Anonymous wrote: Is this a huge deal?
Anonymous wrote:Tell me about ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Assn. We have a friend whose kid just made the team and they are constantly talking about it. Should we be congratulating them? Is this a huge deal? I’m not into soccer, but the “Olympic development” part keeps getting mentioned.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I really wish this program would be repackaged for what it really is. It's really outdated and the value proposition just isn't there for top players.
ODP for the last several years is basically 'a guy' with contacts to a travel agency that can get you an expensive package to go to an international destination as a soccer/tourist with a tour group.
If that's your goal and desire, then all good.
Looks like they listened. (at least in Maryland)
https://www.msysa.org/odp-is-changing-state-wide-regionally-and-nationally/
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I really wish this program would be repackaged for what it really is. It's really outdated and the value proposition just isn't there for top players.
ODP for the last several years is basically 'a guy' with contacts to a travel agency that can get you an expensive package to go to an international destination as a soccer/tourist with a tour group.
If that's your goal and desire, then all good.
Looks like they listened. (at least in Maryland)
https://www.msysa.org/odp-is-changing-state-wide-regionally-and-nationally/
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I really wish this program would be repackaged for what it really is. It's really outdated and the value proposition just isn't there for top players.
ODP for the last several years is basically 'a guy' with contacts to a travel agency that can get you an expensive package to go to an international destination as a soccer/tourist with a tour group.
If that's your goal and desire, then all good.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have any ODP players been identified for regional or national team camps that were not already on an ECNL or MLSNext team?
Have you looked at the USYNT pools and final rosters lately?
They are 99.99% MLS Clubs Academy players.
Which is basically the top for boys teams and those teams poach deserving players from ECNL teams as well.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have any ODP players been identified for regional or national team camps that were not already on an ECNL or MLSNext team?
Have you looked at the USYNT pools and final rosters lately?
They are 99.99% MLS Clubs Academy players.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have any ODP players been identified for regional or national team camps that were not already on an ECNL or MLSNext team?
Have you looked at the USYNT pools and final rosters lately?
They are 99.99% MLS Clubs Academy players.
Anonymous wrote:Have any ODP players been identified for regional or national team camps that were not already on an ECNL or MLSNext team?
Anonymous wrote:I really wish this program would be repackaged for what it really is. It's really outdated and the value proposition just isn't there for top players.