Has anyone heard anymore regarding the ODP schedule for Dec or even next year? I haven't heard anything since the last time it was discusssd on this forum. Thank you.
2006 - ODP Player Pool
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SOCCERMINION
SILVER ELITE
Here you go. And Don't Listen to the Haters. If you want to know About ODP talk to the Parents who's kids have being through the process and made the team.
Lambchop
GOLD
In previous years you had the best players so it won't be quite the same. However, it will be a good experience for the players but the top players who play DA won't be able to be a part of ODP so the players will be playing with and against players who aren't as skilled. For the Ulittles there is no DA so you might have the most skilled players to play with and against.
silverback
SILVER
This is the 06 thread...no DA... so...
BeepBeep Boop
SILVER ELITE
If there's no 2006 event in AZ then why are they having the 2006s come out?
Plus, 05s aren't playing DA until next season, so they all should be there.
Plus, 05s aren't playing DA until next season, so they all should be there.
... except for the 05s playing up on DA teams...
silverback
SILVER
My take is from the beginning they have been very non committal in terms of a specific event for the 06s since this is the first time this age group has participated. They have mentioned several times an event in Arizona later in the spring if I recall correctly. But again nothing concrete. My guess is they are combining the 05s and 06s for training but still plan on making two separate teams, with 06 event and travel still up in the air. I definitely could be wrong.
Steve Hoffman originally told the boys groups that an 06 team would go to Arizona in January and play up in the 05 group (since other states don't start at 06). At the training camp in Summer, though, he told parents that this wasn't possible and so the 06 kids were basically playing to try to make the 05 team. I suspect ODP informed Cal South that only one team per region was allowed in each age group.
The whole reason Cal South opened up an 06 group is because Boys DA went down to U12 last year. I think they worried if they didn't start ODP for 06s too, kids wouldn't even know that ODP was an option if they wanted to stay at their clubs and still get some higher competition/recognition. Many kids selected for 06 Boys ODP also were considering DA at the same time at the ODP tryouts, so it gave them a choice.
Once Cal South decided they needed to start ODP at the 06 age group for Boys, they did it for girls too in order to be equal, even though the DA rationale wasn't present yet.
BeepBeep Boop
SILVER ELITE
From the email invitation:
"The 2006 age group as a team will not be attending the Regional Championships Jan 4-8 in Phoenix.
Individual players could be selected to travel with 2005 age group."
"The 2006 age group as a team will not be attending the Regional Championships Jan 4-8 in Phoenix.
Individual players could be selected to travel with 2005 age group."
I guess we can assume if there was a plan back in spring when the 06's were invited to ODP that Cal South was gambling. And now that nothing came into fruition they quietly have moved on.
BeepBeep Boop
SILVER ELITE
Briganti Natalia
Chiovare Sofia
Chirgwin Lauren
Crisostomo Aubrey
Gaines Kyah
Jackman Ava
Jaquez Esmeralda
Kiesling Gia
MacMillan Molly
Mekitarian Ashley
Moreno Jazlynn
Nesser Brianna
Ngo-Harris Leilani
Penaloza Cassandra
Quicho Isabella
Roesch Kennedy
Schall Ava
Schuler Madison
Schuster Kyla
Smith Taylor
Thomas Miah
Walls Chloe
Chiovare Sofia
Chirgwin Lauren
Crisostomo Aubrey
Gaines Kyah
Jackman Ava
Jaquez Esmeralda
Kiesling Gia
MacMillan Molly
Mekitarian Ashley
Moreno Jazlynn
Nesser Brianna
Ngo-Harris Leilani
Penaloza Cassandra
Quicho Isabella
Roesch Kennedy
Schall Ava
Schuler Madison
Schuster Kyla
Smith Taylor
Thomas Miah
Walls Chloe
Are these the same girls who made the camp or is this a new list? Is this all they are inviting? I was under the impression that they were bringing back some of the girls from the original tryout.
It appears to be the girls chosen last spring.
Tends to be girls chosen in the Spring after the final cut and throw in a few adds. Sometimes from the original pool, sometimes new players.
So I looked back at a post from March that had the girls listed. It looks like 30 plus one or two. Could not need read all of it, but a name or two were cut out. The list posted yesterday has two new additions and omits quite a few as well. Tech is correct.
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CaliSoccer
SILVER
How exactly is it a money maker when the people selected travel, go to camp, get gear and pay virtually nothing?
BeepBeep Boop
SILVER ELITE
Anybody else get a confirmation request email from Cal South? "Please confirm you are attending the Training Session: Dec 23 1:00pm - 3:00pm". Weren't there supposed to be 2 sessions that day?
silverback
SILVER
Yes got the same thing...
Yes we did as well. Confirmed we would be there and asked if it was just the one session or two. Dlwe havent heard back.