WHY USYS ODP WORKS FOR GIRLS

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WHY USYS ODP WORKS FOR GIRLS

• THE ROLE OF ODP AS A FEEDER PROGRAM FOR USWNT AND
  U.S. COLLEGE PROGRAMS

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FACTS

• APPROXIMATELY 94 OF PLAYERS IN THE POOL FOR THE
  UNITED STATES U20 NATIONAL TEAM IN 2006
  PARTICIPATED IN THE ODP PROGRAM AS YOUTH PLAYERS

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FACTS

• APPROXIMATELY 95 OF PLAYERS PARTICIPATING IN THE
  US U17 NATIONAL TEAM POOL IN 2006 PARTICIPATED IN
  THE ODP PROGRAM

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FACTS

• 20 OF 21 AMERICAN STARTERS IN THE 2006 NCAA
  DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME CAME
  THROUGH THE ODP PROGRAM

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FACTS

• 89 OF THE WOMEN NAMED TO THE 2006 NSCAA DIVISION
  I ALL-AMERICAN TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE ODP
  PROGRAM
• 84 OF THE WOMEN NAMED TO THE 2006 NSCAA DIVISION
  I ALL-CENTRAL ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION TEAM
  PARTICIPATED IN ODP AS YOUTH PLAYERS

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WHY ODP WORKS

• WE PICK THE BEST
• COMMON MYTH ODP DOES NOT PICK THE BEST PLAYERS
  AT STATE/REGIONAL/NATIONAL TEAM LEVELS
• CHECK THE FACTS

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WHY ODP WORKS

• DEVELOPMENT
• AT EACH LEVEL PLAYERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
  COMPETE WITH AGAINST THE BEST IN THEIR STATE,
  REGION, OR NATION

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WHY ODP WORKS

• COACHING
• OUR PLAYERS ARE INTRODUCED TO A VARIETY OF THE
  TOP COACHES IN THE USA

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WHY ODP WORKS

• THE EXPERIENCE
• PLAYERS ARE INTRODUCED TO VARIOUS FORMS OF THE
  HIGHEST LEVELS OF COMPETITION

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SUMMARY

• ODP IS A VITAL FEEDER PROGRAM TO ALL LEVELS OF
  THE USWNT US COLLEGE SOCCER