Illinois ODP State Process
The 2011/12 Illinois Olympic Development Process has undergone the following changes.
1. The one-day open tryout has been removed in favor of an open enrollment for the winter Illinois ODP trainings. The reason for this change is to provide coaches with a broader picture of what each player in the program has to offer as well as provide players more opportunities to be evaluated and trained by ODP staff.
2. Coaches will make a determination at the conclusion of the winter sessions as to who they will invite into the one-day Illinois ODP State Combine in June with the exception of the Developmental Age Groups (00/01 Boys and 99-01 Girls).
3. All registered players in the Developmental Age Groups (00/01 Boys and 99-01 Girls) will be invited to the one-day Illinois ODP State Combine.
4. From the players attending the one-day Illinois ODP State Combine, the age group coaches will select the eighteen (18) players in their age group that they would like to have represent Illinois at the US Youth Soccer Region II Camp or Tournament.
ODP Parent and Player Presentation
Illinois Youth Soccer is an Illinois non-profit, 501 (c) (3) Tax Exempt Corporation. Since 1975, Illinois Youth Soccer has been the official state association and charter member of US Youth Soccer, the largest youth soccer association in the United States with over 3 million members, and US Soccer Federation, the governing body for soccer in the United States. Illinois Youth Soccer is authorized by US Youth Soccer and US Soccer to administer their programs in Illinois, including coaching education, referee education, and the Olympic Development Program.
For more details about the Illinois Olympic Development Program visit www.illinoisodp.org, call 847-290-1577 or email odp@illinoisyouthsoccer.org.
