ECNL rosters

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All it says that the invites are out and the money is due at the end of the month at CU. No need to publish a roster until it's official!

Once the checks are cashed they will send their rosters to the ECNL where they will be published.

Invites have been out for two weeks and they are still waiting for acceptances? Doesn't sound promising.

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Even at $8000 per year that is about (x 18 players) $145,000 these families need to raise, so give them some time.

I still don't get that folks still misrepresent the cost of ECNL. First, I would agree that placing a patch on your jersey saying you are elite does not make it so. Playing ECNL will give you more quality games over a season than playing OPL or OYSA, no one can argue differently (at least logically).

The cost of ECNL is only $500 more than what I was paying to my old club. If you live in OR and you want to play great competition and play in showcase events then you have to get on an airplane and spend several nights in a hotel. I wish the Thorns Academy all the luck and success in the world, but I have a hard time believing that the Timbers will pay the travel expenses (airfare, lodging, rental car, and food) for 4-5 BIG Showcase events per year. Sounds like "Hope" that another leading has been selling. How is that working for the one's who were looking for CHANGE

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I still don't get that folks still misrepresent the cost of ECNL. First, I would agree that placing a patch on your jersey saying you are elite does not make it so. Playing ECNL will give you more quality games over a season than playing OPL or OYSA, no one can argue differently (at least logically).

The cost of ECNL is only $500 more than what I was paying to my old club. If you live in OR and you want to play great competition and play in showcase events then you have to get on an airplane and spend several nights in a hotel. I wish the Thorns Academy all the luck and success in the world, but I have a hard time believing that the Timbers will pay the travel expenses (airfare, lodging, rental car, and food) for 4-5 BIG Showcase events per year. Sounds like "Hope" that another leading has been selling. How is that working for the one's who were looking for CHANGE

Welcome to July as you seem to be stuck back in April. The Academy costs are posted and set and fixed. But then again, you didn't get all of the correspondence from them as you were not interested. As to ECNL, the cost, sadly, is more than $500 more. I'm not sure what drugs you are on to think its $500. I don't know of many teams that spent $5000 on travel and fees last year. Even if you did ODP. ECNL has advertised their cost estimates to be in excess of $8000, so you seem to be urinating into the wind with your arguement.

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Welcome to July as you seem to be stuck back in April. The Academy costs are posted and set and fixed. But then again, you didn't get all of the correspondence from them as you were not interested. As to ECNL, the cost, sadly, is more than $500 more. I'm not sure what drugs you are on to think its $500. I don't know of many teams that spent $5000 on travel and fees last year. Even if you did ODP. ECNL has advertised their cost estimates to be in excess of $8000, so you seem to be urinating into the wind with your arguement.

Any top teams in Oregon that travelled spent $5000 to $6000 last year. If you didn't, your DD isn't on a top team.

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Welcome to July as you seem to be stuck back in April. The Academy costs are posted and set and fixed. But then again, you didn't get all of the correspondence from them as you were not interested. As to ECNL, the cost, sadly, is more than $500 more. I'm not sure what drugs you are on to think its $500. I don't know of many teams that spent $5000 on travel and fees last year. Even if you did ODP. ECNL has advertised their cost estimates to be in excess of $8000, so you seem to be urinating into the wind with your arguement.

There were lots of Oregon teams that spent $4-5,000+ on travel. The fact that you didn't know them says everything about what you 'know". Even the WST- TS 16's spent over $4,000 on travel.

The bottom line is the ECNL cost DIFFERENCE over the Academy for the 17's will be $5,000.

For that $5,000 you will get literally twice as many games and be seen by twice as many coaches.

The choice highlights the old saying ....."you get what you pay for"!

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Welcome to July as you seem to be stuck back in April. The Academy costs are posted and set and fixed. But then again, you didn't get all of the correspondence from them as you were not interested. As to ECNL, the cost, sadly, is more than $500 more. I'm not sure what drugs you are on to think its $500. I don't know of many teams that spent $5000 on travel and fees last year. Even if you did ODP. ECNL has advertised their cost estimates to be in excess of $8000, so you seem to be urinating into the wind with your arguement.

Daughter plays for Onyx and our travel cost for player alone easily exceeded $5,000 last year. 2 trips to NC, 1 trip to Vegas, multiple trips to CA, and always the occasional road trip to Seattle. It adds up, but I don't think ECNL will be much more based upon our schedule

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Any top teams in Oregon that travelled spent $5000 to $6000 last year. If you didn't, your DD isn't on a top team.

BS. I guarantee we are a top team and didn't spend that much. And we traveled quite a bit. Apparently you didn't spend your money wisely.

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There were lots of Oregon teams that spent $4-5,000+ on travel. The fact that you didn't know them says everything about what you 'know". Even the WST- TS 16's spent over $4,000 on travel.

Barely. And they traveled as much if not more than anyone.

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Barely. And they traveled as much if not more than anyone.

No they don't.

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I still don't get that folks still misrepresent the cost of ECNL. First, I would agree that placing a patch on your jersey saying you are elite does not make it so. Playing ECNL will give you more quality games over a season than playing OPL or OYSA, no one can argue differently (at least logically).

The cost of ECNL is only $500 more than what I was paying to my old club. If you live in OR and you want to play great competition and play in showcase events then you have to get on an airplane and spend several nights in a hotel. I wish the Thorns Academy all the luck and success in the world, but I have a hard time believing that the Timbers will pay the travel expenses (airfare, lodging, rental car, and food) for 4-5 BIG Showcase events per year. Sounds like "Hope" that another leading has been selling. How is that working for the one's who were looking for CHANGE

Take it up with Fraser and the FC people as they were the one's who calculated those costs. If it's being misrepresented, it isn't by any of the posters here, it's by the ECNL folks.

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Across town and over the river doesn't count as "travel"

BS. I guarantee we are a top team and didn't spend that much. And we traveled quite a bit. Apparently you didn't spend your money wisely.

Please share your schedule the past 12 months.

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Uh no

Barely. And they traveled as much if not more than anyone.

They did Regionals, Vegas & Surf as well as FWRL and any honest accounting of player cost exceeded $4,000 probably $4,500 on average.

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Take it up with Fraser and the FC people as they were the one's who calculated those costs. If it's being misrepresented, it isn't by any of the posters here, it's by the ECNL folks.

You are either woefully late to this discussion or have bought the lies. These numbers were not "made up" by either ECNL club. They are ACTUAL expenses from WA Crossfire. They have been confirmed by local parents whose DD's played on these teams. There is not "mystery" or "guessing" going on other than how much air fare will go up.

The $8,500 figure for the 16's & 17's has been adjusted up from what CU posted to account for a Playoff farther away than Seattle PLUS a $400 contingency to account for higher airfare. So please stop listening to the Haters and realize that these player expenses are not pulled out of then air but real life experiences adjusted for the next year plus a contingency.

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Please share your schedule the past 12 months.

Still waiting for you to post your "top teams' schedule!

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You are either woefully late to this discussion or have bought the lies. These numbers were not "made up" by either ECNL club. They are ACTUAL expenses from WA Crossfire. They have been confirmed by local parents whose DD's played on these teams. There is not "mystery" or "guessing" going on other than how much air fare will go up.

The $8,500 figure for the 16's & 17's has been adjusted up from what CU posted to account for a Playoff farther away than Seattle PLUS a $400 contingency to account for higher airfare. So please stop listening to the Haters and realize that these player expenses are not pulled out of then air but real life experiences adjusted for the next year plus a contingency.

Then tell that to the jacka(s)s who was claiming that the $8000 figure was made up and that he is only paying $500 more. I'm just doing what you are doing, using the figures that Fraser and FC posted for ECNL costs.