Black Soccer Membership Association
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To provide visionary leadership and advocacy in the realization of empowerment.
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Greenbelt, MD
20768
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| Monday | 9am - 8pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 8pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 8pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 8pm |
| Friday | 9am - 8pm |
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The BSMA comes to life. So whats next? Here is our story.
As of 1/26/2020, there were two black head coaches in Major League Soccer (MLS) and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). In the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), only 4% of the 1,782 programs feature black head coaches. As for players in MLS 31% are black, in the NWSL 15% are black, and in the NCAA 32% are black. What do these statistics tell you? That blacks in soccer are more valuable on the field then they are on the sidelines or in the board room. The BSMA was created to promote its members by supporting their careers and providing them with opportunities in decision making roles.
As for administrators, there are zero MLS and NWSL owners. According to the The Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) MLS was given an “F” in 2016 and ranks among the bottom of all professional sports when coming to diversity hiring. As for the NWSL, there are no statistics, but we have completed our own research and they too rank among the bottom of all professional sports in diversity.
As for players, Hope Solo mentioned in an article recently that youth soccer is a sport for “rich suburban kids”. We couldn’t agree more, and commend her for her valiant run at President for the United States Soccer Federation. To put her words into action, we have developed a program called Soccer to Achieve which utilizes soccer as a tool to teach children in the inner-cities, entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship hook has excited many corporate sponsors and donors to support the program to ensure that we keep the program at a $5 registration fee. Why is it not free like other programs who utilize soccer as a hook? Because we want our community to understand that everything isn’t free and that you must make some sort of investment for a better future.
As for referees, we do not have many blacks referees around the country due to the fact that most former players do not think about a profession in refereeing. But, there are opportunities and money to support growth and we want our members to see that and excel.
