There are going to be alot of p!ssed off parents here soon!

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Reading is fundimental

News flash. Love field has been Southwest's main field for many years. And SW doesn't use a hub and spoke system like everyone else.

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2...-january.html/

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http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2...-january.html/

Where does it say prices to Dallas are plummeting? Or is this yet another lie from the ECNL crowd?

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Uh excuse me did you ever hear of a coach recruiting an entire team? I know that you like to say that great players don't get fairly evaluated on weak teams but that is not the case. A players talent gets them noticed otherwise how did any Oregon player ever get a scholarship playing on all these "weak" teams?

Bottom line is coaches recruit PLAYERS and the good ones can see just by how the players move and think on the field if they have what fits THEIR system and needs.

But telling you that is like talking to a brick wall.

Which is why we've been recruited by various ECNL teams. But I'm sure you will hurl some insults rather than accept the truth. Don't worry, if she decides to come over she won't take tour dd's spot. Or maybe she will.

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Nobody that is doing ECNL is prioritizing winning. The goal is exposure. If we win great. If we lose nobody will be surprised or upset.

You can't expect to be successful right out of the gate.

You don't have to win in ECNL to get quality looks from top college coaches.

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You don't have to win in ECNL to get quality looks from top college coaches.

Quality looks, perhaps. Quality offers, it sure helps. Go to the Idaho ECNL teams and look to see how many of their players have offers. And sadly, they are a year ahead of the Oregon teams in this ECNL thingy.

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Quality looks, perhaps. Quality offers, it sure helps. Go to the Idaho ECNL teams and look to see how many of their players have offers. And sadly, they are a year ahead of the Oregon teams in this ECNL thingy.

Yep. And soon Oregon ECNL will be a year ahead of the TA. And then 2 years. And then 3 years. It's just a matter of time until there are no TA girls teams.

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Yep. And soon Oregon ECNL will be a year ahead of the TA. And then 2 years. And then 3 years. It's just a matter of time until there are no TA girls teams.

You are high

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Where does it say prices to Dallas are plummeting? Or is this yet another lie from the ECNL crowd?

Your responses are why I call you a prevaricator. You constantly attribute comments to the other side that have never been made and you never honestly address any of the facts or logic included in the responses.

In this instance no one said prices would "plummet". What was said is that it's cheap to get to and from Dallas now and the increased volume of plane traffic is going to increase which blows up the "250 new tickets are going to drive up prices" argument.

Intellectual honesty seems to be beyond you. Hate however oozes from every key stroke.

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You are high

Just watch. It's happening already. Girls numbers are declining rapidly at TA clubs. Most TA clubs can't even field "A" teams at the HS ages. And the Thorns Academy isn't designed to help this situation...

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Just watch. It's happening already. Girls numbers are declining rapidly at TA clubs. Most TA clubs can't even field "A" teams at the HS ages. And the Thorns Academy isn't designed to help this situation...

In reality an expanded Thorns Academy will be the death knell for the TA HS age teams as it will take the remaining quality players that have not gone to the ECNL clubs.

Thanks Gavin!

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In reality an expanded Thorns Academy will be the death knell for the TA HS age teams as it will take the remaining quality players that have not gone to the ECNL clubs.

Thanks Gavin!

Cost of ECNL will continue to be a barrier that will keep many good players out and opting for either Academy or their club teams. ECNL will never be the "saving grace" that you people think it will be. Is it a path? Certainly and more power to you however there is a large majority of players that will never sacum to that whether is be cost or commitment that keeps them out.

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Cost of ECNL will continue to be a barrier that will keep many good players out and opting for either Academy or their club teams. ECNL will never be the "saving grace" that you people think it will be. Is it a path? Certainly and more power to you however there is a large majority of players that will never sacum to that whether is be cost or commitment that keeps them out.

Stop telling us that ECNL isn't the greatest thing ever. It's is. They told us so. It guarantees us scholarships. It guarantees that 100 coaches will be at every game. We won't need to write to schools and show interest, the schools will show interest in us. We will all get emails from schools far and wide, even if we haven't emailed them. Our coaches will get so many emails it will be hard for them to forward them all to us. ECNL will be the great savior to Oregon soccer. You're just a hater. Quit ruining our fun.

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Cost of ECNL will continue to be a barrier that will keep many good players out and opting for either Academy or their club teams. ECNL will never be the "saving grace" that you people think it will be. Is it a path? Certainly and more power to you however there is a large majority of players that will never sacum to that whether is be cost or commitment that keeps them out.

Daughter is doing ECNL. My thoughts for her playing in this league:
1) never agreed to play because I thought it would secure a full ride (most do not)
2) competition is way better than OPL, OYSA, and FWRL (no argument)
3) definitely more college coaches watching at a national level (again, acutely aware it does not and will not bring scholarship)
4) ECNL travel is expensive, but not anymore expensive than what our schedule has been in precious years

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Daughter is doing ECNL. My thoughts for her playing in this league:
1) never agreed to play because I thought it would secure a full ride (most do not)
2) competition is way better than OPL, OYSA, and FWRL (no argument)
3) definitely more college coaches watching at a national level (again, acutely aware it does not and will not bring scholarship)
4) ECNL travel is expensive, but not anymore expensive than what our schedule has been in precious years

If more people would look at ECNL or the Thorns Academy with this balance then there would be no reason for people to write such garbage and trash talk on this blog. These are good reasons. Good luck to your DD!!

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Daughter is doing ECNL. My thoughts for her playing in this league:
1) never agreed to play because I thought it would secure a full ride (most do not)
2) competition is way better than OPL, OYSA, and FWRL (no argument)
3) definitely more college coaches watching at a national level (again, acutely aware it does not and will not bring scholarship)
4) ECNL travel is expensive, but not anymore expensive than what our schedule has been in precious years

You can't make the blanket statement about competition. Some of the ECNL teams will be better than FWRL, but not all. And apparently at showcase tournaments you play against teams at your level. That should tell you a lot right there. Unless your team was slicing right through NWCL the last couple of years, which at some age groups is far inferior to FWRL, then you are going to be playing a lot of games against teams that are at your level, not at a superior level. So for some teams, it will be just like playing in OPL in past years.

And sure you get more exposure, but again if you dd isn't at a high level, what does that matter? So you get two or three D2 schools from Arizona or New Mexico or Colorado interested in you who wouldn't have been interested before, is that worth it? If you really wanted those schools, you could have gotten exposure to them via other means. All of this exposure talk is pretty empty if you aren't a top player. It's not going to do much for you other than potentially expose inferior players.

I still don't understand all of this great ECNL benefit if you aren't a top player and playing on a highly competitive team. If you are a top player, then you want your team to be full of top players otherwise you will get really frustrated with teammates who can't perform. And if you aren't a top player, then you won't get the full benefits of ECNL.