In episode #312 of the Mixxed Zone, Jen “The Keeper” Cooper previews the 2021 NWSL Draft and more in a two-part chat with longtime woso reporter Dan Lauletta of Equalizer Soccer.
In the first segment, Jen and Dan focus primarily on this week’s draft, the ninth in league history, which will be broadcast Wednesday, January 13 at 7 pm ET on NWSL’s Twitch channel. With NCAA allowing players to extend their college careers due to Covid-19 and NWSL allowing clubs to draft seniors who have not registered for the draft, it’s gonna be a wild draft this year!
For the second chat, Jen and Dan review the recent NWS moves, including the Pugh-Woldmoe trade between Chicago and Sky Blue, and Washington Spirit acquisition of USWNT defenders Emily Sonnett and Kelley O’Hara. They also discuss the January USWNT camp roster, notably the return of Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd.
This week’s “Jensplaining” segment reviews the rules of the NWSL college draft, including the special rules for 2021 that allow clubs to draft senior college players who have not declared for the draft.
Got a question or comment for the Jensplainer? Email your question or general Mixxed Zone comments to keeper@keepernotes.com.
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Founded by Jen Cooper, Keeper Notes has been spreading the love for the beautiful game since 2002 in Houston and beyond. The Mixxed Zone women’s soccer podcast has been covering women’s soccer (primarily NWSL, USWNT and Concacaf) since 2014. Check out more of the Keeper’s great content as well as the valuable “WoSo Nerd Links” at KeeperNotes.com. You can also follow Keeper Notes on Twitter.
And be sure to check out the soon-to-be-published Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, the 370-page comprehensive guide to the first seven seasons of NWSL (2013-2020). You can’t get this info all in one place anywhere else! The almanac is available in both PDF and print format.
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