ODP

Olympic Development Program

US Youth Soccer

US Youth Soccer ODP has been in place identifying and training Olympic and National team players

for over 30 years.

2012 - 2013 Alaska ODP Program

96, 97, 98, 99, 00 Girls and Boys

General Timeline (Subject to Change)

August: To be selected for the Alaska ODP State Team for these age groups; 96B, 96G, 97B, 97G, 98G, 98B, 99B, 99G, 00B, 00G players go through district tryout sessions beginning in August (see Training Sessions/Tryouts page) Tryout fee is $25
September through November: From August tryouts, Age-Group State Pools will be selected and will continue with local District training. These trainings will be held in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Juneau and possibly Kenai (if we have a sufficient number of players to train), players need only attend sessions in their district. 1-2 trainings per month will occur in each District. (Dates/times/locations for training will be posted on the Training/Tryouts page). District Training fee: Anchorage $275, Juneau and Fairbanks $225, Kenai $175.
October/November: After trainings in each District this month, 96-98 players will be selected for the January ODP Championships (to be held January 11-13).
January: (11-13) In Las Vegas, NV, 96-98 age-group teams will play in a tournament against other state ODP teams (Regional and National Staff will be in attendance, along with 80+ College coaches). From this tournament, some players may be invited to Region IV Summer Camp.
February-March: District training for 00 & 99 age-group pool. In March, selection for Region IV Summer Camp will be made. Approximate Region IV Camp Fee, $750
June: At the conclusion of the Alaska Airlines Cup, 00 & 99 teams will have a mini-camp to prepare for Region IV camp. ALL 00 & 99 players attend. Schedule for June 3rd and 4th can be found on the ODP Training Sessions Page.

Summer 2013:

This year both the Region IV Boys Camp and Region IV Girls Camp is being handled completely by Region IV and ODP staff for Region IV. All payments and paperwork will go directly to the Region IV ODP staff. Most of your questions and answers can be found on the Region IV ODP website. SInce this completely a Region IV program, Alaska Youth Soccer will not be providing coaches, managers or chaperones.

Region IV ODP Girls Web Page

Region IV ODP Boys Web Page

ODP players are identified and selected by true birth year

PRE-ODP

01 Girls and Boys

Sessions will be held for these groups in District areas to coincide with older-age group Training/Sessions. There will not be any Pre-ODP sessions in August.

We plan on providing a total of 2-3 sessions for these groups in District areas.

This group does not Tryout, but registration is still required (use the link below to sign-up). The fee associated with this age-group covers all training sessions for the 2012-2013 season, the Pre-ODP fee is $50.

Schedule/Times/Field Locations will be posted on the Training Sessions/Tryouts page.

If you have questions please contact Matt Dusenberry-ODP Director
matt@alaskayouthsoccer.org or 907-723-2944

Player Evaluation and Selections

All final player selections are made by the ODP Director. During the tryouts and training sessions, players are evaluated in the following areas: Physical, Technical, Psychological, and Tactical.
For your benefit the regional level player evaluation form is available on the Coach Education and Player Development Resources page of this website. This document should be used as a guide for players during self examination and during event preparation.

Ultimately players are selected based on their performance at events. It does not matter if the player has attended ODP in the past, if their team has won state cup, or if they are the player on their club team. Top Performance is required for players to be selected into the State pool and the State Team. To be successful at the regional and national levels players will not be able to rely on past successes to be selected. This performance philosophy keeps all players moving forward and focused on increasing their character, skills, fitness, and decision making.

-See below for detailed information regarding what it takes to be successful in ODP from US Youth Soccer

What are the Benefits of Participating in US Youth Soccer ODP?
1. Development as a player. The opportunity to train and play with the best players in one's age group.
2. Quality instruction from nationally licensed coaches.
3. Quality competition. Games against other state association ODP teams.
4. Exposure to regional and national team coaches.
5. The opportunity to represent one's state, region or country in competition.
6. Exposure to college coaches.

State & Region Level Identification & Competition Process for Elite Players