Eastern New York Places 71 Players in the Regional Pool
New York Youth Soccer News: The 71 players come from all over the geographic area of Eastern New York
The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce that 71 of our Olympic Development Program (ODP) players––33 boys and 38 girls––tried out and made the Region 1 ODP Pool, which is made up of players from Maine to Virginia and West Virginia.
These local youth soccer players, enough to fill six soccer teams, come from all over the geographic area of Eastern New York.
Eastern New York ODP Chairperson Jim Volpe stated, “I’m very proud about placing 71 of our ODP players in the Regional Pool as Eastern New York continues to be one of the top sources of talent in the East Region.“
The players from Eastern New York in the Regional Pool:
ODP is considered the highest level of youth competition in each state association. Every year, players must be re-evaluated by the ODP professional staff of coaches for a position on each age-specific team.
The identification process ends each summer with the most elite players within the East Region competing for a position on the regional team, which is what US Women’s National Team players Crystal Dunn and Allie Long had advanced to when they were teens playing in Eastern New York.
Players are then identified by US Soccer staff coaches for possible entry to the national teams’ program. Yet even those players who do not make the regional or national teams often use ODP as a path to college scholarships and even on to professional soccer.
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association: With over 100,000 youth soccer players–both boys and girls–and more than 25,000 volunteers, the non-profit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) reaches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 11 leagues throughout the association, which covers the entire state of New York east of Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 19 years old and to encourage the healthy development of youth players, coaches, referees, and administrators.
