Story of My Book
American Football: The Future of Soccer in the United States.
My name is Aidan Chapman and I am the author of American Football: The Future of Soccer in the United States. I wrote this book because Soccer has been one of the only aspects of my life that has kept me consistently motivated. I love the sport as a fan and as an ex-player. Now it is time for me to grow affection for the sport as a writer as well.
My hope is that, in reading this book, you will begin to understand why American Soccer has failed thus far, and how it will be revived. In this book, I hope to instill the same sort of passion and excitement that I have for Soccer in you. And then ultimately I want you to see this book as a tool to help you see into the way I perceive the world and learn about soccer from a completely new lens.
In this book, you'll learn about Soccer and its affiliation within the United States:
How teams like Chattanooga Football Club have arranged their value to mimic European Sports
How the Global Soccer Community operates
How the United States can and should adjust their system in order to cohere with the wider footballing world
You will love this book if you are interested in Soccer and how sports are effected by the world around them.
American Football: The Future of Soccer in the United States is a non-fiction book that speaks to Soccer Fans and Proponents of American Advancement who are looking at Soccer and How the United States work together for the first time.
The Book - American Football: The Future of Soccer in the United States
The book is written in 5 Parts....
In part 1, you will learn about the history of global soccer specifically within the United States and in Great Britain as well on the continent of Europe as a whole.
Part 2 contains my personal story with American soccer, which is one of the most unique stories in the entire book.
Part 3 is all about what American soccer at a larger scale is like. The part includes stories ranging from players like Christian Pulisic and Carlos Tevez, to how the pay-to-play system has been set up to work.
Part 4 is centered around the stories of clubs and people who have used the less traveled path when it comes to American Soccer. They have set up their teams and clubs to run in way that might seem contrary to Major League Soccer or other popular American sports leagues. It includes exclusive interviews with both Sheldon Grizzle from Chattanooga Football Club and Dennis Crowley from Stockade.
In Part 5, I will disclose what I have discerned as one of the best answers to combating the stagnation of American soccer talent and improving the game as a whole.
What I Need & What You'll Get
This book will be published with New Degree Press. I set up the pre-order tiers to help cover the costs for publishing my book. Money raised will go towards the following:
The Editor I will work with to revise and publish my manuscript in July 2020
The Cover Design of my Book - the mockups you see currently are a placeholder!
The Layout Design for the interior of my book (Physical Copy, Ebook Formats)
The Copyediting for My Book - to help polish the grammar and spelling prior to publication
The Launch & Promotion Efforts for my book - when I ultimately publish this summer
In light of current events, I have made an update on the campaign. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, All additional proceeds will be put forth for COVID-19 relief. After reaching my 4,000 dollar goal, everything will go to Direct Relief. For more information on Direct Relief please check out their website here: https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/coronavi...
I am also offering some exclusive rewards for people who pre-order my book now:
You will receive a personally signed copy of my book when I publish
A Personal, handwritten thank you note for pre-ordering my book
Your Name will appear in a Special, Acknowledgements Section of my book (“with Special Thanks to”)
Early access to the Introduction of my Book and my entire manuscript, with the opportunity to review it and give me early feedback
The opportunity to help give me feedback and be involved in selecting my cover
I will do a book topic/workshop seminar where I will share the experiences of writing my book
And more...
About the Author
Aidan Chapman is a High School Student in Omaha Nebraska at Creighton Prep. He currently works as an intern at Chapman & Company where he has worked for several months. He has written and published countless articles for Silicon Prairie News and has also been involved in entrepreneurial builder challenges across the state where he has worked with representatives from Gallup and other large area businesses and associations.
I am super passionate about Soccer. I love the sport as a fan and as a writer. I loved the sport as a player as well when I was involved. For this reason, I feel as though it is only natural for me to continue to contribute to the sport from a broader stance than just as a fan and as a player. Writing about the game has broadened my understanding of the soccer community tremendously.
Many American Soccer fans, myself included, have been quite dissatisfied with the way the United States Men’s National Team has performed in the past, especially in failing to reach the 2018 World Cup. My Book addresses some of the shortcomings of the United States Soccer system and the future of the system and the sport in the country as a whole.
At the end of the day, I am just another American soccer fan. The only thing separating me from the person next me is a couple hundred pages.
For more information you can connect with Aidan at achap2021@gmail.com on Instagram @aidan_chapman2021, on Twitter @aidandchapman, and you can find my LinkedIn here.
Risks & Challenges
The biggest challenge with publishing a book is delivering the finished book to the backer, specifically my mailing of the book to you. I have eliminated this risk by building into the campaign the mailing and shipping costs of your signed copies to you within each pre-order tier.
The risk of delivering the pre-sale copies of my book is contingent on the publisher we use. I will be working closely with New Degree Press to make sure we get the earliest possible ship date of the signed book copy to you. We will keep all pre-sale backers up-to-date as my book hits each key milestone and publishes. You will know when the copies of my book you pre-ordered are expected to ship.
Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't help:
Please Share my Pre-sale Campaign on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat, and LinkedIn with your friends, family and network. Please use #NewAmericanFootball and tag me as well as my publisher, New Degree Press so we can help amplify your efforts.
You can easily share my Pre-Sale Campaign Page via Indiegogo at the top of the page
Please share my book to 5 friends, family members, or co-workers who you think would enjoy it. Please do this as a text message or Direct Message on social media.
Thank you so much of all of your love and support!
Thanks again,
Aidan
