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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    On the girl’s side that was already done by ECNL prior to the DA.
    Now the US Club league is just Done.

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      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      They don’t do well out of state but would be top 5 in state. They have some good players and some not so good players.
      Only at the oldest age. At the younger age they might not be top 5.

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        US Soccer hasn't done a great job with the mens NT. Dull, boring soccer. The players look miserable. Got lost to a backwater team and had to go sit in the corner during the world cup. Hopefully they don't do that bad with the women.

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Now the US Club league is just Done.
          Is that why clubs like Slammers, Michigan Hawks, PDA, etc... are leaving DA to go back to ECNL?

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Is that why clubs like Slammers, Michigan Hawks, PDA, etc... are leaving DA to go back to ECNL?
            The ban on high school is an overreach. Elite girls soccer players don't have to give up anything for anyone. They are figuring this out.

            ECNL will continue to be the best of the best.

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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Only at the oldest age. At the younger age they might not be top 5.
              Agree on this. The 2000/2001 team is the one that is a top in state team. The quality drops big time at the 02, 03 and 04 agegroups. If ECNL does go to hs graduation year age groups they will pull even more of the good players from the gda teams next year. Next year’s GDA will combine 2001 & 2002 players onto one team where only 14 can play in a game. If ecnl offers full separate hs grad year 2020 and 2021 teams watch the 2020s and 2021s leave GDA in droves, across the country too.

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

                US CLUB ecnl LEAGUE will continue to need the best of the best parents
                Income.

                This works.

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Agree on this. The 2000/2001 team is the one that is a top in state team. The quality drops big time at the 02, 03 and 04 agegroups. If ECNL does go to hs graduation year age groups they will pull even more of the good players from the gda teams next year. Next year’s GDA will combine 2001 & 2002 players onto one team where only 14 can play in a game. If ecnl offers full separate hs grad year 2020 and 2021 teams watch the 2020s and 2021s leave GDA in droves, across the country too.
                  This would be another big hit against gda. The two biggies fighting it out will end up making soccer better for the players in the end though. Monopolies are never good for the customer.

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    The ban on high school is an overreach. Elite girls soccer players don't have to give up anything for anyone. They are figuring this out.

                    ECNL will continue to be the best of the best.
                    The elite players are figuring out that you simply play high school soccer and then join a DA team. It's the best of both worlds.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      The ban on high school is an overreach. Elite girls soccer players don't have to give up anything for anyone. They are figuring this out.

                      ECNL will continue to be the best of the best.
                      There will be even more branded girls programs next year that will put even more pressure on all the programs. Oregon is very diluted already and it will continue to get worse.

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        This would be another big hit against gda. The two biggies fighting it out will end up making soccer better for the players in the end though. Monopolies are never good for the customer.
                        Monopolies are bad. It’s good to have the choice providers fighting over selling a better product.

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          The elite players are figuring out that you simply play high school soccer and then join a DA team. It's the best of both worlds.

                          Nice thing about Oregon is we have no 'elite players'.

                          So any kid who wants to play HS and local club have no leverage with Thorns/Timbers DA platform, as they are a dime a dozen in Oregon endless supply.

                          If we every have a truly 'nationally elite' player they won't be weighing should I play HS or DA (youth Nat Team).

                          Seriously you need your head examined.

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                            The elite players wouldn't touch the DA platform with a ten foot pole. It's restrictive and demanding. They can do whatever they want. GDA tries to force kids to give up things and it is not pretty.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              The elite players wouldn't touch the DA platform with a ten foot pole. It's restrictive and demanding. They can do whatever they want. GDA tries to force kids to give up things and it is not pretty.
                              If you want to go pro you have to give up high school events. You can't just expect to get a $25,000 per year salary without making sacrifices.

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                The elite players wouldn't touch the DA platform with a ten foot pole. It's restrictive and demanding. They can do whatever they want. GDA tries to force kids to give up things and it is not pretty.
                                We don't have any 'elite' players in Oregon.

                                The the nation's elite do play DA, see National team rosters to better understand how stupid you are and the DA clubs that produce all the youth nat players.

                                Or continue to babble nonsensically in your spiral down the drain of your personal insanity.

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