soccer for women

Offers an inside look at American women's soccer and profiles the sport's players, coaches, and historic matches.

Discusses the U.S. women's soccer team which won the Women's World Cup final in 1999.

A comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of soccer, providing an overview of the game's history and rules, and photographs and illustrations to demonstrate fundamental and advanced skills and concepts, including passing, receiving, ball-handling, shooting, heading, goalkeeping, tactical moves, and restarts.

A color-illustrated guide for coaches of women's soccer that covers technique, systems of play, shaping the team, defending, attacking, goalkeeping, and fitness training.

A history of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team and how it developed into a model to women's soccer. Describes the team's two first-place finishes in the World Cup and three Olympic gold medals. Includes profiles and photos of players such as Julie Foudy, Amy Rodriguez, Hope Solo, and Mia Hamm.

A timid eighth-grade girl's life changes when her best friend convinces her to try out for the soccer team.

A novelization of the film "Bend It Like Beckham," in which Jess, a teen whose parents want her to follow the path of a traditional Indian girl, tries to keep the secret when she is recruited to play soccer for a local women's team, and is being coached by Joe, a gorgeous Irish guy.

Explains how Emiria Salzmann helped change the fledgling Santa Rosa soccer team into champions, while teaching the girls on the team how to do their best, how to learn from their mistakes, and how to work together as a team.

An overview of the history of women's soccer, how the game is played, and the equipment, as well as biographies of four notable female players.