Letter form GA ODP Admin.
Coaches, players and parents,
I am sorry to have to tell you that we have had to cancel the ODP subregion games that were to be in Gainesville this weekend. We waited as long as we possibly could to make a final decision, but, ultimately given the fact that the fields are frozen and pose a potential safety hazard to the players, and that bad weather is expected to move into the Gainesville and North Georgia area today, our only prudent course of action is to cancel. Because temperatures will not rise above freezing tomorrow, any precipitation received today or tonight will stay on the fields as ice and would still be there Saturday.
For several of you in the older age groups, this weekends event was potentially the only event you would have had this year. Normally we take our 3 youngest age groups to an ODP/College Showcase event in Decatur, AL the last weekend of March. Since we are cancelling our subregion, we would like to include all age groups in the March event. We will leave for Alabama early the morning of Saturday, March 27 and return late in the afternoon of Sunday, March 28. I need for each of you in the 93, 94 and 95 to let your age group administrator know by Sunday, January 17 if you would participate in these March games. Please also copy me on the email. I know that in these age groups you are also in your high school season, but by leaving on Saturday morning instead of Friday night, hopefully we will avoid many of the high school soccer conflicts. The cost of this event is still being calculated, but should be no more than $200, and may not even be that much.
As for the $55 fee you have paid for the subregion games, you have a couple of options. It can now be applied to the March ODP games or region camp, or you can request a refund. Please let your age group administrator know which it will be. Do not call Tara at this time.
We had already received the ODP event t-shirts. If anyone would still like their t-shirt that they pre-ordered, or if anyone that did not pre-order wants one, let me know. They will be $7 for the short sleeve and $10 for the long sleeve.
If you have any questions, please let us know. Again, I apologize we had to cancel. I know the girls will be disappointed, as am I and the rest of the members of the ODP Committee and Georgia Soccer.
Thanks,
Melissa Brooks
Couple of things: One is why is SC ODP not going to ODP college showcase in March in AL? Two it cost GA ODP player $55 for Subregional?