I assume that until proven otherwise, that at the time, the decisions made were based on all the information at the time and with the athletes best interests at heart. One thing people underestimate is the value the right story can generate in the social media world we live in. The NWSL salary is also a little undervalued as it can include living expenses, car etc. How do you get real feedback on how you are doing ? How do you get information? How do you assess a 16yr old on a relative basis in an isolated environment? Its a longer conversation, but its one of the disadvantages of a country this size. The best talent rarely plays the best talent on age so "generational", "great" etc are not based on that. With that in mind, if you really have the talent and the desire to be a professional soccer player, do you give yourself the best chance of success by doing it full time ON a pro team or part time in College? NIL vs Pro/Sponsors? Social media? When is my visibility highest etc etc. I wish the competition at youth level gave us a better idea of the soccer part of the equation, but its all opinions that end up at, "well she must be the best of her group to go pro so early". I wish her the very best and hope it works out for her.
This post has nothing to do with the posts you quoted. Our posts were in response to someone asking why a child athlete should graduate high school.
Same principle applies right? Most of them are home schooled to begin with. Whether its graduate HS, got to college or graduate college just different timing. Moultrie turned pro at 13. Has that been a success? I don't think you will find anyone considered relevant who says no, even if they thought it was. So a young player/family seeing that example who think they are better... Im not saying its right, just its up to them. I assume they know the risks and think its worth it
Not really. None of the posts you quoted were saying the kids couldn’t be on a NWSL team, which is what your post was entirely about…
TV schedule is finally posted. https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nws...76-matches-airing-across-cbs-sports-platforms
https://equalizersoccer.com/2023/03...e-barcenas-youngest-nwsl-player-15-years-old/ NEWS San Diego wunderkind Melanie Barcenas signs with Wave, becomes youngest NWSL player Two weeks after the youngest signing in National Women’s Soccer League history, there is a new player who can claim that feat. San Diego Wave FC announced the signing of 15-year-old Melanie Barcenas, who played locally for the acclaimed San Diego Surf youth club. Barcenas, a midfielder, signed a three-year contract through the 2025. “I’m very excited to sign my first professional contract with my hometown team, San Diego Wave,” Barcenas said. “It’s been a dream of mine to not just play in the NWSL but to have the opportunity to represent this city since the announcement of the Wave last year. I know I am young, but the team and coaching staff have been amazing, and I look forward to learning from them every day as I continue to develop.” San Diego Wave head coach Casey Stoney previously preached the mantra, “if you’re good enough, you’re old enough,” when the team signed then 17-year-old Jaedyn Shaw last year. Shaw made an immediate impact, scoring three goals in her first three starts, including a pair of game-winners for the Wave in their expansion season.
No doubt many of you are hearing the EA video game is finally including NWSL teams and players as options on FIFA23 — and that many of the renderings don't look like the players at all. I guess it's happened to the men before, too long time ago when all you got for MLS was 2 or 3 face licenses then "bald guy, brown guy, blond guy, black guy," etc we printed out the worst mismatch offenders, super low res, and got them autographed at a Meet the Revs— Prairie Rose Clayton🥈 (@hoover_dam) March 23, 2023
I’ll start this post by quoting myself from February 11, 2022 (before LAST season): “So, I am going to root for the KC Current from my armchair this year (Edmonds, Williams, Mewis, Franch, and Hamilton) and maybe plan a trip out there this summer.” I’m sticking with Kansas City for 2023, because they still have 3 WNY Flash players (Franch, Hamilton, Mewis), they have 3 other former NC Courage players (Debinha, Mace, Merrick) , they have Lo’eau LaBonta, and I totally enjoyed my experience at Children’s Mercy Park last year. I also will be hoping for good seasons for Gotham (former WNYers: Edmonds, Smith, Williams, Zerboni) and Louisville (former WNYers: Erceg, McDonald). To paraphrase Johnny Cash – “……I’m still in Western New York, and time keeps travelin’ on…….” Let’s all enjoy the 2023 season! -CJ
Predicting that KC would tromp NC today was a no-brainer -- until you look at the injury list for KC. OUT: Mallory Weber (R Knee - SEI), Sam Mewis (R Knee - SEI), Claire Lavogez (R Knee - SEI), Desiree Scott (L Knee), Hanna Glas (L Knee), Debinha (L Knee), Morgan Gautrat (L Lower Leg), Vanessa DiBernardo (R Knee), Kristen Hamilton
Is there an uptick in injuries already this year? Friends associated with different teams are seeing it. Many injury types seem to be the nagging ones or season ending.
I've run into a soccer statistic that puzzles me: PAcc. It's on the Seattle Reign page at The Athletic and it appears to be a rating of an individual player's performance. Can somebody tell me what PAcc is? https://theathletic.com/football/team/reign/stats/
Probably just for clarity. PA already has multiple other meanings (penalty area, points against, etc.), even though it should still make sense in the context of player stats, but could still be misunderstood as passes attempted, if not for the Acc.
Definitely worth sharing here: https://equalizersoccer.com/2023/04...e-kang-washington-spirit-lyon-women-takeover/ Lyon is selling the Reign outright, plus the men's club is selling a majority of their CL-winning women's side to Michelle Kang, who of course already owns the Spirit. If Lyon weren't outright selling the Reign, we would obviously have a conflict of interest with Kang owning two NWSL teams, but thankfully that's not an issue. Two points of fallout here: 1. Uncertainty for the Reign. They need a new owner *again*. But the potential upside for them here is a return to something like their original, more Seattle-focused branding. (I'm crossing my fingers that the new Reign ownership group has the Sounders in at least a minority ownership capacity.) 2. The Lyon-Reign partnership will surely be shifting to a Lyon-Spirit partnership. The current Spirit rebrand-in-motion is probably going to reflect this somehow, and it will be interesting to see if the player exchange can continue.
Not a true update on the situation, but the fans over at SounderAtHeart have put together their list of who they can conceive of potentially buying the Reign, giving pros and cons to each of their ideas: https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/4/18/23687402/ol-reign-potential-buyers I feel like I shouldn't need to put this disclaimer, but: this is just ideating on their part and in no way reflects any potential discussions that have gone on behind the scenes.