Play to Win: Our World Cup Champions Showed us How
Wow, what a run the US Women’s Soccer Team made to their 4th World Cup Championship! They were exciting, inspiring, motivating, and … provoking. Before the blazing images lose their luster, I want to remember what their efforts have sparked in this old soul, slightly past her soccer prime. No, I can’t hope to imitate […]
Showing No Mercy
So, why not stop shooting when you’ve handily won the match? It’s unkind to keep pummeling away at a much weaker opponent. Here are some of the arguments made. We didn’t come here to make friends. We have a job to do and we’re gonna do it. We’re setting a tone and showcasing our talent. Take […]
Title IX: Gender Equality Still Needs Work
On June 23rd, 1972, the President signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 into law. It states that “…No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal […]
Morgan Brian Passed the Concussion Tests, Should She Have Been Allowed to Return?
I know this is not going to make me popular, but … not every collision spells concussion. The collision between midfielder Morgan Brian and Germany’s Alexandra Popp has the concussion lines a-buzzin’. Taylor Twellman’s tweeting and Briana Scurry’s Facebooking. From my living room, it looked rough. Brian, is face down in the turf, and Popp […]
Women’s World Cup 1999 to 2015: Pure Joy Makes No Apologies
The last time we won a Women’s World Cup, it looked like this… “The enduring image of Brandi Chastain, triumphant on a sweltering July day in Pasadena, will endure, documenting a populist victory that helped propel women’s soccer into the national consciousness,” writes David Davis in How the Most Iconic Photo in Women’s Soccer was […]
Could Kyah Simon’s ACL Tear Have Been Prevented?
Another one bites the dust. This time it’s Kyah Simon, 22-year-old Australian striker and Boston Breakers star, who tore her ACL just minutes after coming on for the Matildas in their friendly against the U.S. Women’s National Team on October 20. This one deserves special attention because she had just entered the contest. Some will ask, was […]
Good Job, Good Effort — Really?
Rewind to June 2012: The Boston Celtics win Game 5 of the NBA Finals over the Miami Heat and go up 3-2 in the series. The ever-present TV cameras catch the mood of the losing team as they head into the locker room after the devastating loss before a home crowd. Listen to the kid […]
Washington Spirit’s Ali Krieger Inspires After ACL Repair
“Soccer or Basketball?” That’s all I need to ask the girl at the gym. She looks about 16 and she’s got a 4 inch vertical scar down the middle of her left knee. She’s newly post ACL surgery. That goes without saying. “Soccer,” she says. She tore it on Halloween but “just had surgery in […]
Helping Our Female Athletes Be Confident, not Cocky
Talk about being surrounded by beautiful women… John Daly is loving this. He would tell you so; the ladies would just nod and smile – and defer to their teammates. Here’s how I know. I got to enjoy the company of four of these young ladies over brunch at the William and Mary Celebration of […]
Penn State, USWNT coach Erica Walsh headlines “Celebration of Women’s Athletics” event at William & Mary
Erica Walsh, assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team and current head women’s soccer coach at Penn State, took time out of her packed schedule to address a gathering at the Third Annual Celebration of Women’s Athletics at her – and my – alma mater, the College of William & Mary, last month. The […]
