Nightly Run — 2026-05-04
Summary
Phase 1 integrity pass cleaned ~700 short-path wikilinks ([[ecnl]] → [[ecnl]], bare [[clubs/<slug>]] → full region/state path) and stripped 36 backslash-pipe corruptions in service-providers articles. Phase 2 produced a 3,638-word Player Pathway industry deep-dive (AGENDA item 43), refreshed LA Breakers FC from stub to full draft (EIN 95-4715516, FY2024 financials, leadership corrected), created 11 state-association league stubs covering 9 states, and drained 12/13 items from the ## Pages Needing Refresh queue.
New Articles
| Name | Type | Status | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENYYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/enyysa.md |
| The League for Clubs | league (regional) | stub | leagues/regional/the-league-for-clubs.md |
| NCYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/ncysa.md |
| FYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/fysa.md |
| TYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/tysa.md |
| VYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/vysa.md |
| Cal South | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/cal-south.md |
| Cal North / NorCal Premier | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/cal-north.md |
| WYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/wysa.md |
| OYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/oysa.md |
| Colorado Soccer Association | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/csa.md (+ colorado-soccer-association.md alias) |
| UYSA | league (state-local) | stub | leagues/state-local/uysa.md |
| MLS NEXT Pro | league (national-platform) | stub | leagues/national-platforms/mls-next-pro.md |
| ODP (Olympic Dev Program) | league (national-platform) | stub | leagues/national-platforms/odp.md |
| Player Pathway: Rec to Pro/College | industry | draft | industry/player-pathway.md |
| Dave Binkley | person | stub | people/dave-binkley.md |
| Richard Simms | person | stub | people/richard-simms.md |
| Daniel Raben | person | stub | people/daniel-raben.md |
| Nick Hazell | person | stub | people/nick-hazell.md |
| Christopher Lofgren | person | stub | people/christopher-lofgren.md |
Updated Articles
| Name | Change | Path |
|---|---|---|
| LA Breakers FC | stub → full draft (1,100w), EIN 95-4715516, FY2024 financials, merger history, leadership | clubs/california/socal/la-breakers-fc.md |
| Texans SC Houston | added League Affiliations + Leadership (RISE-rolled-up) | clubs/texas/texas/texans-sc-houston.md |
| St. Louis Stars | 189 → 558 words; ECNL Boys 2025-26 promotion, Will Eskay leadership | clubs/midwest/missouri/st-louis-stars.md |
| Michigan Futbol Academy | 271 → 655 words; reclassified for-profit, MSA Foundation EIN noted | clubs/great-lakes/michigan/michigan-futbol-academy.md |
| Michigan Jaguars | 176 → 647 words; EIN 45-2435833 promoted, FY2012-FY2018 990 history | clubs/great-lakes/michigan/michigan-jaguars.md |
| Midwest United FC | 281 → 599 words; EIN 61-1404870 promoted (legal: Grand Valley Premier SC) | clubs/great-lakes/michigan/midwest-united-fc.md |
| Striker Park | 138 → 411 words; Oct 2025 $5M expansion, Jefferson Cup economic impact | facilities/mid-atlantic/virginia/striker-park.md |
| Hampton Roads Soccer Complex | 136 → 467 words; HRSC EIN 54-1626169 | facilities/mid-atlantic/virginia/hampton-roads-soccer-complex.md |
| Weston Cup | 143 → 421 words; 2026 specifics (~1,430 teams, $625 fees, Paradise Coast overflow) | tournaments/florida/florida/weston-cup.md |
| Seminole Soccer Complex | 184 → 419 words; Seminole SC EIN 59-2074729 | facilities/florida/florida/seminole-soccer-complex.md |
| John Carroll | 155 → 344 words; competitor-side dynamics, $15M convertible raise framing | people/john-carroll.md |
| Louisville City FC Academy | reclassified for-profit, full leadership stack, $12M Champions Park | clubs/deep-south/kentucky/louisville-city-fc-academy.md |
| PSG Academy Chicago | reclassified for-profit (Strive franchise), modeled $1-3M branch revenue | clubs/great-lakes/illinois/psg-academy-chicago.md |
| Disney Soccer Showcase | added cross-links + 2026 source line | tournaments/florida/florida/disney-soccer-showcase.md |
| SUSA FC | (already in working tree) tax_status promoted to nonprofit | clubs/tri-state/new-york/susa-fc.md |
Integrity Pass
- Wikilink path-fixes: 700+ occurrences across 165 files (
[[ecnl]]→[[ecnl]]; bare[[clubs/<slug>]]→ full region/state; markets + tournaments fixes) - Backslash-pipe corruption: 36 fixes in
service-providers/travel-providers/ - Cross-links added: rolled into the path-fix pass; not separately counted this run
- Stubs created from entity extraction: 2 (ENYYSA, The League for Clubs)
- Tax-status changes: 1 (
susa-fc→ nonprofit), 3 reclassified to for-profit during refresh (MFA, LouCity Academy, PSG Chicago) - EINs promoted to frontmatter: 2 (Michigan Jaguars 45-2435833, Midwest United FC 61-1404870)
- EIN body visibility: 0 inserts needed (all 166 nonprofit clubs already compliant)
- Thin articles flagged: 13 (12 refreshed in Phase 2C; 1 left for next run —
people/milos-bajic) - Aged stubs (>30 days): 0 — last_compiled is current across the wiki
Research Progress
- Topics completed:
- AGENDA item 43 — Player Pathway deep dive (3,638 words, U6→pro/college, cost curve, ECNL/MLS Next/GA decision points, gender divergence)
- State association stubs — NCYSA, FYSA, TYSA, VYSA, Cal South, Cal North, WYSA, OYSA, CSA, UYSA (all 9 listed in AGENDA struck through)
- LA Breakers FC refresh — only remaining curated entry from prior
## Pages Needing Refresh
- Topics partially completed: none — clean phase boundaries
- Next up:
- AGENDA item 44 — Recent structural changes (MLS Next / ECNL evolution) — 2-3 year landscape
- AGENDA item 46 — Software landscape (SportsEngine, TeamSnap, Stack/PlayMetrics, etc.) — note partial overlap with already-DONE service-providers/technology-platforms
- AGENDA item 47 — Stay-to-play / tournament economics deep-dive
- AGENDA item 48 — US Soccer governance
- Specialized 49-52 — facility ownership, facility inventory, college placement, insurance/liability
- State-assn stubs are now in place but still need full research (currently stub-level)
Open Questions / Issues for Trevor
- LA Breakers FC: separate-but-same-brand entity at
fclongbeach.com(“LA Breakers FC Long Beach”, Mark Hervin TD) — relationship to the Los Angeles entity unclear. Worth a follow-up clarification pass. - Michigan Jaguars: FY2018 990-EZ shows revenue collapse to $86K with no filings since. Entity may have re-org’d. Needs deeper diligence if this becomes a target.
- Texas state association split: created
tysa.mdas parent, but North Texas Soccer + STYSA may warrant separate stubs. Decision logged in stub. .firecrawl/susa-research/: 7 raw JSON files were committed to the repo this run — these probably belong in.gitignore(alongsideraw/). Not blocking, but worth a follow-up.
Stats
- Total articles in wiki: 1,162 (up from 1,143)
- By status: stub 823 / draft 325 / complete 1 / no-status 13
- Commits this run: 3 (Phase 1 integrity, Phase 2A research, Phase 2B refreshes)
- Files touched: ~200
Nightly Run — 2026-05-04 (evening Phase 3)
Summary
Second pass of the day. Closed AGENDA #48 (US Soccer governance, 4,376w) and #49 (Facility ownership models, 4,130w) — the two highest-value remaining open industry topics. Cleared the 3 thin articles flagged earlier today (one had a CLAUDE.md SYNRGY-naming violation). Created 17 entity stubs from broken-wikilink discovery in Phase 1A.
New Articles
| Name | Type | Status | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Soccer Governance | industry | draft | industry/us-soccer-governance.md |
| Facility Ownership Models | industry | draft | industry/facility-ownership-models.md |
| Richmond Strikers | club | stub | clubs/mid-atlantic/virginia/richmond-strikers.md |
| Surf Soccer | competitor | stub | competitors/surf-soccer.md |
| Rush Soccer | competitor | stub | competitors/rush-soccer.md |
| Brentford FC | competitor | stub | competitors/brentford-fc.md |
| Sideline Soccer Solutions | service-provider | stub | service-providers/travel-providers/sideline-soccer-solutions.md |
| Barry Scott | person | stub | people/barry-scott.md |
| Trevor King | person | stub | people/trevor-king.md |
| Lewis Robinson | person | stub | people/lewis-robinson.md |
| Rob Blitchok | person | stub | people/rob-blitchok.md |
| Will Eskay | person | stub | people/will-eskay.md |
| Tara Luhr | person | stub | people/tara-luhr.md |
| Mario Sanchez | person | stub | people/mario-sanchez.md |
| Kiley Polk | person | stub | people/kiley-polk.md |
| Paolo DelPiccolo | person | stub | people/paolo-delpiccolo.md |
| Shaun Francis | person | stub | people/shaun-francis.md |
Updated Articles
| Name | Change | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Milos Bajic | 174 → 469 words; removed CLAUDE.md SYNRGY-naming violation; West Loop founding history + May 2023 PSG license framing | people/milos-bajic.md |
| Starfire Sports Complex | 199 → 530 words; EIN 47-0887811 + FY2022 $5.0M revenue + 95 employees; turf-cycle obligation modeled | facilities/pac-nw/washington/starfire-sports-complex.md |
| Maine Youth Soccer Market | 180 → 564 words; league structure (Maine State Premier / Pine Tree / Fall Classic); 8-club town layer; demographics + climate | markets/new-england/maine/maine.md |
| Player Pathway | 3 wikilink corrections (girls-academy-aspire → girls-aspire, disney-showcase → disney-soccer-showcase, ncfc → ncfc-youth) | industry/player-pathway.md |
| St. Louis Stars | 2 wikilink corrections (st-louis-scott-gallagher → slsg, lou-fusz-soccer → lou-fusz-athletic) | clubs/midwest/missouri/st-louis-stars.md |
| Anthony Travel | 2 wikilink corrections | service-providers/travel-providers/anthony-travel.md |
| Long Island | 1 wikilink fix (competitors/real-salt-lake → real-salt-lake-academy) | markets/tri-state/new-york/long-island.md |
| PSG Academy LA | frontmatter market slug fix | clubs/california/socal/psg-academy-la.md |
| 8 for-profit clubs | quick-facts blockquote inserted (Phase 1E) | huntsville-city-fc / ozark-united / coppermine / philadelphia-union / new-england-surf / scorpions-sc / south-shore-select / vale-sc-az |
| 3 housekeeping cleanups | template + dead links removed | primers/_template.md, daysmart-recreation.md, disney-soccer-showcase.md |
Integrity Pass
- Link fixes: 10 wikilink corrections + 3 dead-link removals (Phase 1A scanned all 1,172 files)
- Cross-links added: 0 (Phase 1B intentionally skipped tonight to manage context budget — wiki is heavily cross-linked from prior nights)
- Stubs created from entity extraction: 17 (Phase 1C — driven by Phase 1A’s broken-link candidate list)
- EIN body visibility: 8 quick-facts blockquotes inserted on for-profit clubs
- Tax-status lint: 475 kept, 0 changed, 115 still unknown (queued for ProPublica backfill)
- Thin articles flagged: 3 (all refreshed in this run)
- Stub refresh queue: 0 — all 851 stubs are <30 days old; queue will start filling 2026-05-07
Research Progress
- Topics completed:
- AGENDA #48 — US Soccer governance (4,376 words: USSF/USYS/US Club/state assn structure, NPL+USYS NL → National 1 League merger 2026-27 with Marc Frankland, registration economics, coaching ladder, World Cup 2026 sponsorship cliff risk)
- AGENDA #49 — Facility ownership models (4,130 words: five archetypes, turf cycles, capex, property tax exemption transferability, M&A diligence checklist, stadium-anchored complex trend)
- 3 refresh-queue items — milos-bajic, starfire-sports-complex, maine market
- Topics partially completed: none — both Phase 2 deep dives finished cleanly
- Next up (open AGENDA items):
- #44 MLS Next/ECNL evolution → existing 2,913w
mls-next-ecnl-evolution.mdalready covers this; AGENDA cleanup needed - #46 Software landscape → 9 existing tech-platform articles + category overview cover this; “tech-enabled club” synthesis still open
- #47 Stay-to-play (existing 876w article could be expanded with Varsity Brands $126M settlement)
- #50 Facility inventory by market (synthesis pass across 80+ existing facility articles)
- #51 College placement pipeline (open)
- #52 Youth sports insurance/liability — SafeSport, concussion (open)
- 50b Referee shortage → existing 1,118w
referee-supply-chain.mdcovers it; mark closed
- #44 MLS Next/ECNL evolution → existing 2,913w
Open Questions / Issues for Trevor
- 115 clubs still flagged
tax_status: unknown— these need ProPublica 990 lookups. Worth a dedicated tax-status backfill night, or it will absorb naturally into Phase 1G stub-refresh starting 2026-05-07. - AGENDA cleanup needed: items #44, #45, 50b appear effectively done but aren’t marked DONE. Suggest confirming completion or extending scope.
- Two people stubs have unconfirmed titles flagged by Phase 1C:
trevor-king(only LinkedIn ref) andtara-luhr(“Director” only). Worth a 2-minute LinkedIn check. - Cross-link gaps surfaced by research agents:
[[grand-park]](Hamilton County / Westfield IN Grand Park Sports Campus) — heavily referenced from Indiana club articles but no facility article exists- Possible
[[beach-fc]]reference gap — facility ownership article references it (Hampton Roads); resolve or stub
Stats (cumulative end-of-day)
- Total articles in wiki: 1,194 (was 1,162 at end of morning pass)
- By status: stub 851 · draft 337 · complete 1 · stale 0 · no-status 5
- Industry articles: 13 deep dives (added US Soccer governance + Facility ownership)
- Cumulative AGENDA progress: ~49 of 56 numbered topics marked DONE (~87%)