GDA vs ECNL

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You already know the answer to this. They applied before they knew about EPNL. Now that EPNL is happening they will likely bail on DA in the next few years. Or sooner.

EPNL was announced in May but the boys DA for 05 pool just turned in applications two days ago. A club in 04 DA did not have to apply for 05 DA. They both chose DA.

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Will those clubs/players currently in the 04/U12 DA have the option to continue on in the DA after this spring or is the current U12 DA coming to an end after this spring (for the Oregon 04 teams) with the 05's taking their place next year? In other words, will those DA teams move their 04's to the OYSA?

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The 04's will tryout for the Timbers academy and be replaced with 05's

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The 04's will tryout for the Timbers academy and be replaced with 05's

Next year US Soccer is switching to the same birth year system the rest went to this year. Next year the DA u12s will be 2006 birth year. The 2005s will be u13 for club and DA.

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Any Oregon team is an OYSA team, including the local club team you are so proud of. OYSA is the state association that governs all US Soccer/USYS clubs. Your team may not be the best OYSA team, but it's still your team.

Lots of teams at our club aren't registered with OYSA. OYSA is only one governing body for soccer in Oregon, and not a very good one at that.

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After your club applied for the GDA and was not selected, it really hurts. Sorry for your pain and frustration at the state of things. Knowing that it hurts you so much is a good thing, it means you really cared and hoped for this type of recognition after the thousands of dollars spent of travel and private coaching.

It's an indisputable fact that NO LOCAL Oregon Club was selected to be part of the GDA in it's first year.

There is always next year! Keep working at it! Don't give up! You can do it!

US Soccer didn't even want to select Thorns Academy as they knew that it's nothing but a dumpster fire but they were forced to accept all applications from NWSL clubs just to prop up the league for another year before it folds.

The new contract that the USWNT players will be getting will drastically cut their pay for playing in the NWSL and the league can't stand on it's own. The ride is almost over for the NWSL.

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Lots of teams at our club aren't registered with OYSA. OYSA is only one governing body for soccer in Oregon, and not a very good one at that.

Correction, all of our teams have been registered with OYSA over the last couple of years. Some individual teams in our clubs have switched to US Club Soccer but it has nothing to do with how good they are. It's about the leagues they play in, nearly all of our FC Portland club teams are currently registered with the OYSAL all of our teams have been registered with the OYSA at some point. Sorry if my post was intentionally misleading.

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Correction, all of our teams have been registered with OYSA over the last couple of years. Some individual teams in our clubs have switched to US Club Soccer but it has nothing to do with how good they are. It's about the leagues they play in, nearly all of our FC Portland club teams are currently registered with the OYSAL all of our teams have been registered with the OYSA at some point. Sorry if my post was intentionally misleading.

Was wondering about:

Boys DA
Girls DA
ECNL
ENPL (if it comes to Oregon)

Do/will these teams also register with OYSA?

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Was wondering about:

Boys DA
Girls DA
ECNL
ENPL (if it comes to Oregon)

Do/will these teams also register with OYSA?

In general the answer is no, but up to individual teams/clubs (some may have reasons to dual register).

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In general the answer is no, but up to individual teams/clubs (some may have reasons to dual register).

DA players aren't eligible to register or play in OYSA. ECNL players can register wherever they want and play for their high schools. DA players can not, although they may be able to on the girls side, since so many clubs are leaving the GDA based on no high school rule.

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I think the rule is that if you are on a girls DA team you can play high school soccer but you cannot be rostered with the da team at the time. So you will have to be taken off the da roster during the high school season. It will be highly discouraged because da has games during the high school season.

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Was wondering about:

Boys DA
Girls DA
ECNL
ENPL (if it comes to Oregon)

Do/will these teams also register with OYSA?

No. These teams and players are not registered with OYSA.

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I think the rule is that if you are on a girls DA team you can play high school soccer but you cannot be rostered with the da team at the time. So you will have to be taken off the da roster during the high school season. It will be highly discouraged because da has games during the high school season.

It won't be "discouraged", it simply won't be allowed. It's not the player's choice to make. The GDA teams can't afford to have all their top players miss 10-12 games during the HS season. They have an obligation to field "competitive" teams for all matches (competitive might not really mean competitive when it comes to the Thorns Academy however).

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It won't be "discouraged", it simply won't be allowed. It's not the player's choice to make. The GDA teams can't afford to have all their top players miss 10-12 games during the HS season. They have an obligation to field "competitive" teams for all matches (competitive might not really mean competitive when it comes to the Thorns Academy however).

Bingo. The allowance will be on paper only.

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Bingo. The allowance will be on paper only.

Read and learn.
"We know from the Boys Development Academy, that over time girls will gravitate toward the Girls Development Academy, whether it’s in one year or three years.” This will be true.

What we are looking at here is a fundamental difference in development perspectives. GDA will allow two months off from GDA to allow for HS play because they understand that girls get more overuse injuries... that can take them completely out of the game. ECNL on the other hand plays the girls out 24/7. They allow HS.. but girls are still practicing with ECNL, doing tournaments all summer, showcases in fall.. etc. ECNL has already been tagged as being the tier 2 league after 2017... GDA will be bringing in the girls who will have shots at D1 but also USWNT and playing abroad. That's not for everyone.. but for those who play at that level.. it's what is needed for USA.