Timbers Winter League schedules out

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They should of finished spring ball playing opl and started oysa after tryouts

But NO-ONE wants to play OPL Fake Cup!

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I see OYSA was pretty PC about setting up travel in the first two weeks. None of the top teams in the girls divisions have to really go anywhere. We will see what happens after the next set of schedules come out. All the out of town teams are accounted for in the premier division (some that have never been there before).

Look at Boys U18. Westside gets to go to Medford. Think that will be a competitive game?

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Look at Boys U18. Westside gets to go to Medford. Think that will be a competitive game?

Define "competitive" :)

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Look at Boys U18. Westside gets to go to Medford. Think that will be a competitive game?

No I do not. I did not look at the boys side yet. It is ridiculous to have Westside send a top U18 boys team to Medford. When I said PC I just meant they havent scheduled the best girls teams a road trip to Medford yet... HAHA they are waiting

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I see OYSA was pretty PC about setting up travel in the first two weeks. None of the top teams in the girls divisions have to really go anywhere. We will see what happens after the next set of schedules come out. All the out of town teams are accounted for in the premier division (some that have never been there before).

Here's what will happen. Eugene teams will travel to Bend, Portland, Vancouver, and possibly Medford. Bend and Medford will travel the same. Portland will play mainly in the Portland area, with one trip each to Bend and Eugene and, for some ages, Medford. The Bend/Eugene games generally will be coordinated. It won't be any different than four years ago, except the games won't include OSSA, THUSC, and FCPDX. BFD.

Would love to include OSSA, THUSC, and FCPDX. A true state-wide league. I thought it was kinda neat, and not particularly a big hurdle. Worse trip was once a season from PDX to Medford. Big deal. During HS playoffs our team had one or two of those a year, but that was the cost of having a true state tournament and, again, not particularly a big deal.

As always, there will be some very good teams and some blowouts. It's part of the game - my daughter has been in OYSA, OPL, NWCL, FWRL, and ECNL and EVERY league has had a broad range of competition. As the parent of a former OPL team member, the ONLY benefit I see with OPL is the lack of travel out of the Portland area. There still WILL be blowouts, so this argument about every game being competitive is nonsense. When all is said and done, if you are so entrenched that you can't handle a couple games out of the Portland area during a 10 week period, then more power to ya. Just be honest about it and get away from the holier than thou attitude.

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No I do not. I did not look at the boys side yet. It is ridiculous to have Westside send a top U18 boys team to Medford. When I said PC I just meant they havent scheduled the best girls teams a road trip to Medford yet... HAHA they are waiting

That's enough to you to have a state split? One road trip to Medford. God, you are pathetic.

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That's enough to you to have a state split? One road trip to Medford. God, you are pathetic.

You are just scared of Onyx because they could beat everyone. We are so good we only play with ourselves. And not in a closet.

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That's enough to you to have a state split? One road trip to Medford. God, you are pathetic.

Your post makes no sense?

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Your post makes no sense?

Did you actually read the post to which there was the response? The implication was that it was ridiculous for the "better" teams to go down to Medford, which was one of the mantras of the OPC great 8 when they broke up the state and formed OPL. Another day; Same crap.

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Did you actually read the post to which there was the response? The implication was that it was ridiculous for the "better" teams to go down to Medford, which was one of the mantras of the OPC great 8 when they broke up the state and formed OPL. Another day; Same crap.

I did read the post and the first attempt at a sentence was a fragment that made no sense to me. It doesnt have to be perfect but it has to be somewhat coherent.

I am not the poster, but "pathetic" or not I agree with the idea that my 17 year old does not need to spend 2 days on a trip to Medford to beat up on a team that is not prepared to play his team's level of play because of politics. I call it sportsmanship you call it pathetic. So be it. In addition, it is NOT just "one" trip to Medford. It is also Vegas, San Diego, Northern California, Arizona, Seattle, and probably two other places before our season is over. We do this to FIND TEAMS TO PLAY US. WE DO NOT MAKE THEM COME TO US. Do not give me this crap about opportunity to bond on the road with his parents, or team......PLEEEASE. How about the time? I do not go on any team trips anymore, but guess what? He has homework and a billion other commitments that he has to get in when he isnt traveling for soccer. We have a church we also like him to visit occasionally. You think I should feel more for the soccer community in Medford? Give me a flipping break. Are they going to pay the hotel and food bill that my club is going to give me? YEAH NO! Do they give a rats ass about soccer here in Portland except they want to play us? Easy answer, NO! At some point as a parent you have to pick and choose, well for us this is one of those times. It might be a good day for my son to give his time to the food bank.

Are you from Medford? Whether you are or not, please stop whining and get off your high horse and think of a better solution for yourself.

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I did read the post and the first attempt at a sentence was a fragment that made no sense to me. It doesnt have to be perfect but it has to be somewhat coherent.

I am not the poster, but "pathetic" or not I agree with the idea that my 17 year old does not need to spend 2 days on a trip to Medford to beat up on a team that is not prepared to play his team's level of play because of politics. I call it sportsmanship you call it pathetic. So be it. In addition, it is NOT just "one" trip to Medford. It is also Vegas, San Diego, Northern California, Arizona, Seattle, and probably two other places before our season is over. We do this to FIND TEAMS TO PLAY US. WE DO NOT MAKE THEM COME TO US. Do not give me this crap about opportunity to bond on the road with his parents, or team......PLEEEASE. How about the time? I do not go on any team trips anymore, but guess what? He has homework and a billion other commitments that he has to get in when he isnt traveling for soccer. We have a church we also like him to visit occasionally. You think I should feel more for the soccer community in Medford? Give me a flipping break. Are they going to pay the hotel and food bill that my club is going to give me? YEAH NO! Do they give a rats ass about soccer here in Portland except they want to play us? Easy answer, NO! At some point as a parent you have to pick and choose, well for us this is one of those times. It might be a good day for my son to give his time to the food bank.

Are you from Medford? Whether you are or not, please stop whining and get off your high horse and think of a better solution for yourself.

The answer to this is easy. Don't go on the Medford trip. You say that the team wants
competition to make it worth their while, correct? Well, if your kid is one of the best on his team and they are just going to blow out the Medford team then leave some of the key players home and give more playing time to the other kids.

I played on a boys club team growing up that was consistently a top 20 team nationally and routinely played in the Regional semi-finals and finals. When we knew we had a travel game against a much inferior team we routinely would leave players at home in order to provide more playing time for other players and be able to move some players into different positions. Those kids loved it when they were able to be the stars for a game.

You know, kind of like NBA teams sitting their star players during blowout games. Or how the top English Premier League teams sit their star players when they play the likes of Sunderland, Norwich City, etc. The solution is pretty simple.

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I did read the post and the first attempt at a sentence was a fragment that made no sense to me. It doesnt have to be perfect but it has to be somewhat coherent.

I am not the poster, but "pathetic" or not I agree with the idea that my 17 year old does not need to spend 2 days on a trip to Medford to beat up on a team that is not prepared to play his team's level of play because of politics. I call it sportsmanship you call it pathetic. So be it. In addition, it is NOT just "one" trip to Medford. It is also Vegas, San Diego, Northern California, Arizona, Seattle, and probably two other places before our season is over. We do this to FIND TEAMS TO PLAY US. WE DO NOT MAKE THEM COME TO US. Do not give me this crap about opportunity to bond on the road with his parents, or team......PLEEEASE. How about the time? I do not go on any team trips anymore, but guess what? He has homework and a billion other commitments that he has to get in when he isnt traveling for soccer. We have a church we also like him to visit occasionally. You think I should feel more for the soccer community in Medford? Give me a flipping break. Are they going to pay the hotel and food bill that my club is going to give me? YEAH NO! Do they give a rats ass about soccer here in Portland except they want to play us? Easy answer, NO! At some point as a parent you have to pick and choose, well for us this is one of those times. It might be a good day for my son to give his time to the food bank.

Are you from Medford? Whether you are or not, please stop whining and get off your high horse and think of a better solution for yourself.

By all means you should send your son to the food bank. But my guess is that would not work out for him.

Switch to an OPL team and don't waste your time. I'm sure they will be glad to have him.

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I did read the post and the first attempt at a sentence was a fragment that made no sense to me. It doesnt have to be perfect but it has to be somewhat coherent.

I am not the poster, but "pathetic" or not I agree with the idea that my 17 year old does not need to spend 2 days on a trip to Medford to beat up on a team that is not prepared to play his team's level of play because of politics. I call it sportsmanship you call it pathetic. So be it. In addition, it is NOT just "one" trip to Medford. It is also Vegas, San Diego, Northern California, Arizona, Seattle, and probably two other places before our season is over. We do this to FIND TEAMS TO PLAY US. WE DO NOT MAKE THEM COME TO US. Do not give me this crap about opportunity to bond on the road with his parents, or team......PLEEEASE. How about the time? I do not go on any team trips anymore, but guess what? He has homework and a billion other commitments that he has to get in when he isnt traveling for soccer. We have a church we also like him to visit occasionally. You think I should feel more for the soccer community in Medford? Give me a flipping break. Are they going to pay the hotel and food bill that my club is going to give me? YEAH NO! Do they give a rats ass about soccer here in Portland except they want to play us? Easy answer, NO! At some point as a parent you have to pick and choose, well for us this is one of those times. It might be a good day for my son to give his time to the food bank.

Are you from Medford? Whether you are or not, please stop whining and get off your high horse and think of a better solution for yourself.

this person above is a real piece of work...I'm sure you are a "high maintenance" parent according to your coach....
You sound extremely selfish. Your comment pretty much explains our problem in our state with soccer and our problem as a country.....me, me, me...and what are you going to do for me.....don't inconvenience me.......

please step outside of your "me" box and understand something with the "WE" group...just for a minute....

Oregon soccer is in the process of uniting the entire state. DEAL WITH IT! I guarantee there are three players in Medford that are better than your child, PERIOD!

If your child can't find a developmental experience in traveling to Medford then you and his coach have failed. I would suggest that your child not go to Medford and that your coach should pull up "B" players to develop that weekend. It is what we do here in our club. Your child can take that weekend off, go to church and do one of those extracurricular activities you were talking about....it's real simple, but Elite people like you think of these situations as "problems"

I'm guessing you voted for Obama, you still think he is doing a great job and that you think Universal Healthcare is a good thing......

I would also guess that you are for Abortion but against the Death Penalty.
you probably think that "guns kill people" and not he person holding the gun.
you probably think that the Prius that you are driving is keeping the world temp from rising.

WAKE THE F__K UP!

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I did read the post and the first attempt at a sentence was a fragment that made no sense to me. It doesnt have to be perfect but it has to be somewhat coherent.

I am not the poster, but "pathetic" or not I agree with the idea that my 17 year old does not need to spend 2 days on a trip to Medford to beat up on a team that is not prepared to play his team's level of play because of politics. I call it sportsmanship you call it pathetic. So be it. In addition, it is NOT just "one" trip to Medford. It is also Vegas, San Diego, Northern California, Arizona, Seattle, and probably two other places before our season is over. We do this to FIND TEAMS TO PLAY US. WE DO NOT MAKE THEM COME TO US. Do not give me this crap about opportunity to bond on the road with his parents, or team......PLEEEASE. How about the time? I do not go on any team trips anymore, but guess what? He has homework and a billion other commitments that he has to get in when he isnt traveling for soccer. We have a church we also like him to visit occasionally. You think I should feel more for the soccer community in Medford? Give me a flipping break. Are they going to pay the hotel and food bill that my club is going to give me? YEAH NO! Do they give a rats ass about soccer here in Portland except they want to play us? Easy answer, NO! At some point as a parent you have to pick and choose, well for us this is one of those times. It might be a good day for my son to give his time to the food bank.

Are u from Medford? Whether you are or not, please stop whining and get off your high horse and think of a better solution for yourself.

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I am another poster that wanted to respond with our experience. We have had to go to Medford a couple of times. It was not the end of the world. My kid too was very busy. We drove down in the morning and back after the game. The players did some homework, had some time to socialize and saw a little bit more of Oregon. It looks like you have a 2:00 game and could do it in one day if you wanted as well. I can understand your frustration, but it is not that bad. If you really dont want to go talk to the coach. I do feel for Medford and wonder why they would want to come to Portland and not California. Quite honestly, I wonder why anyone wants to play with all the dysfunction everywhere.

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By all means you should send your son to the food bank. But my guess is that would not work out for him.

Switch to an OPL team and don't waste your time. I'm sure they will be glad to have him.

He goes once a month thank you. We will stay with our team. It isnt that big of a deal to tell the coach our player wont be there. Kids miss for all kinds of reasons.