Ice hockey season is here. Do you have hockey fever? Do you play ice hockey? Ice hockey is an exciting sport to watch AND to play. Today I am sharing an excerpt about a girl who dreamed of playing ice hockey as a Team USA member in the Olympics. Angela Ruggiero loved the ice from the time she was seven years old. She accomplished her dream of representing the USA four times at the Olympics winning gold, silver, and bronze medals. I hope you enjoy listening to an excerpt from the chapter about Angela in Girls Succeed!
Stanley Cup Playoffs this week..big time hockey games. And I know it isn't just a game for guys. Girls love playing hockey because this poster above has been re-pinned so many times from my Pinterest Girls Succeed board. I love it, not just because it is hockey, but because the message is so important. Hockey Girls Have Goals. Exactly the message in the Girls Succeed e-book for girls.
Also the message passed along by Olympic gold medalist Angela Ruggiero. Angela is an internationally known athlete for her skills in ice hockey. She's been a member of Olympics Team USA four times, voted the #1 hockey player in the world by Hockey News, and serves as President of the Women’s Sports Foundation,dedicated to advancing the
lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity.
When Angela was nine years old she became aware she was not welcome to play the "boys' sport." Although she was heartbroken when
her dad told her she couldn’t play for Team California because she was a girl,
she never wanted to quit.Instead, she
became more determined than ever to be the best player she could be.She didn’t try to get even by knocking the
boys down or hurting them, but she did decide to outsmart them with her
outstanding skill and maneuvers.
Angela certainly accomplished her goal of becoming the best hockey player she could be.
In 1992, Angela learned that
women’s hockey was going to be an Olympic sport in 1998. From that point on, at
twelve years old, she trained hard with one goal in mind, to go to the
Olympics. She made Team USA in 1998 and that year the team brought home a gold medal for the USA!
Do you have goals for your future? Angela kept her goals in mind (and not just making goals in hockey!!) and worked toward achieving them. What are you working on for your future?
To learn more about Angela Ruggiero, check out Chapter 10, Showing the Boys, in theGirls Succeed e-book available at these major online booksellers.
