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Title: The Beautiful Game : Sixteen Girls and the Soccer Season That Changed Everything by Jonathan Littman ISBN: 0-380-80860-9 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (37 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: at what price glory?
Comment: The better book would be to write about these girls 5 or 10 years from now and ask them to reflect on the season. As the parent of children playing club soccer, I admire the tenacity and spirit these girls displayed. But as another reviewer wrote, it's more likely they bonded in their unity against the coach and her tactics. I kept waiting for the author to delve into the oft-times maniacal world of club soccer, fueled by parents seeking to either re-live or re-invent their own youth. Why else would parents allow their girls to practice in bad conditions that would encourage injury or illness, or let them try to play injured? But the author went along for the ride, writing about these girls as if they were 25 and not 14 (a tough age, soccer or no soccer). Look no further than the back cover with the team photo as evidence that all was not well, even in their finest hour. All the girls and coaches are smiling, except for Kim, the star player. She looks like she's at a funeral. But her dad is smiling ear to ear.
I also had a big problem with the author's writing style. Didn't like to use subjects in his sentences. Liked to start his sentences with a verb. Got to be annoying after reading the first chapter. Wished he didn't do that.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Beautiful Game captures the essence of youth soccer
Comment: Jonathan Littman's The Beautiful Game is a wonderful book about a season inside a high-level girls' soccer team. His time spent with the team allows him to give the reader a very well-rounded view of the players, what motivates them (or doesn't) and how they react to and deal with the pressure involved in dedicating themselves to their team and, ultimately, each other. This book is a must-read for not just fans of youth sports and soccer, but anyone who's ever had any interest in getting some insight into today's youth. I couldn't reccomend it any more strongly!
Rating: 5
Summary: I was there.
Comment: I am the mom of one of the players and have just recently re-read this book about my daughter's team. Looking back on our Thunder experience, I know that it was a unique, almost surreal experience. At the time, we knew it was special but of course, you can't fully appreciate it until it is over. After winning State Cup, Thunder continued to grow and develop as a team, winning several major tournaments and getting back to the State Cup finals in 2000 only to lose to the Placer Sharks. I still see many of the girls and most agree that Thunder was an experience that shaped their life. It wasn't just the soccer or the incredible success the team had, it was more than that. It was the relationships, the experience, and the unique bond that is formed when a group comes together with a unifying goal. It is that undefinable, special something that takes just a talented team and makes it into a great team. So, for those readers that wonder, did it work out okay? I think, for the families that I am close, that yes, yes it did. We are better for the experience.
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Title: Go For the Goal : A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life by Mia Hamm, Aaron Heifetz ISBN: 0060931590 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 25 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: WUSA Girl's Guide to Soccer Life by The Stars of the WUSA ISBN: 1591860407 Publisher: Cool Springs Press Pub. Date: 31 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Vision of a Champion: Advice and Inspiration from the World's Most Successful Women's Soccer Coach by Anson Dorrance, Gloria Averbuch, Mia Hamm ISBN: 1585360554 Publisher: Huron River Press Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls by Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg ISBN: 0670031224 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 22 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Champion Within by Lauren Gregg, Tim Nash, Brett Whitesell ISBN: 1887791078 Publisher: JTC Sports, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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