Thorns have given up on GDA in Oregon

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I still don't see any organizational information on either the Oregon Thorns GDA or the NoCal Thorns GDA. I did notice that DeAnza has no mention of Thorns and GDA on their webpage. Maybe Thorns are planning a surprise launch stealth attack on the rest of youth soccer.

DeAnza pulled out of GDA this week and are 100% in ECNL going forward. California Thorns was their way of having both GDA and ECNL but the ECNL told them it was all or nothing. They chose ECNL as it's clear to all but the fangirls that GDA is basically stillborn.

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I still don't see any organizational information on either the Oregon Thorns GDA or the NoCal Thorns GDA. I did notice that DeAnza has no mention of Thorns and GDA on their webpage. Maybe Thorns are planning a surprise launch stealth attack on the rest of youth soccer.

This is S.O.P. for the thorns honchos. They are vague or intentionally deceptive when doling out details and have been that way since the beginning. It's an indicator they don't have a lot of confidence in their product. They did the same with ODP. Sent email after email out encouraging people to sign up. Then a few days before tryouts after most people had paid sent an "oh by the way" email that the 00 and 01 girls would be on a combined team. And of course refused to issue tryout refunds for a few parents I knew whose girls didn't want to try out for a combined team (because that combined team then had to go to Phoenix and get creamed playing in the 00 bracket). ODP just wanted their tryout dollars. Expect thorns to roll out a big preview night hoopla and tell everyone at preview night they can make a team. A girl from our club who isn't a starter on our B team went to their camp last summer. Thorns coaches told her she should try out next year. Gotta sucker lots of fools into paying that $100 tryout fee.

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DeAnza pulled out of GDA this week and are 100% in ECNL going forward. California Thorns was their way of having both GDA and ECNL but the ECNL told them it was all or nothing. They chose ECNL as it's clear to all but the fangirls that GDA is basically stillborn.

http://www.eliteclubsnationalleague....ls-membership/

DeAnza is not listed as a member club for next season.

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http://www.eliteclubsnationalleague....ls-membership/

DeAnza is not listed as a member club for next season.

Force ECNL.

Today you may have received an e-mail stating the new alignment map of ECNL for the 2017 and 2018 season. The De Anza Force was not included in this map. The Force and ECNL have come to a multi year agreement that would cause zero change to structure of Force ECNL programs. The contract was negotiated but did not make the time line for being included in the map sent out today.

“Force, we are going to be releasing an initial map of the Girls ECNL membership for 2017-2018 on Monday, and we want to make sure you know this announcement is coming. When the agreement is executed, we will add the club to the map for 2017-2018,” Christian Lavers ECNL President.

“It is with our intention to keep thriving as the top girls club in California both on the field and off and ECNL will be a part in continuing the success.” Jeff Baicher DOC

Please be aware that our intention is to sign the agreement by the end of the week and then request that ECNL resend the map with the update upon receipt of the agreement.

If you have further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to completing our agreement and having our club literally “on the map” for ECNL and all of the exciting opportunities that will come along with that partnership.

Jeff Baicher,
Director of Coaching.

#ForceECNL

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perhaps you are correct

If you are referring to the alliance clubs that bowed down to GW you are correct. They were the lemmings. The core OPL clubs told GW and the Timbers to stuff it as they refused to pay the "Timbers' Tax" of 60k a year. If that makes them clowns for standing up to the Timbers, then they earned their rubber noses and miniature cars. But that is when the Timbers ordered their Alliance Clubs to walk from the OPL. The Timbers then resurrected OYSA into the shadow front from which they now run and profit significantly from the lives of Oregon youth soccer players. It doesn't take much to look at the announcements, policies and procedures of OYSA and see MP, GW and the Timbers all over every decision made. With money comes power. With more money more power.

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If you are referring to the alliance clubs that bowed down to GW you are correct. They were the lemmings. The core OPL clubs told GW and the Timbers to stuff it as they refused to pay the "Timbers' Tax" of 60k a year. If that makes them clowns for standing up to the Timbers, then they earned their rubber noses and miniature cars. But that is when the Timbers ordered their Alliance Clubs to walk from the OPL. The Timbers then resurrected OYSA into the shadow front from which they now run and profit significantly from the lives of Oregon youth soccer players. It doesn't take much to look at the announcements, policies and procedures of OYSA and see MP, GW and the Timbers all over every decision made. With money comes power. With more money more power.

Cant be stopped now. Timbers own youth soccer in Oregon now.