Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-284).

Soccer the University of North Carolina (UNC) way -- Dynasty -- USA Women-World Cup, Olympics and the WUSA -- Your game, and why it's great -- Enriching your life through soccer -- Toward personal excellence -- Climbing the soccer ladder -- Soccer basics -- Technical and tactical development -- Levels of play -- High school soccer -- Stepping up to college soccer -- Soccer supporters-players and their parents -- Four pillars of soccer -- Technical pillar -- Competitive cauldron -- Competitive matrix -- Closing the gap-developing weak areas of the women's game -- Art of goalkeeping -- Tactical pillar -- Playing your best on game day -- Being a team player -- Physical pillar -- Becoming the total athlete -- Psychological pillar -- Maintaining your balance -- Sharpening your mental edge.

Anson Dorrance has teamed with Gloria Averbuch, an accomplished health and fitness writer, to create a passionate and inspiring formula for success in soccer, and in life. On fields all over the country millions dream of becoming the next Mia Hamm-one of Anson's former players. This book will show them how to do it! The Vision of a Champion is a unique blend of technical advice and powerful inspiration. Young players, male and female, parents and coaches alike will gain enormous insight into how to develop high-level athletes, who also carry the values and lessons of competitive sports with them off the playing field.