June 15, 2009 -
Narragansett United Players selected for ODP

Four Narragansett United players were selected for the Soccer Maine 1996 team that recently participated in the Region 1 Olympic Developmental Program Tournament held in Lawrenceville, NJ. The team was coached by University of New England men's assistant Seth Benjamin.

Rozada Spiers, Morgan Cushing, Abbie Laporte, Meghan Cushing were able to gain valuable experience training and competing with this team. They played in games at Mercer Park against New York West B (1-1 T), Eastern Pennsylvania B (2-2 T) and Virginia A (8-0 L).

Each player related to thier NU teammates how competitive the games were and how exciting it was to be involved in such a huge tournament such as this one. The playing experience and lessons learned these players brought back to their club team is immeasurable. Narragansett United wants to recognize these players for the extra effort and commitment these players have demonstrated by challenging themselves at a higher level.

Each year Soccer Maine holds tryouts in early November and holds training sessions for its teams during the winter months. In early spring scrimmages and continued training opportunities are arranged; all of which culminates at the Region 1 ODP Tournament in early June. The last event on the ODP calendar is an Identification Camp held at the University of Rhode Island for 5 days in July where players from the 16 states that make up Region 1 are trained and potentially "identified" for inclusion on the team that represents all from the 1996 age group.