Thorns in USDA Florida Showcase

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The 16/17s lost today but on a pk. Tomorrow is vs a weak 6th out of 8 teams Sky Blue team. Thorns will score plenty and have a big win. Go Thorns!

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When you say they are off to a decent start I was trying to how the “best” players from Oregon are doing. Plain and simple that team is awful, but good for them getting a win against another awful team

Probably better than your organizing skills of structure . Proof read before you post if your going to be rude , because now instead of being a smart ass you made yourself look like a dumb ass you jack ass .

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Cool experience for those girls!
Did Timber boys go also?

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U15s won against a team that was 2-11 with a -30 goal differential this season. Don’t get too excited just yet! Maybe they match them up with teams of similar records to keep it competitive?!

A win is a win.

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Especially in sunny Florida in front of a bunch of college scouts!!
U16/17 game is being broadcast live now. Go Thorns!!!

College coaches aren't stupid. They aren't trying to recruit players from teams that aren't even remotely competitive with top competition.

How about we fly kids 6 hours across country. Lie to everyone and say they are the best and on a pathway to the pros...meanwhile they are roughly 4th best in Oregon.

Sounds like Ecnl scams but wrapped up in a "US DA" scam box.

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College coaches aren't stupid. They aren't trying to recruit players from teams that aren't even remotely competitive with top competition.

How about we fly kids 6 hours across country. Lie to everyone and say they are the best and on a pathway to the pros...meanwhile they are roughly 4th best in Oregon.

Sounds like Ecnl scams but wrapped up in a "US DA" scam box.

College coaches recruit PLAYERS, not TEAMS. Good players are found on bad teams, and vice versa.

Whether there are any good prospects on GDA that might intrigue a D1 scout (let alone the USWNT), I've no idea.

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College coaches aren't stupid. They aren't trying to recruit players from teams that aren't even remotely competitive with top competition.

How about we fly kids 6 hours across country. Lie to everyone and say they are the best and on a pathway to the pros...meanwhile they are roughly 4th best in Oregon.

Sounds like Ecnl scams but wrapped up in a "US DA" scam box.

This scam cost the parents about $100(DA), not $1500(ECNL)

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This scam cost the parents about $100(DA), not $1500(ECNL)

Thorns collected about $230,000 in fees. So parents cover large part of travel costs.

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College coaches recruit PLAYERS, not TEAMS. Good players are found on bad teams, and vice versa.

Whether there are any good prospects on GDA that might intrigue a D1 scout (let alone the USWNT), I've no idea.

I think the Salem Forward is going pro & to the USWNT.

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Thorns collected about $230,000 in fees. So parents cover large part of travel costs.

The GDA program cost over a million year, still $700,000 in the hole.

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Thorns collected about $230,000 in fees. So parents cover large part of travel costs.

That's surprising. But nothing wrong with it.

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College coaches aren't stupid. They aren't trying to recruit players from teams that aren't even remotely competitive with top competition.

How about we fly kids 6 hours across country. Lie to everyone and say they are the best and on a pathway to the pros...meanwhile they are roughly 4th best in Oregon.

Sounds like Ecnl scams but wrapped up in a "US DA" scam box.

Dear ECNL mom, get over it already!!

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Unless you are top 1 or 2 on your team, good luck getting looked at. All these parents that say all these scouts are at these events, trust me, they are not watching the Thorns. A coach isnt walking by and saying, Oh damn, look at this kid.

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Unless you are top 1 or 2 on your team, good luck getting looked at. All these parents that say all these scouts are at these events, trust me, they are not watching the Thorns. A coach isnt walking by and saying, Oh damn, look at this kid.

I would not discount these events just because the kid is not top 1 or 2. Coaches might be looking for a specific type of player who will make a great addition to the team. They might be short of D or MF or F. So they do necessarily look at only the scorer. At any rate, it is a great opportunity to be seen.

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Thorns collected about $230,000 in fees. So parents cover large part of travel costs.

That cost for 4 teams is still far, far less than what the program for 4 teams multiplied by 10 months will cost.