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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDoes ODP ever cut players if a new player comes along who is better? Or do they just go with the players who have been going to Alabama for years?
Curious about whether it is worth it for my daughter to try it next year or are rosters set no matter who is better?
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Any exposer is good!If your kids is selected to a national camp then it is well worth it. It"s always about who you know in life.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAny exposer is good!If your kids is selected to a national camp then it is well worth it. It"s always about who you know in life.
Anyway, with Academy you get four to six great trainings a week, not a season.
Anyway with Academy the college coaches come to see the games at the tournaments. That is colleges worth going to.
Have no problem with parents paying money on their kids even if it is in Alabama in the middle of the summer but please do not think you are better then anyone or your kid is elite because of it.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat is what is wrong about ODP. Best boys players now either stay away in masses or joined Academy or too many FYSA clubs became who you know clicks. I am laughing at you for you do not even realize how subpar of a product that ODP has become for you are too busy bragging that you know someone. Yes companies that hired based upon who you know have gone out of business.
Anyway, with Academy you get four to six great trainings a week, not a season.
Anyway with Academy the college coaches come to see the games at the tournaments. That is colleges worth going to.
Have no problem with parents paying money on their kids even if it is in Alabama in the middle of the summer but please do not think you are better then anyone or your kid is elite because of it.
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the point, again: if you can afford it, do it. if you are lucky enough to get selected, great. every individual honor you can place on your soccer profile, the better. this is a very good one. we've been down this road, one made it through, another not selected. Did i think they were crappy for overlooking my second kid, absolutely, but still would try again as we've seen the benefit of having it on her profile.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postthe point, again: if you can afford it, do it. if you are lucky enough to get selected, great. every individual honor you can place on your soccer profile, the better. this is a very good one. we've been down this road, one made it through, another not selected. Did i think they were crappy for overlooking my second kid, absolutely, but still would try again as we've seen the benefit of having it on her profile.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo I'm confused by this post compared to some of the others. We are new to the ODP process this year (2001 G) and so far have not seen any aspect of "its all who you know" so far. I have seen many previous posters say that ODP is flawed because so much of it comes down to who you know. But I have seen several posters like this one say that one of their kids got selected and one didn't. If it all comes down to "who you know" wouldn't any family that gets one kids selected get both kids selected? I mean if one kid got selected because of who they knew, then wouldn't the other kid get selected too - because they know the same exact people in both cases?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI know for a fact some players were not selected after tryouts, but then they magically were at the training session. And they obviously don't belong, slow, no ball skills and no soccer iq. There coach is an " odp" coach at different age group, but must have made some calls. There are players who are great but also some questionable players.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postthe point, again: if you can afford it, do it. if you are lucky enough to get selected, great. every individual honor you can place on your soccer profile, the better. this is a very good one. we've been down this road, one made it through, another not selected. Did i think they were crappy for overlooking my second kid, absolutely, but still would try again as we've seen the benefit of having it on her profile.
Parent coaches and inexperience coaches may not know better but at division one they do.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI know for a fact some players were not selected after tryouts, but then they magically were at the training session. And they obviously don't belong, slow, no ball skills and no soccer iq. There coach is an " odp" coach at different age group, but must have made some calls. There are players who are great but also some questionable players.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI know for a fact some players were not selected after tryouts, but then they magically were at the training session. And they obviously don't belong, slow, no ball skills and no soccer iq. There coach is an " odp" coach at different age group, but must have made some calls. There are players who are great but also some questionable players.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat you might not know, is that after tryouts most kids are told whether they made the pool or not. Then some kids are told that they were on the bubble and how the coaches want to take a look at them some more. They tell those kids to have their coaches let them know when they play at a fysa event and they are evaluated more. Coaches know that some kids just don't preform well in tryout situations and may not decide to take a child but showed signs of trainability. When they play at these events the coach is able to see if they want to invite them to the pool training sessions for further evaluations.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo I'm confused by this post compared to some of the others. We are new to the ODP process this year (2001 G) and so far have not seen any aspect of "its all who you know" so far. I have seen many previous posters say that ODP is flawed because so much of it comes down to who you know. But I have seen several posters like this one say that one of their kids got selected and one didn't. If it all comes down to "who you know" wouldn't any family that gets one kids selected get both kids selected? I mean if one kid got selected because of who they knew, then wouldn't the other kid get selected too - because they know the same exact people in both cases?
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