ODP

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

VA ODP = Supplemental pay to play on top of your club.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

VA ODP = Supplemental pay to play on top of your club.

except at least some of the teams at state level are coached by college coaches which makes it slightly more interesting value add...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

VA ODP = Supplemental pay to play on top of your club.

except at least some of the teams at state level are coached by college coaches which makes it slightly more interesting value add...

Which states? What teams? What college coaches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

VA ODP = Supplemental pay to play on top of your club.

= Supplemental pay to play on top of your club pay to play 😄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

VA ODP = Supplemental pay to play on top of your club.

= Supplemental pay to play on top of your club pay to play 😄

That's a lot of P2P's on top of lots of P2P's.

[Anonymous]

Just a quick note, those claiming that "top talent" doesn't play ODP, as it pertains to girls, is full of it. ECNL is strong in the east, but relatively weak in other regions. You just have to look at ODP alums at D1 schools or the national team. It's another notch on the resume. Some of the top talent in some states plays ODP where ECNL is weak, you get to compete against those girls if you're on an ODP team.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

VA ODP = Supplemental pay to play on top of your club.

= Supplemental pay to play on top of your club pay to play 😄

Of course. But unless you can magically round up full pickup teams for kids who like to play a lot, what is the problem for families that can afford it?

My kids play with friends after school a few days a week, and still want more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

VA ODP = Supplemental pay to play on top of your club.

= Supplemental pay to play on top of your club pay to play 😄

Of course. But unless you can magically round up full pickup teams for kids who like to play a lot, what is the problem for families that can afford it?

My kids play with friends after school a few days a week, and still want more.

Is the ODP an off-season activity?

[Anonymous]

I played ODP growing up, went to camp after camp after camp. I do feel like there are a lot of politics mixed in and favoritism which clouds unbiased judgement for the coaches that are selecting the pool for the next morning. I believe this comes from not paying enough attention to states with less population than others and paying more attention to states/players/clubs/ relations personally with coaches etc. Or who made the regional team last year, instead of a level playing field for all.

I had great experiences playing ODP but they need more coaches accessing talent across the board....personally to this day thinking back I never met my match at any camp, but I did learn a few things that regional coaches tried with our practice sessions that stick out.....I would highly suggest ODP just make sure your good, dye your hair bright green and be a ball hog!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I played ODP growing up, went to camp after camp after camp. I do feel like there are a lot of politics mixed in and favoritism which clouds unbiased judgement for the coaches that are selecting the pool for the next morning. I believe this comes from not paying enough attention to states with less population than others and paying more attention to states/players/clubs/ relations personally with coaches etc. Or who made the regional team last year, instead of a level playing field for all.

I had great experiences playing ODP but they need more coaches accessing talent across the board....personally to this day thinking back I never met my match at any camp, but I did learn a few things that regional coaches tried with our practice sessions that stick out.....I would highly suggest ODP just make sure your good, dye your hair bright green and be a ball hog!!!!!

...also buy a nokia flip-phone
If going back in time to something that once had value is the goal.

[Anonymous]

If you’re playing ecnl already the district and state training is a waste of time and can conflict with club obligations. If you make the Region team though every kid is really good and plays in the top leagues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re playing ecnl already the district and state training is a waste of time and can conflict with club obligations. If you make the Region team though every kid is really good and plays in the top leagues.

What top leagues?
Are you talking boys or girls?

[Anonymous]

We asked our boys ecnl coach and he said ODP not worth the money and time. We also noticed that the families with top players and also those who already had older kids go through ECNL or MLSN did not do it. I asked three college coaches and they said they did not care about ODP selection or honors. They felt the talent was watered down -- but they said it used to be huge. I suppose if you're not ECNL or MLSN or training 3-4 days a week it might be good if you can afford it and your family can do the driving.

[Anonymous]

To the poster above about ODP being on DI girls resumes ... that may be true. But I've never seen it on any male college roster bio

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.

Def not. For people who don;t know that much about soccer