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Post by th1976 on Jul 15, 2015 19:32:01 GMT -5
on the other forum. Actually very civil. They make some good points.
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Post by soccerfan30 on Jul 15, 2015 21:55:24 GMT -5
I'm at Region Camp with the 2002 Boys, the quality this week has been very good, pool games against the youth team from Monterey. GA had 20 total in make the pool games the first two nights.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jul 16, 2015 8:00:06 GMT -5
I always forget, is there financial aid money available for ODP in Georgia? If I recall the cost alone for our kid to play the entire year was ~$1400. $35 for tryouts, $350 for the year (includes shirts, backpack, sweatshirt) $350 for tourney $700 for region camp. (the 350s might have been $325 don't recall).
Thats a fair amount of cash
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Post by allthingsoccer on Jul 16, 2015 8:12:16 GMT -5
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Post by SoccerMom on Jul 16, 2015 8:17:22 GMT -5
I always forget, is there financial aid money available for ODP in Georgia? If I recall the cost alone for our kid to play the entire year was ~$1400. $35 for tryouts, $350 for the year (includes shirts, backpack, sweatshirt) $350 for tourney $700 for region camp. (the 350s might have been $325 don't recall). Thats a fair amount of cash There is some scholarships out there but only for region camp and yes thats $700 -- this is not a mandatory thing to go to the cost for the year is more like $200 not $350. And depending on where your subregional tournament is how much it is, this year it was in Gainesville for the girls so the cost was around $50. Yes it can definitely add up...and if you get picked for regional pool events its even more $$
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jul 16, 2015 8:29:39 GMT -5
ODP is going to have to figure out how to change on the boys side and is almost irrelevant past the 02 year with DA. DA is only getting better and the MLS DAs teams in the next few years after the doublepass review will become a huge priority of each mls club. (it really already is).
Georgia needs to figure out how they can get ODP to work together in the DA model (i'm talking boys only). Not all boys can or want to play DA. I could see a future where ODP creates a DA like team to compete in some showcases during the year. Probably just wishful thinking, but the states and ODP are going to have to evolve and adapt. I'm not savy enough to really figure out what that adaption is or should be, but its going to have to change given so many top players are in DA. I also know as stated earlier their are a ton of other great players not playing DA for various reasons -- loyalty to their club, travel reasons, and just wanting to play with the team they have been on for years.
All I know once you take the "fun" out of soccer, I dont' care if your playing classic 1, 9, ODP, regional pool or DA, the kids will quit. At the end of the day also, kids want to play in games and not sit for 75% of a game.
Alot of this is bigger than Georgia alone, I hope their have been discussions on this. Now with u12 DA starting 2016, and having 3 DA teams in Georgia, you could say that ~45 of your top 150 players in the state will not be playing ODP. The entire point is for player development and player identification than that's not a bad thing, but the non-DA players need to also be developed etc. Should be more of a universal player development curriculum. Hopefully other non DA clubs will follow the recommended guidelines and adapt as well!
edit ---- and the word is DA for girls is coming....Its been discussed for sure and its isn't just rumors. No word on time-frame though. Easily a good 2-3 years out is my guess, best case.
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