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2008 CYSA ODP State Pools
Announced
All CYSA ODP teams must have permission from the CYSA 2nd
Vice Chairman or Board of Directors to attend or participate in any
event or function at any time. In addition, as a US Youth Soccer
state association we have agreed with the California Interscholastic
Federation to properly notify their office of any US Youth Soccer
approved ODP event in the appropriate time frame to avoid any
eligibility issues for High School teams or players.
Events currently
CYSA BOD approved are posted below:
January 18-21, 2008 Region IV ODP
Championships- Phoenix, AZ
May 23-26, 2008-Colorado
Showcase-Denver, CO
Region IV ODP Camp-Last week of
June-July
For District ODP
Information
Click Here
or
Call Your District ODP Coordinator
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
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