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New York West ODP Tryouts Policy

Based on their performance during the 2023/24 ODP season, the following boys and girls players are NOT required to try out for the 2024/25 Indoor Pool (i.e. they are automatically included in this season’s (2024/25) Indoor Pool).

  • 12U: Entry age group to ODP. All players must tryout with the exception of any 2013s (11U) who may have participated in the 2012 (12Us) NYW ODP Indoor Pool in 2023/24. Players (2012s and 2013s) who participated in the 11U Pre-ODP Program in 2023/24 are required to tryout.
  • 13U: All active players from the 2023/24 2012 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from the 13U tryouts in 2024/25.
  • 14U: All active players from the 2023/24 2011 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from the 14U tryouts in 2024/25.
  • 15U: All active players from the 2023/24 2010 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from the 15U tryouts in 2024/25.
  • 16U: All active players from the 2023/24 2009 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from the 16U tryouts in 2024/25.
  • 17U: All active players from the 2023/24 2008 NYW ODP Outdoor Pool are exempted from the 17U tryouts in 2024/25.

All players exempted from tryouts (also referred to as “ODP Returning Players”) must pay the indoor training registration fee for their respective age group by the required deadline to secure their place in the 2024/25 NYW ODP Indoor Pool.

Players exempted from 2024/25 ODP Tryouts:

  • ODP Returning Players: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Boys
  • ODP Returning Players: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Girls

For the 2024/25 ODP Cycle:

Players born in the year 2014 (11U) are eligible to tryout for the 2013 (12U) ODP player pool. This is the only ODP age group where players are permitted to play “up” an age group. While each year a few 11U players will make their way into the 12U player pool, please understand that the task of making the 12U pool is a very difficult one. Any 11U players who elect to tryout but are not selected to the 12U player pool will be referred to the NYW 11U Pre-ODP Program (which begins each year in mid-December). For more information on the 11U Pre-ODP Program, please click here.