The mission of the Missouri Youth Soccer Association’s (MYSA) Olympic Development Program (ODP) is to identify and develop the top players registered within the State of Missouri, to promote development through quality coaching, and to help these players gain recognition on the Regional and National levels.

The following are among the numerous benefits the ODP has to offer:

Development as a player by training with and playing against the best players in one’s age group.
Quality instruction from nationally licensed coaches.
Quality competition, including games against other State’s ODP teams.
Exposure to collegiate, professional, regional, and national team coaches.
The opportunity to represent one’s state, region, or country in competition.

Philosophy:

The Olympic Development Program (ODP) is supplemental to what the players get in their other soccer environments (club, high school, et). Collaboration by all will allow for players to maximize their talents. Therefore, we believe that we must foster a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect between clubs, high schools, and MYSA ODP.
We believe that playing with those of equal or greater ability is a tremendous teaching tool; one that will allow for maximum growth and development.

Goals:

Develop
- Coaching that recognizes each player as an individual, develops each player’s ability from where they are to something better, and facilitates personal growth.
Identify
- To identify a pool of players in each age group to be named to the State Team (for U13-U19) as well as the identification of individual players to be selected to participate in the Midwest Regional ID Camp (for U12-U16).
- To provide an opportunity for players to play in front of college coaches, USYS Region Staff, USYS National Staff, NWSL Scouts, MLS Scouts, and US Soccer Scouts.

Eligibility:

Any soccer player registered in the Missouri Youth Soccer Association is eligible for consideration in the ODP, provided the player meets the age requirement for the established age group. Tryouts are open to all players. If a player is not registered with MYSA, they will be registered when they sign up for tryouts.

Registration:

Registration for the 2025/2026 ODP cycle is currently open.

The 2025/2025 cycle will begin on August 1st with the scouting and evaluation process. Tryouts are scheduled in November & December of 2025, with State Teams being announced in mid-December for the 2007-2013 Age Groups. 2014-2016 Age Groups are considered “Developmental” and all players are included in all eligible events.

The first training sessions will begin by January with local, Subregional, and Interregional events planned throughout the year and an opportunity to attend the Regional ID Camp in July of 2026.

ODP Regions:

US Youth Soccer is divided into four regions, each Region offers a regional identification camp for state association ODP players in each eligible age group pool. Missouri is part of the Midwest Region. The camps are designed to provide high-level competition and training for participating players. During this training and competition, players capable of performing at a higher level of play are identified for possible regional pool or team participation.