{"id":6654,"date":"2015-07-25T15:12:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T22:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BigJimIndustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=6654"},"modified":"2015-07-28T15:16:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T22:16:09","slug":"alex-morgan-aiming-to-change-attitudes-with-the-kicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/25\/alex-morgan-aiming-to-change-attitudes-with-the-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Morgan Aiming To Change Attitudes With THE KICKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

from VICE SPORTS<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Alex Morgan Hopes Her TV Show Changes Attitudes About Women Athletes<\/h1>\n

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by Maggie Mertens <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. women’s national team and Portland Thorns star forward Alex Morgan and her teammates have been appearing on red carpets, late-night talk shows, and celebrations around the country in what appears to be a sea change of sorts for the attention given to women athletes.<\/p>\n

But her latest project, which might end up making even more of a difference in how women athletes are publicly perceived than her team’s recent World Cup win, is one you may not have heard of unless you have middle-school aged kids: Morgan is producing a children’s television show for Amazon.<\/p>\n

Read More: Who Attends the Women’s World Cup?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Morgan’s show, The Kicks<\/em><\/a>, is based on a bestselling book series<\/span><\/a> she wrote for middle-schoolers about four soccer-playing girls. The show is just a pilot for now, adapted from Morgan’s books by David Babcock, a writer and producer who worked on big network hits like Brothers & Sisters<\/em> and Gilmore Girls<\/em>. The episode is filmed mockumentary style and portrays Devin, the main character, as a normal\u2014awkward at times\u2014tween girl struggling to fit in after moving across the country. Her move is also complicated by the fact that her new school’s soccer team is terrible.<\/p>\n

The show doesn’t shy away from showing Devin makeup-less and sweaty during practices and games. This Saturday, July 25, The Kicks<\/em> wraps up a month-long Amazon pilot season, which features six different shows for kids. Amazon will decide which shows to greenlight for full series based on user ratings and reviews.<\/p>\n

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