Like many of you, we received our Oregon ODP invite, which OYSA only sent out to, well, everyone with a kid in 2003-06 age groups (younger kids, I presume, get RTC invites).
A few interesting tidbits:
1) Westside/Cony is taking over as the 05 head coach. Pete Peterson of ETFC, who coached the 05s last year, is taking over as the 06 coach.
2) BM is out as the 04 coach, no surprise after he allegedly offered Regional spots to kids at another club to induce them to switch to UPDX. George Fox head coach Biniam Afenegus is taking over the 04s. Tracy Hasson, formerly of the Timbers and currently doing private training, is going to be the 03 coach.
3) Girls' coaches are Ralph Halewyn (03, FC Portland), Walter Arevalo (05, PCC), and Angelo Sabblah (06, PCU); the 04 coach has not yet been named.
4) And finally, a section on potential conflicts with the DA, includes the following language:
US Soccer has announced that they are eliminating U12 DA, and rumors are that U13 will go away after next year; but this is the first I've heard about eliminating U14. Obviously, the younger age groups have gone away in the Pacific Northwest, and with only the MLS franchises and Crossfire operating DA teams (and the Thorns and Reign with the only two GDA programs), but I haven't heard about anything nationwide. Did ODP let a cat out of a bag, or are they confusing the local situation with a nationwide decision?
A few interesting tidbits:
1) Westside/Cony is taking over as the 05 head coach. Pete Peterson of ETFC, who coached the 05s last year, is taking over as the 06 coach.
2) BM is out as the 04 coach, no surprise after he allegedly offered Regional spots to kids at another club to induce them to switch to UPDX. George Fox head coach Biniam Afenegus is taking over the 04s. Tracy Hasson, formerly of the Timbers and currently doing private training, is going to be the 03 coach.
3) Girls' coaches are Ralph Halewyn (03, FC Portland), Walter Arevalo (05, PCC), and Angelo Sabblah (06, PCU); the 04 coach has not yet been named.
4) And finally, a section on potential conflicts with the DA, includes the following language:
As a reminder to players who participated with a USDA Club team – with US Soccer eliminating the DA at U12-14, there are no restrictions for ODP tryouts any longer. You are eligible to try out for ODP. If you are part of the Timbers Academy or Thorns Academy, US Soccer states you should not participate in any outside competition which would include high school, RTC, ODP, ECNL, etc. If you have questions about this, let me know.
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