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    GDA should take over ODP

    GDA should take over the entire ODP organization... they could keep the same basic structure, it would just be directly overseen by GDA/USSF... it would pool the best girls that are playing GDA, would possibly encourage some of the last ECNL holdouts to move to a GDA club, would truly pool the elite talent to train together on a state/regional level, and create a direct pipieline to national team...

    #2
    ODP should put out of its misery.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      GDA should take over the entire ODP organization... they could keep the same basic structure, it would just be directly overseen by GDA/USSF... it would pool the best girls that are playing GDA, would possibly encourage some of the last ECNL holdouts to move to a GDA club, would truly pool the elite talent to train together on a state/regional level, and create a direct pipieline to national team...
      As long as the gdas and ecnls are overpriced travel burdensome monsters there will be hold outs. There are talented players that will not miss 3 or 4 days of high school and spend thousands to travel to a place like Florida to play soccer. Unless some players can be excused from attending these types of events, they will not play in the league.

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        #4
        Some of the best girls don't play ODP or DA. DA is only the pay to play answer. Not the best solution for the most talented kids.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Some of the best girls don't play ODP or DA. DA is only the pay to play answer. Not the best solution for the most talented kids.
          This is funny. “Some of the best girls don’t even play soccer” would be equally true.

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            #6
            Why would you want one organization in charge of everything? Even if ODP is, in your opinion, inferior to the GDA program, you do not want USSF controlling the entire system. Never give any one person full control of anything. Without ODP, you will see a much smaller number of opportunities, especially for players that are not located near a GDA club.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Why would you want one organization in charge of everything? Even if ODP is, in your opinion, inferior to the GDA program, you do not want USSF controlling the entire system. Never give any one person full control of anything. Without ODP, you will see a much smaller number of opportunities, especially for players that are not located near a GDA club.

              Been involved with ODP and ECNL for a while now and my D has been to Regional 3 years running. It has it good points but have also seen a lot of political BS too. Club coaches are too involved in the process and the ODP coaches don't always make the decisions they should because of it. Seem like players get way more exposure at the ECNL Showcases than ODP.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Been involved with ODP and ECNL for a while now and my D has been to Regional 3 years running. It has it good points but have also seen a lot of political BS too. Club coaches are too involved in the process and the ODP coaches don't always make the decisions they should because of it. Seem like players get way more exposure at the ECNL Showcases than ODP.
                I thought ECNL got taken over by GDA?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  I thought ECNL got taken over by GDA?
                  They are separate leagues. As if we needed two national leagues for youth soccer.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    I thought ECNL got taken over by GDA?
                    Ecnl will eventually die, or just go to places that don’t have da , like Montana and Alaska

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Ecnl will eventually die, or just go to places that don’t have da , like Montana and Alaska
                      Who knows how many youth soccer leagues we can have all hobbling along? Rather then any die, I bet more get launched to see if every available penny can get sucked up by someone.

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                        #12
                        Before GDA USSF already had there own version of ODP - US Soccer Training Centers (Also called Market Centers).
                        ODP is Actually a classification of program with the classification granted by USSF. Different organizations have ODP programs:
                        US Youth Soccer - What most people call ODP
                        US Club Soccer - ID2 and PDP
                        ECNL (Part of US Club Soccer) - ID2 (ECNL has its own ID2 seperate from USClub)
                        Super Y - ODP (different from US Youth Soccer but only referred to by Super Y as ODP)

                        When US soccer training Centers first came out, USSF put an emphasis on regional, non Club coaches running the US Soccer training centers. Unfortunately From my viewpoint, this stopped happening and now more US Soccer training centers are being run by club coaches, resulting in the same pitfalls as all of these other programs.

                        GDA "Scouting" so far seems to be done by non club affiliated coaches.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Before GDA USSF already had there own version of ODP - US Soccer Training Centers (Also called Market Centers).
                          ODP is Actually a classification of program with the classification granted by USSF. Different organizations have ODP programs:
                          US Youth Soccer - What most people call ODP
                          US Club Soccer - ID2 and PDP
                          ECNL (Part of US Club Soccer) - ID2 (ECNL has its own ID2 seperate from USClub)
                          Super Y - ODP (different from US Youth Soccer but only referred to by Super Y as ODP)

                          When US soccer training Centers first came out, USSF put an emphasis on regional, non Club coaches running the US Soccer training centers. Unfortunately From my viewpoint, this stopped happening and now more US Soccer training centers are being run by club coaches, resulting in the same pitfalls as all of these other programs.

                          GDA "Scouting" so far seems to be done by non club affiliated coaches.
                          Yes on your last point but club some club DOCs and coaches have cozy relationships with scouts. Despite it claims of being all bout the talent there is still plenty of politics in DA, just less than at the club level.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Ecnl will eventually die, or just go to places that don’t have da , like Montana and Alaska
                            In Florida we are lucky. Some players in other areas of the country have to travel quite far to play on an ECNL Or GDA Team league. ODP is not a league but a program to identify and bring high level players together in addition to their regular team schedule.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              In Florida we are lucky. Some players in other areas of the country have to travel quite far to play on an ECNL Or GDA Team league. ODP is not a league but a program to identify and bring high level players together in addition to their regular team schedule.
                              True. Especially if you live near the Tampa Bay area. Fairly easy access to ECNL, GDA and ODP. ODP especially because most events are in Auburndale or Ft. Myers. Tougher to participate in ODP if you live in North Florida or South Florida.

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