1. ODP PARENT ORIENTATION

2. WHAT IS ODP? NATIONAL PROGRAM  IDENTIFY TALENT  TRAIN THE TALENT  PREPARE  REPRESENT STATE  SHOWCASE

3. HOW WE IDENTIFY PLAYERS  DISTRICT TRYOUTS  DISTRICT TRAINING  SCOUTING  INTERDISTRICT SCRIMMAGES-small sided games  NETWORK-CLUB COACHES  STATE TRAINING

4. PLAYER QUALITIES  TECHNIQUE a) 1 st touch b) Passing  SPEED a) Technical b) Pure c) Tactical  CHARACTER a) Desire/Passion b) Personality c) Work Rate d) Commitment

5. “It takes talent to coach talent.” Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United

6. VIRGINIA’S ODP COACHES  Integrity  Honesty  Communication i) Players ii) Parents  Open Minded  Training Priorities  Staff Training  Evaluations  Passionate

7. 2000 Boys State Staff Head Coach- Gordon Miller- VYSA Technical Director. USSF National Staff. A License. Head Coach Region `95 Boys Assistant Coaches – Sammy Bader- Great Falls DOC, US Soccer B License. Jeff Carrol-Former DC United player, C License Brent Kellum-Lynchburg DOC, Former College player, B License

8. 2000 Girls State Staff Head Coach- Paul Shaw, VYSA Coaching Education Director. USSF National Staff, USSF A License. Assistant Coaches- Tim Cristian, Virginia Legacy DOC, US Soccer A License. Brian Biggio- US Soccer B License. Rae Ann Taylor-US Soccer C License

9. PROGRAM EVENTS  POOL TRAINING-Ongoing  NORTH CAROLINA (Jan. 4-6) Boys Only  INTER STATE FRIENDLIES (Feb. 22-24)-Williamsburg  INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (March 24-April 2)-Italy 1999/`98 Boys &1999/`97 Girls  REGION I TOURNAMENT (June 7-9)-NJ  REGION I CAMP (July 2013)

10. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL Previous Locations GERMANY FRANCE SPAIN DENMARK COSTA RICA CZECH REPUBLIC PORTUGAL This Year-ITALY!

11. PHILOSOPHY  Long Term Development  Equally Balanced Teams in Younger Groups  Scholarship Opportunities  Emphasis on Technique  Fighting Spirit  Personal Growth

12. “ The game will always boil down to the technical ability of the players, we can always teach destroying. The beauty lies in the solo brilliance of the artist.” Arsene Wenger Head Coach Arsenal FC

13. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?  NUTRITIONAL  FINANCIAL-State Training fee $310  TRANSPORTATION  LIFE BALANCE  ALLOW PLAYER TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY  CLUB PHILOSOPHY  REGENERATION/REST

14. IT’S ABOUT THE PLAYERS  DEVELOPMENT BY DESIGN  CENTRAL TRAINING LOCALE  PLAYER EVALUATIONS  COACH ID/TRAINING/EVALS  TRAINING PRIORITIES  ONGOING WINTER TRAINING

15. WHY VIRGINIA ODP?  INSTRUCTION from top coaching staff  TRAIN with best players in state  PLAY with best players in state  COMPETE against best  DEVELOPMENT  EVALUATIONS by state and region coaches  EXPOSURE to college, regional, & national coaches

16. VYSA ODP Gordon Miller- Technical Director vysatd@vysa.com Matt Badiee Assistant Technical Director matt@vysa.com Linda Polk Technical Administrator linda@vysa.com VYSA-(540) 693-1430