Inside Soccer Sisters – Makena
When Soccer Sisters was launched, I had to find the name of a main character for Out of Bounds. I had already used my daughter, Lily, in Breakaway, so was searching for some inspiration. It didn’t take me long. For many years, I was the head coach of a team called the Roadrunners, a […]
Play It Forward Project: Interview with Jessy Giordano
I recently got to know an amazing coach and soccer trainer named Jessy Giordano @jgiotraining who works with some very special girls in Northern New Jersey. We are so excited to partner with Jessy and her girls, supporting the teams as they play this summer! Jessy introduced her girls the PlayItForwardProject and says it meshes […]
“I Want Them to Be Strong”: Brandi Chastain on U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy
The U.S. Soccer Federation launched the U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy last week — 10 years after launching the same program for boys’ youth soccer — and our very own Soccer Sister Brandi Chastain is set to make sure its girls are taking home the right message. As executive director for the California Thorns FC […]
My Kids’ Youth Sports Experience Taught Me an Important Lesson in Kindness
Note: This article originally appeared in The Washington Post. As an author of kids’ books, a soccer coach, a mom and an advocate, I spend a lot of time thinking and writing about how the benefits of kids playing sports reach beyond the fields. In addition to being fun, I believe sports are a powerful tool for […]