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    Timbers camps are great for daycare and that’s about it.

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      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      So what if they are B "teamers"? You sound like a real stuck up person.

      Kids just want to play and have fun. No reason they need to get cut down by people like you just because they aren't the best.

      As long as the kids don’t get discouraged it’s ok to bring in B team players.

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        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        The girls da is for any girl that is willing to give up high school. Some of the girls on the rosters were B team players elsewhere. Glad they found a place to get guaranteed playing time.
        Is that why they struggle to recruit?

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Yes pro teams typically do have camps for the local kids, kids love the Pro teams in our P-Town. Sellouts and championships bring quite the crowd, you are correct.

          Timbers/Thorns is the 'soccer' Brand of Oregon, I must admit.
          Yep and it is the same group of parents that think signing up there kid for the DA is going to catapult their daughter's soccer career.

          https://www.timbers.com/youth/fall-camps

          You don't pay a lot of money to develop soccer players that you can get elsewhere for free and pay $20K per year.

          Paulson is not stupid and he is not a socialist.

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            So what if they are B "teamers"? You sound like a real stuck up person.

            Kids just want to play and have fun. No reason they need to get cut down by people like you just because they aren't the best.
            I agree. This makes me mad when kids are labeled B team just because they are in the presidents cup or second division. How do you think it feels to get labeled?

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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              As long as the kids don’t get discouraged it’s ok to bring in B team players.
              Two years in and this thread is still making fun of kids just trying to have fun with the thorns. Give me a break.

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Two years in and this thread is still making fun of kids just trying to have fun with the thorns. Give me a break.
                Which is followed up by some thorns crazy who says it is elite when it’s actually far from it.

                What goes around comes around.

                They are getting almost as bad as the lying Ecnl coach

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                  Other states have figured out they need to allow the kids to play high school or they get really thin talent.

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Other states have figured out they need to allow the kids to play high school or they get really thin talent.
                    Which state is that?

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Other states have figured out they need to allow the kids to play high school or they get really thin talent.
                      Smart move. I’ve seen some gda teams that looked, well, not so strong. Maybe that will help?

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Other states have figured out they need to allow the kids to play high school or they get really thin talent.
                        Oregon has really thin talent at clubs and HS to start with and it becomes even thinner with an MLS & NWSL DA nabbing the best few.

                        It is what is.

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Oregon has really thin talent at clubs and HS to start with and it becomes even thinner with an MLS & NWSL DA nabbing the best few.

                          It is what is.
                          It is a problem on the boy’s side, but not an issue on the girl’s side. Most of the girls choosing DA are lower tier players who would not be HS impact players at the 6a level

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                            So if the the ECNL players are the best players why do posters say high school soccer is boot ball or rec, and if GDA players don’t make a difference and wouldn’t be impactful players in 6A why does it matter they don’t get to play high school soccer.

                            I think the deal is this. The GDA cost roughly halve of the ECNL, and US soccer is making this the nations top league. So put your talent where you should and stop spending your child’s college fund and choose the subsidized option. Or are you afraid?

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              It is a problem on the boy’s side, but not an issue on the girl’s side. Most of the girls choosing DA are lower tier players who would not be HS impact players at the 6a level
                              Actually the Boys are less impacted these days as the Timbers bring in or import talent and don't use many Oregonians of HS age.

                              With 0 goals against this year vs Oregon HS teams and the best DA player in Oregon wears a Jesuit shirt. This fact proves how valuable having just one DA player vs the rec level HS kids can be.

                              Results don't lie, Oregon is paper thin especially Girls HS talent.

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                So if the the ECNL players are the best players why do posters say high school soccer is boot ball or rec, and if GDA players don’t make a difference and wouldn’t be impactful players in 6A why does it matter they don’t get to play high school soccer.

                                I think the deal is this. The GDA cost roughly halve of the ECNL, and US soccer is making this the nations top league. So put your talent where you should and stop spending your child’s college fund and choose the subsidized option. Or are you afraid?
                                If you want cheap than you should go with rec soccer.

                                You are not really getting it.

                                US Soccer is not subsidizing the DA league it is up to the individual clubs. The real cost of DA is 2x the cost of ECNL because the season is twice as long with more travel. The Thorns happen to subsidize the cost here because no one would do it if it was not half the cost. Even with the subsidy the turn out is not great. If you want to know what the real cost is then you should look to the Reign. If ECNL goes away, I guarantee you the Thorns Academy subsidies would be less. The good thing with the Thorns is that they are subsidizing with your money anyways thru league and State Cup fees.

                                Girl’s DA won’t last. April Heinrich is already leaving. Crossfire Premier, So Cal Blues, and Colorado Real are planning on leaving next year along with some additional clubs. Most of the players from Colorado Rush left to go to Colorado Rapids - Storm ECNL.

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