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Jessica Tryon Mrs. Laurencot Non-Fiction Essay The book I read was __Mia Hamm Go for the Goal__**.** Her main points to any reader of this book is that determination and teamwork or striving to be your best is a major part of her game, and everyone else should posses that quality. Also, she points out that proper skill training is required to keep you on top of your game at all times.

Determination is a trait that every soccer player should posses. This is the best and most important quality because you need to feel like your on the field for a reason and feel that soccer is **your** game. If you are determined, you will stay after practice and get your skills down because you know it will pay off in the end. Determined soccer players leave their heart and soul out on the field every game, knowing that today is their game, they will try their hardest and come out of it striving for the win. Without determination, it is clear that no soccer player is complete.

Another quality that soccer players must have is a sense of ‘team’ because if you cant all work together you cant all succeed as a whole. Mia states this very well when she says “You have to step on the field thinking ‘I’m going to make an impact today.(pg. 36)’” This is very true because with out you, there is no team. If your whole team is determined you will make a major impact by working together and giving it your all, then you will have an advantage. Mia also states that “I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.(pg. 6)”

Now for the strategy portion. Skills are something that develop over time and practice, they don’t just come to you, especially for the sport of soccer. So proper training and continuous practice is substantial for the development of a soccer player, particularly for someone new to the game.

Now with these three qualities, determination, a sense of team, and skill. You should be the all star soccer player. Because who knows, maybe you could be the next Mia Hamm or David Beckham. Its all up to you, make yourself into the soccer player you want to be.