Boys 05

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I believe what you're detecting is the gap between the very top group at TA and everyone else, rather than the gap between the bottom half of TA and the local DAs in general. Of course there are a few players at each local DA who would be a better fit with TA than the current bottom third or so, but it's a reach to say that the bottom tier TA kids won't fit comfortably back into local teams.

Not so sure about that but wherever they land I hope they have a better experience and get to play in games and have fun again. Kids this age shouldn’t be benched.

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I'd be curious to know if any of the non-TA '05 boys that have come into TA training recently have done well.

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I'd be curious to know if any of the non-TA '05 boys that have come into TA training recently have done well.

I am pretty sure they have. Listen, the TA kids are exactly the same thing. Kids. Sure, there are a couple that are pretty good. However, overall they are the same. None of us should have high expectations for any child this age, other than that they continue to play, grow, mature and enjoy themselves. As has been mentioned plenty of times on here, this season and next are critical times for youth players. Seriously, over half of the kids at TA will be gone after next year. Some, by their own choice. Some by change of status on the team. It happens. Just remember, they are kids and deserve to be supported and applauded for their efforts.

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Snohomish United is now making its DA program free:

http://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snoh...-youth-soccer/

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Snohomish United is now making its DA program free:

http://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snoh...-youth-soccer/

Wow United PDX should follow suit since it boasts being the largest club in Oregon. Anyone know what fees they are charging this year?

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Snohomish United is now making its DA program free:

http://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snoh...-youth-soccer/

Good for them. Nice to see a club "get it" and try to find a way to make kids (and their product) more successful.

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Wow United PDX should follow suit since it boasts being the largest club in Oregon. Anyone know what fees they are charging this year?

For DA, $1800/year.

http://unitedpdx.com/programs/da/

Middle of the road for unsubsidized DA programs, actually.

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For DA, $1800/year.

http://unitedpdx.com/programs/da/

Middle of the road for unsubsidized DA programs, actually.

$1,800 Include the trip to Spain? How many days a week practice and at what fields?

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$1,800 Include the trip to Spain? How many days a week practice and at what fields?

Dunno, just reading what's on the web site.

I have a hard time believing that $1800 would remotely cover a trip to Spain, unless UP DX has a nice big sponsor.

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Snohomish is making it work with 2,000 registers players. United PDX boats having 2,600 on the website. Members should be asking for subsidies for DA unless there are some big Director salaries in the picture.

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For DA, $1800/year.

http://unitedpdx.com/programs/da/

Middle of the road for unsubsidized DA programs, actually.

$2700 a year after gas/mileage. If you live near Bridlemile and have a practice at Concordia before 6:30 pm, it’s an hour commute there in traffic.

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Snohomish is making it work with 2,000 registers players. United PDX boats having 2,600 on the website. Members should be asking for subsidies for DA unless there are some big Director salaries in the picture.

Assuming $1800 per player, and 50 DA players in the club (18+18+14), that works about to $90000.

Divided across 2000 players (ignoring that some of them are in DA), that's about $45 per player.

I'm assuming that Snohomish is getting funded elsewhere for this, rather than raising fees for its rec and non-DA classic programs. (OTOH, it may have less competition in the northern end of the Seattle area).

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United PDX has sponsors!! They boats 61 competitive teams so about $2,000,000 in projected revenue on the competitive side alone in tuition. About 1350 of these boasted members are Rec..so volunteer parent coaches and profits to cover all the field fees and probably another $100k+ revenue there. Surely they could partially subsidize three jr. DA teams, unless salaries are exorbitant. It’s a non-profit *cough cough* so surely that information should be transparent to the 2600 members that all have to go out this year and buy new kits.. oh yeah and what’s the United PDX cut from that deal? Anyone think to ask?

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United PDX has sponsors!! They boats 61 competitive teams so about $2,000,000 in projected revenue on the competitive side alone in tuition. About 1350 of these boasted members are Rec..so volunteer parent coaches and profits to cover all the field fees and probably another $100k+ revenue there. Surely they could partially subsidize three jr. DA teams, unless salaries are exorbitant. It’s a non-profit *cough cough* so surely that information should be transparent to the 2600 members that all have to go out this year and buy new kits.. oh yeah and what’s the United PDX cut from that deal? Anyone think to ask?

Who cares?????

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Who cares?????

2169 members that have to buy new kits.
Who got the contract? Any kickbacks?