April 13, 2017 Buy Tickets | Summer Camps | Denver 2016 Video Features
DENVER - The University of Denver men's soccer program will host former MPSF rivals New Mexico on Saturday, April 29th at 7 p.m. MT in DU's Ninth Annual College Soccer Saturday. Tickets for the spring exhibition fundraiser are on sale now, and can be purchased online here.
In addition to the match, DU men's soccer is offering a coaches symposium for all coaches to get a behind the scenes look at a match day at the University of Denver. The program hopes this interactive experience with the 2016 National Coaching Staff of the Year will become an annual date on the Colorado Coaches' calendar. A full schedule can be found below, and questions for the symposium should be directed to assistant coach Ryan Hopkins (ryan.hopkins@du.edu).
Denver is fresh off its fourth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and its first ever trip to the College Cup in 2016. The Pioneers are the first program in the country to finish consecutive regular seasons unbeaten since Clemson, who Denver defeated in the 2016 NCAA Quarterfinals, did so in 1977-78. Denver will take its 35-match unbeaten regular season streak that dates back to Halloween Night, 2014, into its opener on August 25 at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.
Head coach Jamie Franks will begin his third season as the Pioneers' bench boss this fall. Since Franks arrival as an assistant prior to the start of the 2012 season, Denver is 70-19-14, including 35-2-6 since Franks took over as DU's head coach in 2015.
Earlier this month, Franks and his staff announced Denver's six camp options for this summer, headlined by three College ID Camps this July. For more information on Denver's 2017 camps, click here.
Schedule of Events for the 2017 Coaching Symposium
5:45 - Check In - Coaches meet at the front entrance to CIBER Field
6:00 - Introduction and Welcome - What Are The Tactics Heading into the Game? How Were Those Tactics Presented to the Team? Jamie Franks, Head Coach - University of Denver
6:20 - Watch University of Denver Pre-Game Warm Up - Q & A- Matt Shaw Head of Sports Performance- University of Denver
7:00 - 1st Half Kickoff - University of Denver v New Mexico
7:45- Half-Time Locker Room Team Talk (meet outside entrance to Ciber Field)
7:55 - Half- Time Analysis - What Changes Were Made and Why? Jamie Franks, Head Coach - University of Denver
8:05 - 2nd Half Kickoff - University of Denver v New Mexico
9:00 - Post Game Open Discussion (meet outside entrance to Ciber Field) Jamie Franks, Head Coach- University of Denver
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