Other countries might be leaving the US women’s YNT program behind

This is Part 2 of our look at the women’s YNT programs while the U20 WWC is ongoing.

Earlier this week, we examined the state of women’s youth development in the United States, as other countries continue to catch up and invest more heavily in their women’s programs. With that – particularly in light of some of the recent results of U.S. youth teams in international competition – comes the question of whether we need a new approach to developing our female players.

The senior team is fine...for now

There are signs, that the United States is poised to make notable changes to its girls’ development scheme, both in the short term and in the long term. At the senior level, Jill Ellis has already…