...She plays soccer at Cornwall, her school, and loves every second of it. She and her teammates are devastated when they are informed that their funding is being cut and there will no longer be a girls’ soccer team. To continue to play the sport she loves, Viola pretends to be her twin brother Sebastian, played by James Kirk, while he is skipping school in London. She does this so that she can try out for a spot on the boy’s soccer team at her rival school. She made the team and was part Illyria’s second string line up and her plan was working flawlessly, until she caught feelings for her roommate Duke, played by Channing Tatum. Duke is a striker on the soccer team as well. She has to hide her feelings to keep her true identity a secret and not blow her cover. Sadly, Duke is in love with “Sebastian’s” stunningly beautiful lab partner Olivia, played by Laura Ramsey. Olivia, however, is in love with “Sebastian”, Viola in disguise, which Duke is not very happy about. Duke agrees to help “Sebastian” with soccer outside of practice if “he” can help him get Olivia to like him. Working with Duke helps Viola make the first string. Olivia...
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...Inequalities in women’s soccer (Women’s National Soccer Team; successful but not equal) Thesis: Although women’s soccer has come along way, as a result of Title IX, gender discrimination is still seen in women’s professional’s sports today. Over the last year, issues about pay, field conditions, and even feminism have surfaced as a result of this summers Women’s World Cup. I. Introduction a. Quote “I don’t want to be considered a great female athlete, I want to be a great athlete”. The idea of a professional female athlete is a fairly new concept that has only developed in the last century. b. Women’s soccer in relatively new to the U.S., however, the sport has been revolutionized by the tremendous success of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer...
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...“Welcome to the Byron Center Soccer Camp. I am Mr. Bogaart and these are your coaches.” Mr. Bogaart put his big hand out to show us our coaches. At least 6 High school girls stood in front of us as they waved. “These two days this week, the coaches and I will pick 3 girls two go to Nationals in Indianapolis.” All of a sudden, my jaw dropped. I walked into the soccer field. The green grass shined with dew. The smells of freshly cut grass drifted through the air. I took a big deep breath and opened my eyes. Finally, soccer. The best sport in the world. A nice lady with wavy brown hair smiled at me as she sat behind the tan desk. I looked behind me and saw a school. A big light brown school. Nickels Intermediate. It felt weird that in the summer...
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...Ricardo Souto Pd.2 In the movie Bend It Like Beckham Jules loves playing soccer and dreams of one day being as good as Beckham. But there are challenges that are holding her from reaching her dream Jules dreams are more important than her culture. Firstly, Jules's dreams are more important than her culture, as they are who she is as a person. Jules does not want to be the traditional Indian girl that her parents want her to be, as her dreams are so much more open than that. Instead, Jess enters a territory that Indian girls usually never do: the soccer world. Its not everyday that you see a girl in an Indian dress, playing soccer, however, Jules's passion and drive was so strong that she bent all of the rules to play the beautiful game.It might sound surprising but it was her parents that were holding her back. Her parents never liked her playing soccer and the only thing she loved to do was to play soccer. Shes not like her sister were as she likes fashion and gossip.Which created the problem.Jules all her life has loved soccer and wants to play in the Pro league and be as good as Beckham. On the other side her mom doesn't want her playing because it interferes with her culture. The media has a great impact on people’s lives as it can be seen almost anywhere you go, it therefore influences the decisions you make to some degree. The media today can publicize humanly figures into something they are not. It also has the power to create many ideas from a key topic weather it been...
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...Soccer has impacted my life through the years in more ways than one. I've never really sat down and thought about how much my daily routine was different from a normal girls life. At times it didn't benefit me the ways I wanted it to because it has taken so much time off of my social life and school work. Even though I have been doing this for most of my life I am still learning the right way to do “school”. The first time I took an interest in soccer was at the age of seven. Just looking at the amount of joy it brought my brother's faces when coming home from a game had me wanting to achieve the same thing. I didn't put much thought into my future in soccer until I was about ten years old. Both my brothers were on their way to play college soccer and I started to look at soccer as something other than a hobby but as a passion....
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...paid with the money they deserve and that’s not right especially if they have won more trophies/medals than men. This sends a bad message to the younger generation, mostly to young girls who want to be an athlete when they grow up. The gender pay gap is getting smaller for jobs like teachers, doctors and police officers. Being an athlete is no different from...
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...Jacob Taylor Section 312 Response #1 Option 1 The Flaw in Using One Event for Comparison Michael A. Messner develops his own research while considering an event which occurred at his son’s soccer league in his article, Barbie Girls Versus Sea Monsters. Messner states that his recollection of the event between the two soccer teams--the Sea Monsters and the Barbie Girls--is purely to provide a moment in which sociological ideas may be derived; however, Messner defies his own words by providing his own research about the context of the event in order to interpret possible causes for its occurrence. Messner’s attempt to create empirical research falls short, as his data represent only his experience in a singular moment in time and cannot be generalized without further research. Due to the nature of his data, Messner’s argument becomes mere suggestion....
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...you can tell. I may seem selfish but I love to do for others. Of course I have flaws like every once but I just except mines. Soccer: I have been playing soccer since I was five years old and it has always come very easy to me. In high school if you were to say, “ Mia Jackson, ya know the black girl, varsity soccer, since freshman year,” then people would know who you were talking about. Soccer is something that helps defines the person I am today. I never noticed how important soccer was to me until about two years ago, when I had torn my ACL which prevented me from participating in soccer for year. I remember holding back my tears as the doctor told me I could not play and had to get surgery, than on top of that recover time was close to a year. Over the summer this year I had to bust my ass to get back into shape because I felt I had a title to live up to. I would have to say I am now playing better than ever before out of my fourteen years of soccer. Most because I play every game like it’s my last and don’t take my talent for granted cause a simple injury can happen in a matter of seconds. High School: I am so happy I am out of high school. I am someone who really didn’t enjoy high school and I don’t really know why. Maybe it is because of all the drama that comes along with high school. My high school experience was ok because I had soccer and my boyfriend. I didn’t really keep that many friends around me in high school because I felt that eventually they would turn...
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...A concussion is when someone suffers from a head injury and can temporarily lose consciousness due to a sudden blow to the head.Concussions are common in contact sports such as soccer, football, and rugby. A concussion is dangerous because it temporarily interferes with how the brain works. Instead of brain neurons functioning properly, the neuron releases its Potassium that rushes out of the cell body and toxic Calcium ions rush into the cell, and that leads to metabolic dysfunction. Although concussions have not necessarily increased over time, they have become a hot topic with today’s sports. Regulations for concussion safety have drastically changed recently because of the research being done. In the past, if a player could get up after...
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...Cedar Hill Crescent Kitchener, Ontario K2H 3L2 October 29, 2012 Susan Riley 239 Weber Drive Kitchener, Ontario M7B 2F8 Dear Susan, As part of the local community recreational programs for youth, I am pleased that you’re organizing a soccer team for girls. A soccer team for girls will provide young girls the opportunity to learn valuable teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship skills. However, as the owner of Kitchener Sporting Goods and a member of the local community recreational programs for youth, I will not be able to donate $1,000 for uniforms and equipment to the girl’s soccer team for the following reasons: * The economy is currently in a recession * The increase in property and business tax * Many small businesses affected by the recession, property and business tax These following reasons have affected many small businesses both internally and externally, and are suffering from sales. Furthermore, due to inflation prices of uniforms and equipment have increased * Uniforms have increased from $30.00 to $55.00 * Equipment’s range from $30.00 to $200.00 In addition to the previous figures, I would like to provide assistant for selecting team uniforms and equipment for the soccer team. Parents and players can come in for fittings, and from Monday to Friday we are open from 9:00am to 8:00pm. Please log on to our website <KitchenerSportsGoods.com> for store hours and promotions. Please let me know if you need any additional...
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...Bend It Like Beckham is about an Indian girl who comes from a strict Sikh family, and their religion and moral ethics prohibit her from following her dream of playing professional soccer. The main theme of the movie is accepting someone for who they are and following your dreams. The main character Jess, has to fight for her parents’ approval to play on the team of her dreams. The movie relates to many things we have learned about this year in class. Jess’s family tells her she must marry an Indian boy, which is a big deal as part of their religion. Jess’s mom says it’s more important to respect your elders than to play professional soccer. We have learned how important elders are in the Indian culture. Also, her mom thinks it’s more important for Jess to learn how to cook and clean for her family and persistently tries to teach Jess throughout the movie. In the Indian culture family comes first and the movie properly depicts this. I believe this film was historically accurate. The film portrayed the struggles of an Indian girl who wanted to follow her dreams, but was restricted because of her culture. The soccer coach says, “ Never seen an Indian girl into football.” Jess was the only Indian girl on her team. No one had heard of someone of her nationality participating in sports. Many Indian girls have had struggles breaking out of their cultural boundaries to follow their dreams. I disliked that the parents of Jules, a girl on Jess’s team, thought she was lesbian. That...
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...Gender Inequality in Soccer In American society, sports are an important part of our lives. For centuries, males have dominated a wide range of sports. This wide range of sports doesn't only include what type of sport, but also includes professional sports teams, college, high school and even elementary age teams. In modern day, women are still fighting for equality in sports. Even though Women sports have increased in popularity, gender inequality still exists today. Now and days, women are receiving more opportunities, but people still mainly prefer men's sports. Women are still not accepted as equal participants in the activity of sports or in sharing sports knowledge. Women are seen as weaker and not as capable as men when it comes...
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...CASE 4.1 Manchester United Soccer Club Nicolette Larson was loading the dishwasher with her husband, Kevin, and telling him about the first meeting of the Manchester United Tournament Organizing Committee. Nicolette, a self-confessed "soccer mom," had been elected tournament director and was responsible for organizing the club's first summer tournament. Manchester United Soccer Club (MUSC) located in Manchester, New Hampshire, was formed in 1992 as a way of bringing recreational players to a higher level of competition and preparing them for the State Olympic Development Program and/or high school teams. The club currently has 24 boys and girls (ranging in age from under 9 to 16) on teams affiliated with the Hampshire Soccer Association and the Granite State Girls Soccer League. The club's board of directors decided in the fall to sponsor a summer invitational soccer tournament to generate revenue. Given the boom in youth soccer, hosting summer tournaments has become a popular method for raising funds. MUSC teams regularly compete in three to four tournaments each summer at different locales in New England. These tournaments have been reported to generate between $50,000 and $70,000 for the host club. MUSC needs additional revenue to refurbish and expand the number of soccer fields at the Rock Rimmon soccer complex. Funds would also be used to augment the club's scholarship program, which provides financial aid to players who cannot afford the $450 annual club dues. Nicolette...
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...Imagine that you were told that you weren’t good enough to continue on playing the sport that your world was revolved around because you were a girl. In the movie She’s the Man (2004), Viola Hastings is told just that. When the girls’ soccer team at her school is cut because of a lack of players, she is devastated. She seeks the help of the boys’ soccer coach, asking him to let them try out for the boy’s team. The coach laughs in their faces, saying “girls aren’t as fast as boys, or a strong, or as athletic. This is not me talking, it’s a scientific fact” (Fickman). Outraged, Viola does everything in her power to prove this, as well as many other stereotypes wrong. Viola, played by Amanda Bynes, disguises herself as her brother and try’s out for his schools’ boys’ team. “This transparently cross-dressed performance advances a distinctly conservative perspective on both gender identity and the human subject” (). She’s the Man uses a humorous approach to help viewers understand the gender roles of teenage life when Viola is able to break through the barriers of femininity versus masculinity, disproving stereotypes about romance, athletics, education, and beauty along the way. There are many different stereotypes of femininity and masculinity in the movie, but the main one focused on in the movie is romance and the different ways that each gender enacts the roles of their individual relationships. Main character Viola Hastings is in a relationship with Justin, who is a typical...
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...Example Team Goals: • Create a respectful, positive, healthy and soccer learning environment; • Foster the development of a positive mental attitude and good sportsmanship; • Improve each individual player’s technical skills and conditioning; • Improve each players understanding and appreciation of team play and field spatial designation. Example Coaching Philosophy: Create a Positive Experience • The experience of each player has an influence on her future level of enthusiasm for soccer and for team sports in general. Develop Skills, Pride and Confidence • Girls at this age want to learn by doing. Laps, lines and lectures will be kept to a minimum. • Practices will be designed to incorporate the maximum combination of stimulation, skill development and team play. • Positive encouragement and mistakes will be skillfully and tactfully corrected so as not to jeopardize anyone’s enthusiasm. • Foster individual and team goal setting and achievement. Success is not Defined by Winning or Losing • Success is showing improvement, giving our best effort, implementing during games what we practice and demonstrating good sportsmanship at all times Playing Time and Positions • All girls will play in games. While everyone plays a meaningful amount, playing time will be determined based on skill, effort and attendance. • Experimentation with all positions (including goalie) at some point during the season...
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