From Taylor’s Desk: Real Role Models – The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team

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The last time that the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team held a World Cup Championship title was in 1999. This year we have another chance to make our dreams of a championship title a reality. Before the 1999 Women’s World Cup, women’s soccer had been overshadowed by the success of the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team. With the help of the ’99 team leaders Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and Julie Foudy, women athletes were put on the map. The success of our 2011 women’s national team serves as a tool for national pride, as well as female pride.

The commercials for our U.S. women’s team focus on the need for a grand entrance and double exposure to declare that they are the “greatest team you’ve ever heard of”. The desired impact is to showcase that these women are real girls, with real bodies and real values, serving as role models for girls and women today. The U.S. team aims to take womankind three steps forward instead of three steps back.

Modern girls today are given images of long legged, ultra-thin women as role models. Through the U.S. women’s soccer team’s players, girls can now have “real” women to look up to. These strong women prove that dreams can be achieved without having to live up to the media’s idea of the perfect woman. The team is comprised of every body shape, size and ethnicity.  The driving force behind their success is due to the fact that they have drive and skill. By beating France on July 13, 2011 to go to the finals against Japan, the team’s inspirational reach is expanding even further. Show your support and watch the final match, tune in on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 2pm EST! The confidence that you bestow on our Women’s National Soccer Team by cheering them on will be returned to you ten-fold. Win or lose, they have inspired us all by making it to the Women’s World Cup Finals!

Cheers!

Taylor