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Tough decision. ALL recruit questionnaires ask for ODP experience. We did it for a couple of years. If your kid is playing on a club that that has potential to make it into the State Cup Finals, Region 1 play or ECNL it will be next to impossible to juggle both.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post -
Check the schedule for ODP and you will see it is not a problem unless your coach schedules practices on Monday evenings. Once in a while your kid may have a regional or national training that comflicts.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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if your talking Boys, the academy is the way to go.(if your good enough).
Mass ODP will take almost anyone's moneyComment
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There could exist the situation where your child is taking all honors courses, practicing 3-4 nights per week for club (add a day for ODP), and Ryder Cup is scheduled between the State Cup RR and finals, the R1 ID camp is grueling and is days before a major tournament and you are traveling all over during the month of July. Hypothetically of course.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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That's pretty much no conflict, isn't it? Add regionals and you have our schedule with a kid who thrives on it. .. plus other activities.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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From what I can gather, you either love ODP or hate it. This is our son's second season playing and he's had a great experience so far. He's met kids from all over the state, had great training, traveled, and gained confidence. He looks forward to going each time and has never said he didn't want to. Whether you can juggle everything depends on your child and family and how far you're willing to stretch yourself to make it work. His club team practices several times a week, plays Region I and two other leagues, and they are state cup contenders. He is an excellent student taking honors classes. We are also fortunate that his coach/club is supportive of ODP. I'm sure it's somewhat political, let's face it, soccer is a small community--you don't have to hang around Forekicks on Sunday for long to make all the connections.Comment
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I agree with this poster. This is our daughter's third season playing ODP. Her experience has been the same.Originally posted by soccerfam6 View PostComment
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same for my son. Good experience. Not perfect, but worthwhile. It also has a ltime tested path that has exposed many ODP players to Regional and National team attention.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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My daughter likes it. Not going to make the national team, and from what I've seen it's much more useful as an ID program than a training program. Training is OK. ID2 is going to gut this program.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Unless a player is nationally known and not part of ODP, its a differentiator for most players
2 players of equal ability; 1 does ODP and the other doesn't. the coach will choose the ODP player 99.9% of the time.Comment
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Coaches don't care if player does state ODP. ODP will only make a difference at Regional level and up. Coaches all know that the level of players in state ODP is not that good.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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You would be incorrect. This very question was asked by a friend and his daughter when they visited a D1 college coach. The answer was as postedOriginally posted by Unregistered View Post
Of course they'd prefer going after the Regional player but if they had to choose between 2 players: 1 who did ODP (and not make the regional pool) and 1 who didnt do ODP, the coach would choose ODP. Makes perfect senseComment
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if coaches dont care, why do they ask for odp experience on their prospective student questionnaires online?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Actually, makes no sense at all. ODP is done and D1 coaches know that. Better to spend money on a personal trainer if you have loot to throw around. By 14 on the boys side, the best players go to DAP: Seacoast, Bolts, Revs.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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