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WPS

Behind-the-Scenes at the 2010 WPS All-Star Game

June 29, 2010
Behind the Scenes

Here are some photos from the WPS All-Star Game week in Atlanta, Ga. on Monday June 28 and Tuesday, June 29. Tune in to the WPS All-Star Game on Fox Soccer Channel on Wednesday, June 30th, at 7:30pm ET to catch teams Abby XI and Marta XI in action!

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Traditional vs. new media – Will women’s sports ever get equal coverage?

June 16, 2010
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At WPS we have developed a digital strategy that targets our unique audience, with the longtail hope/intention that the metrics demonstrate a value proposition to major media, especially as they begin to turn their attention/focus online.

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Women Coaching Top-Level Soccer: A Discussion with the 6 Female Coaches in WPS

April 30, 2010
Emma and Pauliina meet one another at Toyota Park

On Wednesday, April 28th, I held a conference call with all 6 female coaches in WPS to talk about the development of women’s soccer coaches – in America and around the world.

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Sharing three recent content-driven new media initiatives at WPS

April 16, 2010
Defend your turf

We’re one week into the WPS season, and It’s been a super-busy at the league office, as you can imagine. I thought I’d take a moment to put a pen to paper and discuss what’s been happening on the inside – well from the web department at least. This post offers a brief overview of three content-driven initiatives at the WPS league office.

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Preseason: The rubber meets the road for WPS coaches

March 12, 2010

I can’t believe preseason is finally here, and all I can think about is how nervous/excited I am for my coaching buddies. They’ve been working their socks off since the end of the season last year.

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WPS preseason has officially begun all across the good ol’ U.S. of A

March 8, 2010
Preseason is here

Since September, I know I’ve tried to fill the void that is the WPS off-season with Champions League, EPL matches, the MLS Championship or even National Team games – but it’s just not the same :-(

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Keeping you in the Loop with the Sol website plans

January 20, 2010

Amanda here – Web Coordinator at the WPS league office. As you probably know by now, WPS has discontinued operations of the Los Angeles Sol, so I’m posting this to let you know the online plans for the Dispersal Draft and the future of the LA website and social media outlets.

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WPS Surpasses 200,000 Followers on Twitter

January 8, 2010

Women’s Professional Soccer, since its inception a strong proponent of social media as a powerful fan-engagement platform, surpassed 200,000 Twitter followers on its www.twitter.com/womensprosoccer account last week to start the New Year.

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Gearing Up for the WPS Draft

January 5, 2010
2010 WPS Draft

As yu may know, I’m the Web Coordinator at Women’s Professional Soccer – So I wanted to give quick update here from my department at the league office. First off, the 2010 WPS Draft will be held on Friday, January 15th at 10am in Philadelphia, PA, in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention. Here’s more information: [...]

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Happy Holidays from the WPS League Office Staff

December 18, 2009

We’re working hard at the League office, gearing up for what promises to be a very exciting 2010 season – With fresh faces and amazing new places (ahem, did you see the Pride’s stadium announcement on Tuesday, wahoo!). But we’re never too busy to take a moment to wish our fans, friends and soccer family a very happy holiday!

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