Not enough tried out for Thorns to post U15/U17 selections???

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I sure hope they don’t crash the women out of World Cup like the men did but if that happens I’ll still support them. I’m not fair weather fan.

I think GDA won’t affect women negatively because the best players aren’t in GDA.

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No the (best clubs) have year after year been elevated to the DA for the better part of the last 12 years. The deep DA talent pool keeps growing and getting stronger year after year. You don't get out much do you? MLS, NWSL and the nation's elite clubs have all spoken and the DA is the premier destination for youth development. Can't change it now, this long running US Soccer train has no end in sight. Sorry you are clueless.

They've spoken alright. And they've clearly said that the GDA is a wasteland. That's why ALL the top clubs in the country have abandoned the GDA.

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I think GDA won’t affect women negatively because the best players aren’t in GDA.

This is true. GDA may have some impact on HS soccer as a few of the GDA girls would likely make their HS JV team eventually but other than that, not much impact.

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They've spoken alright. And they've clearly said that the GDA is a wasteland. That's why ALL the top clubs in the country have abandoned the GDA.

The DA started from scratch for both boys & girls. They have never looked back and with no shortage of applicants wishing to be a possible DA program. Sorry, you didn’t know the facts.

Look no further than your local metro area club’s leadership signing up to be provisional, little DA Clubs, with mini ‘DA’ teams for all younger ages.

If Oregon’s also ran clubs are desperate just to be associated with anything labeled DA, it follows this brand and it’s standing as a big DA is something a local club could only dream of being part of, maybe someday. Until keep trying, harder.

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This is true. GDA may have some impact on HS soccer as a few of the GDA girls would likely make their HS JV team eventually but other than that, not much impact.

Gda is not very good in Oregon and losing steam across the country.

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Stop please. Seriously making a case for anyone or organization being worse then US Soccer or GDA is a fools errand. You dont have the best clubs in America leaving the GDA because it is really good and the best option.

Gda is about $4,000.00 per year in Oregon. Too bad the quality is what it is.

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Gda is not very good in Oregon and losing steam across the country.

You want the Sad truth the Thorns DA is still miles ahead of any of our local club offerings. No argument on that fact.

Our club scene is a train wreck.

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You want the Sad truth the Thorns DA is still miles ahead of any of our local club offerings. No argument on that fact.

Our club scene is a train wreck.

Not really a train wreck. CU competes against all the top clubs in USA pretty well and CU is local. I believe they have a team in Semi finals this week for ECNL championship. ECNL is widely regarded as top shelf league in USA with clubs like Slammers and PDA choosing this route over GDA.

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Gda is about $4,000.00 per year in Oregon. Too bad the quality is what it is.

That's $4K before travel. And with all the clubs pulling out of GDA, there is a TON of travel. Probably $15-20K per year now.

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You want the Sad truth the Thorns DA is still miles ahead of any of our local club offerings. No argument on that fact.

Our club scene is a train wreck.

Thornz GDA isn't even miles ahead of PYSA rec. In fact, they could play in PYSA and no one would notice.

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Gda is not very good in Oregon and losing steam across the country.

But no need to put them down. The kids can still have fun no matter what their choice is.

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Not really a train wreck. CU competes against all the top clubs in USA pretty well and CU is local. I believe they have a team in Semi finals this week for ECNL championship. ECNL is widely regarded as top shelf league in USA with clubs like Slammers and PDA choosing this route over GDA.

CU is not part of the DA so how is possible to compete with top clubs? CU is a local club playing other clubs 'b' teams for the most part due to the other clubs 'a' teams are in the DA.

I believe the current standard of the US Club tourney is more akin to an OYSA 'President's Cup' quality congrats for advancing in this level of a tourney, but sounds like a real waste of money to travel that far for nothing.

US CLub once had a foothold on some top clubs in their leagues, that changed last year, CU & FC P couldn't even tie the bad teams in that old league. After the rapture to the DA now the are in the final 4 now...nice the league has changed.

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Top clubs in the country are in ECNL. Best GDA team Slammers just left for ECNL.

Burlingame might have to come back.

Burlingame can be travel partners with thorns.

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Not really a train wreck. CU competes against all the top clubs in USA pretty well and CU is local. I believe they have a team in Semi finals this week for ECNL championship. ECNL is widely regarded as top shelf league in USA with clubs like Slammers and PDA choosing this route over GDA.

So you mentioned two out of thirty top clubs in the country going back to ecnl, who else?

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CU is not part of the DA so how is possible to compete with top clubs?

Perhaps you should do some research. Your beloved GDA is full of clubs that wouldn't succeed in OYSA div 2. Any half-decent club either never joined GDA or joined and left almost as fast once they found out the reality of how corrupt, mismanaged, and mis-guided the whole thing is.

But, of course, the libtards love things like US Soccer GDA and USYS because they believe in big government telling everyone what to do because libtards can't think for themselves. US Club, on the other hand, doesn't pretend to know all the answers (like the US Soccer honks think they do) and lets the clubs teach the game and let the strong survive. With the Libtard GDA, only the weak survive.