Girls DA = $10,000/yr & NO high school sports???

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They are playing in the gold brackets against very tough competition. I wish you people would just leave it alone.

Nobody is happy about this tournament. But a trophy is always nice.

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Clubs can't afford it and get nothing out of it. MLS clubs do it reluctantly but at least they might turn one player pro every few years who will play for them - and even that isn't a sure bet

At 5k a year (Salary of the majority of professional women players) It will only take 8 years to make up the amount spent on playing in the GDA for that lucky girl.

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Nobody is happy about this tournament. But a trophy is always nice.

Some unhappy parents sure, but I'm with coach on this. You need a low pressure situation to learn how to play together. It was a great move.

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Some unhappy parents sure, but I'm with coach on this. You need a low pressure situation to learn how to play together. It was a great move.

The instructions were to think of it as a jamboree of scrimmages and work on little things.

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The instructions were to think of it as a jamboree of scrimmages and work on little things.

Getting beat at the Beaverton Cup, by a local team that didn't even win OYSA league is not going to be a morale boost for the Thorns side.

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Getting beat at the Beaverton Cup, by a local team that didn't even win OYSA league is not going to be a morale boost for the Thorns side.

Just wait until that hot mess known as Thorns Academy gets into their first GDA games. Holy smackdown Batman!!!

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Getting beat at the Beaverton Cup, by a local team that didn't even win OYSA league is not going to be a morale boost for the Thorns side.

They don't need your support.

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Thorns have always said they passed on ECNL because it Easton expensive. This will cost a lot more.

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Thorns have always said they passed on ECNL because it Easton expensive. This will cost a lot more.

Yes. We all know that was a smokescreen answer because they couldn't get in. But the hypocrisy now has not gone unnoticed.

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Thorns have always said they passed on ECNL because it Easton expensive. This will cost a lot more.

girls DA could cost over $10,000 per year.

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Yes. We all know that was a smokescreen answer because they couldn't get in. But the hypocrisy now has not gone unnoticed.

Please cite your first-hand source.

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Please cite your first-hand source.

Ask Tom A. He knows exactly when the Thorns applied and when/why they were turned down. Not good enough for ECNL but good enough for GDA. Says a lot about the quality of the GDA...

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girls DA could cost over $10,000 per year.

More. It's all about the travel.

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girls DA could cost over $10,000 per year.

Well, as no real DA club would actually travel to Portland to play the OYSA-level Thorns Academy, the Thorns will have to travel for EVERY game. A few will be easy 3 hour drives to Seattle, but there will be a lot of flights to California and Colorado for those other games. I could easily see $20K+ just for travel...

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Well, as no real DA club would actually travel to Portland to play the OYSA-level Thorns Academy, the Thorns will have to travel for EVERY game. A few will be easy 3 hour drives to Seattle, but there will be a lot of flights to California and Colorado for those other games. I could easily see $20K+ just for travel...

I'm a GDA skeptic but I can't imagine the GDA league schedule will be "voluntary". Thus, other GDA teams will be traveling to PDX. It will be close to 50% home / 50% away for league travel and all will travel to their tournament events.
$20k is a ridiculous number that you simply pulled from you rear-end.