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so you were there. I take it with your C team daughter. Gotcha.

did your C team daughter make the team?

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C team kids and other club rejects; sure

So they fit right in

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how did the supplemental tryouts for oakwood girls DA teams go last night. was it packed with HS girls looking to improve their game.

you must feel really manly being so emotionally charged about girls kid soccer. keep up the passion. Im sure you are making a difference 1 parent at a time.

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you must feel really manly being so emotionally charged about girls kid soccer. keep up the passion. Im sure you are making a difference 1 parent at a time.

Let’s be honest, no quality players are making the jump this late in the game. Not to that place anyway.

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Let’s be honest, no quality players are making the jump this late in the game. Not to that place anyway.

again, you must feel really manly being so emotionally charged about girls kid soccer.

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again, you must feel really manly being so emotionally charged about girls kid soccer.

There are no emotions needed when facts are involved

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There are no emotions needed when facts are involved

if thats what you want to convince yourself. whatever makes you sleep hours a night. Most people bring their kids to their respective clubs, go home, and sleep. Not you. You need to put down other KIDS clubs. theyre kids. let them be.

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if thats what you want to convince yourself. whatever makes you sleep hours a night. Most people bring their kids to their respective clubs, go home, and sleep. Not you. You need to put down other KIDS clubs. theyre kids. let them be.

It would appear that you are the one filled with emotion. I wonder why?

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It would appear that you are the one filled with emotion. I wonder why?

not OP but youre a dooshbag

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not OP but youre a dooshbag

Great counter

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There are no emotions needed when facts are involved

Have to agree. 03s are mostly juniors. Most, but certainly not all, are in the recruiting pipelines and have been for awhile. Join OW at this stage, pay a ton of money in the hope that maybe you catch a coach's eye at a showcase? Playing at OW for a short time won't improve your game that dramatically at this point. You either have something a coach wants or you don't. It would be cheaper and more time efficient to attend a slew of ID events.

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Supplemental tryouts? How bad has it gotten at OW?

Were these for the Academy teams or the other, non-academy ones?

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Supplemental tryouts? How bad has it gotten at OW?

Were these for the Academy teams or the other, non-academy ones?

Their GDA rosters are "thin". The u17s have ten players on the official roster right now. Unless they gave out a lot of "waivers" for HS players they're need more bodies or they're going to have to shuffle players around all year. http://oakw.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams...?team=11972628

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Have to agree. 03s are mostly juniors. Most, but certainly not all, are in the recruiting pipelines and have been for awhile. Join OW at this stage, pay a ton of money in the hope that maybe you catch a coach's eye at a showcase? Playing at OW for a short time won't improve your game that dramatically at this point. You either have something a coach wants or you don't. It would be cheaper and more time efficient to attend a slew of ID events.

This guy gets it!

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Have to agree. 03s are mostly juniors. Most, but certainly not all, are in the recruiting pipelines and have been for awhile. Join OW at this stage, pay a ton of money in the hope that maybe you catch a coach's eye at a showcase? Playing at OW for a short time won't improve your game that dramatically at this point. You either have something a coach wants or you don't. It would be cheaper and more time efficient to attend a slew of ID events.

Disagree. Recruiting timelines slowed down a bit when the NCAA tweaked the recruiting rules last year.

There's a window of opportunity as the winter showcases and spring events to get recruited. Mid Major programs are not entirely wrapped up with their 2003s and honestly that's where most solid CT kids end up fitting. D2 and D3 are even more open. It's worth the roll of the dice for the events alone.

Your comment on the ID events is misguided. The Majority of players at an ID clinic don't belong. A small faction are invited and the coaches all have eyes on them. For anyone else that stands out, the next logical step is to have that coach see you compete in a club game against other college bound players. If you don't play for a team that has access to the big events then you are SOL.

My concern at OW would be their reputation for NOT playing everyone at a showcase. Oakwood likes to win showcases. Going and not playing is far worse than never going at all.