Fifteen-Year-Old Soccer Player Seeks Order to Prevent National Women’s Soccer League From Preventing Her From Playing on Team

By Charlie S. Shin, MS & Michael S. Carroll, PhD On May 4, 2021, 15-year-old Olivia Moultrie filed a complaint and motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction against the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) from enforcing its age rule to prevent her from signing a professional contract with a club in the league. At the time of the complaint, NWSL rules required an individual to be at least 17 years old in order to be eligible to join one of their teams. M