Navigating the NWSL's High Impact Player rule

Full Time: A show about women's soccer · Dec 31, 2025 · 53m

Last week, the NWSL announced it had introduced a roster mechanism to allow teams to pay certain players up to $1 million above the current salary cap. This new rule would be known as the High Impact Player rule.

But within hours of that announcement, the NWSLPA responded by saying it opposed the NWSL’s decision to move forward with the new rule without formally bargaining with the players' association. This new rule comes after weeks of speculation about the Trinity Rodman’s future in the NWSL with the Washington Spirit.

So, on this episode of Full Time, Tamerra Griffin digs into what all…