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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP again (don't like the long block quotes)

Where did you get that number from? The 2005 boys had about 80-ish at the inter-district scrimmages and something like 64 made the state pool. Maybe different in other age groups. Do you work with VYSA as an age group coordinator? Something else to bolster your credibility?

And again, the camp was open to the entire state pool. [/quote]

My numbers were based on at the time my kids went through and simply comparing the District pool for the age group compared to the State for that year. These were younger age groups with far more overall participation than older years. Kids that don't mkae District or states in the U13/U14 year rarely bother trying out again and the older the age groups get the fewer overall participants. The number of teams they need at the State level to have a viable pool for Regional selection will determine the total number of cuts throughout the year.

So yes, if at U16 a total of 40 kids tryout for District ODP almost all will certainly make it to State. If at U13 or U14 90+ kids tryout for District ODP half of those kids will not make it to the State level.

And the 40 or so kids that don't make State at U13 or U14 simply don't bother trying out the following year. [/quote]

I think you're just making stuff up based on your anecdotal experience. I'm done.

Regarding whether one must attend the regional camp in order to be selected for the regional pool...
Keep this in mind: ODP is a revenue generator for VYSA. If you don't participate in the events and go to the camps, you will not assist VYSA in their goal to generate revenue. You must be a good player to be selected for the region pool, but you must also show a "commitment to the program," which means every time they send you an email, you send them a payment.

I heard that there were one or two kids selected for the east region pool this year out of Virginia who didn't go to the camp. But they probably have long track records with ODP and didn't attend because of exceptional circumstances.[/quote]

This poster gets it.

It's about $$ for VYSA.

Everything else is secondary.

That should tell you all you really need to know about ODP.[/quote]

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