BREMERTON, WA— There’s a lot we don’t know yet about the Northwest Premier League (NWPL.) One conference call has been made so far as preparations are underway behind the scenes to build an elite, amateur, competitive women’s statewide soccer league in Washington. A second conference call is scheduled for the first week in January.

The ‘Force’ behind starting this league comes out of Bremerton where the Olympic Force are looking for local alternatives to the WPSL (Women’s Premier Soccer League), which they competed in for the 2015 season. The Force already compete in the Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA), a men’s elite, competitive outdoor league in the 4th division of US Soccer. They also play in the Western Indoor Soccer League (WISL) after moving away from the national Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL.)

So the Force were part of a few voices asking, “can there be a women’s version of the EPLWA?” Rather than waiting another year for an answer, owner Bill Wright and GM Micah McMonagle are organzing interested owners and clubs. First came a symbolic show of hands to see if there are enough clubs committed to at least form a league. There are.

Next, the NWPL plans on adopting similar structures to the EPLWA. Publicly, the first official announcement in January should be that the league has formed. There are already social media sites and a league website waiting for this news. Then the clubs involved will start being announced, along with an application process for new clubs.

There’s a lot to do and plenty yet to announce, but things look good for a women’s version of the EPLWA to kick off in May of 2016. Contact the NWPL at: NWPLsoccer@gmail.com.

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