my experience
I can't tell you what ODP is like at the older age groups. I'm sure that the DA/ECNL players are not included in those ages.
My kid is a 2007 and this was the first year we were able to try out for ODP. From what I saw, the best players from all over Florida were represented. Small clubs and large ones had kids at all levels of the try out process. From what I know, the coaches didn't know the kids or what program they were from. The coaches didn't ask the kids what program they played for. They only wanted to know their names when they wanted to evaluate them and put them in groups.
We ended up going to the final round of the evaluation process in Auburndale. It seemed like the coaches knew who the better players were and grouped them on the same team (kind of like an A, B, C, D, E team). During the weekends in Auburndale, the coaches moved kids around based on how they were performing at a certain positions. It appeared to be very calculated in how they moved kids around. Overall, I thought the process was very good and the coaches were definitely picking the best players for the "A" team.
I'm not sure who got an invite to the Alabama camp. I can understand if multiple kids from the same program were invited if they were the best players in their positions. I believe kids were invited from all over Florida and not just the large programs. We will see in June when the first camp starts for the Alabama invites.
I can't tell you what ODP is like at the older age groups. I'm sure that the DA/ECNL players are not included in those ages.
My kid is a 2007 and this was the first year we were able to try out for ODP. From what I saw, the best players from all over Florida were represented. Small clubs and large ones had kids at all levels of the try out process. From what I know, the coaches didn't know the kids or what program they were from. The coaches didn't ask the kids what program they played for. They only wanted to know their names when they wanted to evaluate them and put them in groups.
We ended up going to the final round of the evaluation process in Auburndale. It seemed like the coaches knew who the better players were and grouped them on the same team (kind of like an A, B, C, D, E team). During the weekends in Auburndale, the coaches moved kids around based on how they were performing at a certain positions. It appeared to be very calculated in how they moved kids around. Overall, I thought the process was very good and the coaches were definitely picking the best players for the "A" team.
I'm not sure who got an invite to the Alabama camp. I can understand if multiple kids from the same program were invited if they were the best players in their positions. I believe kids were invited from all over Florida and not just the large programs. We will see in June when the first camp starts for the Alabama invites.
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