The US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP) is a grassroots program created to identify and develop elite athletes for the US National Team. There are four levels of ODP progressing from the District Team, to the Cal-North State Team, then the Regional (13 Western States) Team, and finally the US National Team.

ODP is open for tryout to all CYSA registered soccer players, and provides the ultimate experience and training for the players selected. District II’s ODP players compete against players from other districts within CYSA, ultimately leading to the selection of State and Regional ODP participants, and finally the US National Team invitees.

District 2 ODP tryouts are held in the spring of each year, and the state tryouts are held in December for the following year’s State ODP pools. More information about District 2 ODP Tryouts can be found at the CYSA website.

Andre Alzarez from the Santa Clara Sporting '93 Team was called-up to the U15 US National Team and will attend a week-long training camp on Sunday, June 14th. Andre and 48 players will gather in Zarephath, N.J. The camp coincides with the U-17 MNT training camp which takes place at the same time at the PDA training facilities.

Sebastian Lletget form the Santa Clara Sporting ’92 Boys Team was instrumental in helping the U17 US National Team win their bracket competition in the 2009 FIFA World Cup Qualifier games last weekend in Mexico. (#20). Sebastian moved this year to England to become part of the West Ham United Development Academy...

Armando Leon from the Santa Clara Sporting 94 Boys Team was selected into an elite group of soccer players who will train and compete for selection into the U14 US National Team. The event is hosted by the NorCal Premier League and will

Santa Clara Youth Soccer and Santa Clara Sporting are proud and excited to announce that Mariana Galvan (14 year old) from the SC Sporting ’93 Girls Team just made the U15 US National Team. Click to read more...

Matt Taylor (3rd from left in back row)

Matt Taylor of the Santa Clara Sporting 91 Green Team just returned from Arizona with the Cal-North 92 Boys ODP Team after winning the 92 Boys Age Group at the US Youth Soccer Region IV ODP Regional Championships on Monday, January 20, 2009. Held in Phoenix, they earned the right to represent Region IV at the US Youth Soccer National ODP Championships to be held in March 20-22, 2009 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX.

With a combined roster of 92’s and 93’s, Cal North went undefeated scoring 10 goals while giving up only 3 with 3 shutouts. Read the complete article

Santa Clara Sporting goalie, Lyndsay Mewes and the ’93/’94 Cal-North State ODP Team finished the 2009 Region IV ODP Championship Tournament as SemiFinalists on Sunday, January 19th

Congratulations to Mariana Galvan, Zarette Munoz, Ana Marija Sola, Haley Wilson, Bryce Clark and Lyndon Gooch who were all selected to the 2008-09 Cal-North State ODP Teams last weekend. These players attended 4 days of tryouts in Morgan Hill and Ripon over the last two weekends, and were chosen from a large pool of talented soccer players trying-out for the State ODP Teams. Good luck everyone and great job.