GA & MLS NEXT Form Strategic Alliance

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

We can all dream and it doesn't have to be realistic in any way shape or form, best of luck.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

We can all dream and it doesn't have to be realistic in any way shape or form, best of luck.

This is not a dream it's one of several very likely outcomes. NWSL is going to need to implement a homegrown rule sooner or later or the league will always be vulnerable to other women's leagues taking over that will. Now that NWSLhas proven theres money to be made in womens soccer there's blood in the water and it's going to attract bigger fish.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

We can all dream and it doesn't have to be realistic in any way shape or form, best of luck.

This is not a dream it's one of several very likely outcomes. NWSL is going to need to implement a homegrown rule sooner or later or the league will always be vulnerable to other women's leagues taking over that will. Now that NWSLhas proven theres money to be made in womens soccer there's blood in the water and it's going to attract bigger fish.

Would be cheaper and more effective to block competition by just starting a dedicated reserve league at the oldest ages (like MLS did in the early days) but even that would cost money they don't have as a league.

Money aside, NWSL has no reason to work with GA rather than other than any other league or just start their own.

It's like your hoping the Yankees pick your kid's 12 year middling little league baseball team to be their next minor league team. Great for movies, great to dream, not going to happen.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

We can all dream and it doesn't have to be realistic in any way shape or form, best of luck.

This is not a dream it's one of several very likely outcomes. NWSL is going to need to implement a homegrown rule sooner or later or the league will always be vulnerable to other women's leagues taking over that will. Now that NWSLhas proven theres money to be made in womens soccer there's blood in the water and it's going to attract bigger fish.

Would be cheaper and more effective to block competition by just starting a dedicated reserve league at the oldest ages (like MLS did in the early days) but even that would cost money they don't have as a league.

Money aside, NWSL has no reason to work with GA rather than other than any other league or just start their own.

It's like your hoping the Yankees pick your kid's 12 year middling little league baseball team to be their next minor league team. Great for movies, great to dream, not going to happen.

Agree. No incentivize for the NWSL to get involved in the youth leagues other than increasing fans. The NWSL is better served to get out into local communities around their clubs and have the rec teams be named after NWSL teams, using their logos, etc. Have these kids at a young age cheering for a team because it’s “their team” is how you build your fan base.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

Maybe not the best just yet... but watch these ECNL clubs die off due to lack of ability to develope. There survival depends on poaching other clubs that actually invest and put time into the players.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

Maybe not the best just yet... but watch these ECNL clubs die off due to lack of ability to develope. There survival depends on poaching other clubs that actually invest and put time into the players.

This is how I know you live in a shell…every top club from youth leagues to pros “poach” players. I would even say development comes from the individual not so much the club.

NWSL I believe already stated they don’t want the home grown rule so players can have freedom. Another reason why they got rid of the draft. And I agree the NWSL doesn’t have to align with one league. They can pick and choose players from multiple leagues which would be best for them

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

Maybe not the best just yet... but watch these ECNL clubs die off due to lack of ability to develope. There survival depends on poaching other clubs that actually invest and put time into the players.

Development is up to the player and Parents. Some clubs and coaches do it better than others. Leagues don’t develop anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

Maybe not the best just yet... but watch these ECNL clubs die off due to lack of ability to develope. There survival depends on poaching other clubs that actually invest and put time into the players.

This is how I know you live in a shell…every top club from youth leagues to pros “poach” players. I would even say development comes from the individual not so much the club.

NWSL I believe already stated they don’t want the home grown rule so players can have freedom. Another reason why they got rid of the draft. And I agree the NWSL doesn’t have to align with one league. They can pick and choose players from multiple leagues which would be best for them

NWSL has made no such statement reguarding homegrown players.

NWSL has dropped the college draft because they don't want to be tied into a college pipeline when players from other leagues and countries are light years better.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

Maybe not the best just yet... but watch these ECNL clubs die off due to lack of ability to develope. There survival depends on poaching other clubs that actually invest and put time into the players.

This is how I know you live in a shell…every top club from youth leagues to pros “poach” players. I would even say development comes from the individual not so much the club.

NWSL I believe already stated they don’t want the home grown rule so players can have freedom. Another reason why they got rid of the draft. And I agree the NWSL doesn’t have to align with one league. They can pick and choose players from multiple leagues which would be best for them

NWSL has made no such statement reguarding homegrown players.

NWSL has dropped the college draft because they don't want to be tied into a college pipeline when players from other leagues and countries are light years better.

Yeah you probably right I think I got it confused with the discovery rule they got rid of.

It just seems they are aligning to give the players more control on where they choose to play. Allowing the players to choose on what they believe is a better fit for themselves instead of being drafted to the worst team. So that’s why I don’t think they will do a homegrown rule but who really knows I don’t even think MLS, GA or ECNL know what’s best for youth soccer

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

Maybe not the best just yet... but watch these ECNL clubs die off due to lack of ability to develope. There survival depends on poaching other clubs that actually invest and put time into the players.

This is how I know you live in a shell…every top club from youth leagues to pros “poach” players. I would even say development comes from the individual not so much the club.

NWSL I believe already stated they don’t want the home grown rule so players can have freedom. Another reason why they got rid of the draft. And I agree the NWSL doesn’t have to align with one league. They can pick and choose players from multiple leagues which would be best for them

NWSL has made no such statement reguarding homegrown players.

NWSL has dropped the college draft because they don't want to be tied into a college pipeline when players from other leagues and countries are light years better.

Yeah you probably right I think I got it confused with the discovery rule they got rid of.

It just seems they are aligning to give the players more control on where they choose to play. Allowing the players to choose on what they believe is a better fit for themselves instead of being drafted to the worst team. So that’s why I don’t think they will do a homegrown rule but who really knows I don’t even think MLS, GA or ECNL know what’s best for youth soccer

I don't think the big youth leagues provide what's best for youth players either.

MLS + MLS Next is at least trying to provide a youth to pro pathway. MLS Acadamies recruit top players from anywhere they can find them (primarily MLSN). MLS is compensating youth clubs for developing/finding talent so the beginnings of cash for talent is happening.

With Girls/Women no such pathway exists. If a youth player atrends a NWSL talent id / tryout they're being being compared to whatever player and position currently is rostered in that role. This is what's missing how do you continue to develop a youth player that is close to being better than the current pro? It's not going to happen at college. Ideally this type of player would be rostered on the second team and play against other clubs second teams. If NWSL implements this boom you have NWSL Next.

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Anonymous wrote:To all the ECNL people sweating the MLS/GA alliance.

You might want to check out who is in charge of youth development at NWSL and where they came from. (Hint it's US Soccer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-thompson-3880222b

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/to-new-heights

Do you know what a coach educator or staff instructor is for US Soccer? It’s the staff that teaches coaching license courses. You should look up the number of coaches and the levels they coach at that are instructors for US Soccer. It’s not what you think it is.

Both my DD’s coaches do the same thing. One is RL coach and one is ECNL. They teach licenses.

What’s the link between US Soccer/NWSL/GA?

NWSL Director of Youth Development

What does that tell you?

That they have a title but no real job or responsibilities. Like being a banks' Director of Ethics.

The job and title are there for a reason.

Put more simply the NWSL employee in charge of integrating youth players with NWSL has a 15 year history with US Soccer (not ECNL).

My guess and I could be reaching out on a limb here. She has more experience working with US Soccer then any other group or entity. This person was hired because of their background and relationships (and maybe because she's black. But if you look at her background there's a lot of merit)

If I was working at ECNL this is the person I'd be buying drinks for at events.

Why would you be buying drinks for this person?

Hahaha keep sweating 😓

So you are speculating that this person can conjure up about $5 to $10 m per year and put together an NWSL youth league because of a network and former role as an advisor/consultant? That would take support, a team, a business model, vision and the willingness to absorb huge losses. Placing that on one person without any knowledge of what they do is unfair. You should write for the National Enquire.

Why would they do all that?

Just align with GA the way MLS aligns with MLSN.

Wait, did MLS Next and GA just announce a strategic alliance? Because that would be the first step in implementing.

MLS doesn't align with MLSN, it started it from the ashes of DA with the hope of a self sustaining business model for each club (someone here said losses are serious money but that would be a total rumor) where player sales covers costs. Can NWSL get ownership of players for each team by covering their development costs and then selling the players to someone especially when they only have 12 teams? Just having GA "aligning" with MLSN doesn't do any of this this. I wish the NWSL youth lead the best but guessing what they are about to develop isn't fair to them. Maybe in 5-7 years or so. Not sure why NWSL would align with GA. They would probably just start from scratch. And no dog in the fight but these are businesses not charities.

Why start from scratch when you can just rebrand. The logos are already similar.

Solve the financing part first, logos would be last. Rebranding as DA seems like a bad idea, might want to start NWSL Academies separate from a failed project that had a very short runway.

Or just make GA like MLSN with a homegrown rule from NWSL + contracts and take over the entire girls side just like MLS Next has done with boys.

Do you actually think GA is the best girls league or are you just trolling?

Maybe not the best just yet... but watch these ECNL clubs die off due to lack of ability to develope. There survival depends on poaching other clubs that actually invest and put time into the players.

This is how I know you live in a shell…every top club from youth leagues to pros “poach” players. I would even say development comes from the individual not so much the club.

NWSL I believe already stated they don’t want the home grown rule so players can have freedom. Another reason why they got rid of the draft. And I agree the NWSL doesn’t have to align with one league. They can pick and choose players from multiple leagues which would be best for them

NWSL has made no such statement reguarding homegrown players.

NWSL has dropped the college draft because they don't want to be tied into a college pipeline when players from other leagues and countries are light years better.

Yeah you probably right I think I got it confused with the discovery rule they got rid of.

It just seems they are aligning to give the players more control on where they choose to play. Allowing the players to choose on what they believe is a better fit for themselves instead of being drafted to the worst team. So that’s why I don’t think they will do a homegrown rule but who really knows I don’t even think MLS, GA or ECNL know what’s best for youth soccer

I don't think the big youth leagues provide what's best for youth players either.

MLS + MLS Next is at least trying to provide a youth to pro pathway. MLS Acadamies recruit top players from anywhere they can find them (primarily MLSN). MLS is compensating youth clubs for developing/finding talent so the beginnings of cash for talent is happening.

With Girls/Women no such pathway exists. If a youth player atrends a NWSL talent id / tryout they're being being compared to whatever player and position currently is rostered in that role. This is what's missing how do you continue to develop a youth player that is close to being better than the current pro? It's not going to happen at college. Ideally this type of player would be rostered on the second team and play against other clubs second teams. If NWSL implements this boom you have NWSL Next.

You are thinking this through wrong by trying to develop supply without demand.

There are more many pro roster slots for men and more (domestic) college slots for women.

Believing if only this or that would happen doesn't work.

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The best women players will go to European leagues. That’s where the big money is (see Naomi Girma going to Chelsea). Sure NWSL had a head start on women’s soccer but before long european leagues will dominate women’s soccer the way it does men. Your pipe dream of European style youth academies and pathways for women will happen, but in Europe.