I took the family to Frisco, TX. yesterday to watch the U.S. Women's team take on Mexico in Olympic qualifying. The ladies won 1-0 on a penalty kick by Carly Lloyd. from what I saw yesterday at that stadium, the future looks bright for women's soccer in the United States. I am not talking about the women on the pitch yesterday. They are fantastic and absolutely dominated play even though it does not necessarily show in the final score. What I am talking about is the thousands of girls in the stands that were cheering for their soccer heroes. Those girls are the future of U.S Women's Soccer.

We stood outside the stadium with thousands of fans to catch a glimpse of the National team as they boarded their bus to go back to their hotel. There were girls of all ages stacked four deep along the barricades waiting to see their heroes. Young girls all over America look up to these players. They want to be able to shoot like Carly Lloyd, control a back line like Julie Johnston, or punt like Hope Solo. It is now up to us as parents, coaches, and fans of girl's and women's soccer everywhere to step up and give as much support as we can. If we do, and give support to all of those young girls who just want to play soccer like their heroes, friends I am here to tell you that the future is bright!