Our Coaches

Zico Ward

Brent “Zico” Ward has spent the past 3 years beginning a new soccer endeavor. He currently coaches both his children, and has started the ZicoFC Camps. When Brent was 3 years old, his family moved to the Brazilian Amazon. From this point on, he’s had a life-long love for the game.

Coaching Experience

After a long time playing, Brent fell right into coaching, Coaching has been the clear and obvious next progression for Brent, combining the game he loves with his love for coaching kids. At 15 years-old, Brent was fortunate enough to start collecting a lot of coaching experience. From ages of 15 to 22, Brent coached 6 years of summer camps, and 2 years of boys and girls high school soccer. In the following 2 years, Brent was the assistant coach for a division 1 women’s program. Fast-forward to today, Brent coached multiple years in an indoor soccer school, and held a Director of Coaching position for 22-plus years.

Playing Experience

After 4 years of playing NCAA division 1 soccer at Liberty University, Brent was drafted into professional soccer. In 1993, he was drafted in the 1st round of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) which unfortunately folded that same year. He was also drafted by the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League

Education and Certifications

After 28 years of coaching full-time, and an additional 9 years coaching part-time, Brent has amassed a number of certifications through both the USSF and NSCAA (USC). While in school, he received a BS in History, with a minor in Psychology.

Personal Life

Brent is married with 2 children. He loves the outdoors, card games, and obviously soccer with his family and friends. He and his family have been attending, and actively serving at Grace Church of Arvada, for 25 years! Their Christian Faith is the basis for their life.