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[quote=Anonymous]https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/nwsl-womens-soccer-retirements-uswnt-121516

The players with the highest chances of success are those who are on the U20 women's national team and are make it to the U23 national team and then make the full WNT. So like Mallory Pugh, Rose Lavelle, etc. Unfortunately now we're talking about  only 1-2 players out of an entire age group nationally every year. Those players will be taken care of.

Outside of that, of all the draft picks each year, only picks #1-#5 (out of the whole draft) tend to stay in the league long term.

The next best option is to try and get a homegrown contract through an NWSL team. That's where you are part of the youth programs and then you get signed to the pro team. Washington Spirit for example, you basically have to be a youth national team level player to get those opportunities even to train with the professional team.

So it comes down to this - if you're not a youth national team caliber player to begin with, it's very hard to make it to the professional level here in the US. Even if you are a YNT caliber player, every other player in your age group is also pushing towards the same goal, so only the exceptional few players will be selected for the professional ranks.

Female players who were U20 / U23 national team players have regularly come into NWSL and been waived or released. Some of them go to places like Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Australia, or other places to play for a few years.

http://washingtonspirit.com/tag/crystal-thomas/

https://guhoyas.com/news/2017/6/27/Crystal_Thomas_Signs_to_Play_Professional_Soccer_in_Norway.aspx

If you're not already in the pipeline to be part of the full NT, Be prepared to go overseas for your opportunities. From there, you just have to keep getting better day in and day out and then if you want to return to the US when you have more experience, you can do that. Or you can stay overseas.

If you're still trying to make it, you definitely need to have some type of other skills. Most schools have online programs these days, or at least work towards an associate's degree so you can attend the school of your choice later on. [/quote]

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