Young Defenders?

[madisonLB]

Who are some of the good young defensive players? Young meaning, sophmores, and maybe even freshman.

 

a very good defender from usj(sophmore) is christian kurth... he has to fill in on the left side like myself even though we dont have a left foot, thats just how the team plays out, but he is a very good defender, i have played with him for 3 years, and he gets better every year

[BHSsoccer620]

I would like to disagree with you. I have had first hand experience with the whole ODP team. Does it hurt to know someone, NO, but that's in every aspect of life, whether it's looking for a job, finding a deal, etc... However, ODP is not a political as you think it is. I heard all the same stories before my daughter made ODP. I thought for sure she was good enough to make the team, but I thought she wouldn't because she wasn't the coaches daughter, or wasn't one of the board members daughter, but you know what, she did and deserve to make it. I have also seen a girl from TN on the National Pool at regions one year, and guess what didn't even make the region team the next. I could give examples of the boys side as well. So, unless you know first hand about ODP, don't make statements unless you have info to back it up. It might have been that way in the past, but I think when Curtis Blair came on board and with Manny Sanchez cleaned all that up. I know Curtis is not there in that role anymore, but that kind of when my daughter joined.

 

Just take a look at what the boys 90 team accomplished this year. You don't get that far by having a bunch of coach's sons and board member's sons on the team. I have seen current players who were a part of ODP one year and got cut the next year, because another person step up that was invited to participate.

 

It takes your coaches involvment to have him recommend you and then hopefully ODP will have time to come look at you during a tournament. Lots of different players are invited every year and each year all the young men and women know they could be cut.

 

ODP is really ran very well is the bottom line! If you are good enough you will make it!

I do know first hand about the ODP team... i was on it for a few years and made it. Im not saying it's terrible and every player that makes it knows someone, cause im not like that, i know nobody and neither does my dad. I just remember seeing guys that made the team and i kept wondering how they made it and then i heard that they were related to someone on the board... maybe it was just one experience with the team i was on... i dunno, but from my experience with it some parts of it were a little too political. Don't think im saying it's not a great program because it is.

[BHSsoccer620]

i remember seeing you a couple of years ago with the 89 odp team, it seemed to me that you are able to play at that level based on your size an skill i dont know if you would get an invite this year unless you prove youself by playing against tougher competion, good luck

Thanks... by the way... do I know you? Cause you seem to know me.

[sosoccer91]

this name was mentioned earlier and i agree with it. Patrick Compton is a great defender. i play with him on ODP and he is an outstandin defender