About face? Heinrichs says Girls DA will allow high-school play

U.S. Soccer emphasizes the importance of a full-time, professional-inspired academy model for elite youth players – one that does not include participation in high-school soccer. Abstaining from high-school play was presented as a founding principle of the federation's new Girls Development Academy. But USSF's women's technical director April Heinrichs opened the door to a substantial loophole in that policy this week.