Last time when there was this much upheaval?

[Anonymous]

Is it just me or does it feel like the amount of changes/upheaval at clubs in NoVA this spring has been higher than usual? Just off the top of my head:

* FCV coaches leave en mass (mostly to Revolution but BP to VDA)
* SYC leaves VA Union for GA
* VA Union and Brave merge into FVU leaving players scrambling
* Revolution gets into GA
* FCV is hiring new staff but still nothing official on field space
* GFR leaves NVA no sooner than they joined and then fires two coaches and hires a new TD that's also the DOC at FVU
* LMVSC gets into RL

It's crazy!

[Anonymous]

Cool story bro confirmed ✅

[Anonymous]

It's likely to get even crazier by the end of the summer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's likely to get even crazier by the end of the summer

There's even more craziness still to come? Oh boy.

[Anonymous]

Something big is coming, NCCA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Something big is coming, NCCA?

NCAA and this...

https://equalizersoccer.com/2024/01/12/berman-speaks-of-future-of-nwsl-draft-updates-on-local-broadcasts-and-more/
Berman also addressed the future of youth academies, a mechanism that helped spawn exponential growth for Major League Soccer in recent years. Currently, teams are free to sign youth players but there is no direct line to an NWSL through an academy. MLS, which is in many more cities than NWSL has a home-grown rule that allows clubs to retain players who come up through their youth system.

“It is one of the areas we really hope to make progress on in 2024 as we chart our strategic initiatives. There are a bunch of clubs that are very interested in figuring out the most strategic ways to build academies or invest in youth.

[Anonymous]

coming back to COVID year was much worse. clubs folding and merging.

All the stuff going on now is just elite teams, a very, very small % of kids compared to the amount who play. But they are over-represented on these forums

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something big is coming, NCCA?

NCAA and this...

https://equalizersoccer.com/2024/01/12/berman-speaks-of-future-of-nwsl-draft-updates-on-local-broadcasts-and-more/
Berman also addressed the future of youth academies, a mechanism that helped spawn exponential growth for Major League Soccer in recent years. Currently, teams are free to sign youth players but there is no direct line to an NWSL through an academy. MLS, which is in many more cities than NWSL has a home-grown rule that allows clubs to retain players who come up through their youth system.

“It is one of the areas we really hope to make progress on in 2024 as we chart our strategic initiatives. There are a bunch of clubs that are very interested in figuring out the most strategic ways to build academies or invest in youth.

Wow, the GA parents talking about Acadamies might be right.

[Anonymous]

The GA will be feeder system for professional woman's athletes. NWSL teams will merge with GA clubs to have a feeder system for their player backfill. Girls will be skipping NCAA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cool story bro confirmed ✅

double confirmed

[Anonymous]

It's amazing how much things have changed iin 2-3 months.

Wow, if the rumors about NWSL are true.

[Anonymous]

The strong survive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GA will be feeder system for professional woman's athletes. NWSL teams will merge with GA clubs to have a feeder system for their player backfill. Girls will be skipping NCAA.

triple confirmed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something big is coming, NCCA?

NCAA and this...

https://equalizersoccer.com/2024/01/12/berman-speaks-of-future-of-nwsl-draft-updates-on-local-broadcasts-and-more/
Berman also addressed the future of youth academies, a mechanism that helped spawn exponential growth for Major League Soccer in recent years. Currently, teams are free to sign youth players but there is no direct line to an NWSL through an academy. MLS, which is in many more cities than NWSL has a home-grown rule that allows clubs to retain players who come up through their youth system.

“It is one of the areas we really hope to make progress on in 2024 as we chart our strategic initiatives. There are a bunch of clubs that are very interested in figuring out the most strategic ways to build academies or invest in youth.

Wow, the GA parents talking about Acadamies might be right.

This is just silly. There is no money, expertise, or will to do this. NWSL is barely making it. Most of the teams are losing a fortune.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GA will be feeder system for professional woman's athletes. NWSL teams will merge with GA clubs to have a feeder system for their player backfill. Girls will be skipping NCAA.

Only maybe about 10 girls a year should be skipping college. NWSL for all is a long shot with almost no payday unless you are popularly edgy or conventionally pretty for endorsement deals. No girl should be skipping college for pro soccer.