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Anonymous wrote:She was a starter and I don't believe she scored a single goal this year (she is a forward). I might be wrong but I'm too lazy to check.

But I'm guessing she'll be called into the next YNT camp for sure regardless.

These McLean families really got the inside track. Always seems to be Duke and UVA taking these players.

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Anonymous wrote:I assume this is good news: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/11/dan-helfrich-named-chief-operating-officer

Thanks for pointing this out. Objectively speaking, I'd like to think this is very good news. Looks like the position was created for an Operational Change Manager. Perhaps someone with some power to cut through some red tape and provide good direction to US Soccer.

A World Cup year always picks up some momentum and things happen. It looking like this next World Cup will provide cascading benefits for the US; we can only hope right?!

Besides money benefits, what others?
6 months aways from biggest soccer competition in the world and still nobody consumes MLS or NWSL outside of our borders. Our national team for men still sucks azz and the women’s is in clear decline since we basically bulldozed the last wc.

Our colleges each year recruit more foreigners and that is also something you can see in our dmv youth coaching scene. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

The men are fine. 14th in the world. The women are ranked second in the world and won the last global competition.

Your knowledge of the current status quo is akin to the women’s coach aversion to health/fitness

The US women’s side is only about fitness. Their technical anns soccer iq are just so far behind the rest of the world.

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Anonymous wrote:I assume this is good news: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/11/dan-helfrich-named-chief-operating-officer

Thanks for pointing this out. Objectively speaking, I'd like to think this is very good news. Looks like the position was created for an Operational Change Manager. Perhaps someone with some power to cut through some red tape and provide good direction to US Soccer.

A World Cup year always picks up some momentum and things happen. It looking like this next World Cup will provide cascading benefits for the US; we can only hope right?!

Besides money benefits, what others?
6 months aways from biggest soccer competition in the world and still nobody consumes MLS or NWSL outside of our borders. Our national team for men still sucks azz and the women’s is in clear decline since we basically bulldozed the last wc.

Our colleges each year recruit more foreigners and that is also something you can see in our dmv youth coaching scene. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

The men are fine. 14th in the world. The women are ranked second in the world and won the last global competition.

Your knowledge of the current status quo is akin to the women’s coach aversion to health/fitness

The US women’s side is only about fitness. Their technical anns soccer iq are just so far behind the rest of the world.

You can’t speak facts and empirical evidence on this board, sorry mate. They’ll also say your claim is absurd because *checks notes* “we have 4 world cups

They’ll neglect that they won when most of the planet didn’t care nor had a female soccer team and their wins came vs the same regurgitated and subpar teams.

[Anonymous]

Well on the men side they are changing college soccer.

What Are the Major Changes Proposed by US Soccer?
Extending college soccer season
Under this model, the season will begin in August and finish in April, with a winter break between December and January and a national championship held in May. Matches would be played on weekends, rather than having multiple games in a week. This aligns college soccer with professional schedules seen in European leagues and MLS.

Regionalization
The proposal suggests that college soccer should separate from the usual conference system and create four big regional leagues, each with about 50–54 teams. Each region would have two competitive levels: a top tier and a lower tier. In the top level, there would be two divisions of nine teams each, while the lower level would include four divisions organized geographically.

Throughout the year, teams would play other universities in their division twice, plus a few matches against teams from outside their division. There will be a total of 18–22 games in the season.

Promotion-relegation model
This system would allow teams to move up or down between tiers based on their performance, just like in professional leagues around the world.

More professional opportunities
Right now, college athletes can’t play with professional clubs. The new model would change that, allowing players to train or play with professional teams in the offseason without losing eligibility. U.S. Soccer also suggests letting athletes who have played professionally return to college soccer.
What Are the Benefits of These Reforms?
The US Soccer proposal would bring many benefits to college soccer, including:

Improved student-athlete experience with more rest and better competition balance.
Better player development through longer, higher-quality seasons.
Reduced travel costs thanks to regional leagues.
Stronger professional pathways, allowing players to connect with clubs in MLS, USL, or even abroad.
Enhanced visibility and commercial growth with better broadcasting opportunities.

https://keystonesports.com/major-changes-in-college-soccer-season-extension/

It is a good first step. The competition level, training, etc in college is no where near what is needed to develop professional players both on the women’s and men’s side.

Next they have to address the u13/14 to u17/18 development phase. This is a huge weakness in the US system with development stalling when compared to the rest of the world.

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Anonymous wrote:I assume this is good news: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/11/dan-helfrich-named-chief-operating-officer

Thanks for pointing this out. Objectively speaking, I'd like to think this is very good news. Looks like the position was created for an Operational Change Manager. Perhaps someone with some power to cut through some red tape and provide good direction to US Soccer.

A World Cup year always picks up some momentum and things happen. It looking like this next World Cup will provide cascading benefits for the US; we can only hope right?!

Besides money benefits, what others?
6 months aways from biggest soccer competition in the world and still nobody consumes MLS or NWSL outside of our borders. Our national team for men still sucks azz and the women’s is in clear decline since we basically bulldozed the last wc.

Our colleges each year recruit more foreigners and that is also something you can see in our dmv youth coaching scene. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

The men are fine. 14th in the world. The women are ranked second in the world and won the last global competition.

Your knowledge of the current status quo is akin to the women’s coach aversion to health/fitness

The US women’s side is only about fitness. Their technical anns soccer iq are just so far behind the rest of the world.

You can’t speak facts and empirical evidence on this board, sorry mate. They’ll also say your claim is absurd because *checks notes* “we have 4 world cups

They’ll neglect that they won when most of the planet didn’t care nor had a female soccer team and their wins came vs the same regurgitated and subpar teams.

Yep. Watching the “best” women soccer players inability to string 3 passes together is shocking. How many times does a US women’s player not under pressure make a “pass” that goes out of bounds or to the other team. Meanwhile the Spanish women’s national team players live in the tight spaces under pressure. Their ability to break pressure with 2-3 passes and threaten from anywhere on the field is the modern games.

The problem is technical players need other technical players to develop. These players are not making through the youth system on the women’s side. The women’s US national team is the product of a system that devalues technical play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well on the men side they are changing college soccer.

What Are the Major Changes Proposed by US Soccer?
Extending college soccer season
Under this model, the season will begin in August and finish in April, with a winter break between December and January and a national championship held in May. Matches would be played on weekends, rather than having multiple games in a week. This aligns college soccer with professional schedules seen in European leagues and MLS.

Regionalization
The proposal suggests that college soccer should separate from the usual conference system and create four big regional leagues, each with about 50–54 teams. Each region would have two competitive levels: a top tier and a lower tier. In the top level, there would be two divisions of nine teams each, while the lower level would include four divisions organized geographically.

Throughout the year, teams would play other universities in their division twice, plus a few matches against teams from outside their division. There will be a total of 18–22 games in the season.

Promotion-relegation model
This system would allow teams to move up or down between tiers based on their performance, just like in professional leagues around the world.

More professional opportunities
Right now, college athletes can’t play with professional clubs. The new model would change that, allowing players to train or play with professional teams in the offseason without losing eligibility. U.S. Soccer also suggests letting athletes who have played professionally return to college soccer.
What Are the Benefits of These Reforms?
The US Soccer proposal would bring many benefits to college soccer, including:

Improved student-athlete experience with more rest and better competition balance.
Better player development through longer, higher-quality seasons.
Reduced travel costs thanks to regional leagues.
Stronger professional pathways, allowing players to connect with clubs in MLS, USL, or even abroad.
Enhanced visibility and commercial growth with better broadcasting opportunities.

https://keystonesports.com/major-changes-in-college-soccer-season-extension/

It is a good first step. The competition level, training, etc in college is no where near what is needed to develop professional players both on the women’s and men’s side.

Next they have to address the u13/14 to u17/18 development phase. This is a huge weakness in the US system with development stalling when compared to the rest of the world.

It isn't just about development stalling, the issue is that there are places for players, aged 17-23+, to play over there in decent development/competitive environments. Then they come here as a 22 or 23 YO freshman (with 3 or 4 extra years of solid development) to compete against a 17 or 18 YO kid. There is absolutely nothing in the "u13/14 to u17/18 development phase" that we can do to fix that advantage (without the invention of a time machine).

Seriously. That is the big driving factor here. A lot of boys are still boys at 18-20, and really aren't mature until 21 or so. As a coach, do you take the 22YO freshman, with an extra 4 years of playing experience vs an 18YO who just got done with high school? It is laughable.