Girls DA for 3rd & 4th Tier Players?

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I suspect the talent pool will be split between GDA and ECNL in the older ages. But for 2003s and incoming 2004s and beyond top elite players will tryout for GDA first and ECNL second.

Heh. They will have tryouts at the same time and date for DA and ECNL.
Choose and perish! muhahahaha!

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Super expensive. They fund boys but girls will pay top dollar. Very expensive.

Too restrictive. No high school sports. No other sports.

Four required practices a week. No fun summer tournaments. No guesting with other teams.

Huge time commitment balanced with taking college prep, AP, and IB courses that require heavy homework.

On the boys side I understand. But on the girls side the target is mostly college not pro soccer.

I don't see many top, balanced girls taking bait on this.

How is not discrimination for the Timbers to pay for the boys but make the girls pay $12,000 per year?

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How is not discrimination for the Timbers to pay for the boys but make the girls pay $12,000 per year?

Unfortunately it happens all the time. Life isn't fair.

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How is not discrimination for the Timbers to pay for the boys but make the girls pay $12,000 per year?

Nothing wrong with this.

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Super expensive. They fund boys but girls will pay top dollar. Very expensive.

Too restrictive. No high school sports. No other sports.

Four required practices a week. No fun summer tournaments. No guesting with other teams.

Huge time commitment balanced with taking college prep, AP, and IB courses that require heavy homework.

On the boys side I understand. But on the girls side the target is mostly college not pro soccer.

I don't see many top, balanced girls taking bait on this.

Nope. This will be a third tier option for rich parents who want to brag.

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The OYSA winter (HS) league sucks to no end currently. If Thorns GDA is 3rd or 4th Tier what's that make the league that 90% of Oregon girls play in?

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The OYSA winter (HS) league sucks to no end currently. If Thorns GDA is 3rd or 4th Tier what's that make the league that 90% of Oregon girls play in?

Clearly 2nd tier as Thorns can't even win OYSA.

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Clearly 2nd tier as Thorns can't even win OYSA.

It's not supposed to be high end. Just wins against low level teams. They will not play any good teams this year.

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It's not supposed to be high end. Just wins against low level teams. They will not play any good teams this year.

Balloon Fest playing in age next year.

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Balloon Fest playing in age next year.

Really?

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Balloon Fest playing in age next year.

Just because Thorns Academy needs some games at their level.

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Just because Thorns Academy needs some games at their level.

Are they really playing in OYSA?

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Are they really playing in OYSA?

Winning feels good.

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ECNL will immediately become 3rd / 4th tier players. Then it will fold based on high price for trash. This will happen next fall for certain.

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Are they really playing in OYSA?

OYSA. That's pretty bad.