COMPETITION PATHWAYS
WHERE PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY
RECREATION
GIRLS ACADEMY LEAGUE
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U13 – U19 age groups
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Elite Level Competition
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National platform with showcases across the US
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The Girls Academy(GA) is the leading youth development platform for the best female soccer players in the United States. The GA is the only national youth soccer platform that represents the collective vision of member clubs and actively engages the voice of players to take real ownership in the GA. This collaborative philosophy creates a culture guided by a shared set of core values, which produces an unparalleled experience uniquely designed in the best interest of the players. The GA embraces the desire of club members and GA players alike to maintain an unrivaled standard of excellence in coaching, competition, and regional and national showcase events throughout the year.
Lastly, the GA is committed to cultivating an environment that empowers each player to reach their best potential as an exceptional athlete and human being.
ECNL REGIONAL LEAGUE​
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U13 – U19 age groups
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Elite Level Competition
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ECNL Girls Regional Leagues are operated and managed so as to ensure a consistent environment and level of professionalism across all leagues, facilitating more club connectivity between levels of play and providing a path for more players within each Member Club to reach their fullest potential. Each league allows for coordination and collaboration between the teams of different levels within ECNL clubs, or opportunity for teams and players in other clubs to develop through regular high-level competition.
NPL
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U13 – U19 boys and girls teams
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High Level Training & Competition
The National Premier League (NPL) is a National competition platform created to elevate and change the competitive youth soccer landscape by: extending developmental principles espoused by U.S. Soccer into more age groups and clubs and linking competition with player development and identification platforms
NPLs are leagues unified under one national competition platform and based on a common technical framework. with higher training-to-game ratios and eliminate calendar congestion
NorCal
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U8 – U19 boys and girls teams
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Competitive training and competition
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The NorCal Youth Premier League includes regionally-based leagues for Premier, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper level teams.