National Women's Soccer League Players Association


The National Women's Soccer League Players Association, is the officially recognized union of players in the National Women's Soccer League who are not federation players.

History

The NWSLPA was formed in May 2017 under the leadership of Yael Averbuch and represented by lawyer and former WPS player Meghann Burke. The NWSLPA officially unionized in November 2018.

Leadership

The current president of the NWSLPA is Tori Huster and the co-executive directors are Yael Averbuch and Brooke Elby. The 2020 executive committee consists of the following current players: Rachel Corsie, Emily Menges, and Nicole Barnhart.

Awards

The NWSL Players Association began awarding its own NWSL Players' Awards, voted on by the players of the NWSL, in 2019. These awards are considered one of the major end-of-season awards for NWSL players alongside the league's own awards. As there are often differences between the league's own awards and the NWSL Players' Awards, many NWSL players consider the NWSL Players' Awards to be more prestigious as they are decided by only players themselves. The inaugural edition of the NWSL Players' Awards included three categories: Players' Player of the Year, Players' Rookie of the Year, and Players' Team of the Year.