{"id":4957,"date":"2020-07-23T09:34:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2021-07-28T09:37:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T13:37:50","slug":"great-lakes-alliance-expands-ahead-of-2020-21-npl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/great-lakes-alliance-expands-ahead-of-2020-21-npl-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Lakes Alliance expands ahead of 2020-21 NPL season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7087034 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7087034\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8231f45\" data-id=\"8231f45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf63b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bf63b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Great Lakes Alliance expands ahead of 2020-21 NPL season<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5539fb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5539fb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4d8dbb\" data-id=\"f4d8dbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d4e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37d4e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"layoutContainer row layout-100 \"><div class=\"column-1 column col-sm-12 col-md-12\"><div id=\"pageEl_492269104\" class=\"pageEl\"><div class=\"pageElement textBlockElement clearfix\"><div class=\"text clearfix\"><p>The Great Lakes Alliance (GLA) is expanding ahead of its fourth season within the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/npl\">National Premier Leagues<\/a>. For the 2020-21 season, the league is adding a 10-U age group and will now offer two divisions for 13-U through 19-U age groups: GLA NPL and GLA Premier. The GLA NPL (most competitive) and GLA Premier will be divided into two conferences per age group with geographical considerations to minimize travel.<\/p><p>In totality, the GLA now serves as a 10-U through 19-U regional soccer league for competitive boys and girls clubs. The 10-U through 14-U age groups begin play in the fall, with 15-U through 19-U age groups starting at the conclusion of the high school season.\u00a0<\/p><p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasoccer.com\/\">GLA<\/a>\u00a0consists of 400 teams from 62 clubs, spanning Ohio, Indiana, western New York, as well as western and central Pennsylvania:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"layoutContainer row layout-25-50-25 \"><div class=\"column-1 column col-sm-12 col-md-3\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"column-2 column col-sm-12 col-md-6\"><div id=\"pageEl_492270104\" class=\"pageEl\"><div class=\"pageElement heroPhotoElement\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.sportngin.com\/attachments\/photo\/7c13-146438199\/Screenshot__288__large.png\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.sportngin.com\/attachments\/photo\/7c13-146438199\/Screenshot__288__large.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"column-3 column col-sm-12 col-md-3\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"layoutContainer row layout-100 \"><div class=\"column-1 column col-sm-12 col-md-12\"><div id=\"pageEl_492270110\" class=\"pageEl\"><div class=\"pageElement textBlockElement clearfix\"><div class=\"text clearfix\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cThe Great Lakes Alliance has had significant success during its time within the National Premier Leagues, each year expanding and growing its footprint,\u201d said Leo Garcia, NPL General Manager and US Club Soccer VP of Competitions. \u201cThe extensive list of impressive clubs speaks to the league\u2019s success in building a better environment for its members.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be a part of US Club Soccer\u2019s NPL platform,\u201d said Ed Bernstein, President of the Great Lakes Alliance. \u201cThe NPL gives us great guidance, while simultaneously allowing us the independence to meet the needs of our members. Becoming a part of the NPL was the best decision we could\u2019ve made.\u201d<\/p><p>The league has made significant progress on and off the field. Several clubs including CAPS FC, FC Pride SC, Ohio Premier SC, SCS United and Western New York Flash are approved as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/players-first-licensing\">Players First-licensed clubs<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Lakes Alliance expands ahead of 2020-21 NPL season The Great Lakes Alliance (GLA) is expanding ahead of its fourth season within the\u00a0National Premier Leagues. 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