My apologies. I had a calendar that wasn’t up to date. The January event is the regional tournament. There is no February event.
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Much of this is speculation on my part, but despite being called a “Championship”, I don’t expect any winning teams to be recognized at the Regional Championship. The brackets will be played round-robin.
This was the schedule from last year’s SPA-PSW Evaluation Event:
The ODP Regional Championships played in Utah in 2022 had an expanded but similar round-robin structure.
The biggest difference between the Utah Regionals and the SPA-PSW Event were the way the clocks were handled. In Utah, they used 6 minute quarters with shot clocks. At SPA-PSW they used always-running scrimmage clocks.
The coaches use regular all-six-out, new-six-in rotations. The goal is to get everyone to play. NTSC studs get roughly the same amount of playing time as new kids taking a break from their 10u teams.
The note #2 from JFran’s post about “All teams should be equally competitive“ comes from the SPA-PSW Event where PSW built three teams all containing a mix of Academy superstars and ODP first-years. SPA didn’t get that memo and showed up with an A, B, and C team. SPA A crushed everyone and SPA C was on the wrong end of blowouts all day. This year, don’t worry if your kid is playing on the same team as a zone superstar. In theory, it doesn’t matter and doesn’t designate your kid as on the A, B, or elimination track.
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Not always the case but some of these teams have been determined alphabetically. No one should read anything into the rosters or the results, for that matter. I’m with many others that think “Championship” should not be used anywhere in the ODP process.
It appears that ODP is using a process similar to what has long been standard in non-CA zones. This is not a tournament, but rather a series of scrimmages in which each player receives equal playing time during the first three quarters. I believe the coach may play the “starters” more in the final quarter. The focus is not on winning or losing, but on evaluating individual talent. The teams are likely balanced in strength to make the scrimmages more useful for assessment. Good luck to all the athletes.
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Rosters at the January evaluation events for all three levels will be equally balanced.
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Does anyone know if emails regarding the SOPAC October and November evaluations have come out? I’ve got a December 2014, so I’m not expecting him to make a team, but with my other child who has done ODP, we always received an email, either positive or negative. I’d appreciate it if anyone has any information to share. Thanks.
I have both a Cadet and Development kid in Sopac and nether has received anything back yet.
Thanks. I’m glad I’m not the only one then.
…and with that, we just got the email.
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