Benp
You are correct in your assessment of ODP. It is not impressive. I do not remember who was held over last year in the 87 girls, but the following were held over for region pool in the 89s ( current u17) girls: Maggie Blackwell(CESA 88 Premier), Caroline Clark(CESA 88 Premier), Marisa Leconte(CESA 88 Premier). 90s holdover included: Kira Campbell (CESA 88 Premier) and Ellison Sharpe ( 89 CESA Premier). There was one CESA girl, Morgan Thomas I think, that was held over in the 91s (U15). I believe she went to national camp also. I do think that Lindsay Beam (GFC/CESA) and Julie Bolt were held over in the U19 age group.
In terms of picking the best 18 for the team, I think it depends on who comes out to tryout, and who wants to pay to play. My daughter's age group never had a big turnout and not all the top players came out. ODP was approximately $1000, when my daughter played. It's expensive, and the quality/amount of training depends on the assigned coach. Some years it was not good, some it was great!
