ODP Progression?

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Anyone with experience on the progression of ODP as the kids age? 2012 daughter just went through the tryout process for the first time. The 1st round there was a lot of kids. If I had to guess about 100-150 at varying skill levels which I expected. The 2nd round was this weekend and there was still 100 kids with still very varying skill levels. My immediate hot take is, I'm worried about her getting injured.

Do tryouts over the years tend to get smaller and more refined? Do they do any technical drills in the later years for tryouts or is it just the same 7v7 type format? Looking for input from parents that actively have or had experience with the program.

I'm not interested in hearing about the shore or blaze...

Thanks

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Anyone with experience on the progression of ODP as the kids age? 2012 daughter just went through the tryout process for the first time. The 1st round there was a lot of kids. If I had to guess about 100-150 at varying skill levels which I expected. The 2nd round was this weekend and there was still 100 kids with still very varying skill levels. My immediate hot take is, I'm worried about her getting injured.

Do tryouts over the years tend to get smaller and more refined? Do they do any technical drills in the later years for tryouts or is it just the same 7v7 type format? Looking for input from parents that actively have or had experience with the program.

I'm not interested in hearing about the shore or blaze...

Thanks

last year the 2011 boys kept over 60 players who "made it" . They were also all of varying skill level. Cant speak past that age group. wouldn't be interested in going back.

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They take everyone. It’s an money grab.

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last year the 2011 boys kept over 60 players who "made it" . They were also all of varying skill level. Cant speak past that age group. wouldn't be interested in going back.

60 players accepted the offer. I'll bet they sent out 90 offers. It's not cheap, and it conflicts with the club schedule, so not everybody who "makes" it accepts. And yes, the level is very mixed, I would say premier 2 or premier 3 of EDP is about the average level accepted.

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08 Girls had about 50 in the player pool last year and 3 teams the years before that. This year they had about 45 show in the 1st round and still had 40 in the 2nd even though a majority of the better players didn't return. The entire East region ODP is a fraud, as players who don't show are still added to teams and some how ID'd for the next level but don't show up to games or camps. You'd be better served playing for a GA or ECNL club and asking to also play on a D1 or D2 EDP club for extra touches.

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Training covers all phases; defending, attacking, transition to attacking, transition to defending, and defending/attacking set plays from an individual perspective and unit/team.

A typical training sessions consists of a warm-up, small sided activity, larger numbers activity, and game emphasizing the principles of play for each topic.

If you are expecting players to be dribbling around cones, then that’s not going to happen at ODP. Everything is game related.

My opinion is if you already play on first team GA/ECNL then you will have too many conflicts. If playing all others clubs then, get a sense from your coach on what your schedule is and see if there will be conflicts or if the player is able to skip club events with no issue. Most frustrating for those at ODP are players who sign up and skip training/games. But such are the times with parents overcommitting on activities.

It’s a solid program through 14u and experience for the players that don’t get an opportunity to play out of state and in tournaments. For those that already do that often then conflicts will occur.

For the 15u-17u, it’s a mixed bag. Many of those players are already playing on showcases etc…ODP at the state level has some exposure but no where near what the showcases cover. Players continue on at those age groups for the challenge of making it to the regional/national competitions but of course there is a financial costs to that.

At 2012, 9v9, it’s worth it as long as you can commit. Then make your own opinion based on her/his experience.

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yea, I was there for 2011's on Sat & Sun. Seemed like a lot of people there, maybe 80. I think if the take more than 50 of them, the quality will be on the lower side. Guess it depends on the number they take per team, and if they have A/B/C or just 3 teams (not sure if they even know it. I know last year there was an uproar because they didnt have a "top" team and all of the teams were kind of watered down). Still worth it for a year or 2 for the experience

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Great program for travel / EDP level kids...

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Training covers all phases; defending, attacking, transition to attacking, transition to defending, and defending/attacking set plays from an individual perspective and unit/team.

A typical training sessions consists of a warm-up, small sided activity, larger numbers activity, and game emphasizing the principles of play for each topic.

If you are expecting players to be dribbling around cones, then that’s not going to happen at ODP. Everything is game related.

My opinion is if you already play on first team GA/ECNL then you will have too many conflicts. If playing all others clubs then, get a sense from your coach on what your schedule is and see if there will be conflicts or if the player is able to skip club events with no issue. Most frustrating for those at ODP are players who sign up and skip training/games. But such are the times with parents overcommitting on activities.

It’s a solid program through 14u and experience for the players that don’t get an opportunity to play out of state and in tournaments. For those that already do that often then conflicts will occur.

For the 15u-17u, it’s a mixed bag. Many of those players are already playing on showcases etc…ODP at the state level has some exposure but no where near what the showcases cover. Players continue on at those age groups for the challenge of making it to the regional/national competitions but of course there is a financial costs to that.

At 2012, 9v9, it’s worth it as long as you can commit. Then make your own opinion based on her/his experience.

Not entirely true with the ECNL/GA older players. D plays on GA team and would miss 2 practices and 2 friendlies this year. If they'd come down on cost or just have players committed to attending paying per event like some other states do then it wouldn't be so bad.

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How was the turnout for 2009G? ECNL/GA players? Tryout experience?