Becoming a Professional Soccer Player
                 An Internet WebQuest on soccer           

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Once you have decided on whose going to be in your group, it is time to decide what role you will be playing. Below is a list of roles to pick from, only one person per role.

2.Above is list of resources. They will be helpful in answering your questions.

3. Remember: don't copy anything from the internet word for word. Plagiarism is against the law. 

4.In the end you will have to combine all of your information, so it would be helpful to gain much information about your role. 

 

Women's soccer player

-What you will need to do for this role is make a Microsoft Word biography on the professional female soccer player you choose. It doesn't have to be a current player on the team, though it would probably be easier.
1) Some questions that you will need to answer are as follows: where this person was born, what college they went to, what did they major in, how old are they now/when did they die/when were they born, are they still playing soccer, what was/is their position on the National Team, and what was their mother/father/siblings names... It would also be beneficial if you included some pictures of the player.

Here are some important links:

http://www.womenssoccer.com/ 

http://www.wusa.com/league/ 

http://www.socceramerica.com/news_section.cfm?SC_ID=80 

http://www.wusa.com/players/

 

 

Soccer Coach

-Contrary to some believes, being a Women's soccer coach isn't easy. What you will need to do is research the Internet for Women's college teams. You are looking for future Women's National Team members.
-In a Microsoft Word document, you will need to pick a college player (female), and write a paragraph on why this person would be an asset to the team. (Some biographical information on the player you chose is needed)
1) Some of the questions you will want to answer are what position does this person play, what college do they go to, what grade are they in (ex. they are a senior), how old are they...
- You will also need (in a Microsoft Word document) to pretend to be one of the coaches from the Women's National Team. You will write a biography on yourself (meaning the coach).
1) Some of the questions you will want to answer are how old is the coach, how long have they been coaching (in general), how long have they been coaching on the women's national team, what college did they go to, did they ever play soccer, how old are they, where were they born (what state/city), what are their family members names (mom, dad, siblings)...

Here are some important links:

http://members.aol.com/jonagrm/soccer/womens.htm#states 

http://www.womenssoccer.com/ 

http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa.htm

http://www.wusa.com/league/ 

http://www.socceramerica.com/news_section.cfm?SC_ID=80 

 

News reporter

Because you are a news reporter, you will be writing an article on Microsoft Word. Pick either a women's college player, professional player, or a coach and write an article on them that could be published in a newspaper.
1) Some of the questions you will want to answer are how old is the person you picked, how long have they been playing/coaching soccer, what college did they/ do they go to, if they are still in college: what are they majoring in...

Here is a helpful link: http://www.teamharmony.org/doh_kit/kit_files/writearticle.doc

 

Phase 3 - Debating, Discussing, and Reaching Consensus

Now that you have finished learning about your individual parts of soccer, it would be a good idea if you and your teammates got together and talked about the different roles a person can play in Women's soccer.

Phase 4 - Real World Feedback

Once you have finished gathering your thoughts together with your team, you'll write a Microsoft Word document that includes your information, thoughts, and opinions about Women's soccer.

If you would like to e-mail me with any questions, comments, or concerns, my address is at the bottom of the page

Introduction | The Task | The Process & Resources | Conclusion  

Conclusion

The sport of Women's soccer keeps progressing in the United States; more and more people have decided to play/coach/write about it. I hope this webquest has given you an insight to the soccer world. Just because you have finished this webquest, it doesn't mean that you should stop learning about soccer. I hope you had fun, and you learned something by doing this webquest.

To evaluate your webquest, go to this rubric. 

Introduction | The Task | The Process & Resources | Conclusion  

Acknowledgements:

http://users.erols.com/soccertip/cool/soccimag.htm

http://www.4teachers.org/techalong/erica4/index.shtml

Content by Erica, edunayer@pinecrest.edu http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/websoccerer.html Last revised Wed Mar 6 11:23:18 US/Pacific 2002