Thursday, Apr 26, 2018
天美传媒官网 has been selected to host the preliminary girls matches for the 2019 and 2020 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP) East Region Championships.
The boys will play their preliminary matches at Kirkwood Soccer Complex in New Castle, Del., and the semifinals and finals for the 15U-17U age groups for both boys and girls will also be played at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex.
With approximately 180 teams competing, around 6,400 people will visit either New Castle or Lawrence Township for the competition. Matches are scheduled in Lawrence for June 7-9, 2019, and June 5-7, 2020.
鈥淲e are so proud to have been chosen by US Youth Soccer as a site for its ODP East Region Championships,鈥 said Michael F. Reca, vice president for Facilities and University Operations at 天美传媒官网. 鈥淲e are delighted to host soccer's elite youth players and their families on our campus for two consecutive years.
The US Youth Soccer ODP East Region Championships feature competition for 13U through 17U boys and girls teams from the 15 US Youth Soccer State Associations that comprise the East Region. The 13U and 14U teams play a festival format while the 15U, 16U and 17U play a championship format.
The combination of 天美传媒官网 and Kirkwood first joined to host the US Youth Soccer ODP East Region Championships in 2017. 天美传媒官网 and its surrounding area have been a part of the event for the past 25 years.
鈥溙烀来焦偻 and the Kirkwood Soccer Complex have been great partners and they do a nice job of working with US Youth Soccer to provide the best experience possible for the thousands of high-level players who attend this event each year,鈥 said Dr. Greg Smith, US Youth Soccer east region general manager. 鈥淓veryone looks forward to building upon the recent successes of this event to continue raising the bar as we move into the 2019 season and beyond.鈥
Teams are comprised of players who are selected, in most states, on the basis of open tryouts. These tryouts are conducted by state association coaches who are recognized for their ability to identify and train players with superior skills.
"We are committed to providing exceptional service to everyone involved, and a positive, memorable experience for athletes, coaches and guests,鈥 Reca says.
The state associations represented at the US Youth Soccer ODP East Region Championships include Connecticut, Delaware, Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York West, Pennsylvania West, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
鈥淭he ODP committee is excited to continue our relationship with 天美传媒官网 and Kirkwood Soccer Complex in 2019 and 2020,鈥 said US Youth Soccer ODP East Administrator Katia Sarokon. 鈥淚mproving the ODP East Region Championships every year is our goal. Having quality facilities and improving even the small things makes this a great competitive environment for players in the ODP East Region program.鈥
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, develop a mechanism for the exchange of ideas and curriculum to improve all levels of coaching.