Re: New Women's Pro League!

by harryb Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:02 pm

I suspect that if ticket sales are high enough to support higher salaries, they will rise. Not holding my breath, though.

by PurplePrideTrumpet Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:39 pm

Merritt tweeted today that most of the free agent deals are done but the league won't announce any until the deadline passes at the end of the month. We'll probably know more players by the end of the week.

by keeper Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:20 am

Another interesting note: NBC Sports reported Amy Rodriguez is pregnant and will miss the Reign's season. Congratulations to Amy and her husband.

Ya got to admit the NWSL is having some interesting twists and turns just getting out of the gate.

by **DaTruRochin** Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:13 am

So does the league have some sort of a waiver priority for a team when they lose a player to something like pregnancy, or signing in Europe instead? (Especially when that player is one that is a national team allocation...)

by Geezaldinho Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:48 am

DaTruRochin wrote:So does the league have some sort of a waiver priority for a team when they lose a player to something like pregnancy, or signing in Europe instead? (Especially when that player is one that is a national team allocation...)

All we really know is that Western New York was given $25K by the USSF to compensate for the one fewer allocation spot they got to sign a free agent when Megan Klingenberg announced she would not play, even though she was al allocated player.

by Geezaldinho Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:39 pm

From thecUSSF

NWSL Announces Supplemental Draft and Discovery Player Process
Clubs Will Continue to Build Rosters Through Supplemental Draft on Feb. 7

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Jan. 31, 2013

© U.S. Soccer
Clubs Will Continue to Build Rosters Through Supplemental Draft on Feb. 7

CHICAGO (Jan. 31, 2013) – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) clubs will continue to build their rosters in preparation for the inaugural season through a Supplemental Draft that will be held on Feb. 7. The Supplemental Draft will consist of six rounds, with the draft order still to be determined, and will take place via conference call.

The clubs have been building their rosters since Jan. 9, when each team was allocated three players from the U.S. Women’s National Team (with the exception of the Western New York Flash, which received two) as well as two players from the Canada and Mexico National Teams. Each of the clubs then added four players at the 2013 NWSL College Draft in Indianapolis on Jan. 18, bringing their rosters to 10-11 players.

Following the College Draft, a two-week period commenced in which teams could sign four – and in some cases five – additional players of their choice. The teams allowed to sign five additional players during this period were the Chicago Red Stars, Seattle Reign, Washington Spirit and Western New York Flash due to due to unforeseen absences or late season arrivals of allocated players. The two-week period to sign additional players ends today, at which time each NWSL roster will be at a maximum of 15 players.

NWSL Roster Procedures FAQ
Each of the eight NWSL clubs will now submit a list of 8-10 players who will be eligible for the Supplemental Draft. Domestic and international players are eligible for the Supplemental Draft. Each team is allowed two international players in addition that were allocated.

“The next week is crucial to team-building, as the additional signings and the Supplemental Draft picks will help to define each club,” said NWSL Executive Director Cheryl Bailey. “At this point, the fans and media will begin to get a look at the diverse group of talented athletes who will play in NWSL’s inaugural season.”

After the Supplemental Draft, clubs may claim up to four Discovery Players, securing the rights to sign those players heading into preseason training camps. Discovery Players may be either international or domestic. Players who were eligible for but not selected in the Supplemental Draft may be claimed as Discovery Players. The rights to Discovery Players will be allocated to a team on a “date of submission priority” basis. If two teams submit the same player, the team that submitted the player first will have the opportunity to sign that player.

Teams will be allowed to carry 18-20 players on their regular season rosters.

The NWSL is an eight-team league organized and administered by the U.S. Soccer Federation that will begin play in the spring of 2013. U.S. Soccer is subsidizing the salaries of the 23 American players, while the Canadian Soccer Association and the Federation of Mexican Football will each do the same for 16 players. The eight founding clubs are the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, FC Kansas City, Portland Thorns FC, Seattle Reign FC, Sky Blue FC (New York/New Jersey), the Washington Spirit and the Western New York Flash.

NWSL Roster-Building Process
Jan. 9: USA, Canada and Mexico National Team Players are allocated to clubs
Jan. 18: NWSL College Draft
Jan. 18-31: Clubs can sign up to four additional players*
Feb. 1: Clubs submit up to 8-10 players for Supplemental Draft
Feb. 7: NWSL Supplemental Draft
Feb. 8: Discovery Players can be signed

*Western New York, Chicago and Seattle are allowed to sign up to five players.

by Indigo Kid Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:04 pm

Who as far as former Pilots would you see being consider to be drafted?

by Geezaldinho Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:20 pm

The only ones I can think of who aren't under contract somewhere or don't have full time coaching positions are Angie and Dani. Both are in town.

Better for their paychecks if they got signed before the draft, though, I would think. We find out after midnight.

by Indigo Kid Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:21 pm

Let's hope we get one or both...

by Geezaldinho Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:46 pm

Maybe Merritt can tweet this tomorrow

@impactmontreal: Great news! We've found our fox in the box! http://t.co/ZUeLjbBX #IMFC

by Geezaldinho Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:39 pm

NWSLnews reports that the season starts April 13 and the championship game is planned for August 31st.

League is hoping to have the schedule done by February 15th.

Shorter season than I thought, and also means that those players in Europe are pretty much missing the whole season.

by keeper Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:04 am

I'm kind of surprised at the season ending Aug 31. Given the pay scale, you would think the league would want to provide more of an opportunity for players who aren't going overseas to catch as assistant coaches at colleges around the country. This would help them supplement their incomes. Of course it is better than the 1st couple of years of the WPS which ended their season in September. Hopefully the league has a plan to help the non-subsidized national team players in the offseason.

by purple passion Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:26 pm

SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT - - -

CHICAGO (Feb. 1, 2013) – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has released the order for the Supplemental Draft set to take place on Feb. 7. The Supplemental Draft will consist of six rounds and will be held via conference call.

Each of the eight NWSL clubs will submit a list of 8-10 players by end of today who will be eligible for the Supplemental Draft. Both domestic and international players are eligible for the Supplemental Draft, but each team is allowed two international players in addition to those that were allocated.

The selection order for the draft was determined by several factors, including the order in which the college draft was conducted and how teams have been impacted by the projected absences of previously allocated national team players for all or part of the inaugural season.

The Supplemental Draft order is as follows:

1) Washington Spirit
2) Seattle Reign FC
3) Boston Breakers
4) Chicago Red Stars
5) Sky Blue FC
6) FC Kansas City
7) Western New York
Cool

Portland Thorns FC

After the Supplemental Draft, clubs may claim up to four Discovery Players, securing the rights to sign those players heading into preseason training camps. Discovery Players may be either international or domestic. Players who were eligible for but not selected in the Supplemental Draft or College Draft may be claimed as Discovery Players. The rights to Discovery Players will be allocated to a team on a “date of submission priority” basis. If two teams submit the same player, the team that submitted the player first will have the opportunity to sign that player.

Players who were not on the submitted lists of the NWSL clubs are not eligible for the Supplemental Draft, but may be claimed as Discovery Players following the draft.

The NWSL is an eight-team league organized and administered by the U.S. Soccer Federation that will begin play in the spring of 2013. U.S. Soccer is subsidizing the salaries of the 23 American players, while the Canadian Soccer Association and the Federation of Mexican Football will each do the same for 16 players. The eight founding clubs are the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, FC Kansas City, Portland Thorns FC, Seattle Reign FC, Sky Blue FC (New York/New Jersey), the Washington Spirit and the Western New York Flash.

by Geezaldinho Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:38 pm

http://www.ussoccer.com/News/NWSL/2013/02/Draft-Order-Determined-for-NWSL-Supplemental-Draft.aspx

The Supplemental Draft order is as follows:
1) Washington Spirit
2) Seattle Reign FC
3) Boston Breakers
4) Chicago Red Stars
5) Sky Blue FC
6) FC Kansas City
7) Western New York
8 ) Portland Thorns FC

The curse of getting two Golden ball finalists, I guess.

Two teams have revealed their signings from free agents, Sky blue and Sporting KC

Sky blue looks like a well rounded team right now.

by Geezaldinho Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:22 pm

Indigo Kid wrote:Who as far as former Pilots would you see being consider to be drafted?

To revist this:

Today Elli Reed's club FCR 2001Duisberg, now in receivership, announced their two internationals are leaving as a cost cutting measure. So Elli will be coming stateside.
Most European transfer windows close tommorrow.

http://www.womensoccer.de/2013/01/31/duisburg-trennt-sich-auch-von-elli-reed/

So we can add her to the potential Pilots for the Thorns, or at least the league.

C'mon Merritt. The squad needs more than one Pilot.

by A_Fan Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:25 am

Her teammate Ando would be a good catch as well, even if she's not a former Pilot.

by Geezaldinho Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:26 am

The Reign announced their free agent signings.
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YO! Merrit!!!

by Geezaldinho Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:41 pm

Finally!

The Thorns announce their 4 free agent signings:

Becky Edwards, Allie Long, Nikki Marschall, Nikki Washington.

http://m.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/thorns-fc-sign-four-former-us-youth-internationals

Really? They pick letter of intent day to try and get in the news?

by A_Fan Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:37 pm

Nary a Pilot amongst them. Who is making the marketing decisions for this outfit?

by **DaTruRochin** Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:52 pm

A coach who went to UNC....

by UPSoccerFanatic Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:11 pm

Let's not get too upset. The last two we became aware of, Edwards and Marshall, should be very good ones.

by keeper Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:05 am

Long, based on what I've heard, isn't a bad addition either. If I recall correctly, Washington was somewhat "underwhelming" in her WPS days. It will be interesting to see who else they add.

by Geezaldinho Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:31 pm

Washington was also coming off an ACL in her WPS days. It took Megan at least a year of playing to get back to her standard.

by Stonehouse Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:45 pm

Angie Woznuk Kerr was drafted by the Thorns in the second round of the supplemental draft!!!

by Geezaldinho Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:14 pm

Stonehouse wrote:Angie Woznuk Kerr was drafted by the Thorns in the second round of the supplemental draft!!!

Shouldn't you be working? Razz

Great to have her on the team!

The curious pick was Tina Ellertson, who tweeted this week that she wouldn't play this year - family comes first.