all of you are talking about making it easier to get better players by getting the cost down for odp.you may need to get the cost down at the club level so you can get the better players playing soccer in the first place.they may start out at rec but after a few years at the 6,7 and 8 yr old ages the parents start looking at what is the next level.they see the cost and head back to baseball,basketball,etc... if a kid is not getting the best soccer at an earlier age then they most likely do not have the skill for odp anyway.i agree with one of the other post that odp is not to make you a better player but to give you the exsposure.
as far as cutting out the bus ride and hotels to get the cost down.i think that is part of what the kids like.my question would be what do you do for the parents that can not afford to take off work or the gas to get their kid there? do you add that into the fees for other players to pay for some parents to take off work to get their player to the venue? im not going to.
