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Coaches o rNebraskaODPrecentlyannouncedStateOlympicDevelopmentProgramagegroupselections. nWewerethrilledtoevaluateover500playersfromtryouts,clinicsandstatecupinselectingODP l a y e r s .Unf or t una t e l y , a sa nOl y mpi cpr ogr a m, weha v es t r i c ts t a nda r dswemus ta bi debya ndoneoft hos e ep i nc l ude se l i t epl a y e ri de nt i f i c a t i onf ort hi spr ogr a m.I tc e r t a i nl yt a k e sal otofc our a get oputy our s e l fona rstagetobe“evaluated”inanysortoftryoutenvironment.Iregretthatwecannotselecteveryone,asIfeltthe

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Ont ha tnot e , I t hi nki t ’ si mpor t a ntt os t r e s st ha ts por t si sul t i ma t e l ymor ea boutbe i ngYOURbe s t , r a t he rt ha n be i ngTHEbe s t… a smuc ha swea l l wa ntt owi n, t ha t ’ snott hepr i ma r yr e a s ont ha ta ny onepl a y s —wepl a ybe c a us eweLOVEt hega me , LOVEbe i nga r oundf r i e nds , LOVEt oi mpr ov e…

Spor tps y c hol ogi s t , Ri c ha r dGi ns bur g, s a i d“ Fort heov e r whe l mi ngma j or i t yofc hi l dr e n, pl a y i ngs por t si s a bouta c qui r i ngs k i l l st ha t , a st he ya ge , wi l l c a r r yov e rt oot he ra s pe c t soft he i rl i v e s :l e a r ni ngt obeagood t e a mma t e , ga i ni ngs e l f c onf i de nc ea ndde a l i ngwi t ha dv e r s i t y . ” I r e a dt hi sa ndr e me mbe rt ha tpl a y i ngs por t si snota boutwi nni ngora boutbe i ngTHEbe s t… i tr e a l l yi sa bout be c omi ngYOURbe s t .

Oneofmyf or me rpr of e s s i ona l t e a mma t e s , Br a ndi Cha s t a i n, whopl a y e dont heUSWNTf ors e v e r a l y e a r s ( 1 9 8 8 2 0 0 4 )a c t ua l l ywa sc utf r omt he1 9 9 5Wor l dCupr os t e r .Shes a i dt hi sa boutt ha te x pe r i e nc eofbe i ngc ut : “ …i ns t e a dofl e t t i nghe rpa i na ndhur tdr i v ehe ra wa yf r omt hes por t , Cha s t a i na dv i s e she ry ounge rs e l ft ot ur n i ti nt oal e a r ni ngmome nt .

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Us ey our s t ubbor nne s sf orgooda ndma k ey ourwa yba c kt ot hena t i ona l t e a m.

Re a l l yl ooka ty our s e l fa nda s kha r d que s t i ons .

Tr yt ounde r s t a ndwha ta bouty oua sapl a y e rma yha v ec ont r i but e dt obe i ngc utbutdon’ tge tl os t i nt ha ti nwa r ds pi r a l . ” Tha tpe r s pe c t i v e , I be l i e v e , wa sk e yt ohe rbe c omi ngama j ori mpa c tpl a y e ri nt hef ol l owi ngWor l dCup, 1 9 9 9 , whe r es hes c or e dt hega me , a ndWor l dCup, wi nni ngpe na l t yk i c k .And, s heha sc ont i nue dt oc a r r yt ha tpe r s pe c t i v ewi t hhe rf ora sl onga sI ha v ek nownhe r , a ss hec ont i nua l l ys t r i v e st oma k ehe r s e l f( a ndI woul da dd, he rt e a mma t e s / f r i e nds / pl a y e r s / c ol l e a gue s )be t t e r .

So, a sy oumov ef or wa r di ny ours oc c e rc a r e e r , whe t he rt ha tbea sapl a y e r , f a n, c oa c h, a nde v e nr e f e r e e s, I woul de nc our a gey out odowha ty ouc a nt oda yt obe c omeYOURbe s t .

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2 0 1 5 / 2 0 1 6ODP The20152016Ol y mpi cDev el opmentPr ogr am hasof f i c i al l y k i c k edof fwi t ht hef i r s tt r ai ni ngs es s i onf ort hos es el ec t edhappeni ng ac oupl eweek sago. Tr y out s ,c l i ni c s ,andI Dc ampswer ehel df r om ear l y Sept embert ot hef i nal t r y outonNov ember1s t .Ov er500pl ay er swer eev al uat eddur i ngt hes emont hsandaf i nal t ot al of360pl ay er swer es el ec t edf or ODPorPDPov er14agegr oups .“ Wehads omegr eatt ur nout satourt r y out sandc l i ni c swehel d.Iwi s hwec oul dhav ei nv i t edev er ypl ay er ,bec aus eweasc oac hesk nowev er ypl ay ert her ewasex c i t edandwant edt oi mpr ov e,butt het r ut hi swehav et o s el ec tt hev er ybes tandr unt hebes tODPpr ogr am wec anbyUSSoc c er ’ ss t andar ds , ”s ai d Mar enMc Cr ar y ,Nebr as k aSt at eSoc c erDi r ec t orofCoac hi ngandNebr as k a’ sODPDi r ec t or .

Thes el ec t edpl ay er swi l l t r ai nt oget her810t i mesaswel l asac oupl eODPt our nament s wi t hot hers t at e’ spr ogr ams .Thr oughoutt heODPs eas on,pl ay er swi l l bec ompet i ngf ora s potatt heRegi onal I DCampi nJ ul ywher et heywi l l getac hanc et obes el ec t edf ort he Regi on2ODPpool .Pl ay er sf r om t her egi onal pool c angets el ec t edt oat t endi nt er r egi onal t our nament sbot hs t at es i deandi nt er nat i onal l y .

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Compe t i t i v eCoa c hoft heYe a r Mi k eO’ De l l , Gr e t naSoc c e rCl ub

Themai nt hi ngIf eel mak esmyc oac hs os pec i al anduni quei shi s abi l i t yt obel i ev ei nus .Nomat t erwhati sgoi ngon,wek nowwehav e ac oac hwhobel i ev esi nusandpus hesust obet hebes twec anbe onandof ft hef i el d.Wewi nandl os et oget her ,andt hr oughi tal l he r emi ndsust hats oc c ers houl dbef un.Hec ons t ant l ypr omot ess por t s mans hi p,t eamwor k ,pos i t i v es el f es t eem,ands ol i dv al uest hatal l ow ust obes uc c es s f ul . ”Mi k ewasnomi nat edbyhi st eam.

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“ Pat t y ’ sc ommi t mentandc ount l es shour ss pentdedi c at edt oadmi ni s t r at i onwor kf orEGAandf ory out h s oc c eri nNebr as k ahasbeenabenef i tt omany . ”Pat t yhel psons omanyl ev el s ,f r om c l ubt os t at e,f r om s c hool t oc hur c h,andherpr of es s i onal i s m andi ns i ghtar ec ons i s t ent l ys oughtoutbymany . Pat t yi sanex c el l entex ampl eoft het y peofpr of es s i onal ,out goi ng,anddedi c at ed,admi ni s t r at ort hatev er yc l ubneedst o bes uc c es s f ul . ”Pat t ywasnomi nat edbyherc l ub.