DA will cheaper than ECNL, Final Nail in Coffin

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If they aren't investing money in the girls, and they prohibit high school, they will have a hard time drawing top players. They might get some, but not that many.

Not much chance of success in Oregon.

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Not much chance of success in Oregon.

There is a high probability that girl soccer parents in Oregon will continue to be Nutbar Factor 6 with a GDA or ECNL or neither.

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And then lots of flights to play games in California and Texas because there won't be more than 1 or 2 clubs in the NW. Can you say "double the cost of ECNL"?

wait. so you're saying GDA would cost like $50,000/year?

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Thorns will never do GDA because they don't even have a track record of winning OYSA. How could any governing body look at the Thorns and say "there's a club that knows what it's doing"?

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Isn't crossfire Washington a BDA club? Will they be forced to drop ECNL in favor of GDA?

Crossfire will either need to join GDA or risk implosion on the girls side. Crossfire's brand will take a huge beating if it stays 2nd tier ECNL.

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Thorns will never do GDA because they don't even have a track record of winning OYSA. How could any governing body look at the Thorns and say "there's a club that knows what it's doing"?

CU and FCP would never do GDA as they can't even compete in ECNL.

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wait. so you're saying GDA would cost like $50,000/year?

More like about $15K for GDA as it's a max of $7.5K for ECNL.

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Easy chief, was just kidding!!

don't try to hide your crazy with a comment like this. I'm on to you.

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CU and FCP would never do GDA as they can't even compete in ECNL.

GDA will be lower level so they'll leave that for the Thorns.

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Crossfire will either need to join GDA or risk implosion on the girls side. Crossfire's brand will take a huge beating if it stays 2nd tier ECNL.

ECNL is tier 1 until the GDA proves differently. And that is going to take a long time.

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ECNL is tier 2 until the GDA proves differently. And that is going to take a long time.

ECNL is going to add a three tiered format with recreational adult leagues.

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ECNL is going to add a three tiered format with recreational adult leagues.

Yep, and the 4th tier will be the GDA.

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ECNL is tier 1 until the GDA proves differently. And that is going to take a long time.

If GDA becomes #1 (which it might eventually) ECNL will still be a very strong B league. That's why girls won't be so quick to jump ship

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If GDA becomes #1 (which it might eventually) ECNL will still be a very strong B league. That's why girls won't be so quick to jump ship

US Soccer will declare the GDA to be #1, but saying it don't make it so. How's the boys DA working out at making the mens NT any better?

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ECNL is going to add a three tiered format with recreational adult leagues.

How much will the recreational league cost and does it include spouse travel?