# How should an MLS or NWSL club verify coverage?


**Audit competition–season–evidence combinations, not league logos.** Require a dated availability inventory and test the exact entitlements offered to the club.

A usable NWSL Recruitment Coverage Gap Map should include:

| Competition and season | Expected eligible matches | Required full-match video | Required event fields | Tracking/physical data if needed | Player history | Delivery deadline | Entitled and tested? |
|---|---:|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWSL: specify season | Enter denominator | Test | Test | Test or not required | Test | Specify | Record evidence |
| NCAA Division I women: specify season and scope | Enter denominator | Test | Test | Test or not required | Test | Specify | Record evidence |
| WSL: specify season | Enter denominator | Test | Test | Test or not required | Test | Specify | Record evidence |
| Liga F: specify season | Enter denominator | Test | Test | Test or not required | Test | Specify | Record evidence |
| Liga MX Femenil: specify tournament/season | Enter denominator | Test | Test | Test or not required | Test | Specify | Record evidence |

These rows are evaluation targets, **not claims that a particular supplier covers them**. For an MLS purchase, substitute the club’s priority domestic and international competition–season combinations.

Use these proposed measures:

- **Video completeness:** usable required full-match recordings ÷ eligible completed matches in scope.
- **Data completeness:** matches containing the required dataset ÷ eligible completed matches in scope.
- **Task-usable coverage:** matches meeting *all* evidence requirements for the task ÷ eligible completed matches in scope.
- **Field completeness:** valid required values ÷ records on which the field should exist.
- **Delivery latency:** time from the agreed match-end reference to availability of usable evidence.

Freeze the denominator and cutoff date. Identify postponed, cancelled, abandoned and not-yet-played fixtures separately. Do not count an legitimately inapplicable field as missing, and do not count a null as zero performance.

Where only a sample is inspected, report **sample completeness**, not whole-competition completeness. Publish counts as well as percentages and disaggregate by competition, season and evidence type. A high aggregate should not conceal failure in the club’s most important market.

### What extra checks should women’s recruitment include?

Test player identity continuity across name changes and transfers, historical depth, required match footage, consistent field availability and the relevance of comparison populations. Include low-minute players and less prominent teams rather than only highly visible internationals.

SkillCorner’s women-specific methodology changes illustrate why metric definitions belong in the audit: its published examples use different physical thresholds for women’s comparisons. That is a supplier-described methodology, not independent proof of accuracy or suitability for an NWSL club. ([skillcorner.com](https://skillcorner.com/articles/dedicated-physical-metrics-for-womens-football))

For NCAA recruitment, avoid an outdated “NWSL draft ranking” specification. The NWSLPA’s current CBA page confirms abolition of the draft. Assess identification and recruitment needs under the applicable acquisition framework instead. ([nwslplayers.com](https://www.nwslplayers.com/cba?utm_source=openai))