Oregon Surf is a Sh!tshow

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Thorns Academy did not develop these two players. RJ did. And if they are good, and yes they are, they deserve to go. Plus three more players were chosen from the 2011 team. So go cry somewhere else.

I witnessed the parents of Oregon Surf. I now know why they stay. They are the worst I have ever come across. The coaching staff did nothing about it. What a terrible culture to play sports. Shameful! Surf don't care about the parents behavior, just your money. Any decent parent at that club should leave, no matter what BS RL or NL league they play in.

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I witnessed the parents of Oregon Surf. I now know why they stay. They are the worst I have ever come across. The coaching staff did nothing about it. What a terrible culture to play sports. Shameful! Surf don't care about the parents behavior, just your money. Any decent parent at that club should leave, no matter what BS RL or NL league they play in.

You are such a hater, it is actually pathetic. I spend many hours on the soccer fields every weekend and have not witnessed ONE Oregon Surf Team with a culture you describe. Are there some? possibly. But the same applies to all clubs.

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The only thing RJ developed was a terrible culture on his teams and a bratty kid.

he created a winning culture, which is what you all want right? have you seen his record at TA last year?
And his daughter bratty? Really? Have you met her? Seen her play perhaps? I really doubt that...

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Nothing shouts “I have no idea what I’m talking about” like people talking about ID Centers.

Clubs put forward names of the players they think USYNT should look at. USYNT staff come to games and watch players. If players the club put forward deserve to be at the ID Center, US Soccer invites them. If they don’t, US Soccer doesn’t invite them. If someone not put forward by the coach deserves to be there, US Soccer invited them. If no one does, they don’t.

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Nothing shouts “I have no idea what I’m talking about” like people talking about ID Centers.

Clubs put forward names of the players they think USYNT should look at. USYNT staff come to games and watch players. If players the club put forward deserve to be at the ID Center, US Soccer invites them. If they don’t, US Soccer doesn’t invite them. If someone not put forward by the coach deserves to be there, US Soccer invited them. If no one does, they don’t.

sorry not put forward by the CLUB. Not coach. Directors submit these things.

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sorry not put forward by the CLUB. Not coach. Directors submit these things.

1. RJ is the director and coach so it’s his choice to recommend

2. If you honestly thought he gives a crap about your kid after the last stunt at the last club then you are idiots.

3. OS you get what you get. You hired some dude that was being kicked out of his last club and now expect he’s going to take care of an actual team?

you people are dumb

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1. RJ is the director and coach so it’s his choice to recommend

2. If you honestly thought he gives a crap about your kid after the last stunt at the last club then you are idiots.

3. OS you get what you get. You hired some dude that was being kicked out of his last club and now expect he’s going to take care of an actual team?

you people are dumb

100% agree. 3 for 3 on this.

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1. RJ is the director and coach so it’s his choice to recommend

2. If you honestly thought he gives a crap about your kid after the last stunt at the last club then you are idiots.

3. OS you get what you get. You hired some dude that was being kicked out of his last club and now expect he’s going to take care of an actual team?

you people are dumb

He rewarded loyalty. I am sure both kids have ability, but all if this has the appearance of favoritism. Ask any parent that had a kid coached by him at Thorns. Ask them how often they noticed him primarily concerned with how his daughter was playing and coaching her during the game compared to the rest of the kids. The ball could be in the defensive third, but he was yelling or coaching his daughter on her position on the field up top. He was distracted and too focused on her. One problem was he was often a dad first and a coach second.

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He rewarded loyalty. I am sure both kids have ability, but all if this has the appearance of favoritism. Ask any parent that had a kid coached by him at Thorns. Ask them how often they noticed him primarily concerned with how his daughter was playing and coaching her during the game compared to the rest of the kids. The ball could be in the defensive third, but he was yelling or coaching his daughter on her position on the field up top. He was distracted and too focused on her. One problem was he was often a dad first and a coach second.

Not even a good coach and was reported for screaming at the players non stop.

When do you people wake up and realize that the Thorns hired him and didn’t care and let it go on. Now OS is like duuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh we don’t know he was like that duhhhhhhhhhhh.

You people are lost. Find a coach that cares.

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Yes, and the Surf kids that have been their for years get nothing and the two newbies get the only invites for that age group. That is BS. Even if it is a joke of an ID camp, it is ridiculous that only those two are going. And no I don't have a kid on that team, but it is easy to see favoritism.

Actually, the club has nothing to do with who gets invited. Besides there were three other girls from 2011 age group who got invited as well.

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Actually, the club has nothing to do with who gets invited. Besides there were three other girls from 2011 age group who got invited as well.

And Tiff or Angelo has joined the chat..

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You are referring to RH, but she didn't start THUSC, it was TA who started it. He had a few good girls' team (the rest of the club for B-level teams) and couldn't sustain it so he merged with Crossfire in LO area to form United Crossfire or Crossfire United. He was fired and RH took over.

THUSC existed long before TA or RH showed up.

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Yes, it did. I guess modern-era ENCL affiliations or top girls program started with TA, then RH killed it and now it's being run over, back up over again and run over again. Your basic train wreck.

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Actually, the club has nothing to do with who gets invited. Besides there were three other girls from 2011 age group who got invited as well.

Wrong--at least partially. Recommendations from club coaches and directors help them identify who is selected. I know that for some ID camps, like Girls Academy and ECNL, the players are given rankings/evaluations by their coaches. That is submitted to the people doing the choosing. Film may also be provided to them. Yes it is the US Soccer that makes the choice, but it is from the kids and the evaluations that come from the club and perhaps scouts that have seen them play.

But here, with this particular age group, it is pretty fishy that only those two were chosen. If I were a parent on that club's 2010 age group I would wonder if all of the kids were really valued similarly regardless of ability.

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Wrong--at least partially. Recommendations from club coaches and directors help them identify who is selected. I know that for some ID camps, like Girls Academy and ECNL, the players are given rankings/evaluations by their coaches. That is submitted to the people doing the choosing. Film may also be provided to them. Yes it is the US Soccer that makes the choice, but it is from the kids and the evaluations that come from the club and perhaps scouts that have seen them play.

But here, with this particular age group, it is pretty fishy that only those two were chosen. If I were a parent on that club's 2010 age group I would wonder if all of the kids were really valued similarly regardless of ability.

It is not pretty fishy, it is three week old fishy! Of course the coach is using favoritism. He’s a dad coaching his own kid and her friend. What did y’all expect?