Thornz gda to FOLD??

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You have options you could pay 10K at 2 other rec clubs instead. Your call.

Could do that and then my DD would be on a team that was at least 10x better than Thornz Asylum, and have a 100x better chance of getting into college soccer. Seems a bargain. But if all you can afford is a Yugo then I guess that's almost better than walking...

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Brandi Chastain, coach = GDA not ECNL

The only desperation I see is yours.

Wasn't even a good player and clearly isn't a very smart coach to get sucked into the Thornz Asylum.

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US Soccer mandates 4 minimum practices per week. Are thorns not doing that?

The info guide says 3-4 practices. That's not bad.

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US Soccer invited EVERY club that applied. They are super desperate to get this thing off the ground and get the money rolling in.

US Soccer did invite every club in the US to apply, but only a few were selected from across the US. In our neck of the woods none of our local neighborhood clubs were selected as expected. Since we have a NWSL Pro team Portland Thorns US Soccer offered the DA to all the Pro clubs first, Portland took it and is funding it for the girls which is unheard of, that fact alone kept our local clubs out of the DA consideration. Maybe in the future one of our local clubs could be a candidate, it's doubtful with the current talent pool available in the area.

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Could do that and then my DD would be on a team that was at least 10x better than Thornz Asylum, and have a 100x better chance of getting into college soccer. Seems a bargain. But if all you can afford is a Yugo then I guess that's almost better than walking...

If you want to pay 10K for a damaged Yugo that could be considered better than walking..off a cliff. Great point.

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Could do that and then my DD would be on a team that was at least 10x better than Thornz Asylum, and have a 100x better chance of getting into college soccer. Seems a bargain. But if all you can afford is a Yugo then I guess that's almost better than walking...

ECNL put a ton of kids into college this year.

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ECNL put a ton of kids into college this year.

What club is called ECNL?

There is a listing online of what states and clubs put a ton of kids into college this year.
Oregon wasn't on that list of states and none of our clubs put kids into top colleges with athletic scholarships. Same as it ever was.

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The info guide says 3-4 practices. That's not bad.

If Thorns GDA follows USSDA's mandates, they will have "a minimum of 4 trainings per week".

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If Thorns GDA follows USSDA's mandates, they will have "a minimum of 4 trainings per week".

And charge no try out fee.

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ECNL put a ton of kids into college this year.

Yep. And thornz skunked!

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What club is called ECNL?

There is a listing online of what states and clubs put a ton of kids into college this year.
Oregon wasn't on that list of states and none of our clubs put kids into top colleges with athletic scholarships. Same as it ever was.

Doesn't matter what club, it still put more girls in college soccer than Thornz Asylum or Timbers Alliance clubs.

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US Soccer did invite every club in the US to apply, but only a few were selected from across the US. In our neck of the woods none of our local neighborhood clubs were selected as expected. Since we have a NWSL Pro team Portland Thorns US Soccer offered the DA to all the Pro clubs first, Portland took it and is funding it for the girls which is unheard of, that fact alone kept our local clubs out of the DA consideration. Maybe in the future one of our local clubs could be a candidate, it's doubtful with the current talent pool available in the area.

Thanks for the laugh Timbers lemming caveman. Good luck in the Thornz Asylum GDA rec league.

And BTW, there is no women's pro soccer in the USA. It's marginal to call it semi-pro.

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Yep. And thornz skunked!

They got a few community college over the years.

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They got a few community college over the years.

I heard 1 went to community college but then didn't make the team.

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It's been a spectacle to date. Playing in bronze level competition against C teams. Now they are mandated to practice 4 minimum days per week, travel out of town extensively during school, banned from high school, very few college signings etc. Most top clubs putting A team in ECNL.

Plus the NWSL is very unpopular throughout most of the country. Pro pay is very very low.

Will they last very long? Opinions?

Word on the street is that Thornz Asylum is getting ready to close up shop. They had spies at the ECNL tryouts and realized that truly ALL of the top talent has opted for ECNL so they're working out a plan to "exit gracefully".