2010 CYSA Olympic Development Program State Pools Named

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 CYSAODP 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:

• Evaluate and select players in each ODP age group for a State pool of players from which State players are selected.
• Advance the soccer skills of players in each ODP age group.
• 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

CYSA State Office Support Staff: Joyce Bordley

State ODP

Are you Interested in being a part of the State ODP Staff?

CYSA is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 State ODP Season. 

The application deadline has been extended to: September 1st, 2010 

ODP Staff Application

Please send your applicaton and resume to the CYSA State Office:

CYSA

Attn: State ODP

1040 Serpentine Lane Suite 201

Pleasanton, CA 94566-4754

2010/2011 State ODP Try-Out Information:

ALL STATE TRY-OUT INFORMATION AND UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON THE STATE ODP PAGE.

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

State ODP

The State ODP Pool season begins with the selection process in September. On the 2^nd and 3^rd Sunday of September and October, and on the 1^st and 2^nd weekend of December tryouts will take place. Please view the CYSA ODP Calendar to see exactly what players report on what dates.  Boys and girls try-outs will not be on the same dates. Any player that has been recommended to try-out must attend all the try-outs until they are selected or released. All player information must be submitted to the CYSA office by September 1^st, no exceptions.  Players who do not attend any try-outs can not be considered for the State ODP pool, unless they meet specific criteria.

2011 State Pool Identification and Selection Dates:

September 1:    All names submitted to the CYSA Office via email from the District ODP Coordinator.

September 12: Girls Session One (session schedule posted below)

September 19: Boys Session One (session schedule posted below)

October 10:      Girls Session Two (State Players must attend)

October 17:      Boys Session Two (State Players must attend)

December 4:     Boys Session Three (State Players must attend) (Pool Named)

December 5:     Boys Pool Training

December 11:   Girls Session Three (State Players must attend) (Pool Named)

December 13:   Girls Pool Training

State ODP Identification Information (Revised 9/3/10)

  State ODP Identification Schedule

Are you Interested in being a part of the State ODP Staff?

CYSA is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 State ODP Season. 

The application deadline is: September 1st, 2010 

ODP Staff Application

Please send your applicaton and resume to the CYSA State Office:

CYSA

Attn: State ODP

1040 Serpentine Lane Suite 201

Pleasanton, CA 94566-4754

ODP News

Region IV GODP iSoccer 2010 Assessment

2011 Region IV ODP Camp

2011 STATE ODP FORMS: Will be available in 2011

ODP Try-Outs for 2010

The ODP selection process starts at the District level.  District ODP pools may be formed in each of the nine districts from players within your own district.  Players wishing to participate in their District ODP must do so within the district that they are registered.  Players may not try out in districts other than in which they are registered, without permission from you Distrcit ODP Coordinators.  Open tryouts for CYSAregistered players of  U13, U14, U15, U16 (Birth years-1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998) boys and girls are conducted each spring (April-June).  Each district administers their own tryouts.  January-December birth years will prevail for ODP only.  League and club teams will remain on the August 1st to July 31st format.

State ODP Players will begin attending Try-outs in October. (more info to follow)

For  the State Identification Information, please go the State ODP:

• September 12: Girls ODP Try-outs
• September 19: Boys ODP Try-Outs
• October  10: Girls ODP Try-Outs
• October 17: Boys ODP Try-Outs
• December 4 and 5: Boys ODP Try-Outs
• December 11 and 12: Girls ODP Try-Outs

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.

CYSArelies 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.

District Coordinators

Region IV ODP

District Coordinators

ODP News

The Cal-North 92 Boys ODP Team won the 92 Boys Age Group at the US Youth Soccer Region IV ODP Regional Championships on Monday, January 20, 2009. Held in Phoenix, they earned the right to represent Region IV at the US Youth Soccer National ODP Championships to be held in March 20-22, 2009 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX.  

With a combined roster of 92's and 93's, Cal North went undefeated scoring 10 goals while giving up only 3 with 3 shutouts.

They progressed thru bracket play with victories over Nevada (3-1), Colorado (3-2) and Arizona (3-0). The scores do not reflect the level of competition each game presented. In fact, Cal-North had to come from behind against Colorado game scoring two goals in the last 7 minutes to win.

With a win in the Semi's against Utah (3-0), the stage was set for the perennial powers of Region IV to play each other: Cal-North vs. Cal-South.

Much of the Region IV ODP Coaching Staff was on hand to watch including a large contingent of College Coaches. Both teams fought hard to gain superiority providing a number of potential game-breaking opportunities. The game was tied 0-0 until the final few minutes when Cal-North scored. The game ended 1-0 with Cal-North advancing to the US Youth Soccer National ODP Championships.

Congratulations to the Coaches Godwin Odyie and Kelly Coffey and Team Manager Alberto Ruiz. And most important, a job well done to the players of Cal North ODP.

US Youth Soccer ODP is known as the premier identification and development program for the nation's youth seeking the opportunity to compete at the national, professional and collegiate levels of play.

US Youth Soccer ODP, designed to identify and develop a pool of players from which U.S. National Teams may be selected, is the original ODP program. US Youth Soccer ODP is the only elite player development program that can claim members of Major League Soccer and the former Women's United Soccer Association, as well as a majority of current and past national and youth team members, as alumni.