Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association will start tryouts for its Olympic Develop.m.ent Progra.m. later this month.

Under the direction of Jim Volpe, Eastern New York ODP is split into North and South progra.m.s due to the large geographic footprint of the eastern portion of the Empire State.

ODP players are selected on technique, tctical aility, ftness/ahleticism and atitude. The online registration fee is $45 and onsite registration is $65.

Here are the tryouts schedules for boys and girls born in 2010, 2011 and 2012:

North Program
Boys

Saturday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Stringham. Park in LaGrange
Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Afrim’s Sports Park in Colonie
Sunday, Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Cantine Park in Saugerties

Girls
Saturday, Aug. 19, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Stringha.m. Park in LaGrange
Saturday, Aug. 19, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Afrim’s Sports Park in Colonie
Sunday, Aug. 27, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Cantine Park in Saugerties

South Program
Boys
Saturday, Aug. 19, Boys 2012, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview
Saturday, Aug. 19, Boys 2011, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview
Saturday, Aug. 19, Boys 2010, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview

Girls

Sunday, Aug. 20, Girls 2012, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview
Sunday, Aug. 20, Girls 2011, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview
Sunday, Aug. 20, Girls 2010, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview

To register, log on to https://www.enysoccer.com/odp/tryouts/

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.