After years of ODP participation, I've seen players build confidence in themselves as they step out of their comfort zones to compete for a spot on the State team. I've seen players fail to be selected and return the next year to be selected. Great personal relationships are built with players from competing clubs and coaches from major Universities and Colleges across the State during each year of training and competition.
If your son or daughter has aspirations of playing at the National team level, he/she has the opportunity to do that via the program. If he/she wants to play college ball, ODP combines ideally with club participation to give the increasingly accomplished player exposure and a realistic view of the demands required of top level athletes as they continue to grow and develop.
The existing program isn't perfect in many ways, but it's not bad either. Like the skill of any athlete, there is always room for improvement. After all, that's what keeps us all going. Embrace the challenge and benefit from it.
