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Kentucky Youth Soccer Player Development Program (PDP) Camp took place the weekend of July 13-15 at Union College in Barbourville, KY. 

36 Boys and 26 Girls in the 1995 age group came together at Union for training, small-sided matches, team building, goal setting, and match analysis sessions throughout the weekend. 

On Friday afternoon, players checked into their rooms and then met for a brief meeting with the staff.  Following the meeting the boys headed out to the field for a street soccer tournament while the girls met with their coaches for some team building activities. When the boys finished, they headed back for some team building and the girls headed out for their own street soccer tournament.

Saturday morning came early as breakfast was at 7:15 am.  After breakfast, the girls headed out for their first training session of the day while the boys headed to the classroom for a goal setting session.  The girls trained hard for an hour and a half and then headed to the classroom for their goal setting session while the boys trained.  After lunch, each group had another training session and a classroom session before resting up for the beginning of their World Cup tournament.

For the World Cup format, the boys and girls were split into teams by their staff and each team was allowed to select a country for the competition.  On the boys side, Spain, Fritaly (France and Italy combined), Portugal, and England squared off in the preliminary rounds Saturday evening to determine who would face off in the semi-finals on Sunday morning.  After some heated matches and great competition on Saturday, the semi-finals were set for Sunday morning.  Portugal would face Fritaly in the first semi-final while England took on the tourney favorite Spain in the other semi-final.  In the end it would be Spain and Fritaly in the final and Spain would prove to be too much for the Fritalians.

The girls were split into three teams; Brazil, Argentina, and Germany.  On Saturday evening they played preliminary group games to determine who would get the automatic bid to the finals.  When all was said and done on Saturday evening, Argentina edged out Brazil in a tie breaker to advance to the finals.  That would mean Germany (loser of both preliminary matches) would face off against Brazil to determine the championship match against Argentina.  In a close semi-final, Germany came back from a goal down to defeat Brazil and advance to the final against Argentina.  The Germans would not back down against the skillful South American side, but in the end, the extra rest paid off for Argentina as they one in a close final 1-0.

A small camp wrap-up followed the tournament and the 2007 PDP Camp was complete.

Congratulations to all players, Staff, and Administrators for a great weekend of development!  We look forward to seeing everyone at ODP Tryouts in August!

This program will prove to be extremely beneficial for this age group next year when they go on to the 1995 Regional ODP Camp in Illinois.  To see some of the actions from the weekend, please click here (link to pictures page)

For more information about the PDP program, including the upcoming August 11th tryouts for all players born in the 1996 age group, please click here

 
 

Quotes from Parents and Coaches
 

“My child had an absolute great experience and a lot of fun this weekend. What a great format!!!  Dave did a great job of keeping all the kids involved and busy. I think it is a real positive move as we move forward in player development within the state of Kentucky. We should see positive results at the regional ODP level.” Parent

 

“This past weekend was outstanding from my point of view whether I look at it from a parent, a coach, or an administrator.  It was the perfect mix of training, team building, and player development.  I have spoken to several parents today from Louisville to Lexington and couldn't happier to tell them what a great experience it was for the players.  If you ever have any parents on the fence whether to send their children to a PDP camp please feel free to use me as a 3rd party resource.” Parent and Administrator

 

“Congrats to you for a great weekend as well. Camp was a success. You did a great job organizing the event. Everything went very smooth. The kids had a great time and I do think it will help them get ready for next year.  I think our 95 class will be one of the strongest ever at regional camp. I am already looking forward to it.” Staff Coach
 
 
 
 
 

Player Development Program
 

The 2007/08 season will feature Kentucky Youth Soccer Association continuing the new and exciting Player Development Program.  The exclusive purpose of the PDP is to promote player development through training and playing opportunities. It will also keep more players involved with the program by giving them an insight to the state Olympic Development Program.

The PDP is strictly for players born in the 1996 birth year with all the activities taking place in the state of Kentucky except on tournament in Alabama.

After the try-outs in August the players selected will be invited to attend five in-state pool training sessions followed by an intra-state play day and a mini-camp to take place in Kentucky. This age group will not travel with the Olympic Development Program to regional events.  Please click on the calendar link at the left for a full schedule for the team for the seasonal year. 
 
For more information, please contact us at:  StateOffice@kysoccer.net
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