NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUE
MISSION STATEMENT
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The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a national competition platform created to elevate and change the competitive youth soccer landscape by:
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extending developmental principles espoused by U.S. Soccer into more age groups and clubs
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linking competition with player development and identification platforms
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providing meaningful weekly competition culminating in a national postseason
NPLs are leagues unified under one national competition platform and based on a common technical framework. More specifically, the NPL provides a platform:
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focused on long-term player development
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for the country’s top soccer clubs, allowing consistent, meaningful high-level games appropriately scheduled with higher training-to-game ratios and eliminate calendar congestion
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integrated with the id² Program, which includes Player Development Programs (PDPs) in select local markets, and that works closely with U.S. Soccer staff regarding player identification, and player and coach development
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designed and structured by the clubs, based on the needs of the clubs
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that provides an avenue for qualification for the NPL Finals