How does SYL ODP integrate with the club system?
Doyle: We are putting a ton of faith in the club system, and so does every player who wants the best training. This is no different than what is done in other leading soccer nations of the world. When a national youth coach in Germany is selecting his team, he calls the coaches at Bayern Munich and the other leading clubs to find out who is deserving of a call-up. The open tryout system served its purpose for the time, but as a soccer nation we have progressed forward, and the development of high-level clubs provides the opportunity to scout players through league play. An increasing number of clubs are run like professional businesses and are more than ready to take the lead role in this process. In certain areas of the country, the state ODP has become a second club team to players, and this has an adverse effect on the clubs. It has become very apparent that there is tension between the club and state ODP systems over where a player should spend his or her time. Ultimately, a player
