Play days and District Tryouts
Each player that tried out for a District ODP pool may pay a fee which is collected on or before the first tryout by their District. Once a player has made the District Pool, an additional fee may be assessed to each player. Each player that is selected for a District pool will receive a white T-shirt and a royal blue T-shirt that will be used at all of the "District Play Days". All Districts will have the same type of uniform shirts. District ODP roster size will have up to a maximum of 20 players. The same District roster will be used for both of the "District Play Days".
The District ODP pools train for the "District Play Days" held in September and October on non-tournament Sundays, when no league games are scheduled.
CYSA relies heavily on the Districts' support of the ODP process, including District ODP pool tryouts, training and the District pools' play at play days. If talented players are missed at the start, they are lost from the entire process.
What is ODP?
The Olympic Development Program is a national process for identifying and developing the best youth soccer players. The process promotes players to the U.S. National Teams, which represent the United States in international competition, such as the Youth World Cup and the Olympics.
The main ODP objective is to identify, evaluate and train highly talented male and female youth soccer players. As part of this national effort, the CYSA ODP is dedicated to developing the highest level of youth soccer. This objective must be achieved in an atmosphere of integrity, fairness and impartiality. The player's physical and cognitive skills and attitude must be the only criteria for the program. The procedure to achieve this objective must be approved by the CYSA Board of Directors and must not conflict with any US Youth Soccer or United States Soccer Federation (USSF) policies.
The secondary objectives are to:
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Evaluate and select players in each ODP age group for a State pool of players from which State Team players are selected. |
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Advance the soccer skills of players in each ODP age group. |
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Provide competitions for State Teams in each ODP age group. |
While individual leagues or districts may have additional objectives for their local programs, those objectives must not adversely affect the success of the ODP.
ODP participation does not mean that players do not participate on their club team. ODP participation, whether at the District, State, Regional or National level, is concurrent with club team participation. The advantages outweigh any conflicts this might pose
District VIII - 2009
Olympic Development Program
UPDATED INFORMATION ON TRAINING DATES (8/1/09) We would like to thank all of the players that attended the ODP try outs for the 2009 season. If you were not selected and would like to get an evaluation on what you need to work on during the year please e-mail Sue Gonzales at suecysa@aol.com and she will forward your request to the appropriate evaluator for your age group. If you were not selected for a team this year please do not let this discourage you as the talent pool was very good this year and all players develop at different times in their young lives. Keep working hard and we hope to see you at try outs next year. For those of you that were selected for a team this season - congratulations. We will see you at the training sessions. Please remember that making a team is just the first step in this process. You need to stay focused and work hard to prepare for the play days where you will be evaluated by the State coaches. Missing the training sessions is not helpful to you as a player when you are preparing to play at the next level. Please try and make every training as this will only help you to improve and move forward in the Olympic Development process. Your commitment to this process is a very important one. If you cannot make this commitment from the very start please let us know immediately. If you have any questions please contact Sue Gonzales at suecysa@aol.com. If you are listed as one of the players who have made a team this year the first training sessions are listed below per your age group. All practices are from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Doxey Park in Manteca. Please be there no later than 5:45 p.m. and ready to step on the field by 6:00 p.m. Directions to Doxey Park are as follows: From I-5 exit on Lathrop Road - head East - turn right on Union Road - turn right on Northgate Dr. - park is on the right hand side of the street. . . . . . . . . . . From Highway 99 exit Lathrop Road - head West - turn left on Union Road - turn right on Northgate Dr. - park is on the right hand side of the street. CYSA play days (evaluations by the CYSA State coaching staff) is as follows: Boys: September 13 and October 11 Girls: September 20 and October 18 Training Sessions are as follows per age group. These dates can change from Sunday to Wednesday practices and visa versa depending on training sessions. Advance notice will be given if a change is going to be made. 1997 and 1996 Girls **** 1997, 1996, 1995, and 1994 Boys - Sunday July 26 Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Sept 13, 27 Oct 4, 11 1995 and 1994 Girls **** Wednesday July 29 Aug 5, 12, 19, 26 Sept 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct 7, 14 All ODP District VIII fees will be due by your last training session in August, so if your last training session in August is August 26 then all of your fees will be due at that time. If your last training session is August 30th, then all of your fees will be due by August 30th. You may pay in installments if that works best for you. The fees once again are as follows: $75.00 assessment by CYSA for both play days and $165.00 for ODP t-shirts, shorts, socks and training sessions. All checks are made out to District VIII - ODP. If you need assistance a limited amount is available through the District. Please contact Sue Gonzales at suecysa@aol.com for information if needed.
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ODP - District & State Fees
Updated: 11/4/09 8:00 PM
