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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with sites like DCUM is that for whatever reason it attracts girls parents and most never played a sport at a high level.

For girls, parents get exposed to pay to play and ECNL and ultimately College development styles. What they don't understand is this style of development does not create the best possible players. However it does generate the most amount of money for clubs.

Boys have MLS Next and the Academy system of development. In general it's a pale reflection of what European Acadamies implement but even that is better than pay to play. Girls players and parents generally have no concept of why you want to play up, or why clubs might pay transfer fees for potential new talent. [/quote]

Nobody is against a fully funded professional academy system for girls.

Where the disconnect is the current feasibility of NWSL running such a league in the near future.

Nobody argues against the need we just disagree on how and when.

When it happens NWSL will run it and run it their way. [/quote]
Jessica Berman stated earlier this year that NWSL club leadership were pressuring internally for Academies.

Personally I'd like to see Acadamies and NWSLN sooner than later. But, you can't ignore all the club valuation increases and big money looking to buy clubs like what just happened with SD Wave.

Once big money has pushed out all the mom and pop investors they'll want to turn NWSL into a more professional league that functions like MLS. [/quote]

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