SheBelieves Cup 2018 women’s soccer tournament: March 2018

By | January 3, 2018
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SheBelieves Cup 2017The US Women’s National Team faces Germany, France and England in the 2018 SheBelieves Cup. The tournament starts March 1st.

There’s no Women’s World Cup or Olympics this year, so this event will likely be the premier women’s tournament of 2018. All four teams have top-6 world rankings.

Team USA’s TV schedule

  • Thursday, March 1:  USA vs. Germany (Columbus, OH), 7:00 PM on espn2
  • Sunday, March 4:  USA vs. France (Harrison, NJ), 12:00 noon on espn2
  • Wednesday, March 7:  USA vs. England (Orlando, FL), 7:00 PM on ESPNews

Viewing tips

We encourage the girls (parents too!) to watch part of each game to see what high level soccer looks like. Many young kids get bored watching sports — they would rather play! — but they are more likely to watch a game if they have specific viewing goals. Things to look for:

  • Do players keep the ball moving while they play, or do they stop the ball and look around?
  • Do players get their heads up and turn away from defenders, or do they play with heads down and dribble into defenders?
  • Do players keep the ball either by dribbling or passing, or do they kick the ball and chase it?
  • When the USA is attacking, do the backs stay back near their own goal, or do they move forward to help the attack? How far forward?

Georgia connections

NTH Junior Academy Girls with the Sonnett twinsTeam USA’s roster includes NTH Academy alumni Emily Sonnett (back row, right side in the photo: she met our girls in November, 2016) and Jane Campbell, along with other Georgia girls Morgan Brian and Kelley O’Hara.