NWSL coaching does not pay well, but it is a great platform for a coach wanting to go pro. But college is not where NWSL coaches are coming from, and college soccer is not the only pool to draw from here. Most of the current NWSL coaches came up through youth soccer, minor leagues (PDL, etc) and/or foreign clubs. I know of some former players (I'm speaking of all leagues here, not just NWSL) who are coaching in top youth soccer positions and in college, but there are not enough. I wonder about what the numbers of women and Americans are in WPSL coaching? Also what are the numbers for NWSL assistant coaches? I'm going to guess that they're not much better. I know the pattern is bigger than just NWSL. But I also think the problem is bigger than just not being in the tenth or eleventh season at least as far as female coaches are concerned (maybe not for American coaches). And on that note, I'll link an article written a few years ago that still rings true: https://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/27/15873624/soccer-female-coaches-sexism
Ok, asking this question made me really curious. Reliable information is not easy to find, and there are a lot of teams. But I looked at 57 of the teams (about half to the WPSL teams), and 7 of them have female coaches (about 12%). Also I think its notable that 3 of those 7 are former USWNT players. As for NWSL, Anthony DiCicco helps us out: While this is concerning, of equal or greater concern is the number of women on technical staffs throughout the league.CRS: 0/3 (one opening coming)HOU: 1/4NC: 0/5ORL: 0/3POR: 2/4RFC: 0/3SBFC: 1/?, Assistants not yet listedURFC: 0/?, Assistants TBDWAS: 0/44/28 = 14.3%— Anthony DiCicco (@DiCiccoMethod) February 7, 2020 Chicago is about to hire a female assistant coach though: Chicago fans you're going to love your next new asst coach #NWSL / #WPSL @NWSL @WPSLHint she's been on @WorldSportsShowNarrows it down to a few hundred past guests 😉— Charlie Flowe (@DjFlowe) February 7, 2020
Nice stats collection! So yeah, we're simply stuck around 10-15% of coaching staff being women at the moment; even "promoting" coaches from WPSL wouldn't greatly increase that percentage in NWSL since it's similar in WPSL. Ideally it should be around 50%, so there's clearly a long way to go. Hopefully the currently players that have been taking coaching classes can help bump the number to 20-25% in four or five years.
Amy LePeilbet is staying on as assistant/head coach of the reserves for the Royals. We expect another hire as well. The team took pains to note the GM and half the hiring committee are female, and that it was Harrington's experience with player development that stood out as the team looks to 1) mimic RSL's approach there and 2) to move away from Harvey's veteran-centric approach to team building. Since I don't know who else was in the pool, I can't speak to whether there were other development-oriented and experienced candidates.
Meh. It has to do with permanence and stability. NWSL jobs aren't the pinnacle of women's soccer coaching. That's still the elite NCAA D1 programs. When the money, resources, and long term viability of the NWSL surpasses the college game, you'll see more elite coaches move - including women. We saw this with MLS twenty years ago. Frankly, most of the coaches in the WUSA, WPS, and NWSL have been either journeymen coaches or failed college coaches. Those with really good salaries and benefits in a well-funded college program aren't going to jump to a start-up pro league that might be gone in a couple of years, or you might get yourself fired from because pro coaches rarely last more than a handful of years in a specific job. Some of the inchoate tweets I'm seeing miss this fundamental fact. They never look at the list of top women's coaches in the NCAA and actually ask them if they were interested in leaving their cushy college job for an NWSL head job.
Because part of her deal was a two-fer with her husband, and I don't think he was treated well by the organization. He was previously a former MLS assistant coach.
This next season is going to be longer. General schedule known (has this already been reported here? Sorry if it has.): Here's everything I know about the #NWSL season:Preseason starts March 9Season kicks off April 18-19(There is a FIFA window in late October)Playoffs Nov. 7/8Championship Nov. 14/15Expect a short break for Olympics (~one week).— Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) February 11, 2020 Note: men's WC qualifying will be happening during the NWSL Championship weekend, which may affect attendance, but the games should not directly overlap...hopefully. Also on preseason: Mark your calendars!We are hosting our spring invitational tournament, presented by @TillamookDairy, from March 29-April 4, at Providence Park. See you soon, @USYNT, @chiredstarsPR, @ReignFC!DETAILS | https://t.co/kYRYNO73zd | #BAONPDX pic.twitter.com/DlB6k5j8RS— Portland Thorns FC (@ThornsFC) February 11, 2020
On that note, it looks like Chicago hired former player Juliane Sitch as well as former Utah Royals coach Scott Parkinson (Utah and Chicago just trading staffs now): Ready to put in 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠📝: https://t.co/rH8sYPbjjL pic.twitter.com/eQtzUc65nM— Chicago Red Stars (@chicagoredstars) February 10, 2020
Come back in 10 years and you'll find the technical staffs throughout the league stocked with WPS/NWSL veterans. It's MLS all over again, it just takes time for the potential coaching talent with experience, not locked into the much more stable and currently lucrative NCAA structure to mature.
Preseason Tickets at Providence park are included with a season subscription. Just got an email on it.
yeah! for those of us who love the nwsl, it means the league will still be around! (we can only wish it'll be growing like mls did as well).
TBD if NWSL is waiting to make the CBS announcement before releasing the schedule, or if NWSL and CBS are working on a schedule that works best for both, but we're starting to get leaks about home openers: Steve Goff of WaPo reporting that the Reign's first match will be on the road at Audi Field on April 18th.
The @NWSL will be without a president or commissioner tomorrow. Who is in interim charge?— Bob Williams (@WilliamsBob75) February 14, 2020 @itsmeglinehan, probably. :)— Neil Morris (@ByNeilMorris) February 14, 2020
Well, between 1996 and 2001 the MLS lost $250 million, leading to the folding of two Florida franchises. By 2004, the league had lost $350 million. By 2002, there were only three owners in the league, with Phil Anschutz owning six of the ten franchises. There really wasn’t a sense that the MLS made any money until Seattle (2009) Vancouver, and Portland entered the league (2011). And even after that, there was Chivas. I’d say the NWSL is ahead of schedule.
Well, let’s not pick on him. He just kept selling off chunks to Hansen to finance the stadium and his lifestyle until 2013, when his share was gone.. The franchise was ok. Forbes had a snapshot of league finances in 2016 and the biggest money losers were NYCFC and Toronto losing $9 million each, with the Chicago Fire in third losing $6 million. Other teams that lost money that year we’re Red Bulls, Dc United, FC Dallas, Montreal impact, Vancouver, Colorado, and Columbus crew. according to Forbes, RSL was $4 million in the black that year.
NWSL isn't ready to announce their new commish yet, so they're officially leaderless at the moment, but the announcement should be in the next month or so, and it *will* be a woman: Announcement on the new #NWSL Commissioner coming 🔜 pic.twitter.com/QyxzUedOUe— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) February 18, 2020 "We are confident she will further cement NWSL's place..."
Last sentence makes me think whoever it is is finishing out notice given to a current employer and/or the contract hasn't actually been signed yet for some reason. As for her identity, let the speculation begin.
Yeah, UTA's DLH said the other week that the league has already chosen the new commish, but people have pointed out that going from choosing the person to getting them officially signed can take a while.
I want it to be Kathy Carter because 1) she's awesome, 2) she'd be perfect for the job, and 3) it would make the anti-MLS/SUM/USSF cabals' heads expload
Hadn't she been in consideration for the NWSL job immediately after her failed USSF bid? If she's the one now, I would question why a candidate that didn't fit a few years ago would have the job now. =edit= yes, she had actively voiced interest in becoming NWSL commish after not getting the USSF presidency. https://sbisoccer.com/2018/04/report-kathy-carter-interested-in-joining-the-nwsl I'm sure she has the business acumen to take the NWSL job, and anything that gets NWSL closer to SUM is probably a good thing, but if she is the candidate, I'd be *really* curious to know what standard apparently got lowered to approve her now when things hadn't moved forward two years ago.
It doesn't have to be "lowered standards" - just a change of direction. The league is quite a bit different than it was a couple of years ago. The optics have also greatly changed. With all the accusations being lobbed about USSF and SUM, having the SUM president take over as the USSF run commissioner wouldn't have helped any perceptions. Now it's obvious that the NWSL is breaking away into its own thing, that's less of a concern. You also have new ownership with RSL replacing FCKC, OL taking over the Reign, Louisville on the way in. There are many reasons why things didn't work out before that might make them tenable today, not just "lowered standards"
I dunno, it still seems a little odd to me... It's not like NWSL is very visible in the first place, so I'm not sold on the idea that having the SUM pres take over NWSL factored in at all two years ago. (Not to mention the FCKC/UTA thing happened in Dec17, well before the USSF pres election, so that definitely wasn't different then vs today.) Also, NWSL breaking away would make me think they want less to do with the USSF/SUM/etc. brand, not more. But that's just my read. - - - - - In other news this turns out to have been true as Lauletta leaks the full slate of week 1 games: #NWSL schedule news. Barring late changes, which I'm told are possible, Week 1 should look like this:4/18Courage v Red StarsThorns v RoyalsSpirit v Reign4/19Pride v Sky Blue— Dan Lauletta (@TheDanLauletta) February 19, 2020 We have more details on NWSL broadcasts and streaming: https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/02/19/hope-solo-hall-fame-nwsl-cbs-deal-mls-dp-rule-insider Finally, Sky Blue has added a new minority investor, Ed Nalbandian. (I hope this, especially after the move to RBA and other changes made over the past year, puts to rest the rumors that Sky Blue is a shaky franchise.)
The problem with Dan's tweet is that the home team is ambiguous. I've seen AvB where A is the home team and where B is the home team. As none of these are neutral site games, he should've just said "A at B" or "B at A". Grrrr.