You may have noticed between the 2008-2011 birth years, the groups are split into Older and Younger groups. Older players are born January-June and younger players are born between July-December of that particular year.
We understand that many players play "up" for their club teams, however for ODP we keep players with their proper age group. This is done to provide the best opportunity for players to be identified within their age group and have a chance to move on beyond the State Team.
This may cause teammates from the same club to be split up, however the point of this is to maximize each players ability to showcase their skills within their specific age group and possibly be selected for U.S. Youth Midwest Regional ID Event in the summer.