NWSL Draft

Congrats to all the women being selected - great that the NWSL is doing a live event similar to men's sports. A lot of big(tall), fast and/or left-footed players being chosen in first couple rounds. The specific college doesn't seem to matter, which is a good thing -- Illinois State, South Florida, Central Florida, etc. Washington State with two players in first two rounds. Now if they could just pay these women like the WNBA players.
 
Once and for all TDS is a pos and should be entirely ignored and is a true rag. Their predictions and analysis from the draft, professional, college and youth soccer are a total joke. On another note don't count on a livable wage in women's pro soccer anytime soon. You did see that there is roughly 5000 folks watching the draft? There just is no interest other than those of us that have kids involved. Sad but true.
 
I'll also add that the youth national teams aren't a good predictor for pro ball either -- captain of the u20 team not picked till the 2nd to the last pick of the entire draft (6th pick, 4th round). Love seeing a lot of these girls chosen from random schools - Bowling Green, U of Denver, Kansas, Nebraska, etc.

congrats to MAP's daughter - probably later than she wanted to be picked but still chosen, and gets to room with AS. Guessing he still lurks tho he no longer posts.
 
oh canada said:
...tho he no longer posts.
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oh canada said:
You heard it here first...Sophia Smith will slowly replace Mal Pugh. More skill, more confidence, and just as fast. A couple years developing at UCLA would have benefit MP. Good lesson for younger girls.
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I don't watch NWSL, but wasn't all that impressed with Pugh's World Cup performance. Smith missed a lot of games at Stanford, so I can't really evaluate her. Both have elite natural gifts, but need to show it in their performances.
 
It didn’t seem like AS looked very happy at the draft today- was she hoping for a different team or is that just her style?
 
Plus housing, plus the potential for allocation money in the second and subsequent years.

It’s not a way to get rich for women, but it’s becoming possible to support yourself while playing, which is progress. To get paid enough to live while playing the game you love and trying for a chance to represent your country is a dream come true for many. Many of those players are trying to help grow the game too. Stanford and UCLA will still be there afterwards for them.
 
Once you drop out of UCLA and Stanford do you just get to go back and finish your degree at anytime? Not so sure about that - am curious what the actual rules are about that. Seems like if you withdraw from school then you would have to reapply and likely would not meet the admissions bar just as a basic student
 
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