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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI think you are exaggerating. There are about 4-5 clubs in WA (SU, Crossfire Premier, PacNW, WPFC, and sometimes Eastside FC) that have a history of fielding teams better than most Oregon teams, but the gap wasn't such that top Oregon teams are routinely crushed.
Of course, with the top WA clubs in BECNL, Oregon teams should do well this weekend in NWNL.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCU and FC beat most of those Seattle ECNL teams last year both times they played.
In summer 2018, FC did win the silver bracket at Crossfire Challenge. They didn't go this year. ADF and OPFC both did, and got whacked by the top Seattle clubs.
WPFC and SU will have teams at NWNL, but I suspect these are B teams. No reason for BECNL clubs to do NWNL--technically nothing prevents them, but in order to advance to USYS regionals, teams have to at least play in State Cup (even if they win NWNL and get the automatic bid, they still have to show up in the USYSA state tournament to play in the regional tournament).
Given that the WA BECNL is mainly the same eight teams playing each other, not sure what the advantage is for these teams vs RCL, other than perhaps raising a middle finger at some unpopular soccer bureaucrat. As I don't know WA soccer politics well, I won't comment further.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSince they stick their 'B' teams in US Club, no surprise or achievement is noted. Seattle' best girls have been in the DA the last 3 years.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWell.. Crossfire Premier dumped the DA and Seattle Reign has no feeders so their DA is like the Thorns who fill rosters with leftovers.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSorry Oregon club girls have always been considered leftovers compared to Wa. Our state can't measure up sadly. We are the dump site.
Unfortunately for you, loser, Oregon has some good teams these days. We finally have a club consolidating most of the talent and competing successfully outside Oregon.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSorry Oregon club girls have always been considered leftovers compared to Wa. Our state can't measure up sadly. We are the dump site.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI was talking boys, not girls (there is no "CU" boys team; and FC did poorly in girls ECNL last year at most age groups).
In summer 2018, FC did win the silver bracket at Crossfire Challenge. They didn't go this year. ADF and OPFC both did, and got whacked by the top Seattle clubs.
WPFC and SU will have teams at NWNL, but I suspect these are B teams. No reason for BECNL clubs to do NWNL--technically nothing prevents them, but in order to advance to USYS regionals, teams have to at least play in State Cup (even if they win NWNL and get the automatic bid, they still have to show up in the USYSA state tournament to play in the regional tournament).
Given that the WA BECNL is mainly the same eight teams playing each other, not sure what the advantage is for these teams vs RCL, other than perhaps raising a middle finger at some unpopular soccer bureaucrat. As I don't know WA soccer politics well, I won't comment further.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBECNL is just another avenue to get to college. There are many. I wish my sons team was in the Washington BECNL. It’s a very strong league and considered one of the toughest in the country. If you look at the Las showcase you’ll see the Washington teams all finished in the top 10 out of 50 teams. This includes quality teams from So. Cal that would slap our Oregon teams.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAwww.... you’re one of those “if I’m bad so is everyone else” kind of person.
Unfortunately for you, loser, Oregon has some good teams these days. We finally have a club consolidating most of the talent and competing successfully outside Oregon.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere is no one club consolidating “all of the talent” unless you are referring to DA programs. Successfully competing outside of Oregon in what league? Travel teams are ultimately expensive and meaningless unless you are the coach getting free trips to Europe off the sucker parents.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostShowcase was very good this past weekend. Great job to whoever set it up
I know there are referee shortages but this was the only tournament in Oregon/Washington this weekend as far as I know, so they should have been able to get an appropriate number of officials.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere is no one club consolidating “all of the talent” unless you are referring to DA programs. Successfully competing outside of Oregon in what league? Travel teams are ultimately expensive and meaningless unless you are the coach getting free trips to Europe off the sucker parents.
And while CU has built a good program, the notion that "all the talent" has been consolidated there is a ridiculous claim. That would imply, essentially, that the player at the end of CU's bench is still better than the star everywhere else, and that stars players at e.g. WashT or FC or Bridges or Eastside or TS (or even Thorns) all dream about some day being good enough to warm the bench at CU.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostGames were good, competition level was appropriate, lots of college coaches at every venue. My only complaint was officiating. We had two games with only two officials which is unacceptable at this level. They tried to do a good job but missed calls for both teams including fouls, offside, handballs and even throw ins. That stuff happens in every game and I am not a parent who freaks out and criticizes referees, but not having the appropriate number of officials makes it harder on the refs who are there and degrades the quality of the game.
I know there are referee shortages but this was the only tournament in Oregon/Washington this weekend as far as I know, so they should have been able to get an appropriate number of officials.
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