{"id":782,"date":"2026-05-01T18:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/?post_type=headline&#038;p=782"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:19:06","slug":"kings-hammer-swan-city-officially-joins-ga-aspire","status":"publish","type":"headline","link":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/media\/headlines\/kings-hammer-swan-city-officially-joins-ga-aspire\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings Hammer Swan City Officially Joins GA Aspire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kings Hammer Swan City has officially joined GA Aspire, a competitive platform within the Girls Academy, beginning with the 2026\u201327 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this addition, Kings Hammer Swan City becomes the only club in Lakeland and Polk County offering a national platform of this level for girls soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is part of a continued focus on building a clear, intentional pathway for our players, combining strong competition with a true development environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GA Aspire is designed for clubs committed to high-level competition and player development within a nationally recognized structure. As part of the Girls Academy ecosystem, it creates meaningful opportunities for players to compete, grow, and be seen on a broader stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a big step for our players and our program,\u201d said Bronson Gambale, National Technical Director. \u201cThe environment they train and compete in matters. GA Aspire gives our girls a platform to be challenged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGA Aspire gives our players a platform to compete, grow, and follow a clear pathway at a higher level, right here in Lakeland. That\u2019s exactly the environment we\u2019ve been building toward,\u201d said Ash Hill, Elite Girls Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support the launch, Kings Hammer Swan City is now offering\u00a0<strong>GA Aspire Tryouts<\/strong>, giving players an opportunity to be evaluated for placement within the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GA Aspire Tryouts<\/strong><br><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0John Rodda Sports Complex (Lake Crago Park)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age Groups &amp; Times:<\/strong><br>U13\u2013U15: 5:45\u20137:00 PM<br>U16\u2013U19: 7:15\u20138:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong><br>Thursday, May 7<br>Friday, May 8<br>Wednesday, May 13<br>Wednesday, May 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/playmetrics.com\/signup?clubToken=TG9naW4tQ2x1Yi52MS03NjgtMTczOTgwMzA5NXxRbVlTazA2aDE1V2pqemRCNVVWQVpCYTVqbWZkUUFhY0R4ZjR0M2dTcTM0PQ%3D%3D&amp;attribution_id=433\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/playmetrics.com\/signup?clubToken=TG9naW4tQ2x1Yi52MS03NjgtMTczOTgwMzA5NXxRbVlTazA2aDE1V2pqemRCNVVWQVpCYTVqbWZkUUFhY0R4ZjR0M2dTcTM0PQ%3D%3D&amp;attribution_id=433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to register for GA Aspire Tryouts!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":784,"template":"","class_list":["post-782","headline","type-headline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/headline\/782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/headline"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/headline"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}