GDA Info Night Tonight

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US soccer says minimum required four trainings per week. What more can they do??

They can tell the Thorns they'll lose GDA if they don't follow the rules. They can tell the Thorns that the expect the NWSL GDAs to be role models since they are the face of US Soccer

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Yes 2 at OR and 1 at Boise State for the Thorns.

2- 2018's going to OR? Which OR? If you mean UofO? Does the UofO coach know about this?

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US soccer says minimum required four trainings per week. What more can they do??

There are many boys clubs that skip the 4/week rule. Expect the same for the girls. Sub rules are the same boys and girls so no difference there. For an older team with an average roster of 22-24 or so, only 18 can dress for game day and subs are limited. There will be players week in and week out that never see the field. Yes there's a minimum start requirement. But some clubs skirt that rule also, and many will wait for the easier games to put in the easier players and yank them pretty quickly. Basically if you're not a starter in DA or #1-14 you're not getting nearly the same experience and you should consider other options

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Girls pay more for DA for 25% less training. GDA will also only play about 24 games/year with harsh substitution rules. Game time on the ball is already going way down. 4 trainings/week was supposed to make up for that. Why doesn't US Soccer care?

Hmmmm.....maybe because it's US soccer? The same organization that fought the WMNT on salary and healthcare? Just a guess. Besides, they only care about maybe 100 players for GDA. The rest are practice cones for the top 100.

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Great time on the ball for top players! No having to share play time with weak players like in ECNL. Mommy and Daddy can't whine to the coach for PT because they are paying $10k a year like at ECNL. GDA is the proving ground. Not for everyone but it's not meant to be.

Not for everyone? It's not for anyone. Except maybe TA "B" teamers and pine riders.

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Hate to break it to everyone but no scouts are looking at your Freshman this year unless they have already been iD and playing for u15 National Team (Oregon girls need not apply). They won't be looking at ECNL games unless your a Sophmore or Junior and they won't be looking at GDA games until then either. You can get better exposure by picking your top college choices and visiting the schools, meeting the coaches face to face, going to that colleges summer ID camp, and following up with the coach.

Since you mentioned college ID camp I will post my question here. This is my oldest and she is an 03. We have received an email from a d1 college coach to come to an elite ID camp this summer. She went to Regionals in Arizona in January, is it possible that this coach saw her there or is it more likely that it's just a mass email? Just an honest question hoping for honest replies, as unlikely as that is on this site.

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Since you mentioned college ID camp I will post my question here. This is my oldest and she is an 03. We have received an email from a d1 college coach to come to an elite ID camp this summer. She went to Regionals in Arizona in January, is it possible that this coach saw her there or is it more likely that it's just a mass email? Just an honest question hoping for honest replies, as unlikely as that is on this site.

Is the ID camp free?

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Since you mentioned college ID camp I will post my question here. This is my oldest and she is an 03. We have received an email from a d1 college coach to come to an elite ID camp this summer. She went to Regionals in Arizona in January, is it possible that this coach saw her there or is it more likely that it's just a mass email? Just an honest question hoping for honest replies, as unlikely as that is on this site.

If you have sent this coach and team information of any kind about your daughter then it is probably a mass email generated off of emails sent to them. Keep your money and time for another year atleast.

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GDA four minimum required trainings per week plus lots of away games and missed school.

Games on weekends.

No high school sports.

Miss out on high school activities.

Plus hot, sweaty van rides to Burlingame California in the ThornMobile.

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Girls pay more for DA for 25% less training. GDA will also only play about 24 games/year with harsh substitution rules. Game time on the ball is already going way down. 4 trainings/week was supposed to make up for that. Why doesn't US Soccer care?

Has anyone called the thorns and asked why they are charging an exorbitant try out fee and are only doing 2-3 trainings per week, when both contradict what US Soccer lays out on their website?

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Has anyone called the thorns and asked why they are charging an exorbitant try out fee and are only doing 2-3 trainings per week, when both contradict what US Soccer lays out on their website?

Call and ask and then come post their response.
It's 3x week training.

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Call and ask and then come post their response.
It's 3x week training.

Entire Thornz Girls Debacle Academy is made up of a bunch of shortcuts and lies foisted on unsuspecting parents by the Timbers clown show.

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Since you mentioned college ID camp I will post my question here. This is my oldest and she is an 03. We have received an email from a d1 college coach to come to an elite ID camp this summer. She went to Regionals in Arizona in January, is it possible that this coach saw her there or is it more likely that it's just a mass email? Just an honest question hoping for honest replies, as unlikely as that is on this site.

Hi there. Great question.

Since your DD is an '03 and she was at regionals, it is very likely that she caught the coach's eye. She's at the age where recruiters do send out ID Camp invites. Their programs typically charge for camps because the camps double as fundraisers. If your daughter is interested in the school and you can afford it, then have DD do the camp.

Your club should offer college planning so ask them about this experience.

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Has anyone called the thorns and asked why they are charging an exorbitant try out fee and are only doing 2-3 trainings per week, when both contradict what US Soccer lays out on their website?

So they aren't following the US Soccer Girls DA rules. That is ok but they should be upfront about ignoring those rules.

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So they aren't following the US Soccer Girls DA rules. That is ok but they should be upfront about ignoring those rules.

They, and others, can get away with not following the rules because US Soccer knows that this whole GDA project is so extremely close to being stillborn that they will turn a blind eye to almost anything. Holding clubs to the published rules would guarantee GDA fails miserably.