The last olympics it was 50,000 per player at least for the college age girls. The money was held until NCAA elgilbility was up.
i disagree. i'm with katreus here. certain uswnt players not playing this year will mean flat numbers for the wps. but it will not, imo, spell the death of the league.
Actually I think the college age players forfeit the money, at the least they are unable to take part in the Vicory Tour for the money bonus... I for one don't care if the WNT players skip.... but getting hurt happens what would it matter if it was WPS or a meaningless friendly ?
Possibly for insurance purposes? But in any case, sure -- they could get hurt in Intrasquad Scrimmage #482. Or against Brazil. See Wambach, Abby (2008).
Yeah, they could get hurt in friendlies too. I'd imagine the safety / security blanket (monetarily and wrt insurance) is better w/ USWNT than WPS though, esp. if the WPS is offering pay-per-game.
Ding. Ding. Yep. Insurance, which team doctors get seen, workman's comp, contracted salary, etc would all (imo) make USSF the "better" place to get hurt (note there is NO good place to get hurt). And if, like w/ Michelle Akers, lawsuits are later required to make sure surgery/rehab is paid for, which entity do you think more likely to be able to pay (or even be around to sue)? With so many USWNT players being free agents, the timing of the WPS season vis a vis the Olys, and the small # of teams, I completely understand why certain players may not sign until after the Olys or until next season. Abby's achilles needs fewer not more minutes on a field. Boxx & Rampone are retiring after the Olys. Solo is, well, solo. Certain other players haven't been healthy in over a year. And the list goes on. Sauerbrunn & HAO have signed w/ WPS. And Lloyd is connected at the, er, shoulder w/ Galanis. I'd put the Olys first in their position. There's no hypocrisy since they've always stated that they want a league for building the women's game in the US beyond the top 23.
OK, let's update: SIGNED - Western New York Alex Morgan (re-signed) SIGNED - Sky Blue Becky Sauerbrunn (from magicJack) SIGNED - Boston Heather O'Reilly (from Sky Blue) UNSIGNED - last with Atlanta Heather Mitts (no idea what she'll do) Carli Lloyd (best bet to stay put?) UNSIGNED - last with Boston Kelley O'Hara Amy LePeilbet Lauren Cheney Stephanie Cox Rachel Buehler (haven't seen any reason to bet against any of these five staying in Boston) UNSIGNED - last with Sky Blue Tobin Heath UNSIGNED - last with Philadelphia Amy Rodriguez Lori Lindsey (buried on bench last year) Nicole Barnhart UNSIGNED - last with magicJack Hope Solo Christie Rampone Shannon Boxx Megan Rapinoe Abby Wambach Jill Loyden (I wouldn't be surprised if several people in this group took the WPS season off) OVERSEAS - not expected back Ali Krieger
Looking like A-Rod and Barnhart will be back with Philly, while Lindsey will not. Not exactly a surprise. http://www.phillysoccernews.com/teams/independence2.php?article_id=7977
Lauren Cheney on Twitter asking for church suggestions in or near Philadelphia. Is she just passing through or planning to stay?
She could just be passing through town during the off season because her boyfriend, Jrue Holliday, plays for the 76ers. I think she spends some time in Philly when she's not in season or training. I would be surprised if Riley wanted her. He basically traded her rights away for A-Rod in 2010 and said publicly that had he kept that pick, he would have selected Kelley O'Hara. She doesn't completely fit the style he runs but stranger things have happened and I think she could play it.
I'm going to laugh if WNY wins or finishes better w/ Philly's CM the year after a move (again). Good for Lindsey.
Update time again: SIGNED - Western New York Alex Morgan (re-signed) Lori Lindsey (from Philly) SIGNED - Sky Blue Becky Sauerbrunn (from magicJack) SIGNED - Boston Heather O'Reilly (from Sky Blue) UNSIGNED - last with Atlanta Heather Mitts (no idea what she'll do) Carli Lloyd (best bet to stay put?) UNSIGNED - last with Boston Kelley O'Hara Amy LePeilbet Lauren Cheney Stephanie Cox Rachel Buehler (haven't seen any reason to bet against any of these five staying in Boston) UNSIGNED - last with Sky Blue Tobin Heath UNSIGNED - last with Philadelphia Amy Rodriguez (expected to stay) Nicole Barnhart (expected to stay) UNSIGNED - last with magicJack Hope Solo Christie Rampone Shannon Boxx Megan Rapinoe Abby Wambach Jill Loyden (I wouldn't be surprised if several people in this group took the WPS season off) OVERSEAS - not expected back Ali Krieger
Jeff Kassouf looks at the issues and gets a couple of comments leaning toward a conclusion that seems more likely with passing time: At least four major USWNT players may pass on the 2012 season: http://equalizersoccer.com/2012/01/06/predicting-the-2012-role-of-uswnt-players-in-wps/
When asked in today's FIFA Ballon d'Or press conference about where they'd play this season, Abby picked her words carefully, kinda. Mentioned her age and achilles and primarily concerned with Oly Qualifying & Olys. My guess is we *might* see her post Olys but don't look for a signing prior to that. I'd think about not playing her during Oly qualifying due to that achilles. She could hardly run in that last friendly.
link from twitter atl add Cox atl looks to do what boston couldn't, get team success w/ 2 uwnt defenders playing wps part time.
And add MORE to the Beat - William Bretherton says Atlanta re-signed Lloyd (no surprise) and added Cox to the reunion of Breakers defenders in progress. http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_...2-roster?instance=secondary_story_left_column (Also in that story, though not related to this update - Yael Averbuch has agreed to terms with the Beat but not yet signed.) So let's update ... SIGNED - Western New York Alex Morgan (re-signed) Lori Lindsey (from Philly) SIGNED - Sky Blue Becky Sauerbrunn (from magicJack) SIGNED - Boston Heather O'Reilly (from Sky Blue) SIGNED - Atlanta Amy LePeilbet (from Boston) Stephanie Cox (from Boston) Rachel Buehler (from Boston) UNSIGNED - last with Atlanta Heather Mitts (no idea what she'll do) UNSIGNED - last with Boston Kelley O'Hara Lauren Cheney UNSIGNED - last with Sky Blue Tobin Heath UNSIGNED - last with Philadelphia Amy Rodriguez (expected to stay) Nicole Barnhart (expected to stay) UNSIGNED - last with magicJack Hope Solo Christie Rampone Shannon Boxx Megan Rapinoe Abby Wambach Jill Loyden (I wouldn't be surprised if several people in this group took the WPS season off) OVERSEAS - not expected back Ali Krieger
i'd like to offer some advice for boston since they have lost 3 of 4 defenders. add rampone and tina w/ scott. the #4 spot can be anyone. that's a championship backline. try to score against that group.
I've wondered aloud here multiple times about both Rampone & Boxx. They've both said they're retiring after the Olys. The assumption by many has been that they're only retiring from the USWNT. Is that really the case b/c it'd make sense for them to hang 'em up completely. Do you have any insight?
Very good question. Soccer players tend to retire from NT first and the later from club play, but that make more sense among male players and non-US female players where leaving the NT don't result in a drastic drop in income.