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**Unregistered** · 07-26-2019, 07:10 PM

Used to be good. Not anymore.

**Unregistered** · 07-26-2019, 07:18 PM

It's definitely worth it. If your team isn't progressing as you like, ODP is a great place to identify players at other clubs that you can poach.

Oh, did you mean "is it worth it for the kids?"

**Unregistered** · 07-26-2019, 07:26 PM

GDA & ECNL players don�t do ODP. Most of the better oysa players don�t do ODP anymore. My kids had fun up until high school. Then everyone dropped out. Don�t know if the younger ages are good still.

**Unregistered** · 07-27-2019, 01:04 AM

I think it will get better again now that the top kids from the little DA can participate.

Sadly this means the mediocre kids that participated recently might not have spots

**Unregistered** · 07-27-2019, 01:43 AM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

GDA & ECNL players don�t do ODP. Most of the better oysa players don�t do ODP anymore. My kids had fun up until high school. Then everyone dropped out. Don�t know if the younger ages are good still.

Odp is fourth tier level imo.

**Unregistered** · 07-27-2019, 02:19 AM

ODP is a dinosaur program coached by dinosaur coaches.

Basically if your club coach coaches one of the age groups you are guaranteed a spot.

Look no further than Brandon McNeil offering spots on Region IV teams if those kids were to come to his club. It�s riddled with demons.

**Unregistered** · 07-27-2019, 08:35 PM

06 ODP girls program was highly disappointing last year, many girls dropped the program mid stream. For the remaining players, evaluations were not given to the players at the end of the program as stated they would be when the program began. If you have money to invest in additional training, put it towards some other form of training else where. I do not recommend ODP.

**Unregistered** · 08-11-2019, 06:51 PM

Any observations/thoughts about ODP tryouts this weekend?

**Unregistered** · 08-14-2019, 03:07 PM

Sounds like there will be another round of tryouts for the girls later this fall

**Unregistered** · 08-14-2019, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

Sounds like there will be another round of tryouts for the girls later this fall

Why is that?

**Unregistered** · 08-18-2019, 01:00 PM

That is posted for the girls pools on the ODP website

**Unregistered** · 08-18-2019, 04:36 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

Why is that?

Not enough players because they split 2003 & 2004 into separate groups after having the two oldest groups combined for the last several years, like 2002 plus 2003 last year. With ECNL & GDA, there simply aren�t enough players to field separate teams for the girls older ages. Even when it was combined, it was very weak due to the better players mostly doing GDA/Ecnl.

**Unregistered** · 08-18-2019, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

Not enough players because they split 2003 & 2004 into separate groups after having the two oldest groups combined for the last several years, like 2002 plus 2003 last year. With ECNL & GDA, there simply aren�t enough players to field separate teams for the girls older ages. Even when it was combined, it was very weak due to the better players mostly doing GDA/Ecnl.

Sorry, here is what you meant to say:

DA or GDA Timbers/Thorns selections are not allowed to do ODP per US Soccer.

No kiddo league USYS, AYSO or US Club Soccer has any restriction not allowing member clubs or teams to participate in ODP.

Basically, club girls aren't interested in doing ODP in Oregon and yes having the DA level players not allowed to play weakens an already weak sauce state like Oregon. Spot on.