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How did thornz acad end up such a mess?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhen you market your league (GDA) as the path to the pros, and disparage kids who want to go to college and play soccer as somehow less committed or talented, and you have no meaningful history except for sandbagging, and you go to a COLLEGE showcase tournament, why would you possibly expect to get a good draw? Thorns parents have made it clear college isn't their goal. So save the good draws (which lead to good games and higher college coach attendance) for the players who actually want to play in college.
Hopefully college soccer offers something back to the girls who play, but NWSL offers very little back to the players, and makes the Thorns approach all the less attractive.
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Pablo Alto in their last 18 games they've won 2.
Sherman Oaks in last 19 games they've won 9.
San Ramon in last 16 games they've won 5.
Aresenal C team in last 16 games they've won 6.
Grants Pass would beat all those teams 4-0. Thorns families are spending $800 each to go run up 12-0 wins against C teams? Why?
So what? It will be an educational trip no matter what the seeding. A good coach can work with whatever hand dealt.
Then Grants Pass should step up to the plate and do it. Until then the Thorns will handle it.
Nobody's complaining. Nice weekend scoring 50 goals and running up got soccer points plus see the sights in Vegas.
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Pablo Alto in their last 18 games they've won 2.
Sherman Oaks in last 19 games they've won 9.
San Ramon in last 16 games they've won 5.
Aresenal C team in last 16 games they've won 6.
Grants Pass would beat all those teams 4-0. Thorns families are spending $800 each to go run up 12-0 wins against C teams? Why?
So what? It will be an educational trip no matter what the seeding. A good coach can work with whatever hand dealt.
Then Grants Pass should step up to the plate and do it. Until then the Thorns will handle it.
Was Grants Pass even at this event?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOriginally Posted by Unregistered View Post
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Pablo Alto in their last 18 games they've won 2.
Sherman Oaks in last 19 games they've won 9.
San Ramon in last 16 games they've won 5.
Aresenal C team in last 16 games they've won 6.
Grants Pass would beat all those teams 4-0. Thorns families are spending $800 each to go run up 12-0 wins against C teams? Why?
So what? It will be an educational trip no matter what the seeding. A good coach can work with whatever hand dealt.
Then Grants Pass should step up to the plate and do it. Until then the Thorns will handle it.
Look, you don't understand the brilliance of the move. You get the girls into a position to dominate by putting them against C teams from low divisions. That is utter brilliance. They run up three goal wins and ties and they look like giants.
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Did Thorns Academy 01s really go all the way to Vegas to play B and C teams? And not win their bracket? How embarrassing.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSeeding at showcases is not something you can control.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSeeding at showcases is not something you can control.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNot true entirely. I know I have at least two teams that were placed in lowerr brackets that made calls to the tournament director and got bumped up to higher brackets. You can get it if you really want it.
I'm no thorns fan and there are plenty of things to criticize them for - playing in OYSA with their superstar team, doing Beaverton as their summer showcase tournament, lying and saying TA clubs unanimously support players going to thorns - all lies and garbage. But criticizing them about their placement in Vegas is really stupid.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostStop lying. This tournament had 700 plus teams on the girls side alone. Brackets weren't released until all of the scheduling was done. There is NO WAY they were moving games around because some pi**ant Oregon team felt like they should move up.
I'm no thorns fan and there are plenty of things to criticize them for - playing in OYSA with their superstar team, doing Beaverton as their summer showcase tournament, lying and saying TA clubs unanimously support players going to thorns - all lies and garbage. But criticizing them about their placement in Vegas is really stupid.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOriginally Posted by Unregistered View Post
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Pablo Alto in their last 18 games they've won 2.
Sherman Oaks in last 19 games they've won 9.
San Ramon in last 16 games they've won 5.
Aresenal C team in last 16 games they've won 6.
Grants Pass would beat all those teams 4-0. Thorns families are spending $800 each to go run up 12-0 wins against C teams? Why?
So what? It will be an educational trip no matter what the seeding. A good coach can work with whatever hand dealt.
Then Grants Pass should step up to the plate and do it. Until then the Thorns will handle it.
These are fun trips. Vegas would be especially fun. If you can afford these trip for the kids at this age, why not? Who cares if they are in a low bracket. In fact I argue that is a lot more fun.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostStop lying. This tournament had 700 plus teams on the girls side alone. Brackets weren't released until all of the scheduling was done. There is NO WAY they were moving games around because some pi**ant Oregon team felt like they should move up.
I'm no thorns fan and there are plenty of things to criticize them for - playing in OYSA with their superstar team, doing Beaverton as their summer showcase tournament, lying and saying TA clubs unanimously support players going to thorns - all lies and garbage. But criticizing them about their placement in Vegas is really stupid.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThese are fun trips. Vegas would be especially fun. If you can afford these trip for the kids at this age, why not? Who cares if they are in a low bracket. In fact I argue that is a lot more fun.
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