Dear ODP Pool and Regional Camp Participants,

To get a full understanding of what it means to be involved in Cal South ODP, please begin by reading through each of the pages offered on the Cal South ODP menu page.

This page below is designed to provide additional information for those who have already been selected for an ODP Player Pool or are progressing to an ODP Regional Camp event.

Region IV
US Soccer divides the country into four regions: Regions I , II, III, and IV.
Cal South is located within Region IV (Far West Region) with 13 other US Youth Soccer State Associations: Cal North, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona.

Region IV Events
ODP Regional Championships | January 17-20 | Phoenix, Arizona

International Tours
Boys and Girls (January-March)

U13-U14 National Team Camp
Boys and Girls (July/August)

ODP Interregional Event in Florida
Boys and Girls (Thanksgiving)

Training - Winter Cycle Competition (Regional Championships, Arizona)
Info on Winter Pools

• Winter Administrative Fee: $100
• Age group pools: up to 40 players can be invited into the winter player pools for each age group. Ultimately, 18-20 players are selected from each current age group pool to represent Cal South.
• Training dates:

Dec 6, 13 & 20, 2009 and January 3 & 10, 2010
US Soccer ID games for '94, '95 & '96 Boys: January 31 & February 7, 2010.
The '93, '94 & '95 Boys' and Girls' age groups in the winter cycle will train on Sundays to prevent conflicts with their high school teams.

• ODP Regional Championships:

January 15-19, 2010 // Phoenix, Arizona
Fee: $295, which includes room, food and transportation.
If successful at Regionals, the '93 and '94 Boys and Girls will carry that success forward to the US Youth Soccer National ODP Championships in Arizona from March 11-14, 2010. (All expenses for the National ODP Championships are paid for by Adidas/US Youth Soccer).

• Note: The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has approved these training sessions and events, and they will not impact their high school eligibility.



Training - Summer Cycle Identification (Regional Camp)
Info on Summer Pools

• Summer Administrative/Training Fee: $100
• Age group pools: Each of the three oldest age groups initially names between 40-50 players and then narrows each pool down to 24 players. 18 players in each age group will travel to represent Cal South at Regional Camp.
• Pool Training Dates: Mandatory Training Weekends

May 15-16, 2010 -- '97 Boys & Girls
May 29-30, 2010 -- '94, '95 & '96 Girls
June 5-6, 2010 '--94, '95 & '96 Boys

All pools will train on additional dates TBA

• Regional Camp Dates and Locations:

Boys Regional Camp in McMinnville, OR // Cost $475

June 30-July 5, 2010 -- '96 & '97
July 6-11, 2010 -- '94 & '95

Girls Regional Camp Girls in Stockton, CA // Cost $475

June 29-July 3, 2010 -- '94
July 5-10, 2010 -- '95 & '96
July 11-16, 2010 -- '97

Regional Pool event: August 3-8, 2010 in Southern Cal // Cost $325 (Players must pay this fee if selected by Region IV)

• Notes: The actual cost of attending a Regional Camp is $875. However, Cal South subsidizes every player's transportation to Regional Camp, reducing the cost to $475. 14 State teams are brought into one location, and each state team trains and plays games each day. At the end of Regional Camp, a Region IV pool will be named and the players will be invited to attend a Pool Camp Event.

Youngest age group event (Boys & Girls)

• Nike Friendship Cup in Beaverton, Oregon // Memorial Day Weekend
• Notes: Approximately 75 players will be named to the pool. We have the potential of taking 36 players named (2 full teams) to this event.

At the completion of the summer and winter cycles, each of the player pools are re-scouted based on individual and team needs. All pools can have players released or added.

US Youth National Teams

Cal South ODP Contacts

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