The travel part in all this was insane for young female players and their parents. Who could afford all this?Sc Del Sol were one of the founding GDA clubs in the 2017/2018 season and were ECNL in 2016/2017.
Here's a link that will blow your mind.
Four clubs added to Girls Development Academy; U.S. Soccer sets six regional divisions #youthsoccer
U.S. Soccer has announced the addition of four clubs to the Girls Development Academy, which kicks off in the fall of 2017: San Diego’s Albion SC, the Los Angeles Galaxy, the San Jose Earthquakes, andGeorgia’s Club United Futbol Academy. U.S. Soccer has also announced the breakdown of the six...www.socceramerica.com
If NWSL could have created NWSL Next at the time like MLS did with MLS Next in 2020 the entire girls youth soccer landscape would be a different place. The problem with DA/GDA is that the carrot at the end of the stick was USMNT and USWNT. The net was too wide (and expensive to maintain) for essentially 2 teams.
MLS Next works because there are 20 potential pro teams and 1 USMNT team players in the system can end up on.
This is why people are watching what happens with NWSL so closely. The template for how to successfully (depending on your definition of success) funnel talent into pro and US National teams us defined on the boys/mens side. MLS benefits and USMNT benefits. NWSL is likely working with US Soccer to do the same for women. Setting themselves and the USWNT as the beneficiaries.
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What makes the most sense to me is a "league within a league". Basically have NWSL Acadamies play each other and the top club teams from XYZ league. Acadamies would travel to play top club teams and each other. What this does is give Acadamies what they want, competition and top clubs get what they want, association with Academy teams.
in theory this type of setup could allow for cross league play. However in reality it would be very difficult to work with multiple groups and someone would want control.
rainbow_unicorn
PREMIER
Don't hold your breath. Academies require money and NWSL teams don't have money. Even a big men's pro team like LA Galaxy was making their girl players help subsidize costs a little bit towards the end of DA.
silverstreak
SILVER ELITE
ECNL should drop Sharks....garbage training....garbage fields.....go check out a session....dikes can't get it done
Disgusting homophobic and uneducated post. Why are you even on here, move on.