GPS Oregon = 💀?

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It is a lot more competitive at FC. Lot more top talent and they have to compete for playing time each week - no showing up for tryouts and getting guaranteed spots. A lot of snowflakes can't handle the pressure.

Pretty piss poor justification for ruining competitive players.

To think that 14 year old players are playing 10% minutes or not at all based on fc Portlands lack of ability to develop players and willingness to collect money is a near scam.

Players peak and different times but any player who doesn't play doesn't get better.

Your club takes all those players not because it's the best thing for the players but because they need the money. Ask yourself why you never used to do that? Ask yourself why your turnover and reputation is atrocious. Your club used to do a decent job now they are near scam aritists.

Take 25 because you know that many will call your bs and leave which they do. Some don't know any better and end up quitting because your coaches could give a ****e. While the rest are so afraid of not playing they become poor justification for developed players.

Even CU has done a better job then fc. That says something.

None of the best players at fc are from their own club. Very few and many leave prior to u18. Your u18 team is a joke and the following ages are less then even instate teams at some ages.

I'm glad you pointed out your bait and switch tactic in the name of snowflake and college prep...your best coach just got fired from his college coaching job and your club is losing numbers every year.....

Keep doing what you are doing

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Pretty piss poor justification for ruining competitive players.

To think that 14 year old players are playing 10% minutes or not at all based on fc Portlands lack of ability to develop players and willingness to collect money is a near scam.

Players peak and different times but any player who doesn't play doesn't get better.

Your club takes all those players not because it's the best thing for the players but because they need the money. Ask yourself why you never used to do that? Ask yourself why your turnover and reputation is atrocious. Your club used to do a decent job now they are near scam aritists.

Take 25 because you know that many will call your bs and leave which they do. Some don't know any better and end up quitting because your coaches could give a ****e. While the rest are so afraid of not playing they become poor justification for developed players.

Even CU has done a better job then fc. That says something.

None of the best players at fc are from their own club. Very few and many leave prior to u18. Your u18 team is a joke and the following ages are less then even instate teams at some ages.

I'm glad you pointed out your bait and switch tactic in the name of snowflake and college prep...your best coach just got fired from his college coaching job and your club is losing numbers every year.....

Keep doing what you are doing

Wow. They had that coming but I applaud the accuracy and directness.

Fcp teams used to be ok across the board before Ecnl. It's pretty obvious now they lack any kind of skill and are just content with surviving and kicking people.

To even celebrate their tactic of collecting money and sitting players in the disservice of those players and not have the knowledge or wellwithall to do anything otherwise is negligence.

They expect parents to know the difference but tell them otherwise.

They are everything wrong with youth soccer currently. They used to be respectable but after Clive it's gone down hill.

I have a feeling he would have never accepted what is going on their now.

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If fc Portland had to rely on their own development and couldn't try fool people into league association and bs they would be screwed.

Name the best players in past 2-3 years and you'd find out that many were from other clubs and many didn't stay.

Thorns really put a side ache to them because the club hoppers found another place to go and fc can't claim them as their developed talent when they came from somewhere else.

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It is a lot more competitive at FC. Lot more top talent and they have to compete for playing time each week - no showing up for tryouts and getting guaranteed spots. A lot of snowflakes can't handle the pressure.

But at what cost? A full 8-10 players for some age groups will never play a single ECNL game due to overloaded rosters. Competing for playing time week after week does not do much for team development (or a player's confidence). Seems to create desperate, ball-selfish players just fighting with each other for a few minutes of playing time. I think many parents would rather pay a bit more in club fees if they would cap the rosters at a reasonable number.

Training is fine but at some point players need to play games to grow together as supportive teammates. Without any game time at all, the program will force out those 8-10 players - many of whom have potential and could be impact players on club teams. Why not just cap the rosters and cut them at tryouts? At least then those players have an opportunity to find a team where they are valued and can contribute. And the players who make the tryout cut can all get some playing time and actually learn to work together as a developing team.

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It is a lot more competitive at FC. Lot more top talent and they have to compete for playing time each week - no showing up for tryouts and getting guaranteed spots. A lot of snowflakes can't handle the pressure.

I am the Great Cornholio, and you are a snowflake.

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Pretty piss poor justification for ruining competitive players.

To think that 14 year old players are playing 10% minutes or not at all based on fc Portlands lack of ability to develop players and willingness to collect money is a near scam.

Players peak and different times but any player who doesn't play doesn't get better.

Your club takes all those players not because it's the best thing for the players but because they need the money. Ask yourself why you never used to do that? Ask yourself why your turnover and reputation is atrocious. Your club used to do a decent job now they are near scam aritists.

Take 25 because you know that many will call your bs and leave which they do. Some don't know any better and end up quitting because your coaches could give a ****e. While the rest are so afraid of not playing they become poor justification for developed players.

Even CU has done a better job then fc. That says something.

None of the best players at fc are from their own club. Very few and many leave prior to u18. Your u18 team is a joke and the following ages are less then even instate teams at some ages.

I'm glad you pointed out your bait and switch tactic in the name of snowflake and college prep...your best coach just got fired from his college coaching job and your club is losing numbers every year.....

Keep doing what you are doing

Spoken like a true lemming caveman. Don't let the truth get in the way of the stories you tell yourself to make up for your inadequacies as a human being.

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Thanks for your comment. I've witnessed this firsthand. But it should be noted, not everyone strives for a soccer scholarship even if they play at GPS or ECNL or Thorns. Some are more academically focused, some parents have deeper pockets and some kids don't have the stuff. Not everyone is geared towards playing college soccer.

Agreed. Strive for the best-fit school. Some players choose not to play college soccer. They have the solid academic background, the extracurricular activities, and athletic performance. Sometimes they choose a program where they can do two sports and focus more on collegiate coursework.

I've also seen POYs go down and drop out/get kicked out because they ended up partying too much. Parents still have to pay what was due after scholarships and grants (if any).

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Does POY stand for player of the year? Where is the Glencoe girls POY going to college? Somewhere local?

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But at what cost? A full 8-10 players for some age groups will never play a single ECNL game due to overloaded rosters. Competing for playing time week after week does not do much for team development (or a player's confidence). Seems to create desperate, ball-selfish players just fighting with each other for a few minutes of playing time. I think many parents would rather pay a bit more in club fees if they would cap the rosters at a reasonable number.

Training is fine but at some point players need to play games to grow together as supportive teammates. Without any game time at all, the program will force out those 8-10 players - many of whom have potential and could be impact players on club teams. Why not just cap the rosters and cut them at tryouts? At least then those players have an opportunity to find a team where they are valued and can contribute. And the players who make the tryout cut can all get some playing time and actually learn to work together as a developing team.

Not valuing development or plain ignorance, it's easier if your policies reflect those two things so your job can be 300% easier. Imagined if they even thought about those players long term and were honest about it. Oh and it makes more money too. You can have some of those kids pay the way of someone else that was cold called because that's easier then developing.

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Spoken like a true lemming caveman. Don't let the truth get in the way of the stories you tell yourself to make up for your inadequacies as a human being.

Then respond with something that has substance because it sounds like you are upset because someone called you out on your bs. You probably should have wrote that on your mirror.

Don't worry, you don't have to worry about those 8-10 players..they paid their dues at the beginning of the year....

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Then respond with something that has substance because it sounds like you are upset because someone called you out on your bs. You probably should have wrote that on your mirror.

Don't worry, you don't have to worry about those 8-10 players..they paid their dues at the beginning of the year....

They won't.

..I know at fc Portland and cu formerly known as thusc used to be able to keep 17/18 every year. Doesn't seem so anymore. Im i wrong? I used to respect fc Portland and thusc. Not so much anymore.

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Came to Oregon, got fired by Club A, went rogue, got hired by Club B, Got fired, went Rogue, Started GPS to join Club C, got kicked out, took GPS to current rogue Club D, who are trying to remove him.

Best coach in Oregon.

this is awesome! Made me laugh. Thank you!

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Not sure what your talking about. Tate is still at GPS. 2003 boys just won PacNW. Two of the Girls teams are playing up a year in Premiere. They must be doing something right over there.

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By 2003 in both boys and girls, most (not all) of the talent has left for DA/GDA or ECNL. Not much competition left in OYSA after these age groups. You also see talent fleeing the OYSA in the younger age groups as well (04,05).

My point is, that playing up might not be a reflection of how good a team is but how weak the overall competition is in OYSA at 03 and above.

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By 2003 in both boys and girls, most (not all) of the talent has left for DA/GDA or ECNL. Not much competition left in OYSA after these age groups. You also see talent fleeing the OYSA in the younger age groups as well (04,05).

My point is, that playing up might not be a reflection of how good a team is but how weak the overall competition is in OYSA at 03 and above.

Not true at all on the boys side.