U 12 Girls First Division

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Just curious where you got information on divisions being changed at end of fall. I am from different age bracket and we were told they would not be moving any teams from premier up or down. I think they should be. I am hoping you are correct.

Go to OPL website. Click on Scores/Schedule. Click on Team Handbook. Go to section #12.

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Why would RVSC move up instead of WSM ?

WSM has the same number of points with one game less.

Just my 2 cents, but...

WSM is right where they belong at Div 1. The team has a good record, but they are not overly dominating many of the squads. These same WSM girls were greatly overmatched last Fall/Spring OPL and finished both seasons with horrible records. WSM played in the top division in tournaments this summer and lost almost every game. This is not a premiere level team (yet - they may be), and Div 1 is a good place for the team to experience success and develop as individual players...

Besides, girls hit puberty during the U12-U14 groups, and you can obviously see a high degree of variability in this right now at U12...

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BSC will have an easy time. Heard Pacefic's coach is out of town and 2 starters are injured.

That and and BSC is a better team. :)

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Evenly Matched

I still don't think you can really say that any of the top 5 teams are THAT much better than each other. During all of the cross-matches, they have been very close scores and could have easily gone either way from my understanding.

If you look at Premiere, there are 3 teams that have only 2 or less wins. Any of those could be candidates to move down--I think Oregon Rush gets the worst of the deal however with their crappy travel schedule. (and yes I do know it's by choice to play in the OPL but they really have had it tough with 3 games some weekends!).

In the first division, it's going to come down to the wire. I think BSC with 2 games left is probably guaranteed one win, WSM with 2 games left is guaranteed one win, RVSC is guaranteed one win and then has a tough game vs Pacific, Pacific still has 4 games left and if they can pull them all off they'll be right at the top and FC with 3 games left is playing the bottom of the divison so they could pull off all three and put themselves into contention as well.

So who would move up to Premiere?? Not sure that anyone necessarily qualifies for that, but we could potentially have some fun with it. It is just Spring season after all...

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I still don't think you can really say that any of the top 5 teams are THAT much better than each other. During all of the cross-matches, they have been very close scores and could have easily gone either way from my understanding.

If you look at Premiere, there are 3 teams that have only 2 or less wins. Any of those could be candidates to move down--I think Oregon Rush gets the worst of the deal however with their crappy travel schedule. (and yes I do know it's by choice to play in the OPL but they really have had it tough with 3 games some weekends!).

In the first division, it's going to come down to the wire. I think BSC with 2 games left is probably guaranteed one win, WSM with 2 games left is guaranteed one win, RVSC is guaranteed one win and then has a tough game vs Pacific, Pacific still has 4 games left and if they can pull them all off they'll be right at the top and FC with 3 games left is playing the bottom of the divison so they could pull off all three and put themselves into contention as well.

So who would move up to Premiere?? Not sure that anyone necessarily qualifies for that, but we could potentially have some fun with it. It is just Spring season after all...

Good post. Should be an exciting finish.

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fall vs. spring

Could anyone enlighten me on how spring season differs from fall season in terms of importance, divisions, etc.? For instance, if a team is in the bottom four of U11 premiere will they start the spring season in division 1? thx

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Could anyone enlighten me on how spring season differs from fall season in terms of importance, divisions, etc.? For instance, if a team is in the bottom four of U11 premiere will they start the spring season in division 1? thx

It's up to the league and the coaches. There is no guarantee that anyone has to do anything. The bylaws give the opportunity to a team to move up or down based on their performance but there has to be room for them and it's not mandatory. Since Spring is more of a "fun" season (and by that I mean not playing for NWCL spots) teams in the top of 1st often give premiere a try to see where they stand and vice versa--bottom teams often move down just to get some wins under their belts and maybe build some confidence back up again. Also it's probably where they should be in the first place.

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Why does it take so long to post scores. As a manager of another age, i know that the phone call is less than 15 seconds and can/should be done when walking from the field! It takes less time to call the score in than to watch your DD's do their victory/Loss run!

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Does anybody have the results from the game BSC Balck vs Calckamas United?

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Posting scores

Sure wish the scores could be posted a little sooner than 4 days after the game. The top 3 teams are neck and neck, and one score could make a difference. At this point its too close to call...

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Does it really matter when the scores are posted? Your not in premier, so even if you finish in the top 4 you're not booking hotel rooms for the NWCL next fall.

Fall IS soccer season at all levels (youth, HS and college) for most states, with only a few exceptions...thus fall is viewed as the primary soccer season. The spring season is viewed as a "second season" because it is not a typical spring sport, that is, as the kids mature and move into HS they will play softball/baseball and run track, among other things - but not compete in soccer (unless its club).

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Does it really matter when the scores are posted? Your not in premier, so even if you finish in the top 4 you're not booking hotel rooms for the NWCL next fall.

Fall IS soccer season at all levels (youth, HS and college) for most states, with only a few exceptions...thus fall is viewed as the primary soccer season. The spring season is viewed as a "second season" because it is not a typical spring sport, that is, as the kids mature and move into HS they will play softball/baseball and run track, among other things - but not compete in soccer (unless its club).

Yes, it matters. Any of the girls would like to know what they achieved this fall season, even if they are not premier and will not be next season. They are 11 and 12 years old and have played their best. Keeping them guessing is is hard on them. Hotel rooms really have nothing to do with it.

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Yes, it matters. Any of the girls would like to know what they achieved this fall season, even if they are not premier and will not be next season. They are 11 and 12 years old and have played their best. Keeping them guessing is is hard on them. Hotel rooms really have nothing to do with it.

Amen. These girls aren't Premier (YET) but there are some really competitive teams in this division, and players, coaches and parents deserve to have updated scores in a timely manner. As for hotel reservations.....well, thats a subject for another post entirely. :)

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Oregon Rush is 3 1/2 hours from Portland, RVSC is 4 1/2 hours away...both teams play up to 3 games a weekend which is crappy, I agree...but their choice. Notice that RVSC usually has 2 excellent games and then falls short their 3rd game. Travel? More effective subbing needed? Their "key" players sure get tired by the end of the weekend games!

I still don't think you can really say that any of the top 5 teams are THAT much better than each other. During all of the cross-matches, they have been very close scores and could have easily gone either way from my understanding.

If you look at Premiere, there are 3 teams that have only 2 or less wins. Any of those could be candidates to move down--I think Oregon Rush gets the worst of the deal however with their crappy travel schedule. (and yes I do know it's by choice to play in the OPL but they really have had it tough with 3 games some weekends!).

In the first division, it's going to come down to the wire. I think BSC with 2 games left is probably guaranteed one win, WSM with 2 games left is guaranteed one win, RVSC is guaranteed one win and then has a tough game vs Pacific, Pacific still has 4 games left and if they can pull them all off they'll be right at the top and FC with 3 games left is playing the bottom of the divison so they could pull off all three and put themselves into contention as well.

So who would move up to Premiere?? Not sure that anyone necessarily qualifies for that, but we could potentially have some fun with it. It is just Spring season after all...

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Yes, it matters. Any of the girls would like to know what they achieved this fall season, even if they are not premier and will not be next season. They are 11 and 12 years old and have played their best. Keeping them guessing is is hard on them. Hotel rooms really have nothing to do with it.

I would agree with this if the season was over and you were awaiting results but there's still games left and nothing to stress about. A lot can change in one weekend so not knowing the results right away is not harming anyone, especially 11 and 12 year old girls. I doubt they are the the ones sitting by the computer hitting refresh anyway..........