ECNL to Portland

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I'm not sure if you were being sarcastic or just posting Alliance ignorance? Either way the long term and even recent history of the girl teams in the clubs you mentioned far, far exceeds the accomplishments of any Alliance team. The reformulated OSSA is in the early stages of becoming a regional a power and if the rumored THUSC / FC merger comes to pass the new club will move their teams up another level on the tote board of elite teams on the west coast. It will many years, if ever, before either alliance clubs could put forth a girls program to rival these programs because they just don't have the coaching staff and history of commitment to the girls teams to build the confidence of parents of elite players.

Reformulated OSSA is in the early stages of a regional power??? Don't agree with this and it is a bit over dramatic. We are talking about the girls side. LO on its own was already a regional power along with THUSC and FC on the girl's side because there is no one else in the area.

None of the clubs have done a great job of developing female players. Most of the stronger players are getting private training on the side, so I would not credit the clubs for doing such a great job.

Girls play at OSSA, THUSC, or FC Portland not necessarily because the programs are great, but because they are better then the rest on not much better then each other.

"confidence of parents of elite players".... hate to burst your bubble, but there are not that many if any "elite" female players in Oregon.

And if you believe that FC and THUSC are going to merge then....

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I'm not sure if you were being sarcastic or just posting Alliance ignorance? Either way the long term and even recent history of the girl teams in the clubs you mentioned far, far exceeds the accomplishments of any Alliance team. The reformulated OSSA is in the early stages of becoming a regional a power and if the rumored THUSC / FC merger comes to pass the new club will move their teams up another level on the tote board of elite teams on the west coast. It will many years, if ever, before either alliance clubs could put forth a girls program to rival these programs because they just don't have the coaching staff and history of commitment to the girls teams to build the confidence of parents of elite players.

Please tell me what has any clubs in the area accomplished on the girl's side the last 4 years.

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Reformulated OSSA is in the early stages of a regional power??? Don't agree with this and it is a bit over dramatic. We are talking about the girls side. LO on its own was already a regional power along with THUSC and FC on the girl's side because there is no one else in the area.

None of the clubs have done a great job of developing female players. Most of the stronger players are getting private training on the side, so I would not credit the clubs for doing such a great job.

Girls play at OSSA, THUSC, or FC Portland not necessarily because the programs are great, but because they are better then the rest on not much better then each other.

"confidence of parents of elite players".... hate to burst your bubble, but there are not that many if any "elite" female players in Oregon.

And if you believe that FC and THUSC are going to merge then....

Bitter people have to tear others down in order to feel better about themselves. I hereby nominate you as a bitter elite

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Not US National team but....

Please tell me what has any clubs in the area accomplished on the girl's side the last 4 years.

College placements at THUSC, OSSA and FC are a reasonable measure don't you think?

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Please tell me what has any clubs in the area accomplished on the girl's side the last 4 years.

You are a dumb ignorant hillbilly. If you have to ask such a stupid question, you know nothing about OR soccer.

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College placements at THUSC, OSSA and FC are a reasonable measure don't you think?

Talk to the top players and parents and check for yourself what they think of their club.

Check for yourself on the parent's opinions on the club's contribution to their player's development.

Those players would be relatively the same with the current club system or the Timbers Alliance.

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You are a dumb ignorant hillbilly. If you have to ask such a stupid question, you know nothing about OR soccer.

"ignorant hillbilly" is a person who would group OR soccer players as "elite"

We have very few if any "elite" soccer player.

The last class of "elite" soccer players from Oregon was the group with Courtney Verloo and Kendall Johnson which was 4 years ago.

How well does Oregon teams do against teams from other states. There are pockets of team that do okay. My point is there has not been a whole lot accomplished by THUSC, FC Portland, or LO.

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"ignorant hillbilly" is a person who would group OR soccer players as "elite"

We have very few if any "elite" soccer player.

The last class of "elite" soccer players from Oregon was the group with Courtney Verloo and Kendall Johnson which was 4 years ago.

How well does Oregon teams do against teams from other states. There are pockets of team that do okay. My point is there has not been a whole lot accomplished by THUSC, FC Portland, or LO.

People used to get excited when Oregon players were invited to a national camp or residency. Right now there is a player from Oregon who has been more successful at the youth level than any other Oregon player and it's not particularly close. Verloo and Johnson are certainly successful but Rubio Rubin was just named the US Soccer Young Athlete of the year. Oh, and on Wednesday he had 2 goals and 2 assists in a game against Brazil and has scored in 6 of the past 7 games the US U17 MNT has played. That's elite. His former teammate Alex Segovia was just named to the DA all star team playing down in Florida this weekend. That's elite too. Hopefully both of them and others too will continue with their successes.

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Girls....we are talking about girls!

People used to get excited when Oregon players were invited to a national camp or residency. Right now there is a player from Oregon who has been more successful at the youth level than any other Oregon player and it's not particularly close. Verloo and Johnson are certainly successful but Rubio Rubin was just named the US Soccer Young Athlete of the year. Oh, and on Wednesday he had 2 goals and 2 assists in a game against Brazil and has scored in 6 of the past 7 games the US U17 MNT has played. That's elite. His former teammate Alex Segovia was just named to the DA all star team playing down in Florida this weekend. That's elite too. Hopefully both of them and others too will continue with their successes.

There is a good class of 96's coming up that have done good things in ODP!

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That's true. It is a girls thread but they all seem to end that way don't they?

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"ignorant hillbilly" is a person who would group OR soccer players as "elite"

We have very few if any "elite" soccer player.

The last class of "elite" soccer players from Oregon was the group with Courtney Verloo and Kendall Johnson which was 4 years ago.

How well does Oregon teams do against teams from other states. There are pockets of team that do okay. My point is there has not been a whole lot accomplished by THUSC, FC Portland, or LO.

So, I am confused are you saying there are no elite individual athletes or teams? You seem to be mixing two different themes. In order for an individual athlete to be elite within the US soccer system they need not play for an elite team. Fortunately you have nothing to do with the success of our youth. Clearly you choose to see only the bad. Courntey Verloo and Kendall Johnson played 4 years ago and their measure was of the standards 4 years ago. Soccer has grown in the past 4 years and the system(s) for success have changed dramatically. You are a bitter person that must tear others down in order to feel good about yourself or even worse to feel good about your own child. You are in one word SAD.

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Good luck to those Oregon girls that are playing in ECNL league games this weekend and who will be playing in the upcoming Florida tournament! Right now I'm rooting for Washington Premier ECNL and Crossfire Premier ECNL. Colorado Rush and Burmingham ECNL! Forgive me if I have left a few out. I believe that in the next few years there will be a Portland area club in the mix. Who knows, by then there may be yet another league that pops up and pulls talent in yet another direction.

The message that I take away is that there are many different avenues to individual success for our soccer youth. There are more paths than ever before and our youth are not being left behind just because our state is small. We should try to wean ourselves off of the "We aren't good enough teat" and do what we can if we want to participate at the level that makes sense economically and competitively at a individual level for each of our players.

Whether you consider your player elite or not irrespective of whether others agree, we have many soccer youth that are experiencing high level soccer and are bringing it at a level sufficient to get recognition from their peers, college coaches and even the media. Success is what you make it and I personally see many successful youth in this state.

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"ignorant hillbilly" is a person who would group OR soccer players as "elite"

We have very few if any "elite" soccer player.

The last class of "elite" soccer players from Oregon was the group with Courtney Verloo and Kendall Johnson which was 4 years ago.

How well does Oregon teams do against teams from other states. There are pockets of team that do okay. My point is there has not been a whole lot accomplished by THUSC, FC Portland, or LO.

Between FC, OSSA, THUSC, and Rush alone, there will be 25 plus players girls playing D1 soccer out of the 2014 class, and many more playing at various other levels. That's just for those clubs. They are getting ready to play not just in Oregon but throughout the country. No, it will never be SoCal, but it's just silly to argue that Oregon can't put out some terrific players. It is competitive with any state it's size.

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People used to get excited when Oregon players were invited to a national camp or residency. Right now there is a player from Oregon who has been more successful at the youth level than any other Oregon player and it's not particularly close. Verloo and Johnson are certainly successful but Rubio Rubin was just named the US Soccer Young Athlete of the year. Oh, and on Wednesday he had 2 goals and 2 assists in a game against Brazil and has scored in 6 of the past 7 games the US U17 MNT has played. That's elite. His former teammate Alex Segovia was just named to the DA all star team playing down in Florida this weekend. That's elite too. Hopefully both of them and others too will continue with their successes.

Rubio is a stud!!!!!!!!! Gotta love it. Anyone that would argue that this young man is not elite is simply spouting nonsense.

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Don't listen to these "sky is falling" losers. They don't understand what they're talking about.