What club has high level teams in every age group?
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Thorns Academy? Horrible leadership though -
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It's not Thorns Academy. It varies at every age level. There is no one club that is strong at all ages for girls. Tell us the year(s) you are looking for and we can tell you the strongest teams.Comment
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At highest level it is Thorns academy at this time. If you are younger and looking for direction to next level, choose Thorns academy.. Don't swallow the bait from the pretenders in town... You want professional, honest and opportunities to win and showcase ability. If you are one of the best in the city you need a good platform for success.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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ECNL? Might be Thorns Academy
OYSA? UPDX at older ages
GA? Definitely not Bridge CityComment
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Or... Avoid the Thorns academy while you are younger. At some point, it becomes important to "win and showcase ability". Until then, focus on development. And have fun.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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ECNL - Thorns or NWE or even FC (2007s) - it 100% depends on the year. There is no consistency across age groups AT ALL. Good players flock to one team. Kids and parents want to win. Coach is best indicator of where best players will go. No club has a monopoly.Originally posted by Guest View Post
OYSA - UPDX at older ages; PCU at middle ages (08/09, but hear that may be changing next year with coach/team movement)
GA - no one in greater portland metro
youngers - SCA has best development but nowhere for kids to play. WPL is total joke.Comment
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Either Thorns or NW Elite in the ECNL programs are your best options. After that, there is a decided fall off.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Coaching dictates the environment and levelComment
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Right on. Lu W and Erin G are hands down the best in OROriginally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Thorns Academy is a joke. Sorry, but they are managed by clowns. Bad coaching as well.Originally posted by Guest View Post
UPDX has a few good teams, so does PCU and Washington Timbers. I would say PCU has the top younger girls teams in region, let alone the state based on the records found online. Their 09 team has won nearly every game they have played for the past 2 years. Their 08 has won everything including Xfire challenge/NWCL/state cup/08 fall/07 fall/u17 7v7 league etc.. UPDX is good as well in those ages and the older ages and could beat most of the ECNL local age groups.
Bridge City shouldn’t even be mentioned. Not sure what the heck they are doing.Comment
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PCU is not the top team, OYSA teams if they think they are all that go and play surf cup in the top two or three groups and see what happens.Comment
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