I'm actually from another state, but happened into this thread by accident. So without reading everything, a thought most people sometimes forget is that ODP is often about the position. I have especially seen this on the State level, as one player will ONLY play forward, but another states they will play forward or defender. If they already have four very strong forwards and these two players are equal, the one who will play defender may make the team. The same is not always so obvious at the regional level, but for the team events it does come into play, as they cannot have a team of all forwards. I know they will often take more players that play forward to National camps, but then expect them to play defense, which I really do not think at that level a girl is going to complain.
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