DPL Offers New Alternative for Former Girls DA Teams
The
DPL was initially launched to provide a second tier to the
U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy (DA). Providing the same training environment as the DA, the idea was to enable an easy transition for advancement. Started in Southern California, 24 youth soccer clubs have taken advantage of competing in the DPL, reflecting a total of 144 teams playing in 3 conferences; Southwest, West, and Frontier.
Highly popular and well respected, the DPL worked well for the clubs participating and will now be restructured and enhanced. A new tier, the
Girls Academy League, has been created by the DPL to provide an opportunity for former Girls DA Clubs offers to fill the void left by the DA.
The American elite youth soccer landscape is still in flux with many...