The @SoccerGrlProbs Empire

If you've ever played women's soccer, there's a 99.9% chance that you've heard of SoccerGrlProbs. If you haven't but know or follow on twitter anyone who does- you've probably heard of them too. This group of Division I atheletes started a twitter account naming all of the ridiculous and funny things that happen in the life of a female soccer player. It was so relateable that thousands were immediately hooked. Thus, the SoccerGrlProbs Empire was born.

They are the queens who established a sense of unity and sisterhood in the female soccer community and deserve all the praise and follows they can get.

A little history fo the girls is available on their site but in short SoccerGrlProbs team consists of Long Island natives Alanna Locast, Shannon Fay and Carly Beyar, who are all former members of the Fairfield University Women’s Soccer team. While in between their second and third practice session of the day during preseason of August 2011, the girls and their team were joking around about the struggles of being a female soccer player. They spontaneously decided to come up with a Twitter handle as a comedic outlet to share their inner thoughts and funny moments about the everyday life of a female athlete.

Their team told past teammates, friends and coaches about the Twitter and within weeks their following grew to hundreds and then thousands. Twitter followers then began to tweet at SoccerGrlProbs, requesting a YouTube video to be created. In February of 2012, they created their first video, "Sh*t Soccer Girls Say" that tallied over one million views in three days!

Today, SGP has produced over 30 videos that have accumulated over 8 million views and 16+ million minutes watched. What initially once was a comedic venting outlet, became a lifestyle brand with the release of their first t-shirt.

People especially love the account and now brand beacyse it is their mission to support and encourage the well-being and positive self-image of young female athletes everywhere. They make it clear how they aim to encourage the idea of a strong, confident, positive female athlete who is comfortable in her own skin. The brand is all about empowerment of young female athletes to build a strong inner foundation and to have the confidence to proudly grow into the women they will become!

Cheers to the queens of defining what it's like to be a female soccer player!