A Completely Different Game

From the head coach of the United States Women’s National Team and legendary coach of Chelsea FC comes a book of hard-won lessons for leading a team to success on and off the field Few places will test your leadership skills more than the global soccer stage. For more than twenty years, Emma Hayes has led her teams to championship after championship, coaching her players through personal and professional setbacks, and becoming a powerful advocate for women in sports. Available for the first time in print, A Completely Different Game shares Hayes’s inspirational, innately human approach to fulfilling the potential of those around her. Beginning with her upbringing in Camden and ending with her move to the US National Team, Hayes takes us through the events that shaped her and the critical leadership lessons she learned along the way. She also lays bare the difficulties that came with managing a women’s sports team in an industry designed for and catered to men, and makes a clear, actionable, and urgent call for equity in sports. Generous, authoritative, and grounded in lived experience, A Completely Different Game will help you lead with heart, strength, and authenticity no matter what challenge you’re facing. What motherhood taught Hayes about leadership, and how she became more impactful as a coach as a result. How to leverage your position as a force for good, drawing on Hayes’s work to further women’s healthcare in sports, as well as her own health issues. Whether you’re in the locker room, in the boardroom, or in a cubicle, teamwork is the bedrock of success. This book will help you lead with heart, strength, and authenticity, no matter what challenge you’re facing.