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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm way out of this scene but am curious about the acronyms and what's happening now

Why would ODP have something wrong with it? Isn't it a great honor to be picked as one of the best players in your state with a chance to progress into playing for the olympic/national team?[/quote]

Because it is no longer the best players in the State.  It used to be “it”, the only thing.  Then, DA came along and changed that.

Kind of like “State Cup”.  It was once the highest honor.  Now a lot of the best teams don’t enter State Cup because of DA.[/quote]

This.  ODP was the top track when I was a kid.  It's just not any more.  The issue is going that route now, your kid would no longer be training with the top tier kids and (at least in theory) top tier coaching compared to the kids going the DA etc routes... and then not on par with those kids when you are moving up.  And these days, even if your kid is a better athlete and more talented naturally, if you don't have the specific skills the coaching staffs are looking for (ie. that they teach) you can get cut or pushed down.  [/quote]

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