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Shin guards: Protective equipment worn by players to aid in prevention of injuries to the shin.
Shot: An attempt to score into the opponents goal.
Striker: A position name given to a player in a central attacking position.
Throw-in: When the ball is thrown in by the team that did not kick it out of bounds.
Yellow card: A cautionary measure used by the referee to warn a player not to repeat an offense. A second yellow card in a match results in a red card.
Acknowledgments
If you’ve gotten this far, you’ve probably learned a thing or two about what it means to be a Soccer Sister. You don’t have to be a girl, or a kid, or even know a single thing about the sport. It’s about being a friend and a support—and there are so many people who have been either on my team or cheering me from the sidelines that I want to thank.
To my Soccer Sisters starting lineup: thank you for sticking with me and believing in the power of sport and storytelling. Stacey Vollman Warwick, I could not have done any of this without you. Brandi Chastain, you are my hero. Thank you for always being an inspiration and a true friend (and a great cook!). Marian Smith, thank you for the endless online support and great vision. Chrystian Von Schoettler, you are a logo genius and I love everything you create. Makena Ward, thank you for inspiring me and allowing me to use your first name.
The big hitters (I like to call them my strong offense) are Lauren Sharp, Ed Klaris of Klaris IP, and everyone at Kuhn Projects. Lauren, thank you standing behind me and Soccer Sisters from the beginning and finding the series a great home. You might never have played soccer but you are a star in my eyes. Ed, your guidance made it all possible, and I am forever grateful.
Team Sourcebooks: Thank you so much for believing in Soccer Sisters—you define what it means to be a great team and I’m so grateful to be on yours! Annie Berger, thank you for jumping right in and making everything better. You are a joy to work with and a true Soccer Sister! I also want to thank Aubrey Poole for getting behind me from the start. And thanks to the whole Sourcebooks Team including Nicole Komasinski, Elizabeth Boyer, Kate Prosswimmer, Katy Lynch, Shane White, Alex Yeadon, Steve Geck, and many more!
My players: I’ve had the honor to coach so many talented girls over the years from Eastchester Rec, to Yonkers, to NY Rush, and now Quickstrike Patriots FC. My greatest joy has seen you grow into strong and confident young women and you were more of an inspiration to me then you will ever know. Thank you girls, really.
Away team: Many others have supported this journey from every part of my life, from former teammates, coaches, friends and family. Dennis Montalbano, thank you for coaching me through life in general. Teya Montalbano, you’re only one call away and if every call did cost a dime, we’d both be broke. Thank you and Evan Rich for helping with so many parts of Soccer Sisters. Carl Hiaasen, you are always a great friend and inspiration. Andy Ward and Jenny Rosenstrach, we meet where our loves collide, books, soccer, food and family, the best place to be in my view. To my huge, loving, and extended family all over the world and the country, as always, your support is everything. MaryAnne Gucciardi, Zach Theiler, Victoria Dokken, Harvard Soccer, Don Cupertino, Steve Davis, Joan Oloff, Esther Newberg, Nick Gates and the entire Coaches Across Continents team, NY Surf, Laura Flynn, Susie Petrucelli, Emily Keenan, Nicole Parent, Tim Wheaton, Ray Leone, Chris Hamblin, Mike Calise, Kerry Baldwin, and the one and only Verenice Merino.
I also need to thank the girls of Armenia. You are fighting to get the equal chance to play, and you will. Thank you for reminding me of the pure joy of being on the field together.
Home Team: Diron Jebejian, and our children Lily and William, everything is always for you. Thank you for your support and your patience and for believing in me, I love you with all my heart.
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About the Author
Andrea Montalbano is a writer, advocate, coach, and soccer player. She grew up playing soccer in Miami and took that love to Harvard, where she was a cocaptain and a Hall of Famer. She then attended Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, kicking off a long career at NBC News as a writer, producer, and supervising producer for NBC News’s TODAY program. Andrea left broadcast journalism to write books and authored Breakaway in 2010. Determined to create a series for girls, she spent the next few years writing the three Soccer Sisters novels. Off the field, Andrea is an activist for using sports for social change and has represented the U.S. government abroad to teach the importance of sports for girls. She is a founder of the Girls of Armenia Leadership Soccer charity and is also on several boards for Coaches Across Continents, a global leader in education through sports. She has enjoyed coaching her own two children on local club teams and lives with them and her husband, Diron Jebejian, outside New York City.
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