I agree with a lot of your post, with one small exception. You can get a "team" experience at a college camp, just not all college camps.
As to ODP, every effort should be made to:
Assure the presence of fully qualified and committed coaches; assure a certain minimum/maximum number of training sessions; assure consistency of evaluation at all levels; and de-politicize the selection process.
As someone who has coached multiple sports at several levels, I can tell you that a random workout in December, followed by a few "games" in January, is not enough to evaluate accurately. That's one reason why reputation and club "push" come into play so often.
Of course, it also helps to have your coach actually attend the Winston-Salem activity, if you get my drift.
