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Wendy Owen is a significant figure in the history of women's football in this country. A powerful centre back, she starred for the English national side at a time when the sport really took off. They played their first international match against Scotland in 1972, were the first to train on the pitch at Wembley Stadium and to travel to Europe to play countries such as Holland, France and Italy. Appearing in 16 out of 18 internationals in the mid-1970s, she now coaches at a high level and is a lecturer in sports science. Wendy recounts her experience as part of the first Women's England Squad, the coloured media coverage they attracted and what it was really like for a female footballer on tour in the '70s. She further examines the way the game has evolved to become the fastest growing sport in the UK today. This is an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in the game.
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After finishing her playing career Wendy was one of the first group of women to gain the F.A Coaching Certificate. She has since spent twenty-five years coaching football in the UK and US, and now a senior lecturer she holds the UEFA 'B' Licence and works as a coach educator.
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I bought this for my neice who enjoys playing football - she said it was a good read.
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Since Wendy Owen was player in the England Women's football team from the very start in the 1970s, I was hoping for plenty of insight and comment about what it was like playing for the national team as it struggled to survive its infancy. Instead, this book is a mundane run through Owen's CV: I played in this team, then I got this job, then I coached this team, then I coached this team... There is little detail about the England team, a real missed opportunity. In fact, Owen's five-year England career is given as much space as a six-week summer coaching job in the USA, or the rundown on the list of minor coaching jobs she has had since retirement. Not a riveting read.
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