Tualatin/Sherwood and the Timbers training facility

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You mad bro?

Actually, I think you hit the nail on the head. This guy grew up and every toy his brother got, he had to have one too. His mom laid down the law with him and he's been carrying forward this anger ever since.

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Wasn't talking about the lower levels. Was talking about top level. You can waive in to an E license and a D isn't much harder to get so I agree: low level licenses or badges don't mean much.

What do you mean? Paul Blackmore has a D license. Are you saying that doesn't mean much?

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What do you mean? Paul Blackmore has a D license. Are you saying that doesn't mean much?

Yes, exactly. And for the top coaches on that club to have D licesenses shows you the respect they should get for their "competitive" program. All this kicking and crying over a rec program.

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for the poster regarding the National "D" License you are incorrect....

I've recently taught the National D License....it is waaaaaay harder than it used to be. the National "D" is the equivilent of the National "C" a few years back. I consistently have 15-25 students each time with only two or three passing each session.

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for the poster regarding the National "D" License you are incorrect....

I've recently taught the National D License....it is waaaaaay harder than it used to be. the National "D" is the equivilent of the National "C" a few years back. I consistently have 15-25 students each time with only two or three passing each session.

and do coaches that played at the college level or higher still get the license automatically?

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for the poster regarding the National "D" License you are incorrect....

I've recently taught the National D License....it is waaaaaay harder than it used to be. the National "D" is the equivilent of the National "C" a few years back. I consistently have 15-25 students each time with only two or three passing each session.

You are comparing D now to D then. The point I am making with Paul Blackmore and the subpar coaches over at Aloha is that they have D licenses whereby the other clubs have coaches with C and above licenses.

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and do coaches that played at the college level or higher still get the license automatically?

Is this a joke? I hope so!

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Yes, exactly. And for the top coaches on that club to have D licesenses shows you the respect they should get for their "competitive" program. All this kicking and crying over a rec program.

kicking and crying over a rec program? If AUSC wanted to stay a rec program and tried to keep their Rec program identity then their wouldn't be a problem. The talk is the fact the AUSC wants to be a "Competitive" program.

Why in the world would rec kids need a turf field? For goodness sake, majority of the world doesn't train on turf fields.

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for the poster regarding the National "D" License you are incorrect....

I've recently taught the National D License....it is waaaaaay harder than it used to be. the National "D" is the equivilent of the National "C" a few years back. I consistently have 15-25 students each time with only two or three passing each session.

Then you know about the progression from one license to the next and you know that the entire curriculum for the National D license if made public and available for anybody.

More difficult? Just got print off the papers, read them, show up and pass the test. The D license is just about repeating after the instructor and knowing the basic ABCD progression of practices.

In the C license, you have to at least know how to play the game of soccer beyond the rec level. Yes, experience does and should count when it comes to coaching. How can you coach what you have never known or experienced?

National D license is still very simple. All coaches that are going to coach for more than 2 years should have it. No excuses.

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Again from an economics point of view-

How many parents will give the $175 price point a "try-out" to see if you're right or wrong?

I'm thinking quite a few - including a whole boat load of parents whose kids are currently on those B/C teams

And with the Timbers grabbin' your top A players for their academy... UH OH!!!!

Houston we have a problem!

Can't wait to see how this PLAYS OUT!

No problem. The points behind playing on higher level teams is that the kids learn more than win-at-all-costs. These kids learn skills, team-building, leadership, and recognition for having abilities and commitment beyond rec level.

You have done nothing but attack an entire club's membership without credibility.Why are you so hateful towards people including kids, that you come on to this forum and throw out horrible accusations and name-calling? If my kids were in your program they would be pulled out right away. It is likely that many of these forum readers have dealt with a personality like yours, and steered clear. You are not proof of positive coaching/relations in youth soccer. You are so desperate to get access to 2 fields that you lose sight of everything else that credible folks have offered up on this forum.

Based on your most recent statements, I suggest that you ask some of the premier club A/B teams for friendly games. Then, you can evaluate the potential of your teams. The example that you give about WST B/C teams is laughable as it shows that you know absolutely nothing about their club and other comparable clubs. WST, THUISC, FC Portland, LOSC, Eastside, the former TTS and others have had what you call "A,B and some C" teams do extremely well in leagues, tournaments, and state cups. In fact, WST and FC Portland have had their second teams play and sometimes beat their first teams in state cup. I can think of one WST "B" team in particular that beat the WST "A" team. At the end of the day, friendships survived the outcome of a game.

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No problem. The points behind playing on higher level teams is that the kids learn more than win-at-all-costs. These kids learn skills, team-building, leadership, and recognition for having abilities and commitment beyond rec level.

You have done nothing but attack an entire club's membership without credibility.Why are you so hateful towards people including kids, that you come on to this forum and throw out horrible accusations and name-calling? If my kids were in your program they would be pulled out right away. It is likely that many of these forum readers have dealt with a personality like yours, and steered clear. You are not proof of positive coaching/relations in youth soccer. You are so desperate to get access to 2 fields that you lose sight of everything else that credible folks have offered up on this forum.

Based on your most recent statements, I suggest that you ask some of the premier club A/B teams for friendly games. Then, you can evaluate the potential of your teams. The example that you give about WST B/C teams is laughable as it shows that you know absolutely nothing about their club and other comparable clubs. WST, THUISC, FC Portland, LOSC, Eastside, the former TTS and others have had what you call "A,B and some C" teams do extremely well in leagues, tournaments, and state cups. In fact, WST and FC Portland have had their second teams play and sometimes beat their first teams in state cup. I can think of one WST "B" team in particular that beat the WST "A" team. At the end of the day, friendships survived the outcome of a game.

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A quick scan of the results for Milltown and Oak Hills shows a mixed bag. Milltown did well with 3 of their 5 teams BU12, GU12, GU14 and Oak Hills struggled with their BU13, GU13 teams. All teams played in the bronze bracket. My son, who plays U13 for a large westside club, and I watched a BU13 Bronze game and they have a long way to go to compete with a WST, FC Portland, BSC or HSC "B" team. I think it's a nice idea for kids who don't wan't to commit to year round soccer, in the end they won't be able to compete with the kids who do.

Per the suggestion above, my son's club is generally more than happy to play friendlies. Schedule one up and see how these teams do, I assure you the clubs don't fear this.

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What????

for the poster regarding the National "D" License you are incorrect....

I've recently taught the National D License....it is waaaaaay harder than it used to be. the National "D" is the equivilent of the National "C" a few years back. I consistently have 15-25 students each time with only two or three passing each session.

I believe your are either widely mistaken or simply not stating the truth. Even under the new, 2012, course of study, the pass rate is much greater than 50%. At least, that's what the national organization thinks. Are you that bad of an instructor?

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Are you that bad of an instructor?

My guess is that Yes, he is that bad of an instructor. And to the point, he was just trying to say the coaching is good at that these little rec clubs that are adding competitive programs by trying to say that a D license is really difficult to get. The reality is, the coaching that Aloha offers is very, very sub par for competitive soccer. Its fine for rec + soccer. Again, Aloha is just trying to justify their existence and their need for playing on the turf fields when in reality, they have no need.

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My guess is that Yes, he is that bad of an instructor. And to the point, he was just trying to say the coaching is good at that these little rec clubs that are adding competitive programs by trying to say that a D license is really difficult to get. The reality is, the coaching that Aloha offers is very, very sub par for competitive soccer. Its fine for rec + soccer. Again, Aloha is just trying to justify their existence and their need for playing on the turf fields when in reality, they have no need.

Keith, done with the tournament and have time to post all your negativity again?

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Keith, done with the tournament and have time to post all your negativity again?

Who are you? Why do you keep assuming you know who people are? I'm not keith. Just somebody reading the thread at the top of the forum and responding.

Are you the same person that keeps posting a name to every person that says something negative about Aloha? If so, please stop.

All you have to do is say that you're tired of the negativity or you can disprove the previous poster. Why try and throw a name out there?