2007 US Youth Soccer Boys ODP Christmas Interregional Event

Top talent from US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) will compete in the US Youth Soccer ODP Super Group at Disney's Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., from December 27-30, 2007.

"The US Youth Soccer ODP Super Group provides another opportunity to further the player development of our athletes," said Brent Mangus, US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Committee Chairman. "Hundreds of college coaches and Disney's first class facilities make this a great week to end an outstanding 2007 for our elite player development program."

The showcase event will be played at Disney's Wide World of Sports® Complex and is among the top recruiting tournaments in the country. This year, the showcase will play host to over 600 teams along with the eight Super Group teams and more than 800 collegiate coaches.

The players must tryout to qualify for the program's high-level training from carefully selected and licensed coaches through a series of trials at their local, State Association and then Regional levels. Those selected are exposed to the nation's best coaches, trainers and facilities.

This event is one of the many events offered to players who compete in the US Youth Soccer ODP Program.  The US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program was formed in 1977 to identify a pool of players in each age group from which a National Team will be selected for international competition; to provide high-level training to benefit and enhance the development of players at all levels; and, through the use of carefully selected and licensed coaches, to develop a mechanism for the exchange of ideas and curriculum to improve all levels of coaching.

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