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Rarely a day goes by where I don’t think, wow, most organizations entrusted with football development don’t understand football development, themselves. Millions are thrown at the top end trying to raise the ceiling, (Elites), when it’s the floor that needs elevating (Grassroots). This is where the 99% that will never become professionals push the 1% to be their best. Organic development, unforced. Billions are poured into the Football Industry and little improvement shown in bridging the massive disparity gap between the best and the less developed countries in the world. They hand out Awards to the countries that hold the most Football Festivals which are basically a pack of little 6yr olds chasing a ball in a Sponsored event which is sold as Football Development. Most of the youngest aged kids teams are coached by volunteer, often inexperienced parent coaches. Meanwhile the older group Coaches with their coaching licenses and curriculums await a tsunami of kids that come to them having never developed the basic building blocks to learn the most complex difficult skills and components of player development. Perhaps if the Football World turned the Pyramid upside down, ensuring there was a solid Foundation in place before unleashing this avalanche of Licensing and Diploma programing, we’d see a paradigm shift in the disparity that never seems to go away.

WAGS Tournament 2024 was one to remember! Thank You to all our teams, players, coaches, referees, athletic trainers, parents, family members, staff and facility partners. WAGS has been a family serving girls and women since 1975 and we appreciate all of you!