Congrats to Thorns GDA Selected Players

[Unregistered]

The memories of representing your community or pulling on your school jersey are great and all but it sidelines you from the bigger picture of getting better at soccer. You can always create memories and play with friends after you get into your 20's.

Exactly. High school is a terrible time in most kids lives. Bullying, mean people make your life miserable. If you have sports to take you away or online gaming you should do it. Otherwise it can lead to vodka addiction or worse.

[Unregistered]

Final rosters posted https://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/tho...ut-information

[Unregistered]

Exactly. High school is a terrible time in most kids lives. Bullying, mean people make your life miserable. If you have sports to take you away or online gaming you should do it. Otherwise it can lead to vodka addiction or worse.

Boy it sounds like you had a bad high school experience. That's too bad. For many kids it is a memorable experience for the good.

[Unregistered]

That's too bad. I really think playing for your school is a meaningful experience. You're only young once. Why do they not allow them to play?

The idea is probably to break kids of the idea of soccer being for fun and reprogram them to think of it as a job that they have to constantly strive to get better at. It is not for fun anymore Toto. Time to get to work and crank out some soccer.

[Unregistered]

The idea is probably to break kids of the idea of soccer being for fun and reprogram them to think of it as a job that they have to constantly strive to get better at. It is not for fun anymore Toto. Time to get to work and crank out some soccer.

Agree. Sounds very cultish. Who dare anyone say what kids do in their own time except parents? Enjoy those ankle chains GDA players.

[Unregistered]

Final rosters posted https://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/tho...ut-information

Yep, only FC ECNL girls who accepted Thornz offers were girls who weren't even getting rostered for most games at FC. Not surprising.

[Unregistered]

Final rosters posted https://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/tho...ut-information

Am I the only one curious about the motives of posting the clubs these kids came from? Are they trying to legitimize some of the shakier teams by showing players from ECNL clubs (or in the case of the 03 team from the mighty GPS)? Are they trying to embarrass teams that lost a lot of players like Westside's 03's? Maybe I'm not in the know but I've never seen this done and it seems wrong or inappropriate.

[Unregistered]

Am I the only one curious about the motives of posting the clubs these kids came from? Are they trying to legitimize some of the shakier teams by showing players from ECNL clubs (or in the case of the 03 team from the mighty GPS)? Are they trying to embarrass teams that lost a lot of players like Westside's 03's? Maybe I'm not in the know but I've never seen this done and it seems wrong or inappropriate.

The entire Timbers Alliance was built on shameless self promotion and self dealing. Why would the Thorns DA be any different?

[Unregistered]

Yep, only FC ECNL girls who accepted Thornz offers were girls who weren't even getting rostered for most games at FC. Not surprising.

Says a lot about fc Portland. When you struggle you will not play. Go figure they are notorious for not giving any rats about their players and spending all their time trying to recruit

[Unregistered]

Says a lot about fc Portland. When you struggle you will not play. Go figure they are notorious for not giving any rats about their players and spending all their time trying to recruit

Yes. I want a club that is top in the region and plays all players equally regardless of skill level, effort at practice, commitment to improving, coachability, or attitude.

You're probably one of those parents that demands participation trophies. Enjoy Mount Hood this summer. I hear every team medals.

[Unregistered]

Yep, only FC ECNL girls who accepted Thornz offers were girls who weren't even getting rostered for most games at FC. Not surprising.

This is false. Three are/were starters. What is sad is they are not that good.

[Unregistered]

The idea is probably to break kids of the idea of soccer being for fun and reprogram them to think of it as a job that they have to constantly strive to get better at. It is not for fun anymore Toto. Time to get to work and crank out some soccer.

High school activities are a slippery slope. They start playing for fun instead of to get better and nobody wins. At this point it should be approached more like a job. Put on your big girl pants, pack a sack lunch and get busy working.

[Unregistered]

Thorns haven't really put many kids into college have they?

[Unregistered]

Thorns haven't really put many kids into college have they?

No, but they will start to. Ecnl & regular clubs will continue to as well. Thorns will become one of the best pathways for players that want to go all in for US Soccer. US Soccer is the most elite sponsor you can get.

[Unregistered]

Yep, only FC ECNL girls who accepted Thornz offers were girls who weren't even getting rostered for most games at FC. Not surprising.

What age group are you referring to?