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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Odp?  Is that still a thing?[/quote]

It is.  These higher leagues have definitely overshadowed it though lately.  We don't play in one of those nor have a team close to us who does, so ODP is the next best thing.  One good thing about ODP though is it is club agnostic.  Every practice and tournament is a tryout.  You cannot just skate by with having 10 good players around you, while you just fill a role.  You have to stand out.[/quote]

"One good thing about ODP though is it is club agnostic."  ODP is far from club agnostic. GM has his favorites and the age group coaches are so flagrant with selecting players from their home teams.  We've participated in ODP since the earliest age of eligibility and the level of favoritism demonstrated in selections this year was ridiculous.  [/quote]

I agree.  Could it be because special talent is so hard to truly identify correctly and so it’s just easier to go with what/who you know vs making a “riskier” choices?[/quote]

I guess that speaks to the poor quality of coaches selected to head "elite" OPD teams. GM has the "I do know wrong" attitude despite the fact very few VA ODP players have been identified for Regional teams, let alone how few have been identified for the ODP national team. In one age group nearly 25 percent of players selected for the Regional Tournament teams come from one club this year.  The particular team they hail from is not particular competitive and sits at the bottom of the table in the league they play in.  Maybe talent selection is not that coaches strongest attribute. [/quote]

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