In reply to sherry parriott.

Well, I guess it depends on what country you live in. We say field, but my European friends call it the "pitch". And "football" - not the American version of "soccer". There's so much that didn't make it into this article given the subject matter. But it's a great memory when I think about being one of the first (3) women in my town to play on the boys soccer team and make varsity the first year we tried out (which led to more women playing and ultimately having women's soccer teams), being the only girl on the soccer traveling team, getting a women's team started in college, and just fighting for what we wanted in life. Pretty heady times :) Tomboy and musician were at such opposite ends of the spectrum, but somehow it worked!!