US Youth Soccer National League P.R.O. hosted its first 15U-19U Girls event of the 2021-22 season Dec. 10-13 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the Orlando, Fla., area.

Each girls team in the 15U-19U age groups has now played either three or four National League P.R.O. games. Those teams will take another step in completing their seven-game seasons when they play again at either National League Florida (Feb. 5-7 in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) or National League Arizona (March 19-21 in Mesa, Ariz.).

RECAPS: Dec. 10 | Dec. 11 | Dec. 12 | Dec. 13
PHOTOS: Dec. 10 | Dec. 11 | Dec. 12 | Dec. 13
VIDEOS: Dec. 10 | Dec. 11 | Dec. 12 (1) | Dec. 12 (2) | Dec. 13

A brief look at where the girls teams stand after the games in Orlando…

15U Girls
Group A: Evolution 07 Mercurial (IL) sits at the top of the group’s standings with 10 points. 
Group B: Coppermine SC 07 Premier (MD) and Nationals Union 07 Black (MI) both have 7 points after the first games and are at the top of the group’s standings.  
Group C: Wasatch SC 07 ZB (UT) and 07 Lady Lobos Rush Premier (TN) have both earned 9 points each in their first games to hold the top spots in the group’s standings.
Group D: There is a three-way tie currently in the group’s standings with FC Copa Academy 07 Grey (NJ), GTFC Impact 07 Premier (OH), and CUP 07 Gold (OH) all earning 9 points each.
Group E: Idaho Rush 07 Premier (ID) holds the top spot in the group’s standings with 7 points.

16U Girls
Group A: Chicago Inter 2006 Red (IL) and Lonestar 06 FDL (TX-S) have 9 points and have the top spots in the group’s standings.
Group B: Libertyville FC 1974 Elite 06 (IL) has the top spot in the group’s standings with 10 points in its first 4 games.
Group C: LMSC Impact (PA-E) has 9 points in in its first 3 games and holds the top spot in the group’s standings.
Group D: SDA 06 Orange (NY-W) and FC Dallas Youth 06 Premier West (TX-N) both have 7 points and sit at the top of the group’s standings.
Group E: SOMD Rush 06 (MD) has 9 points int its first 3 games and stands alone at the top of the group’s standings.
Group F: There is a three-way tie currently in the group’s standings with FC Copa Academy 06 Black (NJ), NY Surf 06 Academy (NY-E), and Club Ohio 06 Green 1 (OH) all earning 9 points each. 

17U Girls
Group A: Chicago Inter 05 Red (IL) stands alone at the top of the group’s standings with 9 points.
Group B: There is a three-way tie currently in the group’s standings with Real Jersey FC 05 (NJ), North Shore United 05 Blue (WI), and NJ Nationals FC 05G (NJ) all earning 7 points each. 
Group C: DKSC 05 Weir FDL (TX-N) is at the top of the group’s standings with 10 points in its first four games. 
Group D: TFA 05 Elite (OH) has 9 points and is at the top of the group’s standings.
Group E: Tonka Fusion Elite 05 (MN) won its first 3 games and holds the top spot in the group’s standings.

18U Girls
Group A: Legends FC 04 Black (MI) got 9 points in its first 3 games and stands alone at the top of the group’s standings.
Group B: DKSC 04 Voutier FDL (TX-N) has 10 points after its first 4 games and currently leads the group standings.
Group C: Team Chicago SC 04 Elite (IL) has four wins in as many games and leads the group’s standings with 12 points.
Group D: There is a three-way tie at the top of the group’s standings with Alleycats 04 NL Red (NY-E), LGN United (NY-E), and Kings Hammer Academy North 04 Red (OH) all earning 9 points in their first three games.
Group E: LASC 04 Bradbury (CA-S) and Team Boca SABR 04 White (FL) are both at the top of the group’s standings with 9 points each after the first three games.

19U Girls
Group A: North Shore United 03/04 Blue (WI) leads the group’s standings with 10 points after its first four games played.
Group B: Chicago FC United 03 Pre-Academy Red (IL) has the top spot in the group’s standings after earning 12 points in its first four games. 
Group C: SMSC Elite (MS) stands alone at the top of the group’s standings with 10 points in its first four games.

What some of the participants had to say…

Jeff Tottleben, coach of 17U LFA Tottleben 2005G (MO), on the recruitment opportunities…
“The college coaches I’ve talked to love to see competitive games, and they want to see you tested against the hardest teams possible. Down here, there are no free lunches, every game is very hard. And they are seeing all of our players play under duress for 90 minutes, which is really good for them. They see what players’ strengths and weaknesses are and help evaluate them.

Brent Anderson, coach of defending National Champion Utah Celtic 03 (UT)…
“The level of the competition [at National League P.R.O.] is high, and it forces us to elevate our games. We can scrimmage or play other matches, but you really need to come to these events to play against some of the best teams in the country. We’re always measuring ourselves and always testing ourselves, and I think the girls did a great job this weekend… We’re competing in National League P.R.O. to prepare us, but also to get us back to Nationals. That’s the route that we’re focusing on.”

Lisa Gozley-Trumino, coach with 16U and 17U NY Surf Academy (NY-E), on the meaningful games…
“I think National League P.R.O. is one of the main targets of your season. We have this event and then we have the Arizona event that become really important on the road to Nationals. If you don’t succeed in these two events, then you have a little bit of a longer road because you have to win the league and then Regionals. So, certainly the focus is on getting the job done here and having that shorter road.”

Tyler Powell, coach of 16U FC Dallas 06 Premier West (TX-N), on the competitive level…
“These girls all have aspirations to play for colleges all across the country, so it’s good for them to see what the level of play is like from other places and it’s always good to play somebody you don’t see every day. All these teams have worked hard. I think any team out her can beat anybody based on my experience playing here and based on what I’m seeing so far. So, for us, it’s playing it game by game.”

National League P.R.O. will resume Jan. 7-10 when the 14U Boys and Girls teams play in their second event of the season at the ChampionsGate Sports Complex in Florida.

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ABOUT NATIONAL LEAGUE P.R.O.
USYS National League P.R.O. — which focuses on the Player, Recruitment and Opportunity — features the top teams from the 13 National League Conferences, each of whom earned their place in the competition. Teams in National League P.R.O. compete for group titles, and the top finishers in each group earn direct advancement to the USYS National Championships. National League P.R.O. holds competition for both boys and girls teams in the 14U through 19U age groups, with up to 48 teams per gender in each of the age groups.