For admission into the NPL and CPL you are voted in/chosen by the board/directors/whatever. USAMP votes/choses against other local teams. Such was the case of GPS girls not getting NPL.
Where are you getting this information from? While I am not a board member of the NPL I’m quite confident that USA didn’t prevent James Island from joining NPL. Keep in mind JIYSC falls under the GPS umbrella and GPS Carolina, as you’ve already stated, have a presence with US Club Soccer. GPS Girls not “getting” NPL this past year had zero to do with USA and everything to do with that girls team again being a challenge team. That challenge team was able to move into Piedmont, which, for our region is a lower level of soccer based on Club’s priority being NPL. GPS moved into Piedmont and did well but again, at least on the 03/04 and older, the better teams were playing exclusively in NPL. The older gps girls team forfeited their final games due to not enough players iirc. This year they were talking about moving into NPL like the boys team but they may not have the numbers, and NPL will only be an option for the best teams. Not sure if GPS elite or Charleston would be allowed to just get a spot without having to play for that spot like USA and Discoveries both did, hell there might not be a spot with Tormenta moving out.
