Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 20:25     Subject: Washington Spirit
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Anonymous wrote:Chloe Ricketts starts and should be credited with a goal


Glad she is on the field and playing well now.


Choe Ricketts contract was not renewed by the Washington Spirit. Sad to see how she was advised by parents and adults around her. Her options going forward are limited and she is 18.


Why are her options limited? What's preventing her from signing with another team or going international? Your view seems limited.

The obvious thing limiting her options is that the Spirit didn’t think she was good enough to offer her a contract. That’s after watching her up close for years. International is a possibility or maybe the other local pro team DC Power. Is college still an option or did she become ineligible when she signed a pro contract.


Not getting a Spirit contract doesn't end her career. It just means she wasn't the right fit for them. There are many athletes who find more success with their 2nd or 3rd team than with the team they started with.

I believe playing in college is no longer and option but with all the changes lately, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a way for her to eligible to play NCAA.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 20:06     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chloe Ricketts starts and should be credited with a goal


Glad she is on the field and playing well now.


Choe Ricketts contract was not renewed by the Washington Spirit. Sad to see how she was advised by parents and adults around her. Her options going forward are limited and she is 18.


Why are her options limited? What's preventing her from signing with another team or going international? Your view seems limited.

The obvious thing limiting her options is that the Spirit didn’t think she was good enough to offer her a contract. That’s after watching her up close for years. International is a possibility or maybe the other local pro team DC Power. Is college still an option or did she become ineligible when she signed a pro contract.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 18:07     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chloe Ricketts starts and should be credited with a goal


Glad she is on the field and playing well now.


Choe Ricketts contract was not renewed by the Washington Spirit. Sad to see how she was advised by parents and adults around her. Her options going forward are limited and she is 18.


Why are her options limited? What's preventing her from signing with another team or going international? Your view seems limited.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 18:05     Subject: Washington Spirit
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Anonymous wrote:Does this make you feel good?

In my mind. She can still go to college. Don’t know her but I’m sure she’ll be just fine with or without soccer because of the experience. Pretty solid college essay topic. When I was 15….

Good luck Chloe you got your whole life ahead of you still!


Does it make me feel good? No. Does it make you feel good? I'm sure she's thrilled you think she will be writing college essays.


I think she has a ton more cash than if she keep paying to play club soccer -- and well more than enough to attend the college of her choice if that's her plan.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 18:02     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Does this make you feel good?

In my mind. She can still go to college. Don’t know her but I’m sure she’ll be just fine with or without soccer because of the experience. Pretty solid college essay topic. When I was 15….

Good luck Chloe you got your whole life ahead of you still!


Does it make me feel good? No. Does it make you feel good? I'm sure she's thrilled you think she will be writing college essays.


She has planned college regardless and was going to do it online while competing as a pro -- which if you look at the coverage since the announcement appears a real possibility, either re-signing with the Spirit (some speculate the option year needs to be renegortiated -- although others say this unlikely since the coaching change and push for more international players meant a lot less playing time) OR elsewhere, especially with expansion teams. There's also chatter she could be loaned to another team for the rest of the season for more playing time. She continues to get called up to YNTs and was/is a fan favorite for her grittiness. She's still under contract through the end of the season.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 17:45     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:Does this make you feel good?

In my mind. She can still go to college. Don’t know her but I’m sure she’ll be just fine with or without soccer because of the experience. Pretty solid college essay topic. When I was 15….

Good luck Chloe you got your whole life ahead of you still!


Does it make me feel good? No. Does it make you feel good? I'm sure she's thrilled you think she will be writing college essays.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 15:06     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chloe Ricketts starts and should be credited with a goal


Glad she is on the field and playing well now.


Choe Ricketts contract was not renewed by the Washington Spirit. Sad to see how she was advised by parents and adults around her. Her options going forward are limited and she is 18.


Not sure her options are limited. Depends on where she goes next. Now gets to be a free agent.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 14:55     Subject: Washington Spirit
Does this make you feel good?

In my mind. She can still go to college. Don’t know her but I’m sure she’ll be just fine with or without soccer because of the experience. Pretty solid college essay topic. When I was 15….

Good luck Chloe you got your whole life ahead of you still!
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 12:34     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chloe Ricketts starts and should be credited with a goal


Glad she is on the field and playing well now.


Choe Ricketts contract was not renewed by the Washington Spirit. Sad to see how she was advised by parents and adults around her. Her options going forward are limited and she is 18.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 13:27     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:Chloe Ricketts starts and should be credited with a goal


Glad she is on the field and playing well now.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 20:43     Subject: Washington Spirit
Chloe Ricketts starts and should be credited with a goal
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 11:50     Subject: Re:Washington Spirit
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Anonymous wrote:Big news for the Spirit. In addition to Rodman, Krueger, and Kingsbury, Hal Hershfelt got called into the June USWNT camp.
Croix Bethune was called in as a training camp player. Very well deserved.

And while I know she's not on the Spirit anymore, Sam Staab got her first invite too.


Hopefully its a good sign going forward. USWNT previously was run like they cared more about names than taking actual talent.


Anybody have an update on Chloe Ricketts? She was not rostered for last game and I thought there was a rule she has to be rostered for every game until she turns 18.


Knee injury.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 11:43     Subject: Re:Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Big news for the Spirit. In addition to Rodman, Krueger, and Kingsbury, Hal Hershfelt got called into the June USWNT camp.
Croix Bethune was called in as a training camp player. Very well deserved.

And while I know she's not on the Spirit anymore, Sam Staab got her first invite too.


Hopefully its a good sign going forward. USWNT previously was run like they cared more about names than taking actual talent.


Anybody have an update on Chloe Ricketts? She was not rostered for last game and I thought there was a rule she has to be rostered for every game until she turns 18.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2024 07:31     Subject: Washington Spirit
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Anonymous wrote:What does it mean for Washington Spirit with new pro women's team in the city. Is Spirit essentially ok since other team is just getting started and has virtually no footprint in area?


It will be interesting to see it unfold. The new DC Team, DC Power FC, is part of the 1st season of a new professional women's division called USL Super League...(Yes, I just had to look this all up!) And, US Soccer granted USL S the same status as the NWSL, denoting both leagues as Top Level professional Leagues. They will even have similar minimum starting salaries of around $34k per year. While I haven't found a roster for DC Power FC, the seem to have signed a lot of decent talent (yet nobody I've ever heard of). They will also play in Audi Field, their 1st game is August 17th!

I suspect we will not hear much about the new league or team as its likely their advertising budget is very little, when compared to the NWSL.... who are having great success in general team valuations over all. It might be market saturation... if they do not get off the ground financially in the first 3 years, they will likely implode or revert back into a 2nd tier status. The owners of DC Power FC are a potpourri of folks with money looking for returns, not unlike venture capitalists.

It will give young players more opportunity to play professionally or to get their start, which is great. But it remains to be seen if the team/ league can get any momentum going at all. However, an interesting option for NWSL and USL S teams may exist for them to compete against one another. CONCACAF may hold a women's club cup in which both leagues would be eligible to participate.

If this new league can get any sort of traction, an eventual merger with NWSL would be a good outcome for the sport. All the major sports leagues grew this way - NFL, MLB, NBA.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2024 23:14     Subject: Washington Spirit
Anonymous wrote:What does it mean for Washington Spirit with new pro women's team in the city. Is Spirit essentially ok since other team is just getting started and has virtually no footprint in area?


It will be interesting to see it unfold. The new DC Team, DC Power FC, is part of the 1st season of a new professional women's division called USL Super League...(Yes, I just had to look this all up!) And, US Soccer granted USL S the same status as the NWSL, denoting both leagues as Top Level professional Leagues. They will even have similar minimum starting salaries of around $34k per year. While I haven't found a roster for DC Power FC, the seem to have signed a lot of decent talent (yet nobody I've ever heard of). They will also play in Audi Field, their 1st game is August 17th!

I suspect we will not hear much about the new league or team as its likely their advertising budget is very little, when compared to the NWSL.... who are having great success in general team valuations over all. It might be market saturation... if they do not get off the ground financially in the first 3 years, they will likely implode or revert back into a 2nd tier status. The owners of DC Power FC are a potpourri of folks with money looking for returns, not unlike venture capitalists.

It will give young players more opportunity to play professionally or to get their start, which is great. But it remains to be seen if the team/ league can get any momentum going at all. However, an interesting option for NWSL and USL S teams may exist for them to compete against one another. CONCACAF may hold a women's club cup in which both leagues would be eligible to participate.