IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALYSSA & GISELE THOMPSON FOR BEING THE 1ST H.S. AGED GIRLS TO SIGN AN NIL CONTRACT WITH NIKE. CLICK ON LINK FOR ARTICLE: THE THOMPSONS
BOTH GIRLS PLAY FOR OUR BOYS MLS NEXT ACADEMY TEAMS (U19's & U17's respectively) AND BOTH REPRESENT THE U.S. WOMENS NATIONAL TEAM AS WELL. ALYSSA IS A STARTER ON THE WOMENS U21 TEAM & GISELE IS A STARTER ON THE WOMENS U17 TEAM. BOTH TEAMS RECENTLY WON THE NORTH AMERICAN WORLD CUP QUALIFING TOURNAMENT.
AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, BOTH GIRLS HAVE MADE COMMITMENTS TO ATTEND STANFORD UNIVERSITY ON FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS.
THIS A TESTAMENT NOT ONLY TO WHO THEY ARE AS ATHLETES BUT AS OUTSTANDING YOUNG WOMEN AS WELL. CONGRATS TO THEIR PARENTS AS WELL AS THEY ARE NO DOUBT THRILLED TO NOT ONLY HAVE ONE DAUGHTER SIGNED TO NIKE, BUT TWO.
WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU BOTH AND EVEN MORE THANKFUL TO HAVE YOU REPRESENTING TFA.
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