Regional Pool Players for 97

Anyone have any idea on when the Regional players are going to be selected. Not that I am overly concerned but it would be nice to be able to plan the rest of my summer and figure out what camps we might go to.

Since we have pratice this week and next, I would imagine that they haven't decided yet. We got an email a couple of weeks ago that said they were still making decisions, but that there would likely not be anymore practices...then got notification that we'd have practice this week and next.

I suggest not going to Regional Camp even if you do make it.

anyIdeas wrote:I suggest not going to Regional Camp even if you do make it.

Why?

Looks like not much has been done for the boys as of yet. I heard that the only letters sent out were that of the 97 and 98 girls. I was a little alarmed by the fact that there was not going to be a June sub-regional tournament weekend for the 97 boys, do to not having enough teams. I hope that ODP is not losing its luster! It has always been a great program. I guess with camp costing 950.00 this year, it must still be an elite group, seeing that NCAA D1 schools have their camps at 350 to 800..

The camp is a unique experience,. If he makes iot send him.

True, it is a good for the kid to be on his own for a week and learn what it is like. However, the coaching is very poor but if your kid has friends there and you can afford it then by all means do it. I just think it is too expansive for the quality offered.

Seems like ODP state is mostly done for soccer resume purposes now a days expecially U16 and above.

The experience is playing one or two games a day with or against the best players from the 13states in the south east region. If your looking for all day of drills and a week on a college campus then yes spend half as much and go to camp. Spending four days on a campus full of the best from around the country is not available anywhere else. As far as the resume bit I am not even sure what that is supposed to mean.

Soccernovice wrote:Seems like ODP state is mostly done for soccer resume purposes now a days expecially U16 and above.

Head ODP coach was all over things today. He was working along with the other coaches and players. Things looked good. There were a few different coaches helping out the various age groups. A couple seem to have a fire lit under them and were more demanding of the kids today then they have been as of late. Good day at ODP!

anyIdeas wrote:I suggest not going to Regional Camp even if you do make it.

I spoke with a lot of people about this and the censenus is to SAVE YOUR MONEY! Some of the best players aren't even in attendance nowadays because ODP has lost so much of its appeal, just look at the best teams and how many of those players are actually coming to the ODP practices. Very, very few. Many of the ODP coaches are only D3 level coaches and I'm told it doesn't get much better at the camp. A friend of mine who sent her kid last year said her regular team practices were more challenging than the scrimmages at the camp. ODP is a thing of the past so those coaches better get as many suckers to pay the $1000 or so now before ODP doesn't exist any longer and they are out looking for work, but the good news is I hear Adromeda has lots of funds to hire some new soccer field maintenance workers. May not be such a bad gig.

The older age groups (U15 and up) are dwindling away with academy taking a large majority of the players, but the 97's have had close to 100 kids in attendance, and they'll also take a handful of exeptional 98's . C'mom people, there's gotta be some talent among those 100.

Futbolito wrote:The older age groups (U15 and up) are dwindling away with academy taking a large majority of the players, but the 97's have had close to 100 kids in attendance, and they'll also take a handful of exeptional 98's . C'mom people, there's gotta be some talent among those 100.

Most those kids just wnat xtra skill work...who want to pay $975 for that, select fees just around the corner... me don't have the dinero to send my boy for training with low division coaches...no big name coaches are in attendance, OPD is done in few yrs from Academy is way to go. Save yo Money!

Pinknupe wrote:

Futbolito wrote:The older age groups (U15 and up) are dwindling away with academy taking a large majority of the players, but the 97's have had close to 100 kids in attendance, and they'll also take a handful of exeptional 98's . C'mom people, there's gotta be some talent among those 100.

Most those kids just wnat xtra skill work...who want to pay $975 for that, select fees just around the corner... me don't have the dinero to send my boy for training with low division coaches...no big name coaches are in attendance, OPD is done in few yrs from Academy is way to go. Save yo Money!

The organization is run very poorly and I hear ODP is currently experiencing lots of issues. The parents I was talking with weren't very impressed with the coaches and 99% of the players. I agree to save your money and put it towards your upcoming select fees, great advice. If your kid is good he'll get seen with or without ODP and you can save lots of BS, time, and money in the process.

mcdribble wrote:

Pinknupe wrote:

Futbolito wrote:The older age groups (U15 and up) are dwindling away with academy taking a large majority of the players, but the 97's have had close to 100 kids in attendance, and they'll also take a handful of exeptional 98's . C'mom people, there's gotta be some talent among those 100.

Most those kids just wnat xtra skill work...who want to pay $975 for that, select fees just around the corner... me don't have the dinero to send my boy for training with low division coaches...no big name coaches are in attendance, OPD is done in few yrs from Academy is way to go. Save yo Money!

The organization is run very poorly and I hear ODP is currently experiencing lots of issues. The parents I was talking with weren't very impressed with the coaches and 99% of the players. I agree to save your money and put it towards your upcoming select fees, great advice. If your kid is good he'll get seen with or without ODP and you can save lots of BS, time, and money in the process.

Hummm-These comments would not happen to be from parents of BBs that made it one year and not the next would they? I hear that parents get upset and pull their kids once they have not made a spot on the camp roster. Oh well, I am willing to take the chance on the head ODP coach and his group as my bb has benefited from them and loves going. Everybody is entitled to their opinion.

Not really, $1000 lot of mula for a camp...should switch locations by the Regions to make it efficantly, like UNT one year, Abama one year, etc... cut cost down so economy is bad. Anyone got a list of coaches at this camp besides Lary Willamson? to make it worth money and time. select fees around corner too.

Pinknupe wrote:Not really, $1000 lot of mula for a camp...should switch locations by the Regions to make it efficantly, like UNT one year, Abama one year, etc... cut cost down so economy is bad. Anyone got a list of coaches at this camp besides Lary Willamson? to make it worth money and time. select fees around corner too.

sounds like camp is 950.00 Plane fare jacked it up a bit this year!

The camp itself is $425 The rest is the cost of tranportation.

I have (3) players on my roster that made ODP; the only reason they will not be attending anymore training sessions is due to travel and/or expences. That being said, the coaching staff, I believe is impecable. I personally know one of the coaches (Erik S) and he's very much knowledgable of the game. I have the pleasure of competing against him in the Tyler Open League and I must say; his team(s) have made remarkable strides in regards to competing; in which I contribute that to his training. As for the other coaches on the staff; I don't know them, but rest assure they would not be on the staff if they weren't capable of bringing out the best of any/all players...

Coach97ET wrote:I have (3) players on my roster that made ODP; the only reason they will not be attending anymore training sessions is due to travel and/or expences. That being said, the coaching staff, I believe is impecable. I personally know one of the coaches (Erik S) and he's very much knowledgable of the game. I have the pleasure of competing against him in the Tyler Open League and I must say; his team(s) have made remarkable strides in regards to competing; in which I contribute that to his training. As for the other coaches on the staff; I don't know them, but rest assure they would not be on the staff if they weren't capable of bringing out the best of any/all players...

Can you furnish the bios/experience on these Regional Coaches... I bet you not one of them coached Div 1 NCAA soccer or came from a Top 5 club in the nation. The cost is high even though the majority of it pays for the airline and food as you know.... the problem is the job environment is bad right now for us peeps so money is now an issue as with everyone... I expect select fees to stay the same and if they rise in July look for others to fine more economical means to play the bloody sport.

Do not know what their official bios look like, but I do know GW bio looks great...

mcdribble wrote:

Pinknupe wrote:

Futbolito wrote:The older age groups (U15 and up) are dwindling away with academy taking a large majority of the players, but the 97's have had close to 100 kids in attendance, and they'll also take a handful of exeptional 98's . C'mom people, there's gotta be some talent among those 100.

Most those kids just wnat xtra skill work...who want to pay $975 for that, select fees just around the corner... me don't have the dinero to send my boy for training with low division coaches...no big name coaches are in attendance, OPD is done in few yrs from Academy is way to go. Save yo Money!

The organization is run very poorly and I hear ODP is currently experiencing lots of issues. The parents I was talking with weren't very impressed with the coaches and 99% of the players. I agree to save your money and put it towards your upcoming select fees, great advice. If your kid is good he'll get seen with or without ODP and you can save lots of BS, time, and money in the process.

I can tell you that I had an older son who played select D1 soccer for many years and never cared to play ODP and is excelling just as fast as his ODP peers. My younger one wanted to play ODP and has played three years now in his age group and up. He likes just getting out there with different kids but has no interest in going to the camp and was disappointed last week because he did not feel the kids he was paired with were a good fit for him. It seems they changed things up this last time for some reason so who knows what team he'll be on this time around. We haven't received a letter yet.

bootit wrote:

mcdribble wrote:

Pinknupe wrote:

Futbolito wrote:The older age groups (U15 and up) are dwindling away with academy taking a large majority of the players, but the 97's have had close to 100 kids in attendance, and they'll also take a handful of exeptional 98's . C'mom people, there's gotta be some talent among those 100.

Most those kids just wnat xtra skill work...who want to pay $975 for that, select fees just around the corner... me don't have the dinero to send my boy for training with low division coaches...no big name coaches are in attendance, OPD is done in few yrs from Academy is way to go. Save yo Money!

The organization is run very poorly and I hear ODP is currently experiencing lots of issues. The parents I was talking with weren't very impressed with the coaches and 99% of the players. I agree to save your money and put it towards your upcoming select fees, great advice. If your kid is good he'll get seen with or without ODP and you can save lots of BS, time, and money in the process.

I can tell you that I had an older son who played select D1 soccer for many years and never cared to play ODP and is excelling just as fast as his ODP peers. My younger one wanted to play ODP and has played three years now in his age group and up. He likes just getting out there with different kids but has no interest in going to the camp and was disappointed last week because he did not feel the kids he was paired with were a good fit for him. It seems they changed things up this last time for some reason so who knows what team he'll be on this time around. We haven't received a letter yet.

It seems that many of the players have been on different teams on a weekly basis. I asked my bb about the kids in his group, and he said there were a lot of good players in his group this weekend as well as the last two practices. The coaches seem to have the pads and pencils moving quite rapidly while assessing the different groups and players. They may be looking for a player/postion chemistry amongst the boys.

prohibit wrote:

bootit wrote:

mcdribble wrote:

Pinknupe wrote:

Futbolito wrote:The older age groups (U15 and up) are dwindling away with academy taking a large majority of the players, but the 97's have had close to 100 kids in attendance, and they'll also take a handful of exeptional 98's . C'mom people, there's gotta be some talent among those 100.

Most those kids just wnat xtra skill work...who want to pay $975 for that, select fees just around the corner... me don't have the dinero to send my boy for training with low division coaches...no big name coaches are in attendance, OPD is done in few yrs from Academy is way to go. Save yo Money!

The organization is run very poorly and I hear ODP is currently experiencing lots of issues. The parents I was talking with weren't very impressed with the coaches and 99% of the players. I agree to save your money and put it towards your upcoming select fees, great advice. If your kid is good he'll get seen with or without ODP and you can save lots of BS, time, and money in the process.

I can tell you that I had an older son who played select D1 soccer for many years and never cared to play ODP and is excelling just as fast as his ODP peers. My younger one wanted to play ODP and has played three years now in his age group and up. He likes just getting out there with different kids but has no interest in going to the camp and was disappointed last week because he did not feel the kids he was paired with were a good fit for him. It seems they changed things up this last time for some reason so who knows what team he'll be on this time around. We haven't received a letter yet.

It seems that many of the players have been on different teams on a weekly basis. I asked my bb about the kids in his group, and he said there were a lot of good players in his group this weekend as well as the last two practices. The coaches seem to have the pads and pencils moving quite rapidly while assessing the different groups and players. They may be looking for a player/postion chemistry amongst the boys.

I have no idea at times what goes on in the coach's minds. There have been kids who play exceptional on the "top team" one week and are pushed down to the "second" team the next. I would not put much on the team business considering the "third" team beat the "top" team ( and easily). The coaches may just spread out certain players to see what they look like playing against the best players. But whatever, acedemy is on the horizon