Carli Lloyd never takes a day off. Alex Morgan trains while seven months pregnant. Ali Krieger worked tirelessly even when her future on the USWNT was a giant question mark. The USWNT is the best in the world, and it’s what the team — and the players on their own — do while training that sets … Read more
The incomparable Christen Press has quickly risen in popularity since stepping in to Megan Rapinoe’s shoes at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Here are a few little known facts about this super star. Small Business, Big Impact Along with Tobin Heath and Megan Rapinoe, Press is one of the founders of Re Inc, a lifestyle … Read more
Julie Ertz — formerly Johnston — is a true superstar on the USWNT roster, and that blue pre-wrap headband is iconic. To show our love for the U.S. Women’s centerback, here are seven facts about Julie Ertz. Born and raised in the desert Ertz is from the Grand Canyon, specially Mesa, Arizona. During her childhood in the … Read more
In the middle of the 2020 She Believes Cup, documents outlining U.S. Soccer’s strategy in their lawsuit against the USWNT were made public. The details revealed in those documents were eye-opening. As it turned out, a major part of the Federation’s strategy against the USWNT was arguing that it took more skill and strength to … Read more
Few fans of the USWNT will forget the team’s legendary moments. Brandi Chastain’s title-winning PK. Abby Wambach’s late-game header against Brazil. Or Carli Lloyd’s wild hat trick. But who doesn’t often get credit? The ladies between the posts. How many times has a USWNT goalkeeper saved the team from certain loss? Too many to count, … Read more
Anyone who closely follows women’s soccer knows that Lynn Williams was and is an absolute star on the field. Even though she wasn’t on the 2019 U.S. Women’s National Team during the World Cup season, there still aren’t many American women’s soccer players who can come close to her kind of skill and finesse. So … Read more
A lot goes into being a woman. However, the Chelsea Women’s team is paving the way to making one part easier by catering training schedules to player’s menstrual cycles. As of August, the WSL team has been planning training and diet regimens around their player’s periods. There’s no denying that your period takes a huge … Read more
Tobin Heath is an incredible and talented soccer player who plays outside forward for the USWNT, as well as the Portland Thorns FC. Every time she’s on the field, Tobin plays the game with so much passion. After all, she prefers to nutmeg her opponents rather than dribbling around them. But off-the field the game-changing athlete … Read more
Baltimore, Maryland: United Soccer Coaches Convention The Coaches of Women’s Breakfast at the United Soccer Coaches Convention is many people’s favorite event at the epic, multi-day, super-event. This is about as start-studded a coaches event gets, with the likes of Anson Dorrance, April Heinrichs and John Daly, to name just a few, the gathering always … Read more
Periods are not usually the topic female athletes and women, in general, like to think or talk about too much. They happen, they’re inconvenient. Now, let me sneakily put a tampon in my sweatshirt sleeve on my way to the tournament Port-O-Potty. However, what if thinking and talking about periods could give an edge in … Read more