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    #91
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    All top clubs are pulling out of DA. It’s not the product that elite players want. If they don’t start allowing high school sports DA will not last much longer. Elite talent doesn’t have to sacrifice.
    Slammers won DA last year and promoted themselves to ECNL.

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      #92
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Slammers won DA last year and promoted themselves to ECNL.
      They definitely would help recruiting if they allowed girls to play high school.

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        #93
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Slammers won DA last year and promoted themselves to ECNL.
        More fake news. The Slammers team that won the oldest age group of the DA, left the US Club ECNL league the prior year for the DA along with all of the other top clubs in the country. This oldest aged Slammers team did indeed win the DA National Title in 2018 and have promoted themselves to the best colleges, youth us nat teams and some may even go pro after college.

        Since their best team is finished playing youth soccer (DA platform) the club moved the rest of the younger teams out of the high level DA platform of just 2 age groups and joined US club soccer league that allows for 5 different HS aged teams for the coming year, smart moves for the club. Understandable given the economic demands of 5 coaches wanting to get paid in traditional club setup vs just 2 coaches in the DA. Business decision.

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          #94
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          All top clubs are pulling out of DA. It’s not the product that elite players want. If they don’t start allowing high school sports DA will not last much longer. Elite talent doesn’t have to sacrifice.
          Your mind drifts to a place nonsensical reasoning, equating not getting to play HS as some sort of horrific sacrifice that elite players don't want to give up.

          First off Oregon has no elite players so it's meaningless in our state.

          The hotbeds of our nations elite players have never given a second thought to giving up the recreational platform of HS to play DA, they do it to move on to High level college or professional soccer. BTW the top college coaches are ecstatic their recruits are not playing HS.

          No need to sacrifice common sense for your devotion to HS Soccer. Touching sentiment but worthless as it relates to the elite players in the country.

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            #95
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            All top clubs are pulling out of DA. It’s not the product that elite players want. If they don’t start allowing high school sports DA will not last much longer. Elite talent doesn’t have to sacrifice.
            There a great interview with women’s national team players talking about the pride they felt representing their high school winning state championships. You can find it on YouTube.

            DA banning high school is a huge mistake and hurts recruiting.

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              #96
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Slammers won DA last year and promoted themselves to ECNL.
              Hopefully they can convince Burlingame to get back in to make up for it.

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                #97
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                All top clubs are pulling out of DA. It’s not the product that elite players want. If they don’t start allowing high school sports DA will not last much longer. Elite talent doesn’t have to sacrifice.
                Will Timbers keep girls DA? Or didn’t they already ship to Eastside or west side Timbers?

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                  #98
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  All top clubs are pulling out of DA. It’s not the product that elite players want. If they don’t start allowing high school sports DA will not last much longer. Elite talent doesn’t have to sacrifice.
                  The problem with the DA and ECNL argument is they are all so emotional and extreme that the real argument gets diluted.

                  In this case, not ALL of the top clubs are pulling out of ECNL. Yes some of the top clubs like Slammers, Eclipse, PDA, etc... pulled out this year.

                  DA still has Surf, Colorado Real, Solar, etc...

                  It looks like ECNL will have an advantage over DA in terms of number of top quality teams, but it is far from ALL.

                  It was a mistake for US Soccer to start GDA because they did in fact split the talent.

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                    #99
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Your mind drifts to a place nonsensical reasoning, equating not getting to play HS as some sort of horrific sacrifice that elite players don't want to give up.

                    First off Oregon has no elite players so it's meaningless in our state.

                    The hotbeds of our nations elite players have never given a second thought to giving up the recreational platform of HS to play DA, they do it to move on to High level college or professional soccer. BTW the top college coaches are ecstatic their recruits are not playing HS.

                    No need to sacrifice common sense for your devotion to HS Soccer. Touching sentiment but worthless as it relates to the elite players in the country.
                    I don't think you have spoken to too many college coaches.

                    It is true that some don't like HS, but there is also the same amount who don't want there players doing DA either and burning out before they even get to school.

                    Most are indifferent on DA vs. ECNL. With DA you are basically adding 2 more showcases.

                    When you say top college coaches, you should look up North Carolina and Stanford's opinion on HS soccer. It is well publicized. They are pro high school.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      I don't think you have spoken to too many college coaches.

                      It is true that some don't like HS, but there is also the same amount who don't want there players doing DA either and burning out before they even get to school.

                      Most are indifferent on DA vs. ECNL. With DA you are basically adding 2 more showcases.

                      When you say top college coaches, you should look up North Carolina and Stanford's opinion on HS soccer. It is well publicized. They are pro high school.
                      you should look at the boys side where the DA has been churning out top college prospects for over a decade. ask college coaches what they thinl about a boy playing just hs and not playing DA.

                      the girls DA is in its 2nd year and the top colleges gobbled up all of their top talent this fall without any thought they didnt play hs..

                      things have changed, sentiment for hs (the way it was) before DA will tug on the hearts of many, but disappears when you want a program changing player...why do you think so many internationals are recruited to the top destinations? no soccer tied to school..simply great year round club players.

                      if top colleges refused DA players you would have at least a fact to back up your emotion based fantasy.

                      all the best

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Will Timbers keep girls DA? Or didn’t they already ship to Eastside or west side Timbers?
                        Giant banner at Eastside says thorns.

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