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[quote=Anonymous]While I think there will be SOME growth, I doubt there will be rapid growth, there simply isn't a catalyst. Maybe with the world cup coming some things will change but...

Clubs with good female coaches on girls' teams already use this for promotion, some of them even have former national team players on their staff at the youth level.

From what I've experience female coaches are already very desirable and will sometimes be placed over even more qualified male coaches if it's for a girls' team. This isn't new.

The big factor is there isn't much money to be made at the lower levels. Getting a young adult or someone who played professionally as a woman to transition into youth coaching is more of a passion project than anything else. So, unless the goal is to try to make a career out of it by being a college or Pro coach, considering the time investment required it's a tough proposition.

The other tough pill to swallow is even at the pro level for women's soccer, you're not getting paid much, I think the minimum salary for NWSL is $36,400 and the average is like 50 or 60k. I've known some former players who had to bunk with other players for accommodations or guest families just to get by. This makes even playing professionally a non-starter for a lot of folks who can make a lot more doing a "normal" job.

Sure, most the girls on the national team are doing alright as they make much more money, but for the "average" pro women player in the US, times are tough.[/quote]

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