Why RL over GA?

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Here is what I gather from recent posts and from parents I have spoken to.

thorns academy has a poor environment for may kids to thrive it. It could be that they are not big enough or fast enough yet but for most kids this is not a good option. No real second team option either.

Oregon Surf from experience tends to play favorites with some kids because of parental whining or whatever. They have a poor history on the field at ECNL level. At RL level they are also mid range across most age groups.

There is a perception that here ECNL > RL > GA. At Oregon Surf there is little movement between ECNL and RL teams.

Why do families stay on RL? Is it that it hits budget better with lower cost?

There are or will be 4 GA teams in the area surrounding Portland (Oregon Premier, Westside, OPFC and BCSA). Why would a kid not go check out one of these four instead of being in a lesser league with fewer options at the older ages to get looked at through the team. Maybe the RL kids aren’t focused as much on playing in college? Are they at UPDX because they think they will be on the team if and when they ever make ECNL?

Let’s take the weakest GA club, Bridge City. Not going to bring up CFC because they are in Salem and not really in the same geography as the RL teams in Oregon. I know Bridge City lost many players to NWE (Oregon Surf) a couple of years ago because they were captivated by the promise of ECNL. I think most of them wound up on the RL with the eternal hope of making the ECNL team. BCSA doesn’t have kids coming to them of the same quality that are coming to RL teams. They have kids that would not make RL rosters on local RL teams. They do have some experienced coaches there with connections. Why doesn’t a group of RL players just decide to basically infiltrate those teams and have access to some good competition and access to additional opportunities to be seen? I would think access to be seen would be better at a GA team than an RL team.

So you refuse to consider BCSA? Why be on an RL team over Westside or OPFC? Is the culture at those clubs horrible? I really don’t know. Finally if I lived in Portland I would consider just over the border at Columbia Premier? (maybe no one wants to deal with traffic).

I have had kids at BCSA and Oregon Surf before it was surf. The kids are weaker at BCSA but the coaching has been at least as good as at Oregon Surf fka NWE fka THUSC or whatever.

But I just don’t understand why if you have a kid that want to play college would you not look at at GA instead of and RL team?

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You idiot. You are really advocating for Ecrl!

hahahahaha

please give it a try and let us all know.

hahaha

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Because the parents keep hoping for their kids call up to the ECNL team. No one wants to drive to Hillsboro for BCSA and maybe there is some politics at play with a woke club of women coaches.

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Not advocating if you can read. I don’t understand why anyone would do RL.

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You idiot. You are really advocating for Ecrl!

hahahahaha

please give it a try and let us all know.

hahaha

I think the point was why do RL not advocating for it.

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Because the parents keep hoping for their kids call up to the ECNL team. No one wants to drive to Hillsboro for BCSA and maybe there is some politics at play with a woke club of women coaches.

Woke club of women?

Jesus you Cons are afraid of everything aren’t you?

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Here is what I gather from recent posts and from parents I have spoken to.

thorns academy has a poor environment for may kids to thrive it. It could be that they are not big enough or fast enough yet but for most kids this is not a good option. No real second team option either.

Oregon Surf from experience tends to play favorites with some kids because of parental whining or whatever. They have a poor history on the field at ECNL level. At RL level they are also mid range across most age groups.

There is a perception that here ECNL > RL > GA. At Oregon Surf there is little movement between ECNL and RL teams.

Why do families stay on RL? Is it that it hits budget better with lower cost?

There are or will be 4 GA teams in the area surrounding Portland (Oregon Premier, Westside, OPFC and BCSA). Why would a kid not go check out one of these four instead of being in a lesser league with fewer options at the older ages to get looked at through the team. Maybe the RL kids aren’t focused as much on playing in college? Are they at UPDX because they think they will be on the team if and when they ever make ECNL?

Let’s take the weakest GA club, Bridge City. Not going to bring up CFC because they are in Salem and not really in the same geography as the RL teams in Oregon. I know Bridge City lost many players to NWE (Oregon Surf) a couple of years ago because they were captivated by the promise of ECNL. I think most of them wound up on the RL with the eternal hope of making the ECNL team. BCSA doesn’t have kids coming to them of the same quality that are coming to RL teams. They have kids that would not make RL rosters on local RL teams. They do have some experienced coaches there with connections. Why doesn’t a group of RL players just decide to basically infiltrate those teams and have access to some good competition and access to additional opportunities to be seen? I would think access to be seen would be better at a GA team than an RL team.

So you refuse to consider BCSA? Why be on an RL team over Westside or OPFC? Is the culture at those clubs horrible? I really don’t know. Finally if I lived in Portland I would consider just over the border at Columbia Premier? (maybe no one wants to deal with traffic).

I have had kids at BCSA and Oregon Surf before it was surf. The kids are weaker at BCSA but the coaching has been at least as good as at Oregon Surf fka NWE fka THUSC or whatever.

But I just don’t understand why if you have a kid that want to play college would you not look at at GA instead of and RL team?

Because the GA Pac NW is the worst GA conference in the nation. Look at the 2024 GA Pac NW commits for all teams. Not much happening for a pretty large price tag.

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Because the GA Pac NW is the worst GA conference in the nation. Look at the 2024 GA Pac NW commits for all teams. Not much happening for a pretty large price tag.

And RL college commitments are far worse for almost the same overall price.

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Here is what I gather from recent posts and from parents I have spoken to.

thorns academy has a poor environment for may kids to thrive it. It could be that they are not big enough or fast enough yet but for most kids this is not a good option. No real second team option either.

Oregon Surf from experience tends to play favorites with some kids because of parental whining or whatever. They have a poor history on the field at ECNL level. At RL level they are also mid range across most age groups.

There is a perception that here ECNL > RL > GA. At Oregon Surf there is little movement between ECNL and RL teams.

Why do families stay on RL? Is it that it hits budget better with lower cost?

There are or will be 4 GA teams in the area surrounding Portland (Oregon Premier, Westside, OPFC and BCSA). Why would a kid not go check out one of these four instead of being in a lesser league with fewer options at the older ages to get looked at through the team. Maybe the RL kids aren’t focused as much on playing in college? Are they at UPDX because they think they will be on the team if and when they ever make ECNL?

Let’s take the weakest GA club, Bridge City. Not going to bring up CFC because they are in Salem and not really in the same geography as the RL teams in Oregon. I know Bridge City lost many players to NWE (Oregon Surf) a couple of years ago because they were captivated by the promise of ECNL. I think most of them wound up on the RL with the eternal hope of making the ECNL team. BCSA doesn’t have kids coming to them of the same quality that are coming to RL teams. They have kids that would not make RL rosters on local RL teams. They do have some experienced coaches there with connections. Why doesn’t a group of RL players just decide to basically infiltrate those teams and have access to some good competition and access to additional opportunities to be seen? I would think access to be seen would be better at a GA team than an RL team.

So you refuse to consider BCSA? Why be on an RL team over Westside or OPFC? Is the culture at those clubs horrible? I really don’t know. Finally if I lived in Portland I would consider just over the border at Columbia Premier? (maybe no one wants to deal with traffic).

I have had kids at BCSA and Oregon Surf before it was surf. The kids are weaker at BCSA but the coaching has been at least as good as at Oregon Surf fka NWE fka THUSC or whatever.

But I just don’t understand why if you have a kid that want to play college would you not look at at GA instead of and RL team?

I love that you got your information from recent posts from TS and parents. That statement there shows you know nothing. The coaching has been just as good at BCSC as it was at NWE means you are happy that both are terrible.
ECNL, RL, GA, DPL are all cons to get you mugs to sign up and brag to friends. It is that simple. Which club in OR has a reputation for developing people and players? That's the question parents should be asking. Bridge City are now spouting they are moving to DPL? Why? NW is now called Oregon Surf. Why? The Thorns latched on the Pro team name. Why? Southside moved to Albion. Why? HSC moved to Rush. Why? Westside does not develop people. Why? Because they have terrible leadership and no plan! Do your research; I don't mean look here or ask parents.

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And RL college commitments are far worse for almost the same overall price.

agree, the path that has the highest commits (not saying the best) is ECNL. This is what the stats show for the Pac NW. Can not speak for other regions in the country.