Managing Organizational Change

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• CYSA ODP Mission Statement
•  The Olympic Development Program (ODP) is
  dedicated to the development of the highest level
  of youth soccer. ODP should provide the greatest
  possible opportunity for the youth soccer players
  from the CYSA, whose physical talents and mental
  maturity are of the level to participate in
  State, Regional, National and International
  competitions. The process by which that is
  accomplished must be achieved in an atmosphere of
  integrity, fairness and impartiality. The
  physical, cognitive and attitudinal skills of the
  individual must be the only criteria for the
  inclusion of the program. The procedure to
  achieve these objectives must be approved by the
  CYSA Board of Directors and must not conflict
  with any US Youth Soccer or USSF policies.

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• What is the Olympic Development Program
•  The Primary objective of the State Olympic
  Development Program (ODP) is to identify,
  evaluate and train highly talented youth soccer
  players. As part of the National effort, the
  CYSA ODP is dedicated to developing the highest
  level of youth soccer. 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.

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• THE LEVELS OF ODP
• Identification at the District level
• Through open District Try-Outs
• Recommended by a league/club DOC
• Identification at the State Level
• State Try-outs are by Invitation ONLY
• Player attends State Try-Outs from the District
  level/DOC Recommendation
• Selection to the State pool
• Identification to Regional Level
• Player from State Pool attends Region IV ODP Camp
  for Evaluation
• Selection to Regional Pool
• Identification to Youth National Pool/College
  Recruitment
• Player is identified from Interregional event,
  State event or Club event
• Player invited to a Youth National Training Camp

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• THE LEVELS OF ODP

• US Soccer Full National Team
• US Soccer Youth National Pool
• College Team

US Youth Soccer Region IV ODP Pool
CYSA State ODP Pool
Youth League/Club team
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• Who is eligible?
• Any soccer player who meets the age requirements
  for the established age group is eligible to
  participate. Calendar year is the established
  age groupings for ODP. Players are in a
  designated age group by their birth year.

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• How are players selected?
• District Level
• Open Try-Outs
• DOC Recommendation
• State Level
• Try-Outs in September, October, December
• Regional Level
• Region IV ODP Camp
• National Level
• Regional ODP Events (Camps, Tournaments,
  Showcases)
• Club Events
• Open Scouting/ Coach Recommendations

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• I was selected, so am I on the team?
• District Level At this level, you have been
  selected to attend State Try-Outs and try out for
  the State ODP Pool.
• State Level Once a player has been selected you
  are a part of the age group pool for that ODP
  season. Players will be evaluated at
  trainings/camps, and a specific number of players
  will be selected to attend Regional Camp, where
  they will try-out for the Regional pool.
• Regional Level At Regional Camp, players will be
  evaluated, where the top players will be selected
  to the age group pool for that ODP season.
• National Level US Soccer staff look at players
  in many different environments. Players are
  selected to attend youth National training camps,
  where they establish a pool of players. Players
  are selected from this pool to attend National
  Competition.

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• What is the time commitment?
• District Level No competition or trainings at
  the District level, this is just part of the
  identification process.
• State Level The State ODP program will hold
  trainings/camps where players will be selected to
  attend State Competition and Regional Camp
  try-outs.
• Regional Level National and International
  competition. Training sessions are built into
  these schedules. Most events are 5-10 days in
  length.
• National Level Training camps (up to 6 days),
  and Competition (5-10 days)
• This program is not meant to replace the club
  team but to enhance the players development and
  promote the player to the next level. Players
  with the strongest commitment will benefit most
  form this program.

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• Why should I participate in the Olympic
  Development Program?
• Participation will provide opportunities to play
  with and against the best players in the state,
  region or nation.
• Exposure to different coaches and different
  playing styles.
• Supplemental training opportunities to enhance
  your club training and development.
• Potential identification and selection to the
  National Pool.
• Potential identification and selection to a top
  college.

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• Am I good enough to participate?
• Talk to your coach or club Director of Coaching
• Can you maintain your level of play outside the
  comfort zone of your current club team?
• Can you execute technical skills at speed while
  under the pressure of an opponent?
• Do you make good decisions with and without the
  ball?
• Are you committed to self improvement and the
  drive to play at the next level?

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• Other factors to consider
• It is extremely exclusive. At some point every
  player gets released from the process.
• Although it may be considered to be cost
  prohibitive for some players, financial aid and
  scholarships may be available.
• Time away from family, friends, school and club
  team.

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• ODP in CYSA
• The CYSA ODP includes the following ages 13, 14,
  15 and 16 year old Boys and Girls. Because ODP
  age groups are based on the calendar year the
  age groups will change each season based on the
  birth year of the players. (Ex for 2011-2012 the
  13 years old will be all born in 1999). All
  players must try-out for the new State ODP pools
  each season, even previous State, Regional and
  National players. Because of the large number of
  player in the CYSA membership, ODP try-outs begin
  in the spring/summer at the District level.
• Spring/Summer
• Each District is challenged to find the best
  players in each age group through an open try-out
  process or a DOC Recommendation Process. Several
  Districts offer both so as not to miss any
  players. Once these players are identified, their
  names are submitted to the CYSA office by
  September 1st and invited to attend CYSA State
  Pool Try-outs. State Pool try-outs begin in
  September and conclude in December.

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• ODP in CYSA (cont)
• Fall
• State Try-Outs are by invitation only and are not
  a Open try-out. The State ODP will have (1)
  Sunday try-out for each gender in September,
  October and December. Players identified through
  the District process, will be invited beginning
  in September and will attend until notified of
  their status on the team. Returning State
  players will join the try-outs in October and
  will also attend until notified of their status
  on the team. The final pool announcement will be
  at the December try-out. Every year the pool size
  is adjusted to meet the needs of the seasons
  activities.
• Once the State ODP Pool has been named, the
  players will be expected to participate in the
  training sessions (Mini-Camps or training dates).
  While every effort has been made when scheduling
  trainings and camps to avoid or minimize a
  players conflict with other soccer activities,
  sometimes there still could be some conflict.
  This is when player must often make some tough
  decisions, and sometimes ODP may not the right
  choice for them. This is why we ask that each
  player really think about their decision to
  commit to this program, before they begin the
  try-out process.

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• ODP in CYSA (cont)
• Winter/Spring/Summer
• During this time of year the State ODP coaches
  will prepare the players to attend Region IV ODP
  Camp, where they will try-out for the US Youth
  Soccer Region IV ODP Pools. These pools are made
  up of the best players in each age group in the
  14 western soccer states.
• Fall/Winter/Spring Regional Pools
• Once a player is selected to the Region IV ODP
  Player Pool, they may be Called-up to attend an
  event with the Regional Team that may be a
  Regional, National or International event. Not
  all players will be called up during a seasonal
  year, it depends on the event. Not all pools
  participate in the same events, there are
  specific trips planned for specific age groups.
  Keep in mind, during the fall, even Regional
  players will attend state ODP try-outs. Hence,
  the levels of ODP do overlap during the calendar
  year.
• All year Youth National Pool
• The YNT coaches scout players year round and have
  training camps throughout the year.

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• ODP in CYSA and costs
• The costs in ODP are directly related to the
  events or activities the players are
  participating in. The ODP in CYSA is not a
  revenue generating program for the membership, in
  fact ODP is subsidized by the membership to help
  defray the total expense to CYSA players. While
  the cost to participate may seen high, please
  keep in mind state ODP often compete out of state
  and require airline tickets, ground
  transportation, meals and lodging. Additionally,
  while the CYSA ODP staff is volunteer the
  excellent program curriculum and organization is
  administrated by a paid Technical Director and
  experienced professional support staff.
• Every year we assess the costs related to the ODP
  activities and do our best to modify and change
  to help meet everyone needs. Additionally, CYSA
  does offer payment plans and scholarships to its
  members to help make participation affordable.

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• U17s and ODP

• Several years ago CYSA phased out the U17 State
  ODP Pool for a number of reasons. However, US
  Youth Soccer Region IV still provides a viable
  program for the U17s and continues to select
  players for U19/20 events at the National level.
  Players in CYSA can still be identified in any
  event and recommended to the Region IV staff to
  be included as an invitational player and be
  invited into U17 Regional Camp. One of the
  places that players will be identified is CYSA
  State Cup and CCSL.

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• 2011-2012 ODP Calendar for CYSA

September 11 Boys Only State Pool I.D. Event District Players (96,97, 98,99's)
September 18 Girls Only State Pool I.D. Event District Players (96,97, 98,99's)
October 9 Boys Only State Pool I.D. Event District and State Players (96,97, 98,99's)
October 18 Girls Only State Pool I.D. Event District and State Players (96,97, 98,99's)
December 3 Boys Only State Pool I.D. Event District and State Players (Final Cut) (96,97, 98,99's)
December 10 Girls Only State Pool I.D. Event District and State Players (Final Cut) (96,97, 98,99's)
December 27-29 Boys/Girls Holiday State Mini Camp All Players
January 8 Boys/Girls Training for ODPC Teams Players selected for ODP Championships
January 13-17 Boys/Girls Region IV ODP Championships 96,97,98,99s 18 per team, Boys and Girls
March TBA Boys/Girls National ODP Championships If team advances from Regional Event
May 19-20 Boys/Girls Spring State Mini Camp All Players
June TBA Boys/Girls Training Weekend for Camp Players attending camp
July TBA Boys/Girls Region IV ODP Camp 95,96,97, 98,99's
July TBA Boys/Girls Region IV Pool Camp Players who make the Regional Pools
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• CYSA ODP Committee

• ODP Technical Director Philippe Blin
• Committee Chairman Jonathon Petty
• District I Girls Libby Rappolt
• District I Boys Jaime Frias
• District II Coordinator Todd Roberts
• District III Coordinator Kamal Della
• District IV Coordinator Andy Hulbert
• District V Coordinator Raul Ramos
• District VI Coordinator Brian Frazier
• District VII Coordinator Clay Ice
• District VIII Coordinator Sue Gonzales
• District IX Coordinator Eric Mogensen
• Office Staff Support Joyce Bordley

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• The Future of ODP
• The Olympic Development Program is evolving all
  the time to meet the needs of players at every
  level. Every 4 years our National team will
  hopefully be competing in World Cup and often
  depending on that outcome, the US National Staff
  will re-evaluate the Coaching Curriculum (Style
  of Play, Principles of Play and Coaching
  Philosophy). For this reason, it is extremely
  important that the coaching staff within ODP stay
  educated and on the cutting edge of what the
  National Staff is looking for in a player.

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• In Conclusion
• The Olympic Development Program provides players
  the opportunity to test themselves against the
  best in the State, Region and Nation.
• The goal of the program is to push the player to
  the next level of challenge.
• Players must be adaptable and be able to perform
  at their peak in an ever changing environment.

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• The best of the elite players will only rise to
  the top based on their own dedication and
  commitment. A quote form Anson Dorrance
• Whether you're chosen or not, you're going to
  win, because there are wonderful victories in
  both cases. If fact, I think the higher-level
  individual can triumph greater in not being
  selected, because the strength to take
  responsibility and recommit, or the strength to
  accept that our best was eclipsed by someone
  else's best, is a more powerful statement of
  character than just making the team. Through
  adversity, you can grow more as a person, and a
  part of the growth can be a decision on who you
  have decided to become as a player.
• Anson Dorrance, University Of North Carolina Head
  Women's Soccer Coach And Former United States
  National Team Coach