olympic development

1. South Region
ODP Player meeting

2. Mission USYS:
To provide world-class support, resources and leadership,
helping every member fulfill their goals on and off the field
of play.
Vision USYS:
To bring communities together through the power of soccer,
making lifelong fans of the sport.
Mission and Vision

3. Culture and Values
CONSISTENCY
Consistency is the difference between failure and success. The best teams are consistent across all skill
disciplines. Even the best business plans will fail without a dedication to consistency.
PASSION
A strong attribute of great players is the passion they have for the game. Our staff and volunteers bring that
compelling dedication, emotion and commitment to USYS every day.
TEAMWORK
The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a common purpose or goal. Having
teamwork skills is dependent on your ability to communicate well, actively listen and be responsible and honest.
DEPENDABILITY
Being dependable means showing up on time every day while producing consistent work and applying USYS policies
and business strategies evenly to each task and assignment.

4. Culture and Values cont….
INTEGRITY*
USYS aspires for honesty, transparency and alignment along strong moral principles. We do the right thing in
a reliable way with responsibility and respect.
RESPECT*
Respect is a cornerstone trait within our sport and organization. It defines how you regard your teammates
and opponents, recognize their qualities and traits, while treating them with appreciation and dignity.
INNOVATION*
USYS innovation refers to our intentional fostering of out-of-the-box thinking and problem solving within the
youth sport landscape.

5. ODP Program Purpose
Identify and provide opportunities for high potential
players, facilitate their development, and expose them
to the next level in their pathway.

6. Player Standards
● Respect for each other and staff
● Arrive at fields 30-45 minutes prior to training and games
● No cups will be provided all players must bring a filled water bottle. Additional water will be
located at the fields
● Responsible for keeping up with the schedule changes
● All players have been asked to bring a properly inflated ball

7. Parents Standards
● Attend games and training in the parent section
● Encourage the players to understand that this is a learning environment and
game results are not important
● Coaches will release the players at conclusion of session, parents cannot take
them early
● Ensure that players are on time and attend all meeting
● Do not make assumptions of placement. Players are placed in teams at random

8. Camp Schedule
Schedule
July 9th
Player need to show up to the field assigned to them 30 min prior to training
July 9th
Training 8:00am - 12:45pm (Three time slots)
Training 4:30pm-7:30pm (Two time slots)
Age Group Coach Parent Meeting held at the training location of your age group
July 10th/11th
Game 8:00am - 12:45pm (Three time slots)
Training 4:30pm-6:00pm (Two time slots)
Age group Pool Games 6:30-8pm
Technical Director Meeting with Parent
Day 4 12th
Game 8:00am - 12:45pm (Three time slots)
Age group Pool Games TBD
All games will be completed by 1pm (Pending weather)

9. Camp Structure cont..
Training Expectation Games Expectation
*Training Objectives:
Attacking build up to create chances
Transition to Defense
Defending disrupting the build up
Transition to Attack
*Training Structure:
- Warm up: Let each team create their active warm up
-Activity 1: 4v4 40x30
-Activity 2: 7v7 - Half field
-Activity 3: 11v11 - full field vs. opponent team
-Manage the Training Load and Numbers
-GK need to be involved in every activity
*Team Building Exercise:
Forming - Getting to know each each other and setting expectations
Create Team building exercises for each day
*Introduce players to self reflection:
- have players fill out a self reflection (individually or in small groups)
*20 minute Warm up related to the objectives of the previous
training day
*Players will play a full halve
*Engage players during the game and coach from the sidelines
when needed
*Players in the bench take every opportunity to learn
*Manage fatigue and injuries with conversation with coaches
*Players that have qualified to Nationals ensure that those
manage their load correctly

10. Player Resources and Key Qualities
Key Qualities:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SNQlj96Pa0BtJl5KaA24_itBMINfe0gL/view?usp=sharing
Positional Profiles:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VBPXlPELqLgmwmoCJ4ACXSum02v24EfK/view?usp=sharing
Individual Player Development:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15tse4aCN0Q6cJUfro-2jYvOw23joVEzt/view?usp=sharing

11. Development Process
● Coaches will support players through
games and training session
● All coaches are following the same
curriculum and standards through camp

12. Identification Process
● Coaches in the age group will observe all
games and discuss depth chart per
position for each group
● All coaches are going to collaborate and
discuss player identification and
placement

13. Administration Info
• Camp Director
Andrea “Tree” Barnett
southregiongirlsodp@gmail.com
501-590-3363
• Technical Directors
Ronnie Woodard
ronnie@tennesseesoccerclub.org
615-300-8451
Neal Ellis
neal.ellis00@gmail.com
830-377-7912

14. Questions