OSC Town Hall: Ontario Player Development League (OPDL)Presented By: Dino LopezLocation: Abbey Park Secondary SchoolDate: Tuesday, June 11th

Time: 6:30pm

What is the Ontario Player Development League?

A standards based league

Will include the top 1.5% of players in the Province starting with age U13 in 2014

OPDL is the Talented Pathway

OSC has advocated for this league

Past OSA Player Development Model

Past Development Model– Volunteer Coaching– Promotion and Relegation– 10 year olds on full size pitches– Biggest, fastest players get preference– technical development de-emphasized

The new LTPD/OPDL plan professionalizes the player development model for Ontario

Why Does Ontario Soccer Need OPDL?

A genuine high performance, standards-based League

– High level, mandatory standards of excellence in all organizations participating in the League

– Consistency of program quality across the entire League – Quality beyond competition, driving into standards in

coaching, training curriculum

Why Does Ontario Soccer Need OPDL?

Driving organizational excellence and system development around Ontario, by encouraging clubs to:

– develop top coaches – build top facilities– maintain strong balance sheets – professionalize their operations

Why Does Ontario Soccer Need OPDL?

Bringing scouting Ontario, pitch-side, rather than at showcases around North America

– More efficient and economical for parents and clubs– More opportunities to enter the Provincial Program– Enhancing progression opportunities for the province’s top

talent beyond amateur club soccer

What does it mean to be in the OPDL?

To be a “Club Member” of genuine high performance youth soccer in Ontario

Expose OSC players to the highest level of provincial youth soccer possible

Showcase OSC players locally rather than around North America

Attract and develop top coaches

Introduce formalized sport science and sport medicine components to OSC programs

Be a partner in the development of our country’s future star players

Planned Change

Ontario Player Development League

Introduction: Structured Change at OSC

Pine Glen was built in 2009

2011 OSC Strategic Plan released

2011 OSC Technical Plan released

Fall 2011 released the first periodised training

schedule for the club

Fall 2012 changed Rep ages to match OPDL

structure

Fall 2012 Expanded ADP to include U11 and U12

Summer 2013 changed House League playing format

to match LTPD guidelines

Fall 2011 OSC re-vamped ADP and RDP

Fall 2011Hired a Coaching Development Manager

Fall 2011 Paid AGHC’s were introduced in all

age groups

HOUSE LEAGUEWHITE HOUSE LEAGUE

HOUSE LEAGUE

RED HOUSE LEAGUE

REP C TEAM

YOUTH ACADEMY

JUNIOR ACADEMY / REP A TEAM

REP B TEAM

U4 U18U14U7 U11 U16

Developmental programs, with practice and training largely programmed by the team coach.

Recreational soccer, practice / training not programmed.

Club-structured development programs, involving year-round training established by the technical department of the club.

U8

REP A TEAM

2010/11

HOUSE LEAGUEWHITE HOUSE LEAGUE

HOUSE LEAGUE

RED HOUSE LEAGUE

ADVA

NCE

D

DEV

ELO

PMEN

T PR

OG

RAM

REP A TEAM

REP B TEAM

U4 U14U8 U13 U16

REP C TEAM

REP B TEAM

Club-structured development programs, involving year-round integrated training directly led by the Age Group Head Coach

Developmental programs, with practice and training programmed by the team coach with guidance and support from the Age Group Head Coach

Recreational soccer, practice / training not programmed.

U15 U17

2012/13

2014

HOUSE LEAGUEWHITE HOUSE LEAGUE

HOUSE LEAGUE

RED HOUSE LEAGUE

ADVA

NCE

D

DEV

ELO

PMEN

T PR

OG

RAM

REP A TEAM

REP B TEAM

U4 U14U8 U13 U16

REP C TEAM

REP B TEAM

U15 U17

JNR ADP SNR ADP JNR RDP SNR RDP

PHDL SRSL / OYSL

OPDL2013/14

OPDL Standards and OSC Change

Set Practice to Game Ratios

Each 1st team must have a paid coach with a minimum National B

Paid Goalkeeper Coach Structured Player Feedback LTPD Implementation Facility standards Must have a Technical and

Strategic Plan

Periodized and centrally scheduled training program

Introduction of 7 new National A or National B licensed Coaches

2 Paid GK Coaching staff Zoom Reports Change in HL Format Pine Glen Built OSC Technical and

Strategic Plan launched in 2011

Fees

Ontario Player Development League

Cost Comparison

Annual costs of participation per player: US Soccer:

– US Soccer Development Academy $4,500 - $7,500 ($US)

In Other Ontario Sports: – Gymnastics +$7,000 – Baseball $8,000– Hockey +$10,000

Financials for League

OPDL League Fees per Team: $9000

16%

16%

25%

41%

2%

League staffVenue support personnelVenue costsOffice expensesHardship program

Estimated Oakville Player Fee

Estimated $3900 per player

Junior RDPAnnual Fee: $1545

Senior RDPAnnual Fee: $1495

Proposed OPDLEst. Annual Fee:

$3,900

Game Uniform (home/away)

Training Uniform

Soccer Ball

Track Suit (alternate year)

3x Weekly Indoor Training

3x Weekly Outdoor Training

1x Outdoor Game

Players Per Field (Time of Year)

80 (Oct. - April) 36 (May – Sept.)

18 1x per week; 36 2x per week (May - Sept.) 36 2x per week (Oct. - Dec; March - May)Futsal and outdoor training only(Dec. - March)

72 (Jan. - Feb.)36 (March to Dec.)

Junior RDP Senior RDP Proposed OPDL

Paid Coach to Player Ratio

1:40 1:18 2:36

Minimum Coaching Standard

Pre-B Pre-B National B (1st Team) Pre-B (Reserve Team)

Paid Coaching A Team Coach (AGHC)

A Team Coach (AGHC) 1st Team and Reserve Team

Volunteer Asst. Coach

Minimum Assistant Coach Standard

Community Course Community Course Pre-B

Goalkeeper Coach

Athletic Therapist

Fitness Coach

Coach Uniform

Coach Development

Training Equipment

Player Showcasing

Preseason Fields Included

Junior RDP Senior RDP Proposed OPDL

Referee Fees

SRSL League Fee $500 - $31.25 approx per player

- -

OYSL League Fee - $1400/$87.25 approx per player

-

OPDL League Fee - - $9000/$500 approx per player

Annual Club Fee – Junior RDP

$1545 - -

Annual Club Fee – Senior RDP

- $1495 -

Annual Club Fee – OPDL - - Approximate $3900

Final Words

Ontario Player Development League

Known versus Unknown

OPDL license holders will be the sole providers of High Performance soccer in Ontario

The relationship between House League and High Performance is symbiotic

Our National Teams will be composed of OPDL players

OSC Strategic Planning has us poised for entry in 2014

A new league means growing pains

Logistical (Travel) Parent-borne costs

(Travel, Hotel, Time) Player commitment Number of Teams Incomplete information

(constitution, league bylaws)

Discussion

Questions OPDL FAQ Site

http://www.ontariosoccer.net/OPDL/OPDLFAQ.aspx