Our 2023-24 Cal South ODP Players Unveiled

January 4th, 2024: Back in June of 2023, we had our first Cal South™ Olympic Development Program™ player make the ODP™ roster. You may know her as  Nicky Pickering. She made the G09 ODP™ team. ODP™ is a program that USYS™ oversees at the highest levels before US Soccer® takes over for the national teams. You must be a club player that coaches feel is at the highest levels and can adapt quickly to play with others at that same level. Think of it as an all-star team. You also must be invited to tryout. Here is a link to see the rosters and learn more about Cal South™/USYS™/US Soccer® ODP™.

• https://calsouth.com/pro-odp-player-pools/

The Winter Pool Cal South™ ODP™ tryouts began in mid-November through December to play in AZ against the other states in our region. We had about 10 other players (mostly boys) invited to tryout. Although 5 made it to final cuts, only 3 made it through with their respective teams. Shout out to all invited to tryout and shout out to those that made it up to final cuts. Our current 4 players who made their respective teams and are going to play in Arizona are (pictured above): Julian Alborzian-B08, Logan Cummings-B10, Nicky Pickering-G09, and Axel Soto-B10, please be sure to congratulate them when you see them at training. All 4 members also train with us at the FC7Soccer® Development Academy™ in Santa Clarita. Here at FC7Soccer® we are very proud of their accomplishment and wish them the best at the USYS™ ODP­™ regional tournament. CONGRATULATIONS!

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