Bryce Boarman

Bryce Boarman (born August 29, 1990) is an American Paralympic soccer player. Boarman has cerebral palsy, and attended the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and University of Northern Colorado.

Boarman took up soccer when he was 6 years old. Boarman got involved with Paralympic soccer in 2008, but missed out on the Paralympic Games because the US failed to qualify. He then went on to represent the US at the 2009 CPISRA World Championships, 2011 CPISRA World Championships, the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 2015 CPISRA World Championships and the 2015 Parapan American Games. He has over 60 caps for the US national team.

Personal Boarman is from Colorado Springs, Colorado. When he was a baby, he was diagnosed as having cerebral palsy. He graduated from University of Colorado Colorado Springs in December 2013 with a degree in sports management.

When Paralympic sportspeople in the United States first recognized his talent, they tried to recruit him for athletics. After he expressed more interest in soccer, they put him in touch with the USPNT who then went on to invite him to a national team training tryout. They finished eighth. He was with the United States team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. On the day of the opening ceremonies in London, Boarman celebrated his 22nd birthday. Their opener was against reigning Paralympic gold medal winners Ukraine. They lost to Great Britain 0 - 4 during group play. Two generations of his family traveled to London to watch him play. For the 2013 Intercontinental Cup, Boarman was again part of the US squad. His team finished eighth. In 2014, he was part of the US squad that won a bronze medal at the 2014 Americas Cup. The competition was a warmup for the World Championships that were held in England in June 2015.

Participating at the 2015 World Championships, Boarman scored a goal in the US's game 3–0 victory against Venezuela. He was a starter in the team's 10 - 0 loss to England. He came in as a sub in the USA's 2 - 1 win against Scotland.

Boarman was part of the 14 man squad that represented the United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto. There, the United States played Canada, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil. He took part in a national team training camp in Chula Vista, California in early March 2016. The United States finished 6th after beating Argentina in one placement match 4 - 3 and losing to Ireland 4 - 1. The goals scored in the match against Argentina were the first the USA scored in the tournament, before putting up one more in their match against Ireland. The tournament featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating.