Girls' Academy has also been approved to become a U.S. Soccer member!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

[Anonymous]

Also for the idiot that said mls has no connection to nwsl

“NWSL teams are privately owned with some owned by existing MLS teams”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

If you understand legalities, they’re not going to up front say they are building academies.
Read between the lines.

But you will believe rumors that teams are leaving with no fact or source… lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also for the idiot that said mls has no connection to nwsl

“NWSL teams are privately owned with some owned by existing MLS teams”

No, what was said is MLSNext has no affiliation with GA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

If you understand legalities, they’re not going to up front say they are building academies.
Read between the lines.

But you will believe rumors that teams are leaving with no fact or source… lol

“Rumors are bad” but “read between the lines” are facts. OK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

You are correct. But forget about leagues for a sec and think.

If girls start showing interest in this new product, it will cause clubs to have to make a switch to GA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

You are correct. But forget about leagues for a sec and think.

If girls start showing interest in this new product, it will cause clubs to have to make a switch to GA.

Well said, wake up people we are the consumers, we drive the market. All it takes is a group of parents with legit ballers to make any GA team legit overnight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

The problem is the GA doesn't have an equivalent for boys. MLS next is far choosier about expansion, so as long as ECNL holds to line on requiring both genders, it is very hard for a club to move from ECNL to GA without leaving the boys behind and most clubs will not do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

You are correct. But forget about leagues for a sec and think.

If girls start showing interest in this new product, it will cause clubs to have to make a switch to GA.

Well said, wake up people we are the consumers, we drive the market. All it takes is a group of parents with legit ballers to make any GA team legit overnight

And hopefully parents will recognize which league is actually looking out for female players. Sure, currently ECNL is the top dog as far as college recruiting but there is a larger picture even beyond that. GA is built in a way that empowers its players and helps shape players off the field as well as people, not just players.

ECNL historically has had these issues. Even around here, some soccer environments girls are in have some sort of toxicity. And even in the most recent Yates' investigation, the comments about the problems make me feel like what GA did by becoming a full US Soccer member just gives them that much more control over how to align their vision and bring their ideas of fixing this to the table without having to work with a sanctioning body to do so.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/ecnl-girls-soccer-male-coaches/

https://sports.yahoo.com/us-soccer-nwsl-abuse-investigations-response-recommendations-152648149.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

You are correct. But forget about leagues for a sec and think.

If girls start showing interest in this new product, it will cause clubs to have to make a switch to GA.

Well said, wake up people we are the consumers, we drive the market. All it takes is a group of parents with legit ballers to make any GA team legit overnight

And hopefully parents will recognize which league is actually looking out for female players. Sure, currently ECNL is the top dog as far as college recruiting but there is a larger picture even beyond that. GA is built in a way that empowers its players and helps shape players off the field as well as people, not just players.

ECNL historically has had these issues. Even around here, some soccer environments girls are in have some sort of toxicity. And even in the most recent Yates' investigation, the comments about the problems make me feel like what GA did by becoming a full US Soccer member just gives them that much more control over how to align their vision and bring their ideas of fixing this to the table without having to work with a sanctioning body to do so.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/ecnl-girls-soccer-male-coaches/

https://sports.yahoo.com/us-soccer-nwsl-abuse-investigations-response-recommendations-152648149.html

Good one, St. James marketing team.

[Anonymous]

Another great aspect to GA as opposed to ECNL.

https://girlsacademyleague.com/advisory-panel/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

You are correct. But forget about leagues for a sec and think.

If girls start showing interest in this new product, it will cause clubs to have to make a switch to GA.

Well said, wake up people we are the consumers, we drive the market. All it takes is a group of parents with legit ballers to make any GA team legit overnight

And hopefully parents will recognize which league is actually looking out for female players. Sure, currently ECNL is the top dog as far as college recruiting but there is a larger picture even beyond that. GA is built in a way that empowers its players and helps shape players off the field as well as people, not just players.

ECNL historically has had these issues. Even around here, some soccer environments girls are in have some sort of toxicity. And even in the most recent Yates' investigation, the comments about the problems make me feel like what GA did by becoming a full US Soccer member just gives them that much more control over how to align their vision and bring their ideas of fixing this to the table without having to work with a sanctioning body to do so.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/ecnl-girls-soccer-male-coaches/

https://sports.yahoo.com/us-soccer-nwsl-abuse-investigations-response-recommendations-152648149.html

Good one, St. James marketing team.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go read the comments on the GA posts. You will quickly be able to see that folks know what this membership means.

This is something they have worked for for 4 years. Do you really think they are happy because they can self sanction?

The writing is on the wall. They just gained some access to some very very good resources. There is also a reason you have been here for two days trying to downplay the news. Scared much?

The membership is the same as US Club soccer already has.

A seat at the table is just that, a seat at the same table that others have already had.

Point to ANY language that says partnership, league oversight or USNT pipeline exclusive to GA. Just one actual quote.

Point to anything NWSL has posted or stated that references a new home grown alliance or partnership with GA. Just one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZqYuxS4xY

Minute 20:16
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

"The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline"

While talking to a US Soccer representative and with GA representatives in in the audience. (not ECNL)

Not a single word about youth leagues mentioned. It is generic lip service without a single concrete bullet point list mentioned.

To presume that what she said means GA is now the DA 2.0 is laughable. She never even mentioned “academies”. Domestic “pipeline” can means any number of things.

This is the head of the NWSL talking to US Soccer (the group that created DA) and she's saying "The next thing we have to tackle is the Domestic player pipeline".

To me that's where my ears perk up.

The domestic player pipeline at the moment is through the ecnl. Not clear to me what anyone can do about that. Longer term making GA closer to ecnl would seem to be the key. Back in the day DA started kicking ecnl butt. Their product at the end may have been better. 80% of the YNT came from DA. Nothing can be done until the GA product is close to the ECNL product. I don't know how you do that in the short term. GA is great at the top. But the middle is not great.

Education will be key. A lot of parents are okay with what is being provided currently because they just don't understand the game of soccer outside of the US. If/or when that begins to happen and people understand the nuances to the game, things may change for the better.