Cascade Independent League

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I'm surprised they let in NEU. God forbid they go over the river.

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Not even a registration link that I could see, which seems odd.

No need. All registrations are done by club registrars.

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Clbus involved are the usual suspects:

LOSC
FC Portland
BSD
HSC
NEU
THUSC

I imagine TA clubs will not be joining this (and may have contractual obligations to put their non-DA teams in OYSA). Non-metro clubs aren't being allowed in. And there's plenty of otherwise eligible clubs who compete in non-premier (i.e. excluding ADF) who aren't on the list yet, including all the Crossfire clubs other than LOSC; PCU, LYS, Southside, many of the Southeast clubs, and the Vancouver clubs (who might not be eligible either).

The main value propositions for this seem to be:

* Avoiding travel
* Not giving any money to Peregrine Sports.

No word as to what the fees for this league will be, or whether playing conditions (referees per match, other technical matters) will differ from OYSA.

Exactly what is needed. No need for non-Premier level teams to travel all over the state when there are dozens of opponents in Portland metro. Let the Premier teams play in the state-wide Timbers/Thorns league and the rest play in this "select" league. Sanctioned by OYSA but completely separate from the Timbers. Great idea!!!

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What club gets the "surplus"?
Yes it's great these clubs want to create their own little exclusive league where they can draw a circle on a map and decide who they want in... looks like mommy and daddy don't want to drive to Gresham to play those Mexican kids. Sounds great for Oregon Soccer!!

It's exactly what Oregon soccer needs. Divide the state into districts and set up district leagues just like the CIL. No need to for non-Premier players to travel all over the state.

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I'm surprised they let in NEU. God forbid they go over the river.

The Vancouver clubs used to have something just like this - the WYS District 5 league. They should resurrect that league and pull all of their "B" and "C" teams out of the Timbers league.

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This is interesting...
"Open only to Portland Metro Clubs for now (goal is limit travel cost). This league is not for profit; after paying all costs, any surplus will be contributed to the club’s field development fund. Target 1 game a weekend."

So what "club" is going to use the surplus for their field fund??

Translation: Feed people what they want to hear. Talk about full of ****.

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Translation: Feed people what they want to hear. Talk about full of ****.

Tastes a heck of a lot better than what the Timbers have been force feeding everyone for the last 5 years.

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Clbus involved are the usual suspects:

LOSC
FC Portland
BSD
HSC
NEU
THUSC

I imagine TA clubs will not be joining this (and may have contractual obligations to put their non-DA teams in OYSA). Non-metro clubs aren't being allowed in. And there's plenty of otherwise eligible clubs who compete in non-premier (i.e. excluding ADF) who aren't on the list yet, including all the Crossfire clubs other than LOSC; PCU, LYS, Southside, many of the Southeast clubs, and the Vancouver clubs (who might not be eligible either).

The main value propositions for this seem to be:

* Avoiding travel
* Not giving any money to Peregrine Sports.

No word as to what the fees for this league will be, or whether playing conditions (referees per match, other technical matters) will differ from OYSA.

so this is a nike club league? Typical Portland - thinking of only itself.

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so this is a nike club league? Typical Portland - thinking of only itself.

No different than the Southern Oregon league or the Mid-Valley league for non-Premier teams. Smart idea actually - saves a ton of money and the competition is just as good as the Timbers state-wide league at the Division 1/2

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No different than the Southern Oregon league or the Mid-Valley league for non-Premier teams. Smart idea actually - saves a ton of money and the competition is just as good as the Timbers state-wide league at the Division 1/2

Exactly. No different than

http://www.soclsoccer.com/

in Southern Oregon.

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Could be a lot of travel for Westside, Eastside, Vantucky Timbers in Division 1 and below this fall as they won't have any Portland area opponents. Lots of driving to Eugene, Bend, Medford. Should be really popular.

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Could be a lot of travel for Westside, Eastside, Vantucky Timbers in Division 1 and below this fall as they won't have any Portland area opponents. Lots of driving to Eugene, Bend, Medford. Should be really popular.

As if Losc/BSC/FC pdx and Thusc give a crap about any of those clubs. Look at the demographics and socioeconomic status of the clubs they picked to be in this league.

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As if Losc/BSC/FC pdx and Thusc give a crap about any of those clubs. Look at the demographics and socioeconomic status of the clubs they picked to be in this league.

Clearly an anti-Timbers movement, which is not a bad thing, IMO. Might force the hand of the Timbers Alliance clubs to dump the Alliance altogether.

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Could be a lot of travel for Westside, Eastside, Vantucky Timbers in Division 1 and below this fall as they won't have any Portland area opponents. Lots of driving to Eugene, Bend, Medford. Should be really popular.

Local clubs with non-premier teams who are NOT part of this league:

* All the local TAs (Westside, WT FC, Eastside)
* PCU
* Local Latino clubs (LAFC/IFC, Cuervos)
* Southside
* FC West
* WUSC (though I could see them joining)
* SESC
* OCSC
* Thelo
* LYS
* Aloha
* FCSC
* Pacific

And I'm sure I've missed a few more. And that excludes anything south of Wilsonville.

But I'm all for the idea that non-premier teams shouldn't be travelling--at least no trips that require an overnight stay. There might need to be exceptions for far-flung rural areas--Basin, RVT, BFCT, GPY, and other teams outside the Willamette Valley will probably need to travel to find a game against anything better than rec-level competition, but no reason for a WT Mundial team to drive to Eugene.

In premier, where we have one statewide league (possibly with two divisions, though with the DAs out of the picture, maybe one single Premier division makes more sense at some ages), travel still is to be expect--which is reasonable, as there are fewer of those teams. As you go up the pyramid, it gets narrower.

Unlike OPL, which seemed to be about forking the entirity of Oregon youth soccer as part of a power play (and which did it tremendous damage, leading to the situation we have now where the Timbers had OYSA over a barrel), a regional non-premier league doesn't bother me much, at all.

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Why not just put those teams back in pysa with volunteer parent coaches? Rec and Division 2 OYSA are one in the same.