Anonymous wrote:ODP is a numbers game
They need numbers early on to pay their way so this entire system works. In other words they need large numbers of kids to try out for District across the state, most every one of which will make the District pool. From there they break down by district and narrow the pool down to state and this is where the numbers decrease significantly however many players are still questionable in their skill level but ODP needs the volume of players to continue. By the time State plays out it is very clear who the top team players are and who the lower level players are at the State level and although this is not a formal cut or assessment its obvious. These more select players will get the invite to the regional tournament and ultimately to the Regional Camp.
The Regional camp is a whole different challenge all together. It is very difficult to be selected to the Regional Team. The jump from State to Regional Team is night and day.
Thanks for this information. That would make a lot of sense. Sounds like the real challenge is making the regional camp/team.
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