Inside the world of competitive girls’ soccer

Nayelli Barahona is graduating from high school this year, and she wants to become a professional soccer player. She plays for the Downtown Los Angeles Soccer Club on a scholarship. Typical club fees cost thousands of dollars a year.

, Claire Hannah Collins and Yadira Flores

April 29, 2022 12:46 PM PT

Jessica Q. Chen is a Chinese American filmmaker and journalist whose work explores stories and change around women’s issues, youth culture and sports. She was the series producer for L.A. Times Short Docs.

Claire Hannah Collins

Claire Hannah Collins is a former video journalist at the Los Angeles Times. She was born in Hong Kong and lived in Amman, Jordan, until she was 18. Before moving to Los Angeles, she studied photo and video journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Yadira Flores

Yadira Flores is a former video editor for the Los Angeles Times who joined the newsroom through Metpro in November 2017. Flores graduated with a bachelor of science in filmmaking and has edited online content for Amazon, the American Cinema Editors, FilmLight, Emmy Primecuts and Moviola. She hails from El Paso, Texas.