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2025-26 ODP Tryout Information

The 2025/26 ODP cycle will begin this fall/winter with open tryouts for both boys and girls born in the birth years of 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (12U through 17U). 

Our traditional ODP scheduling for the 2025/26 season will include tryouts, an indoor training phase, an outdoor training phase and the eventual selection of the NYW ODP State Team that will participate in the Northeast ODP Sub-Regional and the ODP Tournament. The tryouts for the 2014 – 2009 birth years (12U to 17U players) are outlined below.

The 11U Pre-ODP Program which serves as developmental program for both boys and girls players born in 2015/2016 (10U and 11U players) does not conduct tryouts. Click here to learn more about the 11U Pre–ODP Program.

NYW ODP will also continue to provide indoor training for both boys and girls players born in 2007/2008 (19U). The 19U ODP Program will provide training opportunities for this college prep age group, which will include indoor training, outdoor training and scrimmages (including spring games against collegiate competition). There are no tryouts for this age group. Simply proceed to register for 2007/2008 indoor training via the online indoor training link that opens on November 1st. The program is geared toward serious and committed players looking to play college soccer. Click here for more information on the 19U ODP Program.

ODP tryouts for boys and girls players born in 2012, 2013 and 2014 residing within the confines of NYSWYSA will be held on September 28th, 2025, at sites in Binghamton, Buffalo and Syracuse and on October 4th, 2025 in Rochester. Players identified at these tryouts will be asked to attend a Call-Back Tryout on Sunday, October 5th, 2025, in Rochester, where the final pool will be selected. For detailed information on site location and tryout times, please click here.

ODP tryouts for boys born in 2009, 2010 and 2011 residing within the confines of NYSWYSA will be held on Saturday, December 13th (2011 Boys) and Sunday, December 14th (2009 Boys and 2010 Boys) in Rochester. For detailed information on site location and tryout times, please click here.

ODP tryouts for girls born in 2009, 2010 and 2011 residing within the confines of NYSWYSA will be held on Saturday, December 20th (2009 Girls and 2010 Girls) and Sunday, December 21st (2011 Girls) in Rochester. For detailed information on site location and tryout times, please click here.

Please continue to check the NY West website periodically for updates on tryout venues and session times that are still being confirmed.  

Are you ready to embrace the challenge of measuring yourself against other good players in your age group? The NYW State ODP Team, the East Region ODP Team and the US Youth ODP National Select Team could be in your future. The only way to find out is to take the first step.  Come tryout for the NYW ODP program!

Have a conflict with an ODP tryout date? Please contact Dean Foti: dfoti@nyswysa.org.

ODP Tryouts Schedule

2012, 2013 & 2014 Tryouts

2012, 2013 & 2014 Callbacks

  • Sunday, October 5th (Boys and Girls) in Rochester, Lakefront/Webster Basket Road Fields

2009, 2010 & 2011 Tryouts

  • 2009, 2010, and 2011 Tryout Information Details
  • ODP Tryouts for 2009, 2010, and 2011 Players: Register Now (Coming Soon)
  • Saturday, December 13th (2011 Boys) in Rochester, Lakefront Indoor Soccer Complex
  • Sunday, December 14th (2009, 2010 Boys) in Rochester, Lakefront Indoor Soccer Complex
  • Saturday, December 20th (2009, 2010 Girls) in Rochester, Lakefront Indoor Soccer Complex
  • Sunday, December 21st (2011 Girls) in Rochester, Lakefront Indoor Soccer Complex

ODP Age Matrix

The Olympic Development Program follows the international age classification system, whereby players are grouped according to their birth year (January 1st – December 31st). ODP has eight age groups each for boys and girls, the youngest of which is the 11U age group which is considered a developmental program (where there are no tryouts).

For the 2025-26 ODP season, players born in the following years will be classified as follows:

Boys & Girls born in 2007/2008 = 19U (Developmental, College Prep)
Boys & Girls born in 2009 = 17U
Boys & Girls born in 2010 = 16U
Boys & Girls born in 2011 = 15U
Boys & Girls born in 2012 = 14U
Boys & Girls born in 2013 = 13U
Boys & Girls born in 2014 = 12U
Boys & Girls born in 2015/2016 = 11U (Developmental, Pre-ODP, no tryouts)

ODP Tryouts Policy

Based on their performance during the 2024/25 ODP season, the following boys and girls players are NOT required to try out for the 2025/26 Indoor Pool – i.e. they are automatically included in this season’s (2025/26) Indoor Pool:

  • 12U: Entry age group to ODP. All players must tryout with the exception of any 2014’s (11U’s) who may have participated in the 2013’s (12U’s) NYW ODP Indoor Pool in 2024/25. Players (2013’s and 2014’s) who participated in the 11U Pre-ODP program in 2024/25 are required to tryout.
  • 13U: All active players from the 2024/25 ’12 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from 13U tryouts in 2025/26.
  • 14U: All active players from the 2024/25 ’11 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from 14U tryouts in 2025/26.
  • 15U: All active players from the 2024/25 ’10 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from 15U tryouts in 2025/26.
  • 16U: All active players from the 2024/25 ’09 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from 16U tryouts in 2025/26.
  • 17U: All active players from the 2024/25 ’08 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from 17U tryouts in 2025/26. 

All players exempted from tryouts (also referred to as “ODP Returning Players”) must pay the indoor training registration fee for their respective age group by the required deadline to secure their place in the 2025/26 NYW ODP Indoor pool.

A list of players exempted from 2025/26 ODP Tryouts can be found here:

For the 2025/26 ODP Cycle: Players born in the year 2015 (11U) are eligible to try-out for the 2014 (12U) ODP player pool. This is the only ODP age group where players are permitted to play “up” an age group. While each year a few 11U players will make their way into the 12U player pool, please understand that the task of making the 12U pool is a very difficult one. Any 11U players who elect to tryout but are not selected to the 12U player pool will be referred to the NYW 11U Pre-ODP Program (which begins each year in mid-December). For more information on the 11U Pre-ODP Program please click here.