One difficulty that is faced by SC...and not by NC and several other states (at least on the boys side)...is the timing of the high school season, which is often overlooked. It is extrememly difficult to organize multiple training sessions and scrimmages during the spring due to high school season conflicts and club conflicts, especially for the older, varsity aged athletes. Often, kids cannot make training sessions for various reasons, which makes it hard for any coach to run a quality training session. Also, I know for a fact that some high school coaches FORBID their players from attending ODP training...out of fear of injuries...which, again, keep kids from attending training sessions during the spring. Until ALL of the club and high school coaches buy into, support and encourage their players to participate in ODP, SC will continue to struggle to consistently compete with the "best" states. That being said...don't forget that we had 2 teams participate in the Region Championship Finals this January in Texas, and had several players held over for the Region Pool last summer, and also selected for the Region Team Showcase at Disney...so we have shown that we can compete with the best!!!