Hands down, my fav fall sport is… SOCCER! Playing on AAJH’s team keeps me in shape AND lets me practice my mad skills—like bicycle kicks and head butts! Most of all, I love competing against other teams. I get this thrill, like a rush of excitement every time I play.
I totally want to play soccer professionally when I grow up. Mia Hamm is def my idol! She was one of the founding members of the US Women’s National team—you know, the team that won the 1999 Women’s World Cup? Women’s soccer got HUGE here in the US after Brandi Chastain scored that winning goal in a penalty kick shootout against China. But now, it’s kinda lost again among baseball, basketball, football, and all the other sports we love to watch on TV.
That’s why I’ve put together some fun facts about the history of women’s soccer and why it’s STILL a rockin’ sport to watch today.
• The first ever women’s soccer game was held in London, England, in 1895. Whoa—that’s over 100 years ago!
• Women’s professional soccer started in 1920 with a team called the Dick, Kerr Ladies. They also played the first international game (like the World Cup today!) against a French team. The Ladies won 2-0!
• But, less than a year after that first international game, the British officials banned women’s soccer in England—saying that playing wasn’t good for us girls. Whaaaaaaaaat?
• Right here in Boston, the first women’s indoor soccer game was played in 1923! Sweet! I looooove indoor soccer.
• In 1971, the British officials finally lifted the ban on women’s soccer (yay!)—and girls’ teams were officially recognized as competitors in England!
• The first women’s US National Team competed outside the United States against Italy in 1985. How do you say “goal” in Italian?
• The US women’s soccer team won its first gold medal in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, defeating China 2-1.
• More than 90,000 peeps cheered for the US Women’s National Team as they won the Women’s World Cup in one of the most exciting games in soccer history.
• In August, 2007, soccer LEGENDS Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York.
So, what can YOU do to support women’s soccer? Well, you can practice, practice, practice, and play your best at every game showing some good sportsWOMANship!
I totally want to play soccer professionally when I grow up. Mia Hamm is def my idol! She was one of the founding members of the US Women’s National team—you know, the team that won the 1999 Women’s World Cup? Women’s soccer got HUGE here in the US after Brandi Chastain scored that winning goal in a penalty kick shootout against China. But now, it’s kinda lost again among baseball, basketball, football, and all the other sports we love to watch on TV.
That’s why I’ve put together some fun facts about the history of women’s soccer and why it’s STILL a rockin’ sport to watch today.
• The first ever women’s soccer game was held in London, England, in 1895. Whoa—that’s over 100 years ago!
• Women’s professional soccer started in 1920 with a team called the Dick, Kerr Ladies. They also played the first international game (like the World Cup today!) against a French team. The Ladies won 2-0!
• But, less than a year after that first international game, the British officials banned women’s soccer in England—saying that playing wasn’t good for us girls. Whaaaaaaaaat?
• Right here in Boston, the first women’s indoor soccer game was played in 1923! Sweet! I looooove indoor soccer.
• In 1971, the British officials finally lifted the ban on women’s soccer (yay!)—and girls’ teams were officially recognized as competitors in England!
• The first women’s US National Team competed outside the United States against Italy in 1985. How do you say “goal” in Italian?
• The US women’s soccer team won its first gold medal in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, defeating China 2-1.
• More than 90,000 peeps cheered for the US Women’s National Team as they won the Women’s World Cup in one of the most exciting games in soccer history.
• In August, 2007, soccer LEGENDS Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York.
So, what can YOU do to support women’s soccer? Well, you can practice, practice, practice, and play your best at every game showing some good sportsWOMANship!
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