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Go For The Goal by Mia Hamm City of Publication 2000: Publishers Name: Harper Collins, Copyright Year:1999



 Call Number: 796.334 HAM

**__Summary/Description__:** ** For the soccer loving girls,from young players to high school and college stars,who are running across the country chasing a soccer ball with dreams of becoming the best, there is one name that all players look up to , male or female and her name is Mia Hamm. She has cheetah-like speed and a lightning-bolt shot. Mia has broke nearly every record in soccer, while inspiring a whole generation of fans and players. //Go for the Goal// is not only the inspiring story of how a young girl became a global terror with a ball (and the world) at her feet. This book also is a step-by-step or dribble-by-dribble guide for any kid with the dream of making the national U.S.A soccer team and becoming a champion. //Go for the Goal// shows readers exactly how to master the skills and techniques that made Mia Hamm and her teammates the best woman's soccer team in the world. ** ** Mia Hamm, star of the U.S. National Soccer Team, Olympic Gold Medalist, World Cup champion, and five-time U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, is the world's greatest female soccer player ever. She serves as an important role model for young soccer players around the world, inspiring them to strive for their dreams. After Mia's brother Garrett died in 1996, she formed the Mia Hamm Foundation benefiting bone marrow disease patients and their families. In the same year she started providing athletic opportunities for young women. Mia Hamm is the author of the national bestseller //Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life//. **

__**Beyond the Book**__: Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources:
 * [|Soccer Skills] ** Just like the book this link gives advice and tips on how to improve your soccer skills. In the book there are detailed pictures and diagrams similar to the website. There are even a couple of videos of Mia Hamm demonstrating her signature moves. Also on the website you can learn to take the perfect shot and when and where to use soccer moves. You can learn formations and fun drills to do during practices. This site will help you become as good with the ball as Mia Hamm. **
 * [|The Mia Hamm Foundation] ** In the book **// Go for the Goal ** ,a big obstacle that Mia had to face was the death of her brother Garrett. He died from a rare, but serious bone marrow disease. After his death in 1996 Mia formed the Mia Hamm Foundation to help raise money that have the same conditions the Mia's brother had. The foundation does not just support bone marrow disease patients, it also helps raise money for young women in sports. This will help young women get involved in more sports and activities. On this link you can donate money to the foundation and learn more about the goals Mia plans to meet in the up coming years. **//
 * [|The 1996 Olympics] **In** //Go for the Goal// ,**the Olympics are a big deal to the U.S.A Woman's National Team. It was the first real break for woman's soccer** **and Mia's team was proud to be there. They played in front of a record breaking crowd and played some of the best teams in the world. In the championship game they went head to head with china their biggest rival.** **They came out on top and won the gold medal for the U.S.A. This website recaps the amazing moment when they won and other exciting events of the 1996 Olympics.**
 * [|Goodwill Games] **In the book the Goodwill Games were another big moment for the U.S.A team. This was also a big moment for Mia too. She made three of the four goals helping her team beat their rival, China. The three goals helped her achieve 100 goals in her career** **. This website summarizes the U.S.A's great moments in the Goodwill Games from Mia's three goals to the win over China.**
 * [|Goalkeeping] ** This website shows step by step instructions on how to be a fantastic goalkeeper. Even though Mia Hamm is not a goalkeeper, you have to be able to play all positions to be an all around great soccer player. The website shows the proper stance and equipment for a goalkeeper along with how to dive and catch a soccer ball. There are even fun games to help you more understand the rule of a goalkeeper. To be a good player like Mia Hamm you must know and understand all positions including goalkeeper,so this website will help you become that kind of player. **
 * // [|U.S.A Soccer] // //Go for the Goal// **is all about a young girl growing up to become a soccer superstar** **and about how to master the skills of soccer. You can learn so much about soccer and about Mia Hamm. This website introduces you to this generation of soccer superstars****. The players that might be inspiring you in a couple of years and who knows maybe you will be the next that all little kids look up to. This website will help you reach your goal.**