Mission Statement – Wyoming Youth Soccer US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program
Identify, evaluate, and train Wyoming’s highly talented male and female youth soccer players. The WYS ODP is dedicated to developing the highest level of youth soccer within the state.
This mission must be achieved in an atmosphere of integrity, fairness, and impartiality. The player’s physical and cognitive skills and attitude must be the only criteria for the program.
What is the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program?
It is a national program designed to identify and develop talented, committed youth soccer players to represent their state, region, and country in soccer competitions. It also aids in the preparation and showcasing of players as student athletes for exposure to college soccer coaches.
The US Youth Soccer ODP is broken into four regions, Wyoming is part of Region IV along with Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Participation is a progression that starts at the state level with the ultimate goal of playing at the national level.
Wyoming players begin with an evaluation for selection to the Wyoming Youth Soccer ODP (WYS ODP) teams, which are broken into birth year age groups. WYS ODP teams/players represent Wyoming at high level tournaments and showcases and, if recommended, at the US Youth Soccer Region IV camp.
From there, players have the opportunity to be selected for the region pool of 60 from the over 250 players that attend. Those final players make up the team the represents the region at inter-regional and international events.