{"id":6547,"date":"2021-08-19T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=6547"},"modified":"2021-10-04T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:25:06","slug":"gulf-states-premier-league-announces-new-additions-for-2021-22-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/gulf-states-premier-league-announces-new-additions-for-2021-22-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf States Premier League announces new additions for 2021-22 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6547\" class=\"elementor elementor-6547\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a74152c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a74152c\" 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-b7f4af7\" data-id=\"b7f4af7\" 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-5697c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5697c08\" 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\">Gulf States Premier League announces new additions for 2021-22 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-8f185be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f185be\" 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-2f15bb1\" data-id=\"2f15bb1\" 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-a131fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a131fa0\" 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<p><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 US Club Soccer is excited to announce that the Gulf States Premier League will head into the 2021-22 National Premier Leagues season with an expanded membership.<\/p><p>Founded in May 2011, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/gulf-states-premier-league\">Gulf States Premier League<\/a> will be welcoming two new members to the league this season.<\/p>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc1d772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc1d772\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-206ad98\" data-id=\"206ad98\" 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-fa1fb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1fb45\" 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<h3><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/afcmobile.sportngin.com\/\">AFC<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afcmobile.sportngin.com\/\">Mobile<\/a>\u00a0(Alabama)<\/h3>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c035083\" data-id=\"c035083\" 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-ae1bbfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae1bbfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GSPL-New-League-Additions-2021-22.png 2000w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GSPL-New-League-Additions-2021-22-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GSPL-New-League-Additions-2021-22-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GSPL-New-League-Additions-2021-22-1536x384.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e709460\" data-id=\"e709460\" 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-27cc1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27cc1d9\" 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<h3><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.germantownlegendssoccer.com\/program\/legends\">Germantown Legends<\/a>\u00a0(Tennessee)<\/h3>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0be322 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0be322\" 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-bdf15e3\" data-id=\"bdf15e3\" 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-1d71d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d71d4a\" 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<p>The Gulf States Premier League is a club-based league that now expands to a 10-member association. The league consists of U-13 through U-19 boys\u00a0and girls\u00a0age groups. Below is the full list of member clubs for the Gulf State Premier League heading into the 2021-22 season:<\/p><ul><li>AFC Mobile (Alabama)<\/li><li>Baton Rouge SC (Louisiana)<\/li><li>Coastal Rush (Florida)<\/li><li>Cajun Rush (Louisiana)**<\/li><li>Germantown Legends (Tennessee)<\/li><li>Gulf Coast United FC (Mississippi)<\/li><li>Hattiesburg FC (Mississippi)<\/li><li>Louisiana Fire Juniors (Louisiana)*<\/li><li>Mississippi Brilla Juniors (Mississippi)<\/li><li>Mississippi Rush (Mississippi)<\/li><\/ul><p>Since joining the NPL, Gulf States has seen two national champions crowned in back-to-back NPL Finals. Louisiana Fire Juniors \u201805 Girls team won back-to-back championships with a NPL U-14 title in 2019 and an NPL U-16 championship in this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/2021-npl-finals-day-five-champions-crowned\/\">2021 event<\/a>. \u201cBeing able to play in this competition and play the teams we have to play, make the NPL Finals a really memorable event,\u201d said Louisiana Fire Juniors U-16 Head Coach Doug Freese. Additionally, the league has had two NPL national finalists as Cajun Rush\u2019s 2014 U-18 Boys and 2019 U-19 Girls each earned runner-up finishes.<\/p><p>The league also takes pride in hosting US Club Soccer\u2019s Player Development Programs (PDPs), sponsored by Verizon. The events are regionally based identification and developmental programs conducted within the id2 Program umbrella. PDPs are focused around the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/npl\">National Premier Leagues (NPL)<\/a>\u00a0and other top leagues in specific geographic areas. Gulf States will be hosting its next PDP event in early November. The dates for that event will be announced on a later date. To learn more about the PDP events, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/pdp\">usclubsoccer.org\/pdp<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u201cIt is exciting to see continued growth across our NPL leagues, especially the Gulf States Premier League,\u201d said Leo Garcia, US Club Soccer\u2019s VP of Competitions and NPL General Manager. \u201cThe additions of AFC Mobile and Germantown Legends strengthens an already competitive league. We are looking forward to working with these new members clubs to provide the highest quality resources and services to its players.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Clubs interested in learning more about the Gulf States Premier League, please contact <\/strong><strong>Michael Ritch at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mritch@cajunrush.com\"><strong>mritch@cajunrush.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p>Quotes from new member clubs:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Steve Wieczorek, AFC Mobile Technical Director<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>&#8220;\u201cAFC Mobile is proud to be joining the GSPL for the 2021-22 season. The GSPL is a first-class competition that aligns with our strategic club vision and will allow our players to compete with the very best the region has to offer.\u201d<\/li><li><strong>Carey Talley, Germantown Legends Director of Coaching: \u201c<\/strong>The Germantown Legends are excited to have our club join the GPSL. As a club we are always looking to play against top competition and the opportunity to join this league will help give our players a chance to play in meaningful games to help develop our players as well as our coaches.<\/li><\/ul>\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>Gulf States Premier League announces new additions for 2021-22 season CHARLESTON, S.C. \u00a0\u2013 US Club Soccer is excited to announce that the Gulf States Premier League will head into the 2021-22 National Premier Leagues season with an expanded membership. 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