Thorns Academy cost capped at $3,600.

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Depends. Does your DK's team do only full size scrimmaging every practice?

Remember ECNL is 4 days a week. Must clubs are twice a week plus some PT. So with FC having 3 turf fields at their disposal Occasionally Lincoln and U of P (less for need but for ease of location for out of area players and closer for coaches that coach there I would presume) I'm pretty sure they have enough space.

The question is how do other clubs manage? Especially in the winter, where turf time is more valuable / accessible compared to grass. BSC has the one turf field at OES. Vancouver has turf rolled up in their parking lot, East side has one field that's actually concrete painted green from their entire club. L.O. I guess has the two h.S. fields. CFC... just has those crappy grass fields. CU/United and Westide all must fight for time at THPRD?

FC looks to be in pretty good shape compared to most clubs.

The point was to say, if you have 40 kids practicing on one field it may only be one age pool, but it has the same same impact as 3-4 teams practicing on the same field.

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If the ECNL teams are practicing 4 times a week, then that takes away that excuse for performing so poorly agaist RCL division 2 teams in NWCL.

They could train 6 times a week. It won't help considering the players they are getting for these ecnl teams are second rate. Excluding onyx but they were good without ecnl, go figure.

Ultimately when you have poor coaching and idiot parents pushing mediocre players into a money grab it doesn't spell development.

It's is HILARIOUS that all this talk was about not getting good enough competition in oregon while majority of the time these teams from these clubs were not top teams in this state and now they are being embarrassed by rcl division 2 teams. Talk about lack of common sense.

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They could train 6 times a week. It won't help considering the players they are getting for these ecnl teams are second rate. Excluding onyx but they were good without ecnl, go figure.

Ultimately when you have poor coaching and idiot parents pushing mediocre players into a money grab it doesn't spell development.

It's is HILARIOUS that all this talk was about not getting good enough competition in oregon while majority of the time these teams from these clubs were not top teams in this state and now they are being embarrassed by rcl division 2 teams. Talk about lack of common sense.

What money grab?

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They could train 6 times a week. It won't help considering the players they are getting for these ecnl teams are second rate. Excluding onyx but they were good without ecnl, go figure.

Ultimately when you have poor coaching and idiot parents pushing mediocre players into a money grab it doesn't spell development.

It's is HILARIOUS that all this talk was about not getting good enough competition in oregon while majority of the time these teams from these clubs were not top teams in this state and now they are being embarrassed by rcl division 2 teams. Talk about lack of common sense.

Your still upset about FC/THUSC/CROSSFIRE getting the ECNL bids?? Jees man get over it, go out and do something. Your just on here blathering to a few people and it seems the majority of the time your posting to yourself. NEWS FLASH.... people that matter in Oregon Soccer are not reading your posts.

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Your still upset about FC/THUSC/CROSSFIRE getting the ECNL bids?? Jees man get over it, go out and do something. Your just on here blathering to a few people and it seems the majority of the time your posting to yourself. NEWS FLASH.... people that matter in Oregon Soccer are not reading your posts.

That's right, try an idiotic response to change the subject. The fact is (fact junior, please try posting some to defend your ECNL decision if you can) our ECNL teams are in a crummy NWCL and are struggling to compete. They are playing terrible ECNL teams across the country and spending a fortune for the opportunity. And these OYSA teams that some people are putting down on this forum, play them just as tough if not tougher than their ECNL competition from Arizona or Florida. Please post some facts to refute this. Post some facts to defend how good the competition is. We will be waiting. A long time too.

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What money grab?

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They could train 6 times a week. It won't help considering the players they are getting for these ecnl teams are second rate. Excluding onyx but they were good without ecnl, go figure.

Ultimately when you have poor coaching and idiot parents pushing mediocre players into a money grab it doesn't spell development.

It's is HILARIOUS that all this talk was about not getting good enough competition in oregon while majority of the time these teams from these clubs were not top teams in this state and now they are being embarrassed by rcl division 2 teams. Talk about lack of common sense.

So if the players on the ECNL teams are second rate, what "rate" are the players on your OYSA TA team? Third? Fourth? Must be lower than second as no OYSA team has beat an ECNL team yet.

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So if the players on the ECNL teams are second rate, what "rate" are the players on your OYSA TA team? Third? Fourth? Must be lower than second as no OYSA team has beat an ECNL team yet.

There are a lot of the very talented players playing OYSA. A lot of families can't afford to play in the "elite" club league and find a better fit elsewhere.

You are welcome to put them down by calling them rec, but that just means you are an ******* calling young girls derogatory names. I assume that makes you feel better somehow?

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There are a lot of the very talented players playing OYSA. A lot of families can't afford to play in the "elite" club league and find a better fit elsewhere.

You are welcome to put them down by calling them rec, but that just means you are an ******* calling young girls derogatory names. I assume that makes you feel better somehow?

And calling ECNL players "second rate" is OK by you? Does that make YOU feel better?

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And calling ECNL players "second rate" is OK by you? Does that make YOU feel better?

You're talking to the wrong person, I never said a single derogatory thing about kids.

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You're talking to the wrong person, I never said a single derogatory thing about kids.

Then your jumping in here way late and don't know what your talking about.

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Then your jumping in here way late and don't know what your talking about.

I have no idea what you mean. How is it ok to put kids accomplishments down?

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I have no idea what you mean. How is it ok to put kids accomplishments down?

It's sports. There's winners and there's the rest.

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It's sports. There's winners and there's the rest.

That puts everything Timbers in the "rest".

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They could train 6 times a week. It won't help considering the players they are getting for these ecnl teams are second rate. Excluding onyx but they were good without ecnl, go figure.

Ultimately when you have poor coaching and idiot parents pushing mediocre players into a money grab it doesn't spell development.

It's is HILARIOUS that all this talk was about not getting good enough competition in oregon while majority of the time these teams from these clubs were not top teams in this state and now they are being embarrassed by rcl division 2 teams. Talk about lack of common sense.

Sad but true.