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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Worth it? $500 for district training--10 weeks x 1.5 hrs on Sunday nights maybe near you. Fall 2017 the training was in Leesburg. 2018 it was in Fairfax.

$500 for state pool training. 10 Saturdays or Sundays x 1.5 or 2 hrs in Fredericksburg. And wait until you carefully plan your weekend around ODP and then get an email on Friday night that they've switched to the "inclement weather" schedule, meaning that now your plans are all messed up. [/quote]

[b]Only half of each district kids make the State Pool.[/b]

[quote]$500 for each weekend event, in which your DC will participate in 3 games. Usually 3 weekend events. 
If you're keeping count, we're up to $2500 now, which is about the cost of a year of travel soccer. [/quote]

Only State Pool players play in these events. They are not mandatory.

[quote]Camp is another $500, and the big Europe trip is around $3k. [/quote]

[b]Less than half of the State Pool are selected for the Regional Camp.[/b] Of those who attend only a handful of kids from the state make the regional Pool. Half of the total Regional pool encompassing Virginia through the North East, make the Regional pool.

The over seas trip is optional and only offered to two age groups per gender.

All events are chaperoned events that cover transportation, food and board.

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Hi, I'm the PP who is quoted above. I'll start with what's correct:
First, you're right that the weekend events are not mandatory, and include room, most food, transportation, and chaperones. It is not necessary to spend the $1500 in order to participate in the program.

Second, the Europe trip is optional, of course.

The parts I bolded are not true. I don't know the exact numbers statewide, but I do know that many more than 50% of the north district made the state pool. Closer to 90%.

As far as the camp, I'll just copy and paste from the email:

[b]The East Region ODP Camp is an optional event (meaning it’s not by coach selection) and open to the entire state pool. [/b]

Don't know where you got the 50% number, other than to think that you have no clue what you're talking about and are just pulling numbers out of your backside.[/quote]

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