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by admin May 21, 2021

Difference Makers in the Game of Soccer: An Interview with Stumptown AC Head Coach Rod Underwood

By Alexa Doebler Heading into Week 4 of our 2021 Spring Season, our Game of the Week comes to you from Matthews Sportsplex, the stadium of NISA’s newest team, Stumptown AC. They will be lacing up to take on Cal United Strikers FC this Saturday, May 22nd. And while this club is young- 7 games and about 2 months since initial tryouts- they are taking to the pitch in an impressive showing ...

by NISA Network Staff July 3, 2020

Chattanooga FC , Detroit City , Independent Cup , Latest News , New Amsterdam FC , New York Cosmos

What is the Independent Cup?

What is the NISA Independent Cup? By NISA Nation Staff The “I” in NISA stands for independent. It is a guiding principle for everyone working in NISA that our clubs represent the top tier of independent clubs and represent growing an open system. But what about clubs that may not meet mandated standards yet to compete in that top tier – do we represent them as well? Many of these clubs ...

by NISA Network Staff March 5, 2020

Expansion , Interview With . . .

Interview with . . . NISA VP of Expansion Josh Prutch

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 ...

by NISA Network Staff February 25, 2020

Featured , Latest News , Nación NISA

Nación NISA: Abriendo caminos para jugadores locales

Nación NISA: Abriendo caminos para jugadores locales Por: Nación NISA Staff Uno de los pilares de NISA es la inclusión. En lo que respecta al fútbol profesional en este país, NISA sigue las normas del juego global y tiene una visión para el fútbol de clubes que la gente de todo el mundo reconocerá. Esta visión incluye clubes con identidades únicas. Algunos de los principios de NISA incluyen ofrecer a clubes barreras ...

by NISA Network Staff February 25, 2020

1904 FC , California United Strikers FC , Chattanooga FC , Clubs , Detroit City , Featured , LA Force , Latest News , Michigan Stars , Oakland Roots , Stumptown Athletic

NISA Nation: Looking Forward to Spring 2020

NISA 2020: Ten Things We're Looking Forward To This Spring Season By NISA Nation Staff There is a lot going on in the NISA Nation behind the scenes as clubs get ready for their Spring Season Openers at the end of this week. Ten things we at the NISA Nation are looking forward to most just before we kickoff our Spring 2020 campaign. (1.) More matches like the West Coast Championship between Los ...

by NISA Network Staff February 25, 2020

1904 FC , California United Strikers FC , Chattanooga FC , Detroit City , Featured , LA Force , Latest News , Michigan Stars , Oakland Roots , Stumptown Athletic

Spring 2020: Previewing the Home Openers

Previewing the Home Openers By NISA Nation Staff Last month, the National Independent Soccer Association announced the spring home openers for our eight clubs beginning play in the Spring 2020 Season. NISA also announced that club owners decided to proceed in Spring with a single table and each club playing home-and-away against every other club. The winter break is almost over. Let’s get to the matches. February 28 – LA Force – Detroit ...

by NISA Network Staff February 25, 2020

Featured , Latest News

NISA Commissioner John Prutch Presents to the USASA

NISA Commissioner John Prutch Presents to the USASA by NISA Nation staff Earlier this month, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the U.S. Soccer Federation was held in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a landmark occasion for NISA as the league was unanimously approved for membership on the U.S. Professional Leagues Council. The recognition that NISA clubs are adding to the national conversation about pro soccer is of course substantial but also the ...

by NISA Network Staff October 1, 2019

Building A Network: Pull Up A Chair (3 of 3)

Building a Network By NISA Nation Staff Part Three: Pull Up a Chair The following is the third part in a three part series regarding the network effect phenomenon and American professional soccer. If you did not read Part One: Network Externality, you can find it here. Part Two: The Cluster Effect can be found here. A running theme of this series has been the manner in which the professional game in the United ...

by NISA Network Staff September 29, 2019

Building A Network: The Cluster Effect (2 of 3)

Building a Network By NISA Nation Staff Part Two: The Cluster Effect The following is the second part in a three part article regarding the network effect phenomenon and American professional soccer. If you did not read Part One: Network Externality, you can find it here. clus·ter ef·fect noun – A phenomenon whereby firms from the same industry gather together in close proximity, resulting in an increase in value to consumers due to an ...

by NISA Network Staff September 27, 2019

Building A Network: Network Externality (1 of 3)

Building a Network by NISA Nation Staff Part One: Network Externality net·work ef·fect noun – a phenomenon whereby a product or service gains additional value as more people use it. Also known as network externality, the theoretical framework of the network effect prescribes that for every additional user of a good or service, other users experience an increase in the value of the product or service. To put it another way, there is a ...