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    #91
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Elite girls don't have to give up anything. For many, there will be great memories of high school. Why give that up?
    Good to know.

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      #92
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Best post of the year compete for a National Title.

      What the 'National' Rental car title!! It's all yours along with the 'American' Airlines Mileage title. Play rec soccer for 18K a year.

      You're secret is safe, we all made a choice not to tell...
      If ECNL is rec then what is Thornz Asylum? Little Kickers?

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        #93
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        If ECNL is rec then what is Thornz Asylum? Little Kickers?

        Your question is better suited for US Soccer or the NWSL Thorns.


        But it worth noting, US Club has so many events for $$$$$ that everyone is a winner :)
        Basically it's like a modern video game, where you get to create your own world (reality).

        Yes, it costs quite it bit more for this fantasy the payoff you avoid all the trappings of actual competition.

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          #94
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Your question is better suited for US Soccer or the NWSL Thorns.


          But it worth noting, US Club has so many events for $$$$$ that everyone is a winner :)
          Basically it's like a modern video game, where you get to create your own world (reality).

          Yes, it costs quite it bit more for this fantasy the payoff you avoid all the trappings of actual competition.
          Earthquakes GDA cost nearly $10,000 all-in (by all appearances a good program, but absence of many good ECNL clubs in Norcal GDA has been a disaster in managing costs) . . . tells you what Peregrine would charge if they could get away with it.

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            #95
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Earthquakes GDA cost nearly $10,000 all-in (by all appearances a good program, but absence of many good ECNL clubs in Norcal GDA has been a disaster in managing costs) . . . tells you what Peregrine would charge if they could get away with it.
            It also shows the true cost of the program and how much money Peregrine is willing to invest in local youth. We are very fortunate to have a for profit club that is so generous.

            What is your non-profit club doing to make soccer accessible to all the youth in its area. Building fields, finding ways to lower costs etc ?

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              #96
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              It also shows the true cost of the program and how much money Peregrine is willing to invest in local youth. We are very fortunate to have a for profit club that is so generous.

              What is your non-profit club doing to make soccer accessible to all the youth in its area. Building fields, finding ways to lower costs etc ?
              Peregrine is funding GDA on the backs of OYSA families - all the smoke and mirrors doesn't change that fact. Particularly galling is that we all get to fund Mike Smith and Eric's salary, when the actively work against Oregon clubs with a semblance of independence.

              Our club gave over $100,000 in scholarships last year, without asking other clubs to fund our programs; thanks for asking.

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                #97
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Peregrine is funding GDA on the backs of OYSA families - all the smoke and mirrors doesn't change that fact. Particularly galling is that we all get to fund Mike Smith and Eric's salary, when the actively work against Oregon clubs with a semblance of independence.

                Our club gave over $100,000 in scholarships last year, without asking other clubs to fund our programs; thanks for asking.
                Mommy,

                Some club I do business with does business with someone else, who does business with someone else, who spends money on things I don't li-ike!!!!! Make them STOP!!!!!!!

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                  #98
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Mommy,

                  Some club I do business with does business with someone else, who does business with someone else, who spends money on things I don't li-ike!!!!! Make them STOP!!!!!!!
                  Kind of a childish response. Non-profits are dedicated to furthering social causes. I was simply asking what is your club doing to further youth participation in soccer.

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                    #99
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Kind of a childish response. Non-profits are dedicated to furthering social causes. I was simply asking what is your club doing to further youth participation in soccer.
                    We pay our DoC six figures to further soccer participation!!!

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Kind of a childish response. Non-profits are dedicated to furthering social causes. I was simply asking what is your club doing to further youth participation in soccer.
                      No, the childish part is the petulant complaints that "Timbers are competing against us with our own money". It's not your money, it's their money, shipdit.

                      As for my kids' club, it is probably one of the leaders (particularly among the blue-chip clubs) in recruiting and providing (subsidized) opportunities to lower-income kids. (And not just on the A team, either). It assists rural communities all around the state in running their own local soccer programs, even though many of these places are statistically unlikely to ever produce pro-level talent. And we don't pay our DoC a six-figure salary, despite his outsized pedigree and involvement in youth soccer and in the game of futsal.

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        We pay our DoC six figures to further soccer participation!!!
                        For that kind of money, he's more than happy to participate!

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          We pay our DoC six figures to further soccer participation!!!
                          We fund Mike and Erik 250k salaries too - that is awesome! Would like to thank them for all they do for Oregon clubs.

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            We fund Mike and Erik 250k salaries too - that is awesome! Would like to thank them for all they do for Oregon clubs.
                            I don’t think the league fees and state cup fees would change much if the Timbers didn’t run the that portion. OYSA player fees seem to be pretty minor and based mostly on insurance.

                            I don’t know how much those people make seems like a smaller organization than when OYSA ran the league.

                            You can start a league and make things better if you want. The OPL did that. Seemed to work OK. OYSA shows other leagues on their web site.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              I don’t think the league fees and state cup fees would change much if the Timbers didn’t run the that portion. OYSA player fees seem to be pretty minor and based mostly on insurance.

                              I don’t know how much those people make seems like a smaller organization than when OYSA ran the league.

                              You can start a league and make things better if you want. The OPL did that. Seemed to work OK. OYSA shows other leagues on their web site.
                              Please don't encourage another league getting started. There are some real problems with the way OYSA/Timbers are set-up, but we are at least "kind of" (DA and ECNL excluded) unified at the moment.

                              Don't know Erik, but Mike seems like a nice enough guy . . . .both get club ire when they use OYSA programs (league, cups, ODP) to pimp Thorns Academy.

                              Would be better if OYSA fixed this silly setup with the Timbers. If Mike and Erik are going to support leagues cups, ODP, then they shouldn't be involved in Thorns Academy. If they are responsible for marketing Thorns Academy, then they shouldn't be involved in OYSA stuff. OYSA keep some control over costs.

                              Simple.

                              Think some of the complaints about Thorns Academy would go away . . . whether GDA is viable long-term is a different subject.

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                We fund Mike and Erik 250k salaries too - that is awesome! Would like to thank them for all they do for Oregon clubs.
                                The ECNL honks should be pleased. Every dollar that goes to pay for Mike and Erik doesn't go to pay for Thorns.

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