Everybody in the soccer community has jumped onboard. Regardless of our individual agendas at the youth clubs and the college level and beyond, everybody has kind of embraced it and it's united the soccer community.

Soccer isn't the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just as much a part of the community's fabric, a repository of traditions.

With the growth of women's soccer in this country, we feel like we're going to bring a very special product to the community. We're very optimistic that it's going to be something special. We're very close to an agreement on a home field, but we still have some questions that remain unanswered at this point.

The team is a reflection of the Hoover community. At times, it's a struggle with communication, but soccer is their common love, and they have a common goal to be successful.

This team has more experience than this program has seen in awhile. I have to compliment the city's youth soccer program. We're definitely seeing the benefits.

[In my youth], I played a little soccer but I think because of my height and my friends I got involved in basketball. It was my passion since I was young. I started playing at age 7, so I've been playing for quite a while.