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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD recently went through summer league Super Y tryouts.  It almost seemed reflexive with no real discussion of why she was doing this yet again with teammates.  It got me thinking about ODP, which I know has tryouts this summer.

If your DD is one of those that wants soccer training 24-7-365, then I get ODP as some supplement to satiate that desire.

But if you are like most, trying to find a balance and picking and choosing among options based on value of dollars/time spent, then what is the current (not past) relevance of girls ODP in the DMV area for an elite player?  . . . and I am not talking about the "casual," A team, bread & butter player who repeatedly can make district pool but does not otherwise advance . . .

ODP is expensive, and I am told that if you make it past the relatively costly district plus state pools, then the cost really grows.

So, with this discussion of ECNL vs. US Girls DA, is all the cost and driving time of ODP something elite players are still choosing to do, year after year?

Or is ODP something that U13 girls in the DMV usually try (if they do not make or decide to do ECNL or Girls DA) simply because they do not know better?  I meet many families who have no idea what ODP really is.

Wondering about current experiences of girls doing ECNL or DA.  Not interested in what ODP used to be back in the day when mom or dad played college ball in this area . . .

So question for anyone:  do elite players do ODP anymore in the DMV, which we know from PPs discussions is not some rural area without options?

Here is a good overview from last year, but not from the DMV area: 
https://www.collegecommitted.com/free-resources/odp-should-i-do-it/
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My daughter is a U14 who is DA/ECNL player. Between trying Super Y twice(U11 and U12), summer training, in season training, and fitness training we (with her approval) did not try ODP at either U12 or U13. I have looked at the U13 and 14 ODP lists, and while some kids are from the ECNL clubs, the majority are not. As stated by other posters, you wont see DA kids at all as that is not allowed. While I do believe that it gives kids a chance to be seen outside their club, an opportunity to learn from other coaches, and an opportunity to train with other quality players, ODP was not one of the extras that we chose to do. [/quote]

But when she/you decided this, was she the top of the B team or bottom of the A team??   LOL.   :roll: [/quote]

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