Dare To Dream

This review of the soccer video "dare to dream" is a worthy representation of women achieving, against all odds, a standard of excellence in courage and ability in the world of soccer. I have incorporated this video into my small library of books about women in other fields, against all odds, achieving, their own Profile of Courage.Therefore, it is my intent to broaden the inspiration of women from the soccer field to other aspects of life. Not only do our daughters need role models but our sons not only have to feel the required effort but cultural prejudice that these women had to conquer.The first book is OBSESSIVE GENIUS: The inner World of Marie Curie, by Barbara Goldsmith. She is the first women who received two Nobel Prizes in Physics. Madame Curie lived at a time that science was a forbidden subject for women. This is a fascinating story for young girls from seventh grade and up to read. Madame Curie is an amazing Profile of Courage.The second book is ROSALIND FRANKLIN,by Cath Senker. In February 1953 she discovered what DNA looked like and how it was constructed. This knowledge was passed on to two other male scientist without her knowledge. Her story is sad episode but no less a Profile in Courage. The two male scientist won the Nobel Prize on false pretences. Without Rosalind's X-ray photographs and data they would not have received the Nobel Prize. Nevertheless, the story told by Cath Senker makes sure that her scientific discovery and stolen achievement is not forgotton.The third book is LET ME PLAY: The story of Title IX, by Karen Blumenthal. This book is just fabulous. It takes you through the story that began in 1972. The story is how equality in women and men sports in colleges was achieved. Title IX was signed into law by Richard Nixon. This opened the pandora box in the colleges. Not only did women receive equal funding in sports but it open the door, for women, to enter any academic profession. This is a must read.The fourth book is SISTERS: Catholic nuns and the making of America, by John J. Fiakla. This is story of how 80 thousand women established the largest private educational institutions and Hospital systems in the United states. This is an enormous story that began in the 1880's. This enormous group of women were the first feminist in the united States. "By 1906, a doctor in New York was quoted that 'higher education was dangerous to woman's health,' educated women in the Catholic Church were well on their way to creating an empire of a size that existed nowhere else in the world: some eight hundred hospitals and ten thousand schools, colleges and universities. This is just an amazing story of women of quantity and quality in Profile's of Courage.These books suggested here are a brief complement to the video of "dare to dream." When you put all these flowers together you come up with a beautiful bouquet with a distinctive fragrance of awesome determination and profile's of courage.I am the author of ANN OF GREEN PASTURES: The inner world of Ann Sultana. She is my personal profile of courage.

Last year, I began coaching my daughter's U-8 team. The girls knew nothing about the glories of the USWNT. I told them about Mia Hamm and got them to read a brief bio on her, but this HBO documentary was the best teaching tool ever.It is a great story that uses the retirement game for Hamm, Fawcett and Foudy to lok back at the history of the WNT from the first WC in 1991 through the 2004 Olympics.This movie can't help but increase the self esteem of any young girl just starting the sport to see how good the Americans can be at soccer. Because the Men's World Cup gets more publicity, my girls all thought that Americans just weren't very good at soccer and that it was dominated by a half dozen European and So. American countries. This video points out that historically the US WNT is the best. It really got my daughter interested in the current WNT and we even went to see a game in San Jose last month.The release is being timed to come just after the beginning of this year's Women's World Cup in China. (The first game for the US team, who are #1 ranked again, is Sept. 11th.HBO is also selling it directly through their website, but for $5 more.

This is an exceptional documentary of the United States Womens' National Soccer Team (USWNT) that everyone should watch. From overcoming stereotypes about women in sports to what they were willing to and did endure. It shows how a select group of outstanding women elevated soccer to the level of achieving World Cup victories and greater viewership than for any other soccer match in U.S. history. While its content only covers through 2004, it provides an insightful background for understanding the players that delivered the U.S. victory for the 2015 Womens' World Cup.While one reviewer is correct that there is some bad language, a mindful parent can appropriately address that. Sadly, it is far less than they hear on the playground, certainly by middle school. That said, the lessons for young girls about overcoming stereotypes and the lessons for young men about not be guided by stereotypes about girls and women far outweigh this minor issue. There are far too few well presented videos that address these issues to ignore this one.

The first time I saw this film was last month when I was flying home on Delta Airlines and I thought it was great. I have a 13-year old daughter who currently plays club soccer, so I've become an avid fan of the sport in recent years. Dare to Dream is an HBO documentary shows how the women's soccer movement started in the US in the late 1980s, and how some of the original players from the 1991 World Cup team made such significant contributions to the sport up until their retirement in December, 2004.I could easily write a lengthy review, but I won't. Instead, anyone that has an interest in soccer, especially youth soccer, should watch. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Great doc in the 99ers. Gave mine away so this was a replacement. I’m a football chick but the 1999 women’s soccer team made me learn more about the sport.

I saw this when HBO aired it several years ago, and I thought it was a great story. Recently a friend at work was telling me about her daughter who is playing soccer. I told her she needed to see Dare To Dream because it is a great story about success and team work. So, I ordered it on Amazon.Once I received it, I had to watch it again. Just to make sure it was as good as I thought it was. It is a great story, and it should be watched by kids in school and adults. It's motivating and tells a true success story.

...as at 2005. More clips and goals from the key games would have been nice but then the Americans aren't really into soccer.