Coaching Opportunity!!!!

Definition of ODP (taken from utahyouthsoccer.net): "US Youth Soccer’s ODP is a national program that has been in existence since 1977 and is considered the finest soccer program in the country. ODP is designed to identify and develop talented youth soccer players throughout the country to represent their state association, region and the United States in soccer competition. ODP is offered as a compliment to club programs as an additional resource for player development as they prepare for state, regional, national and international competitions."

Yesterday I received a phone call from the father of a goalkeeper I have been training for the past six weeks. She has been on the state ODP team for Utah for the last three years. One of the coaches approached her father at tryouts and told him that he has seen huge improvements in this goalkeeper and wanted to know what she had been doing. The father told the coach that she had been training with a new goalkeeper trainer, and he proceeded to tell this coach about me, the kinds of sessions I run, etc. So the coach asked the father get me on the phone right there on the spot, and the coach asked me if I would be interested in being on the ODP goalkeeping staff for the state of Utah! Now, I'll be honest, I am NOT a big fan of ODP...the politics involved just irritate me, but any coach knows that you're an idiot if you turn down an opportunity like this when it presents itself. I am very excited. I don't know how big ODP is here in Utah, but in California, it is HUGE. The coach told me that he needs to talk to the head honcho and the Director of Coaching to finalize everything, but I am to report to tryouts next week. I have two very good friends on the goalkeeping staff, so it will be fun to work with people I know and network with coaches I don't know!