Why not make a minor adjustment to the structure of ODP at the State level so it functions like it does at the Region Camp level?
At the Region Camp level, players are 1) there to represent their respective home state as a team and 2) there individually to compete for pool games and to be held over for consideration as a region team player, at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE beyond the cost of attending the camp because all of the players in attendance have paid for the ones selected to stay over.
Why wouldn't SC ODP be strengthened by training an entire pool of select players until one month or even two weeks prior to Region Camp? The key here is for everyone to pay for top shelf training and those who are ultimately selected for the team attend Region camp at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, because the fees have been covered by the entire pool of players competing for a place on the team.
This structure would be the same as paying to attend Region Camp and getting held over at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.
What's the ultimate benefit to the player? The player would experience the same energy found at Region Camp where players are competing to move to the next level as a team and individually.
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure such a structure would promote player involvement in ODP across the state.
