Go For The Goal By Mia Ham Essay

“Many people say I’m the best women’s soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.” ~ Mia Hamm. The book I read, Go for the Goal, by Mia Hamm, was a very inspirational book. Like many others, I find Mia Hamm to be one of the best women soccer players, and I look up to her. In her book, she informs you on many great experiences she has had both in soccer and in her life. She also talks about the different elements of soccer, and she gives helpful tips for improvement. The book was split into three main parts, the game within the game, on the field, and the complete player. Mia Hamm was a very powerful person and is an inspiration to many young athletes. She doesn't just say how important …show more content…
If you are on the shorter side, then you need to make sure you are strong and can keep the other team away with your body. Throughout this section, Mia Hamm gave examples to help empower you to improve, and she proves that you must love the game to play. In addition to the general parts of soccer, Mia Hamm talks about techniques. This section of the book, called "On the Field," you gain helpful tips from her experiences. There are six main skills Mia talks about in this section, trapping, passing, dribbling, shooting, heading, and goalkeeping. First of all, trapping is when you stop the ball from moving using your foot. During the game the ball can come spinning at you from different speeds and angles*. The ball could be coming at you from in the air and you have to trap it, control it, and place it in the direction you want to go. If you can't trap the ball in all situations, then you risk losing the ball to the other team. If you lose the ball then you can't dribble or pass. And if you can't pass or dribble, then you can't shoot or score. Therefore you can't win the game. As you can tell, trapping is an essential part of soccer. Mia Hamm also made a list to help improve your