Wow, what a month+ACE I must say, I feel emotionally exhausted and invigorated all at the same time. 4 years ago, I wasn???t as into the world cup. For whatever reason, it just wasn???t a part of my world. I watched when I could, but I didn???t make it a priority. I was busy being a new mom and was a … [Read more...]
Women’s World cup Send-Off Series
In the past two months, our USWNT has embarked on a Send-Off series of games played around our country to promote the FIFA 2015 Women???s World Cup happening in just 4 days in Canada. This series of games were designed to get fans excited for what is to come and get players ready to play other high … [Read more...]
Youth Soccer Structure: Males vs. Females
In youth soccer today, there are many more players playing soccer. In fact, in youth soccer, there are more girls playing today than ever before. 20 years ago, most clubs had one team in each age group with roughly 20 players to a team. As the sport has grown, youth clubs have had to expand to … [Read more...]
The Confident Female Player
During our most recent clinic at Female Footballers (a series of unique soccer clinics and seminars designed to empower young female soccer players), we focused on what a leader truly means. We chose to focus on confidence, communication and teamwork. We felt that these three aspects were some of … [Read more...]
Female Footballers: Past, Present and Future
When I was a little girl, I had male role models. It was 1991, I distinctly remember watching, for the first time, women on the TV who were playing soccer during?? Women???s World Cup in China. By 1994, I remember going to a Santa Clara University women???s soccer game and Brandi Chastain was there. … [Read more...]