Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
Bookshelf: The National Team (Chapter 16)
The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer (Caitlin Murray)
Chapter 16: "Let's Give This League a Shot, Let's Go For It"
Murray opens the third section of her book with the details of a post-game meeting between the USWNT and the U.S. Soccer Federation in Hartford on October 12, 2012.
The topic was yet another women's professional league, and the remainder of this chapter analyzes the development of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which is now the longest-running women's professional soccer league in U.S. history.
A key difference between this league and previous attempts was the buy-in among the federations in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to subsidize the salaries of national team mainstays to relieve the financial burden of individual clubs.
IPS 365: Sunday, April 26 (Day No. 128)
(This is a day-to-day look at being the founder and managing partner of the Ivory Pine Syndicate, a Maine-based horse racing partnership.)
- Researched Plainridge Park conditions sheets
- Researched Crimson Pine's U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) profile
RSC 365: Sunday, April 26 (Day No. 329)
(A day-to-day look at being the chairman and a co-owner of the Rosevelt Soccer Club, a soccer club based in Gorham, Maine.)
- Created social media graphics for game day schedules
- E-mailed 23U player about player announcement graphics
- E-mailed coaches about Presidents Cup schedule and roster logistics
- Updated 9U and 10U game schedules
- Prepared for coaching 12U game
- Prepared for coaching RSC Academy game
- Coached and recorded 12U game
- Recorded 12U game
- Worked with a director to review field conditions at training fields
- Watched 12U game
- Talked with a club president about a variety of topics
- Updated 9U and 10U game schedules
- Updated training session schedules
- Drafted club update
- E-mailed club update to members
- Texted coaches about modified training session schedules
- Coached RSC Academy game
- Texted with coaches about schedule logistics
Road to the NHC: Sunday, April 26 (Day No. 37)
(This series will feature practice mythical $2 Win and $2 Place wagers each day at Throughbred race tracks.)
Bankroll: $108.82
Win Wagers: N/A
Place Wagers: N/A
Win %: 17% (6/36)
Place %: 44% (16/36)
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