U.S. Soccer will start a girls' Development Academy in 2017, according to Soccer Wire. The youth development system, which has proven successful for boys, will be expanded to include girls and could be announced as soon as next month.
The Development Academy is an organization of the country's top youth clubs, which sets standards and a setup to help develop professional player and national teamers. But while it has helped the U.S. expand their pool of excellent boys prospects, an equivalent for the girls does not yet exist.
The top girls development system is the Elite Clubs National League, which was launched in 2009.