2016 US Youth Soccer ODP Girls National Training Camp Rosters Announced
Rosters by Age Group 2001 | 2002
US Youth Soccer has announced the attendees and schedule for the 2016 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Girls National Training Camp, taking place Jan. 22-25 at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix, Ariz. More than 200 top athletes have been selected from the 2001, 2002 age groups to represent each of the four US Youth Soccer Regions.
Training will be led by U.S. Soccer Staff Coach and Marantha Baptist University Coach, Jeff Pill, who has over 40 years of experience in the sport and has worked with the Women’s National Teams at both the youth and senior levels.
Numerous college coaches are set to attend the National Training Camp throughout the week, as well as April Kater, the Head Development Coach for U.S. Soccer Women’s Youth National Teams, and other U.S. Soccer scouts.
The Girls National Training Camp focuses on highlighting players’ individual talents as well as providing them with new tools and ideas through challenging daytime training and small-sided games. Players will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the nation’s top coaches to enhance their problem solving skills within the game, and further their technical and tactical abilities.
US Youth Soccer ODP has continued its tradition of elite competition and player development for more than 35 years, and is the only development program that can claim members of Major League Soccer, the National Women’s Soccer League, and a majority of current and past national and youth national team members as alumni.
US Youth Soccer ODP is the nation’s original player identification program, and with programs in all 55 US Youth Soccer State Associations, is available to any player, regardless of hometown or club affiliation.
Did you know that US Youth Soccer – “The Game for ALL Kids! ®” – is the largest youth sports organization in the country and largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body of soccer in the United States.
US Youth Soccer registers more than 3 million players annually, ages 5 to 19, and over 900,000 administrators, coaches and volunteers in 55 member State Associations. US Youth Soccer programs provide a fun, safe and healthy environment for players at every level of the game.
US Youth Soccer ODP, established in 1977, is the original Olympic development program in the United States. Formed to identify a pool of players in each age group from which a National Team could be selected for international competition, selected players are exposed to the nation’s top coaches from collegiate institutions, U.S. Soccer and the professional leagues.
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