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Started hearing this rumor last week and Heat officially announced it yesterday. Not sure how I feel about the name.

Looking for 2017/18 and 2014 girls

Interesting mix --

Are club performance requirements just an urban legend in ECNL or do they really exist in order to keep the "Elite" status?
If so, what are these these requirement?
There are clubs that have had no competitive teams since the buffaloes roamed free in the prairies, and yet they are still "Elite".

I think a lot of people already know Title IX hasn't been working. Maybe the athletes as employees would do a better job ensuring gender equality at colleges?

Everything behind a subscriber wall now? outside pressure to change to keep info off search engines? or, just a business decision hoping for more subscribers?

NCAA divisions voting in June to stop testing for cannabis. Likely, will pass so athletes will be able to smoke just like drink alcohol. Not a performance enhancer. Personally, this is overdue. Weed sold at controlled and licensed outlets no worse than booze. High schoolers are choosing it more over alcohol too and there are some studies to suggest it is safer in moderation.

Went to WCFC web page to see if the rumor of the director being fired or at a minimum is no longer there is true and I also noticed DS is not listed as a coach

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