The United States women’s national team will gather for a January training camp at Dignity Health Sports Park in California, marking a comeback for the winter gathering after no January camp in 2024. Head coach Emma Hayes has named a 26-player roster and the group will train together Jan. 14 through Jan. 21 to ring in the new year. The program will also hold a “Futures Camp” that will run concurrently alongside the January training camp, and a 24-player roster for the futures event will be announced on Wednesday.
“We want to continue to foster an environment and culture on the National Team that is player-centric and female athlete-centric and helps the players maximize their abilities,” Hayes said in a statement. “Having positive, growth experiences with the USWNT will help them in their careers and help us build a deeper player pool. I’m really looking forward to getting on the field with these players and the players in the Futures Camp to get in a solid week of training with both groups without having to make adjustments for the impact that a match would have on our loading and training plan. I can’t wait.”
The winter roster features just 11 of the 22 members of the 2024 Olympic gold medal team….
