Leading the expansion process for NISA, Josh Prutch is in discussions every day with clubs and investors all over the country looking to join the independent soccer movement. In the short time frame since taking over the role, Josh has had conversations with investors representing communities of all sizes - some with populations under 25,000 and some in the biggest cities in the country - welcoming multiple clubs in both ...
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Targeting the Number Nine: Episode 3 with Kartik Krishnaiyer (Miami FC) The No.9 in soccer traditionally has a job to do. Score goals and change the game. For NISA Nation’s first interview series, we will focus on the Number Nine – the game changers ahead of NISA’s debut. These are the game changers who have helped NISA to get up on its feet and made it possible for the players to ...
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In NISA Nation’s first post Ten Reasons NISA will be different, the first reason we mention is: "Any Community Can Have Pro Soccer". Sure, it’s a little early in the history of this blog to be quoting ourselves but here we go: In the United States, only one top tier (“Big Five”) professional sports team is based outside of the largest 50 metropolitan areas. About 160 million people live outside of ...
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You Want Answers (August 28th, 2019) By NISA Nation Staff Every week NISA Nation will aim to select a question posed to the twitter handle @TheNISANation and answer a question you may have. This week’s question comes from Brian Mutterspaugh and is a question on tactical analysis and possibly a question on NISA Nation’s coverage as well. This week’s question: Are you guys planning to do this [discussion of tactics] as part of your ...
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Chatting with . . . Galen Riley By NISA Nation Staff Source: https://twitter.com/chattahooligan On Thursday, August 15, NISA announced the league’s acceptance of Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC, and the Oakland Roots into the Association. With each club comes a unique identity and culture. To learn a little more about the ethos of one of those clubs, NISA Nation staff connected with Galen Riley, a member of the Chattahooligans social media team. For ...
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Interview With . . . Christian Franek By NISA Nation Staff On August 19, 2019, The Breakers AFC of Palm Beach announced they were seeking a lead investor in order for their club to meet US Soccer Federation’s Professional League Standards. The goal is to have professional soccer in a passionate soccer area and join some of America’s leading independent clubs in NISA in 2020. Christian Franek is the club’s current General Manager ...
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You Want Answers (August 16th, 2019) By: NISA Nation Staff Every week NISA Nation will select a question posed to the twitter handle @TheNISANation and answer a question you may have. This week’s question comes from American Pyramid Blog and is a question on Expansion. This week's question: Any word on particular markets or areas of the country that are interested in joining for the Fall 2020 season? In the spirit of full transparency, ...
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Targeting the Number Nine: Episode 2 with Ron Gilmore (Cal United Strikers FC) The No.9 in soccer traditionally has a job to do. Score goals and change the game. For NISA Nation’s first interview series, we will focus on the Number Nine – the game changers ahead of NISA’s debut. These are the game changers who have helped NISA to get up on its feet and made it possible for the ...
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Turning the Tables on Chris Kivlehan By NISA Nation Staff If something is happening in the world of U.S. independent soccer, the odds are pretty good that Chris Kivlehan of Midfield Press will already have heard about it. Chris and Midfield Press have been following NISA from the earliest days so NISA Nation wanted to catch up with him to detail how far NISA has come with less than three weeks to ...
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Targeting the Number Nine: NISA Nation Interview Series By: NISA Nation Staff The No.9 in soccer traditionally has a job to do. Score goals and change the game. For NISA Nation’s first interview series, we will focus on the Number Nine – the game changers ahead of NISA’s debut. These are the game changers who have helped NISA to get up on its feet and made it possible for the players to ...
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