Connecticut Junior Soccer Association

HomeOlympic Development Program (ODP)

The Olympic Development Program is an identification system linked to the United States Soccer Federation and US Youth Soccer. The program offers its players a pathway that could lead to representing Regional and U.S. Youth National Teams. Originally established in 1977, ODP was the first program in the country designed to identify potential youth national team players. ODP players begin initially at the local sector before progressing to the state, regional and possibly national levels. By playing with like-talented athletes, ODP offers the opportunity for players to advance in their personal development and to be scouted by college coaches.

2024-2025 Program Information

Age Groups (Birth Year): *12U (2013), 13U (2012), 14U (2011), 15U (2010), 16U (2009), 17U (2008)

*11U (2014) players are eligible to tryout for 12U (2013)

Training Location: Farmington Sports Arena, 11 Executive Drive, Farmington, CT 06032

Schedule Overview: Tryouts are held in November to select the player pools for each age group. Starting in January each player pool will train approximately every other Sunday morning from January – early April from 7:00-10:00am. Late April training transitions to approximately every other Monday evening for the remainder of the spring between 6:00-9:00pm. A minimum of (2) friendlies for each age group will be scheduled. CT ODP will also participate in the Albany Sub Regional Tournament and the East Region ODP Tournament (invitation to these tournaments is not guaranteed).

Sunday morning projected training schedule: 12U-13U 7:00-8:30am / 14U-17U 8:30-10:00am

Monday evening projected training schedule: 12U-13U 6:00-7:30pm / 14U-17U 7:30-9:00pm

Program Fee: $675 (Includes full GK or field player uniform package, training and friendlies)

*REGISTRATION NOTE: If your player is selected to join an ODP Player Pool and is not in the CJSA system at all, or if you receive the following alert when attempting to register: “Player Cannot register – seasonal application required,” this is basically saying that our CJSA registration system does not see the player registered for the 2024-2025 playing season. This is required for participation in ODP (Full program only/Not required for Tryouts). You can register directly with CJSA (making the player a member of CJSA for a registration fee of $40) by following the link below. Thereafter, the system will recognize and allow the player to be registered ODP.

  • CJSA Member Registration – Once the page is open, click the “Registration” button in the top right corner. (NOT required for Tryouts)

Additional Fees: $25 player fee for CT ODP “invitation only” events. Current invite only events include Albany Sub-Regional Tournament and the East Region ODP Tournament.

Band App (General Information): Join the Connecticut ODP BAND to be notified when information for the new season becomes available.

Band App (Detailed Information): Once player pools are established, the Band app will be our main platform for communication with current ODP families. Parents/guardians of current players will be provided a link to join the age group specific Band for their player. This band will provide more specific information relevant to your team and the current ODP cycle.

ODP Tryouts

Tryouts for the 2024-25 ODP cycle are complete. 2025-26 ODP cycle information will be available in September 2025

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