Abby Wambach

and the Caribbean, by fans, technical directors and players alike, the award winning categories stretched from Men and Women’s Player of the Year to Men and Women’s Coach of the Year. First-time winner Carli Llyod succeeded her former teammate Abby Wambach, the all time leading women’s goal scorer, through her performance in the women’s world cup during the summer. Llyod’s 10 plus year gig with the United States women’s national team has included her involvement in over 5 major tournaments for…

in the semifinal round. Hope Solo is a representative of the Women’s Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. Hope Solo joined national teammates Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach in running the Chicago Marathon in order to raise money for the Seattle Humane Society. Hope Solo was also a participant of the Game Changers program with countless other star athletes. With Game Changers, Hope spent time with children,…

We all have our passions, soccer is the one thing I am the most passionate about; I'm the shortest girl on a co-ed soccer team. I just so happen to also be the goalie, although goalies are typically sizable and agile, I am petite and have feeble reflexes, which leaves me always trying to convince others that I can play my position. I have been attempting to aggrandize my reflexes so eventually I may be compared to a male goalkeeper . My essay will have arguments regarding gender discrimination…

the U.S. national rules and it explains that kids under 11 should not head (purposefully contact ball with the head) and if they do it is considered an infraction. Also for the older teens and adults, training should be reduced in this area. Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe have put a spotlight on research for females as they have promised to donate their brains to science after their…

2 Feminist movements have made various efforts to improve the status of female athletes since 20th century. Before the movement's achievements, female athletes had to play under poor conditions with low facilities, under different rules and strict dress codes as compared to male athletes. Feminists tried to reverse these trends and to create better opportunities for female athletes. By pushing for equal rights, they enabled women to play sports for health improvement, create new identities and…

Growing up being in love with sports, especially soccer, I’ve always wondered about the life of a female professional athlete. Many of my peers did also; in fact, we had the dreams of being as good as Abby Wambach one day. However, we mature, we do research, and are dreams are just dreams. Such as in this article, after reading and analyzing it is crystal clear how the athletic world works. The U.S. women’s soccer team put in the same time as the men’s and…

When I was 8, I wanted to be an equine vet. When I was 12, I was going to be the next Abby Wambach. Today, after the surprise turn in my life involving a traumatic brain injury, I am working to become an empathetic, scientifically groundbreaking pediatric neurologist. Though I also plan to backpack across the globe, change the world, and write…

as well. Debbie Sterling, CEO and inventor of GoldieBlox toys, released an online campaign through YouTube called ‘Fast Forward Girls’. This video portrayed popular celebrities such as Amy Schumer, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj and famous soccer player Abby Wambach, through young girls who dressed up to look like the celebrities. The moral of the video is that girls are powerful and capable of doing whatever they want…

Athletes are constantly being asked which they prefer: artificial turf or natural grass. They want the ideal playing surface to compete on, which was the logic behind inventing artificial grass, but what people don’t know are the disadvantages that are associated with artificial grass. After researching the downsides to turf, I read about a study that states that seventy-one percent of injuries on turf are traumatic injuries and the other 29% are for overuse injuries. This includes both…

fears of burns, and tripping on uneven surfaces; it has been known to cause a large number of serious injuries to players. Turf cannot even be played on in high temperatures for how hot it becomes. The women’s team has tried to stop this. Player Abby Wambach led a group of women to file a discrimination lawsuit against FIFA, their main argument being that the men have never had to play a Cup on artificial turf. Unfortunately, it was not successful. This is an example of how the women are once…