San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club

The tryouts for the 2014 State Team Pool start in September 2013.

The CalNorth website will be updated when the tryouts will take place.

Eligible age groups are birth years

2001

2000

1999

1998

See herehttp://www.calnorth.org/programs/odp/odp_tryouts/

The main ODP objective is to identify, evaluate and train highly talented male and female youth soccer players. As part of this national effort, the CYSA ODP is dedicated to developing the highest level of youth soccer. This objective 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. The procedure to achieve this objective must be approved by the CYSA Board of Directors and must not conflict with any USYSA or United States Soccer Federation (USSF) policies.

The secondary objectives are to:

• Evaluate and select players in each ODP age group for a State pool of players from which State Team players are selected.
• Advance the soccer skills of players in each ODP age group.
• Provide competitions for State Teams in each ODP age group.

While individual leagues or districts may have additional objectives for their local programs, those objectives must not adversely affect the success of the ODP.

ODP participation does not mean that players do not participate on their club team. ODP participation, whether at the District, State, Regional or National level, is concurrent with club team participation. The advantages outweigh any conflicts this might pose.

The ODP selection process starts at the District level. District ODP teams may be formed in each of the nine districts from players within your own district. Players wishing to participate in their District ODP must do so within the district that they are registered. Players may not try out in districts other than in which they are registered. Open tryouts for U16, U15, U14, U13, U12 (Birth years - 98,99, 00,01) boys and girls are conducted each spring (April-June). January-December birth years will prevail for ODP only. League and club teams will remain on the August 1st to July 31st format.Each player that tried out for a District ODP team may pay a fee which is collected on or before the first tryout.

•   Development as a player. The opportunity to train and play with the best players in one's age group.
• Quality instruction from nationally licensed coaches.
• Quality competition. Games against other state association ODP teams.
• Exposure to regional and national team coaches.
• The opportunity to represent one's state, region, or country in competition.
• Exposure to college coaches.

 Kayla will travel to Ontario, CA  July 23-27 to compete with 35 other 16 year old girls from the Western Regional States for a chance to be selected to the US National Team Camp. We wish her good luck! Congratulations, Kayla, on being selected to the regional pool of players! See http://www.regioniv.com/odp/girlspools.htm for more info.

SFVSC Players Make State Olympic Development Teams!

The Vikings Club would like to congratulate the following players for making the NorCal State ODP team:

Kyle Wilkinson, '99 ODP State team (captain)
Lachlan McBride, '99 ODP State Team
Darragh Buckley, '98 ODP State Team
Alejandro Munoz, '98 PDP State Team
Caio Driver, '97 ODP State Team
Marcus Simmons, '97 ODP State Team

All six players are from the SFVSC U14 Glens.

Kyle Wilkinson played in the Region IV tournament in Arizona for the '99 Boys and they placed second.  Caio Driver and Marcus Simmons made the Region IV team for '97 Boys and went to Arizona as well.

All players still in contention for Regional team.

Jacqueline Minor and Lia Kilgore from SFVSC Athena Red U13G.

At the 4 day regional tournament in Phoenix , AZ on January 14-17, 2012, the Cal North ODP '99G team placed second. Jacqueline and Lia were thrilled to be chosen to represent Cal North at this Region IV ODP event.

This is a great achievement and we wish Jacqueline, Lia, Kyle, Lachlan, Darragh, Alejandro, Caio and Marcus all the best!