2010 West District ODP - Updated July 19, 2010
Source for all information regarding the Virginia ODP Program: Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA). Website: http://www.vysa.com/odp/index_E.html
ODP District Tryout Registration
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The Olympic Development Program in Virginia
The Olympic Development Program is a US Youth Soccer Program to identify players of the hightest caliber which will lead to increased success for the US National Teams.
Virginia ODP is divided into four districts – Central, Northern, Southeastern and Western. Each district conducts open tryouts each summer for the 5 participating birth years of both genders for the next seasonal year. For the upcoming seasonal year, the 2010-2011 seasonal year, tryouts will be conducted for the 98, 97, 96, 95, and 94 birth years. The oldest age group this year, the 92 birth year, is still a part of the ODP, but will not participate at the district or state levels, there will be no tryouts. The 1993 age group may participate by invitation only to Region I Camp in July 2011.
Academy ID and ODP District Tryouts
The Academy ID and ODP District Tryouts will be held at the following dates and times. (Please note that the Academy is not part of ODP but is on this page for information purposes only.)
The West District will be held July 31 and August 1, 2010 at the Vineyard II Soccer Fields.
Saturday 31st July 2010
98, 97, 96, 95, 94 Girls: 9:00am-10:30pm & 1:30pm – 3:00pm
98, 97, 96, 95, 94 Boys 10:30am - 12noon; 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Sunday 1st August 2010
Academy ID ’99, ’00 – 1:00 – 2:15pm
District Training Information
ODP District Training
District ODP training is not just about the tryout process, but it provides yet another avenue from which players can grow and develop. While a player’s club is his / her “home”, district ODP training provides an environment where players are playing with and against the best players in their respective district. It is also gives the state ODP staff a chance to work with, train and gather additional information on the players before the inter district play.
After the ten District ODP training sessions (two of which will be play days amongst the district pools) the state ODP pool will then be selected and the state ODP pool training will begin. Scouting will be used to supplement the tryouts by identifying players that we either missed or deserve to be back in the program. The two youngest age groups (97 and 98 this coming year) will continue to train through the early spring. This will also serve as another avenue to get back into the state pools. It is extremely important that quality players be part of the program beginning at the district level. High level players that purposely bypass the district training in hopes of going straight into the state pool training exhibit characteristics that are not conducive to top flight soccer. We are looking for players to play for the state that exhibit the skill as well as the character and work ethic to train at all levels of the program.
Western District ODP Training – 2010 Dates/Times/Location
Tryouts
Saturday 31st July 2010
98, 97, 96, 95, 94 Girls: 9:00am-10:30pm & 1:30pm – 3:00pm
98, 97, 96, 95, 94 Boys 10:30am - 12noon; 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Sunday 1st August 2010
Academy ID ’99, ’00 – 1:00 – 2:15pm
Training Dates (subject to change based on weather, field availability etc)
1) Friday August 20th : 6 – 7:30pm
2) Friday 10th September : 6 – 7:30pm
3) Friday 17th September : 6 – 7:30pm
Saturday 18th September : 9 – 10:30am (make up date if session 1, 2 or 3 is postponed)
4) Friday 24th September : 6 – 7:30pm
5) Friday 1st October : 6 – 7:30pm
6) Friday 15th October : 6 – 7:30pm
7) Friday 22nd October : 5:30 – 7pm
Saturday 23rd October : 9 - 10:30am (make up date if session 4, 5, 6 or 7 is postponed)
8) Friday 29th October : 5:30 – 7pm
State Tryouts
Times and Dates to be announced
Location
All Training and Tryouts will be at Vinyard II soccer Fields in Roanoke: 151 Berkley Road, Roanoke, VA 24012