERDirector of Coaching

• Hire/schedule coaches• Plan sessions

• Connect to local clubs• Plan/Attend field trips

SOCCERDirector of Coaching

• Hire/schedule coaches• Plan sessions

• Connect to local clubs• Plan/Attend field trips

Academic Tutor• English, Spelling and

Grammar classes • Monitor academic

progress • 1 hour per session

Academic Tutor• English, Spelling and

Grammar classes • Monitor academic

progress • 1 hour per session

CYDP (501c3)• Fiscal records

• Reports• Connect girls to local

Schools

CYDP (501c3)• Fiscal records

• Reports• Connect girls to local

Schools

Business AdministrationInventory Mgt

(uniforms, equip, student info)• Payments

Business AdministrationInventory Mgt

(uniforms, equip, student info)• Payments

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To join the cause, or for more information, email gonzosoccer@gmail.com

Helping disadvantaged girls become

the “lucky ones”