Bolingbrook Girl Selected for State Olympic Soccer Program

Special thanks to the Bolingbrook Soccer Club for this article and photo. 

Bolingbrook Soccer Club is pleased to announce that Girls U14 goalie Julia Lentz has been selected to join the Olympic Development Program (ODP) 1999 Illinois State Team.  

The ODP of the Illinois Youth Soccer Association is the start of the identification process for National and Olympic soccer teams.  Julia will be one of two goalkeepers on the younger 1999 state team.

“The Bolingbrook Soccer Club is proud to celebrate Julia Lentz’s achievement of joining the ODP 1999 Illinois State Team,” said John Sidman, President, Bolingbrook Soccer Club.  “Julia has been working towards this goal with the support of the Bolingbrook Soccer Club and her U14 teammates.”

ODP teams are formed in each of the 55 US Youth Soccer State Associations and four regions and are made up of the best players in the various age groups.   At the state level, players are selected to participate in pool trainings and competitions against other state teams throughout the winter and based on their performance at those trainings, players are then invited to attend the one-day Illinois ODP State Combine.  The State Combine is the final selection process for the Illinois ODP Teams.

“Being selected for the ODP 1999 Illinois State Team is an amazing honor,” said Julia Lentz.  “It has taken a tremendous amount of work and dedication to achieve this goal, but I couldn’t have done it without the training I gained at the Bolingbrook Soccer Club.”

Julia will continue to play on her U14 girls Bolingbrook Soccer Club team, where she has played since 2005, throughout the ODP 1999 Illinois State Team process.  She will also be an eighth grader at Brooks Middle School in Bolingbrook this fall where she plays on the school soccer team.

About Bolingbrook Soccer Club

The Bolingbrook Soccer Club provides a positive soccer experience for players at all levels from four year olds through our U19 Travel Program.  The club has over 1,000 kids playing soccer in our Recreation and Travel Soccer Programs.  BSC supports Bolingbrook and the surrounding communities with soccer programs for players of all ages.  Bolingbrook Soccer Club is a not for profit, 501C3 organization, staffed by volunteers.