free is not the answer. there are many reasons sc is behind other states but the cost is not one of them in the way you want it.if you cant pay for odp then im sure a player cant pay for club soccer.if you do not want any players left out then the free should start at the club level.i guess it is somewhat with sholarships that can be applied for.
the lack of training together may be more the problem than anything else. you have college coaches coaching the sc odp teams but what pay they are getting hardly pays the gas for them to make one training session.
i would say numbers plays a big part in the levelsc is at compared to other states.
papa hatfield i will pm you my cell number.give me a call and i will tell you about my 2 hr conversation with some of the people that run the texas odp and why it is so successful.part of it is the skill of the kids but part is how they get that skill and how much it cost them.
