<p>No no, I know ODP is still huge. I'm just saying it's not absolutely necessary. Lately girls have been opting not to do it for various reasons, mainly the political reasons I suppose.</p>
<p>My friend and I live in Northern California. Does anyone know much about these showcases out here?</p>
<p>ReDbUll298, you needn't have excluded the Ivies if soccer was important to you. Just look what the Princeton girls team did this year! My D has a friend on the team who was Rookie of the Year and who played for Canada in the World Cup. They obviously have an excellent team. :)</p>
<p>Don't know about CA, but if the Atlanta weather sounds attractive, she might want to consider Oglethorpe or Agnes Scott. I agree that unless she pulls up the SATs, Emory is probably a reach. How strong a player is she??</p>
<p>Here's the thing. She is a very strong player - as a midfielder she is one of the high scorers and has made varsity since sophomore year in a 2000+ kid high school from a soccer-crazy area. All the club teams here want her. Plus I know her and her family and they are real honest-to-god talented athletes by nature. But she does not want to do club soccer because she doesn't like the feel of it. So it will just be the high school coach recommendations most likely, unless she changes her approach and her mind this spring.</p>
<p>High school soccer will not help her. YOu need club. Thre are many talented players out there looking for spots. Clubs have the name and the reputations. Many college coaches know hte club coaches so there is networking. If you want to play in college not playing club is a big mistake.</p>
<p>Super Y league is not instead of ODP. Many plaeryers play in both. The better players like to get the most exposure possible. They also love to play with the highest competition available, so they play both.</p>
<p>ODP is still important for schools. National and regional players play for the top programs, but them the rest of div 1 schools are filled with players from the state odp roster.</p>