Program Will Focus on Impacting Everyday Club Environments to Develop World-Class Players U.S. Soccer has announced the first 25 clubs that will be a part of the Girls’ Development Academy, an initiative designed to accelerate the development of world-class female players. The new league, which will begin play in the fall of 2017, will be comprised of this first group of clubs that are among the most elite in the United States. The program will focus on positively impacting everyday club environments