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mysonsdad #175306 07/27/18 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted By: mysonsdad
The 05/06 boys list just came out,,,, the region selected 113 kids for the region pool,,,,, SC had 1 selected.....craziness


Just curious what might be some thoughts on why so few SC kids seem to make any noise at ODP level?

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We all know politics play a part in the selection. Then it's up to the player to really stand out and get noticed.

Standing out means being large for their age.

Getting noticed means doing everything right at a high level.

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Originally Posted By: jahlion247
We all know politics play a part in the selection. Then it's up to the player to really stand out and get noticed.

Standing out means being large for their age.

Getting noticed means doing everything right at a high level.



By large do you mean physically mature? Would bio-banding help SC players in that regard?

Are the heads of SC leagues not doing enough to promote SC players at the higher levels? How can that be resolved?

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I’m only familiar with the boys side,,, but I do think that ODP is dieing a slow death. If you look at the rosters, there aren’t many from the top clubs in the state. That’s not to say that there aren’t talented kids at smaller clubs,,, but those kids typically don’t play against high level competition during the regular season. Also,,, just by looking at the ODP website, you can tell how much effort the state as a whole puts into it. I think they created the website, back when AOL was big......lol....

My son has participated. To me, the training no where justified the cost.

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Originally Posted By: mysonsdad
I’m only familiar with the boys side,,, but I do think that ODP is dieing a slow death. If you look at the rosters, there aren’t many from the top clubs in the state. That’s not to say that there aren’t talented kids at smaller clubs,,, but those kids typically don’t play against high level competition during the regular season. Also,,, just by looking at the ODP website, you can tell how much effort the state as a whole puts into it. I think they created the website, back when AOL was big......lol....

My son has participated. To me, the training no where justified the cost.


I noticed that about the youngest group(s). The top teams seemed to have few (if any) players in the pool. There are also more options now for top level training outside of regular team/season play.

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Agree. For the younger age groups like us(u12 girls) it's Coerver. Coerver has turned my girl into a technical beast.

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I really liked coerver,,, unfortunately they can’t ever keep a foothold in Charleston.

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Yes Coerver has a very bad rep in Charleston. Not sure if it was the program or the instructors.

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As bad as the SC ODP site is, all the states look bad. Thats just informational, it won't ever develop kids. Maybe it should be promoting SC kids on the site? I dont know what the answrr is but there are no current league/programs/clubs in SC leading the best of SC, so what needs to change in the state?

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*leading the best of SC to ODP

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