notintheface
GOLD
That's WPSL (or at least should be).
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That's WPSL (or at least should be).
MacDre
PREMIER
But isn’t WPSL only a 3 month summer league? In Liga Mx Femenil the U17’s will essentially be a junior varsity team...why shouldn’t NWSL do the same?
notintheface
GOLD
What do you think the college players are doing the rest of the year?
On edit: sorry, that's too much snark.
WPSL is fine. The overall pipeline isn't big enough for NWSL to need a year-long league 2 when you've got a thousand D1 kids ready to go.
How popular is the women's league in Mexico? I really have no idea so looking for some insight, as I have none in terms of the women's leagues in other countries. It's safe to say they don't get nearly the viewership the men do, but I'm curious. Investement is there, so there must be signs of life there.I respect the hustle of the Moultries. There were big announcements yesterday at practice for my kids team. Thanks team OM!
Unfortunately, I think OM is going to have a serious problem getting playing time. For example, look at how much time my kids friend has played since she was promoted to the first team: https://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/j...dWIiOiAxMTE4MH0=/maria-ximena-santeliz-arvizu
Hopefully OM’s victory will force NWSL to implement a youth division for aspiring professional and college players like she did in liga mx yesterday. Thanks again OM.
Liga MX Femenil announces changes
The league will allow foreign players, establish a U17 division, and look to increase business partnerships in a bold new vision laid out by President Mikel Arriola.www.google.com
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It's getting there, from a strategy standpoint they're benefitting from being branches of the men's league. From facilities to the fanbase, they're really trying to keep it grounded and build something long term, something Mexico has struggled with in other areas such as the Olympic Teams / Program with their massive population. Now some teams are further along than others but the same can be said on the men's side.
The announcement that will be interesting to watch over the next few years will be the foreign player allotment per team. One of the biggest back and forth arguments in the men's league has been the same issue and how it affects the ability to develop players for the national teams in their own country.
MacDre
PREMIER
I also think it’s going to be interesting to see how the teams on the US/Mexico border (Xolo’s, Rayados, Tigres, and Juarez) engage with the US market and NWSL teams in the near future.
SoccerFan4Life
PREMIER
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If the US keeps limiting academy soccer market to the high income families, other countries will catch up in 5 years. Women’s soccer is growing quickly all over the world.
MacDre
PREMIER
Yep. But I think access is limited AND development is delayed for financial gain.
By 16 our top girls should be pro, in college, or doing some combination of the two.
MacDre
PREMIER
Oops, the link I posted upthread about my kids friend doesn’t work. I’ve attached a screenshot and you can see that she only played 65 minutes. If you look at other teams, some of teens have more minutes and some have 0 minutes for the entire Clasura tournament.
I don’t think OM is putting Horan on the bench anytime soon. Maybe she can sub in for Horan at around minute 70 to start and get some minutes during the Olympics.
It’s time to fish or cut bait for OM. I wish her well.
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Bethsoccer
BRONZE
Has any one had experience with IME / Conade from Mexico? It's a team based in Orange County that takes Mexican - US born player (Not Hispanic), and then play at the Conade tournament in Mexico. What I have been told it's similar to junior Olympics.
I was like, "That's not so bad..." then I reread "salary cap" and not "max salary..."
SoccerLocker
SILVER ELITE
Judge grants preliminary injunction against NWSL age rule, in favor of OM.
Your key word is "women". For example, the average age on Portland Thorns is 26.5 and the range is between 20-36. Now add the physical and athletic development. You now have a huge discrepancy just on this aspect along. Then add the experience of all these players which includes 7 with USWNT experience(which is vast), all with college and professional. She is years away from being a viable option.
SoccerLocker
SILVER ELITE
Hard to tell, but 4 or 5 teams inquired about her availability after the first stay was issued. I would defer to the market here, which magically appeared after the stay was issued.
Women 2nd leagues are in the works and USL W is going to start up again
Thorns not in it so far but for young player's bridging the Gap and getting experience playing in games this could be a option for some just like it is for 16-19 men's in the various USL offers.
MacDre
PREMIER
I initially got excited when I saw this. Not so excited now that it looks like this will be a summer league in direct competition with WPSL.Women 2nd leagues are in the works and USL W is going to start up again
Thorns not in it so far but for young player's bridging the Gap and getting experience playing in games this could be a option for some just like it is for 16-19 men's in the various USL offers.
Am I missing something?
That was my thought exactly.
MacDre
PREMIER
I have never seen OM play in person but I am familiar with a few of the Mexican girls that she played against in the 2018 U15 CONCACAF championship. I think several of those Mexican girls have a comparable skillset (although Jaedyn Shaw is probably a little better) to OM. Those Mexican girls are struggling to get minutes in a supposedly inferior league ( Liga MX Femenil) and I have been informed that inferior/lower leagues are being established to correct the problem.
So if the Mexican girls can’t get minutes, how the hell is OM going to get meaningful minutes in the supposedly best women’s league in the world?
Exactly! Going back to that game against Mexico. She was a invisible. They pulled her and in the second put in SC. Changed the game.