Welcome to our Olympic Development Program (NYS West ODP) web site! 
 

The goal of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) is to identify and advance the most talented and passionate youth players through state, regional, and national team selection and competitions.  The pinnacle is US National Teams from 16 year olds and up that represent the US on the international stage.

1) to provide high-level training to benefit and enhance the development of players at all levels;

2) through the use of carefully selected and licensed coaches, to develop a mechanism for the exchange of ideas and curriculum to improve all levels of coaching, and

3) to identify a pool of players in each age group from which a National Team will be selected for international competition.

At the January 13, 2002 meeting of the Board of Directors for NYSWYSA, the following motions were made and approved for players and families involved in the Olympic Development Program for the 2001-2002 seasonal years. Before a sibling discount can be verified, all rosters must be turned in and all payments received. Once all are in, the State will verify siblings and mail rebates to the families eligible for this benefit.  

     A.  For parents having more than one child in ODP, a 10% discount on both the indoor and outdoor training fee will be applied to each child.  If one child does not make the outdoor pool then the discount no longer applies; that is, if only one child remains in the program the discount is no longer available.  For example, if two or more siblings are in indoor training, each sibling receives a 10% discount off the indoor training fee ($210 less 10% ($21) = $189 per player).  If one child fails to make the outdoor (or State Pool) pool, there is no other sibling remaining thus, the 10% discount is not valid.  However, if both siblings make the State Pool, then each sibling receives a 10% discount off the outdoor training fee.  NO discounts apply for Region I events (Tournament and Camp).

     B.   Players who are in the current Region I Pool for their age group will have their indoor training fee refunded if they make the State Pool.  That is, regional players have to pay the indoor fee up front like all other players.  If they make the current year State Pool (announced in April) they will be refunded the indoor fee, or they can have it applied toward the outdoor training fee. 

NYSWYSA ODP structure is in two segments.  The indoor portion of the program consists of players who were State Players at the end of the previous season and are joined by players selected at tryouts in the fall.  These players are Indoor Pool players.  At the end of the Indoor Training program, staff evaluate their players and decide to release players or not.  The players that remain advance to the outdoor portion of the program and are State Pool players. 

A State Pool player trains at the Development Camp and at outdoor sessions for the Pool.  There is one outdoor session for players attending the Region I ODP Tournament just prior to the tournament.  State Pool players are also eligible to attend the Region I ODP Camps if they desire to attend.

Players selected for the tournament need to pay the tournament fee via the on-line payment process in the left column navigation bar prior to the date assigned.

Players who are going to attend the Region I ODP Camp need to pay the camp fee by the deadline also via the on-line payment process in the left column navigation bar.