Brandi Chastin Research Paper

Solo was born on July 30, 1981 in Richland, Washington. Her childhood was far from simple; her father was in and out of her life, as well as in and out of prison, and had stolen money from her mother on multiple occasions. In Solo’s own words “he was unreliable at best and a criminal at worst” (p. 44). Despite his erratic behavior, Jeffrey Solo was an important person in Hope’s life, particularly in her soccer career, right up until his sudden death in 2007. While Solo is widely recognized as the face of women’s goalkeeping in the US, many people don’t know she was a forward for most of her life growing up, and a prolific a goal scorer on top of it. She began playing goalie for her Olympic Development Program (ODP) team an older team selected her as their backup keeper. Throughout her teenage

Alex Morgan has overcome many obstacles in her life. “Hampered by a knee injury during the spring of 2015, Morgan was not at full strength by the start of the FIFA World Cup in June”(Alex). She started forward and help U.S women claim their title since 1999. This is only one time Alex Morgan has overcome

With one swing of an axe, Hope Solo’s legendary career has come to an end. Hope Solo, considered one of the best goalkeepers for the U.S. Women’s Soccer team, has been suspended from the team for six months because of her “conduct that is counter to the organization’s principles” during the Olympics. Her contract with the Federation was terminated, meaning she could no longer play with the national team. The “conduct” the Federation refers to were the inconsiderate comments the goalie made after the U.S. team lost to Sweden during the 2016 Rio Olympics quarterfinals in a penalty shootout, calling out the Swedish team’s defensive playing style, by labeling them “a bunch of cowards.” The remarks of the 35-year-old earned her criticism for a

Look back at the pictures of all the young faces on that 1991 team, awash with smiles, the glow of a world championship, and athletic glory in its purest form, and it becomes obvious why we play.” (“Hamm, Mariel (Mia) Margaret”). Mai was nonplused that year based on the lack of zeal from the sports world. She did not allow this to lower her morale or affection for the game. She remained focused and steadfast and continued to promote women’s participation in the sport.

Not only does the U.S. Woman’s National Team have more success in recent years, but they are also better soccer players than the men. This does not refer to a head-to-head match between the USWNT and the USMNT, but the women play the game of soccer better and smarter (Reiher). In men’s soccer, the strategy of flopping has taken over the sport, which is when a player

This is where she first came to play with United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) legend Mia Hamm. Together they become a potent forward team. During this year Abby was named Rookie of the Year and the MVP of the championship game in 2003. While all this is happening she is balancing going back a forth between training for her club and for her country. In 2003, her hard work eventually paid off in the result of helping the USWNT get a third place finish in the FIFA Women’s World Cup and winning the 2004 Olympics. After the end of the 2003 season, the WUSA ended and became Women’s Professional Soccer. Abby joined the updated version of the Washington Freedom this season, but eventually, the team moved to Florida. Through all the confusion of changing leagues and teams, she continued to find success in her club career. In her international career, she also continued to find success after the 2004 Olympics. For years she was a consistent working and scoring for the USWNT and helped lead them to another third place finish during a FIFA World Cup. However, in the following year, her career took a hit. She broke leg right before the Olympics and was unable to compete for months. She came back from her injury with a new level of motivation. This leading to her being named 2010 U.S. Female Soccer Athlete of the Year for the fourth time and in 2011 scoring one of the most famous goals in the history of women’s soccer against Brazil in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. These successes lead her to winning the most prestigious award in international soccer, the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year. However through all of her success she had yet to win on the ultimate stage, the Women’s World Cup. This eventually came during the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Canada when the USWNT finally won their first world cup since 1999 and Abby played a huge leadership

From a young age, children are conditioned to always think about what they want to be when they grow up. Many of them dream to be a ballerina, firefighter, or an astronaut. With age comes maturity, and those aspirations pass, but simultaneously new, more realistic ones arise. To reach these new goals, these children work toward their dream through dedication, which can be seen in the studying or training they do. In today’s society females have more opportunity to do what they dream. There are young women who are assiduously working to get a college degree and a steady job. Then, there are also women who are training to become a professional athlete, with the aspiration of becoming a member of the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT). In today’s society, women can pursue their goals, however, if compared to men’s sports, there can be differences seen that keep women from reaching full potential, equality, and their dreams.

Have you ever wondered about how women now have their own sports or how they became accepted? Well, it all started with women who had perseverance and a dream, even if they didn't get recognized for it. ***(Marcenia Lyle was an incredible baseball player and impacted the game tremendously by never giving up on her dream, being a woman playing in a men’s league, and by changing the normal way of sports.)***

The latter conquest generated an unseen excitement about Women's sport in the general public. These events moved soccer from the back pages of a few big city newspapers to the covers of Newsweek, Time, People, and front of cereal boxes. Forty million people tuned in to Women's soccer team win the World Cup. This expansion of the U.S. soccer audience benefited not just the women, but the men's national team and Major League Soccer, too. These women showed great skill and determination even when they had not given obsession like Men's Team. The reward for their efforts was a gold medal victory with the winning goal.

For all women's soccer players the road to the national team or playing professional began when they were children. Foudy was one of these players. Foudy’s achievements started at an early age. These achievements and hard work helped her become one of the many spokeswoman for equality in women's soccer.

Brianna Scurry a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, goalkeeper for the USA women’s soccer team. “It was the crowning moment of her career” stated by Washington Post, “a shootout save in the 1999 World Cup Final against China- was a dramatic, across the goal dive memorialized on sports pages around the world. Surry Yelled and fist pumped but she didn’t really smile”. (Dewey, 2013)

In today’s world, men’s sports seem to always be in the spotlight while women’s sports do not draw much attention, as if women who play sports are not taken seriously. This happens on all levels of sports, and I have personally experienced it myself through basketball in high school. While the gym would be full for any of the boys’ games, our games had very little support with almost empty bleachers. When it comes to the professional level, when women’s sports do get covered by the media, most people judge female athletes more on their looks rather than their athletic skill, which is negative and unfair.

Serena Williams’ 10 second tirade in the 2009 U.S. Open tennis tournament may have cost her the semi-final match, but what is the lasting impression on her legacy (Ford 1)? Sometimes during a sporting event, athletes let their emotions get the best of them. Their attitude is like a ticking time bomb, waiting to be set off by a bad call from the line judge, a good shot by the opponent, or a simple mistake made by the player. Many people believe athletes should be able to control their emotions and always exhibit great sportsmanship. However, the media and most spectators have never been in the same high-pressure situations as these athletes, and they should not judge without personal experience.

After carefully analyzing the articles and ads in the magazine , I came to the conclusion that this magazine presents sports as an avenue for female empowerment . The articles empower women in sports throughout all parts of the world and share the success professional women athletes have acquired in their professional careers. It emphasized women athletes in a variety of different sports, which implied that women are in fact capable of participating and succeeding in every sport as equally as a man could . After reading " I won I'm sorry" I specifically looked for any references that Mariah Burton Nelson mentioned in her reading. I found that the athletes featured in the magazine didn't look as if they had any concerns in appearing

Through the movies viewed in this course this semester, we saw women who were able to play against men and still keep their femininity. Nothing is lost when playing sports not traditionally meant for a particular race or gender. Society must become more understanding when it comes to the sports different types of people play and hinder from stereotyping anyone when they participate and perform well in that sport.