Bethesda Soccer Plans

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Anonymous wrote:The girls side has very tough and arguably abusive coaches. To each their own. Some people thrive, some suffer psychological damage and hate the sport.

I agree with everything previously said about doing what is best for your daughter. Calculations are different.

Studies have shown that, especially with girls, no one thrives from abusive behavior. Some try to convince themselves they have, but in the longer term, there is damage.

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3062&context=facpub
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/health/shouting-child-abuse-intl-scli-wellness/index.html

[Anonymous]

SC is abusive and the fact that the club allows him to behave that way, let alone the parents, is outrageous. He calls 11-13yo girls names, including lazy, slow, stupid, and just berates them. It really is win at all costs. They have some very talented girls, but they’ve lost many more. If you aren’t in a very small handful of favorites, you are in constant fear of being replaced - and this is on the top team. He is already courting girls from other teams (ECNL rules be damned) to replace several of his 1s, those 2s don’t stand a chance. Allowing little girls to be conditioned for abuse by older male authority figures has much more impact in their lives than just soccer. Agree with pp that it’s shocking post- #metoo era.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

As big a PG fan as I am, I wouldn’t claim he is a brilliant tactician as a coach. His genius is in working with young players, teaching skills, showing them how much harder they can work/inspiring them to achieve, and imparting a love of soccer.

I’m also not sure how large the pool of top players who want to play at Howard is. It hasn’t had great men’s teams since the long-ago days when PG and the Williams brothers were there. I don’t know enough about the program to know what factors may be contributing.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

It’s his body of work. He is a coach. And Howard is one of the worst teams in college soccer. They could probably even be beaten by the kids that are developed by others and are scammed to pay to come to his individual training 😂

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

It’s his body of work. He is a coach. And Howard is one of the worst teams in college soccer. They could probably even be beaten by the kids that are developed by others and are scammed to pay to come to his individual training 😂

This is true.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

It’s his body of work. He is a coach. And Howard is one of the worst teams in college soccer. They could probably even be beaten by the kids that are developed by others and are scammed to pay to come to his individual training 😂

Why the hate? They do have a 2 year winning streak over VMI! Half of PGs total annual wins.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

I guess he just forgets to develop the players he actually coaches?

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

It’s his body of work. He is a coach. And Howard is one of the worst teams in college soccer. They could probably even be beaten by the kids that are developed by others and are scammed to pay to come to his individual training 😂

Now no one believes anything you're posting because you sound like a disgruntled hurt parent.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

It’s his body of work. He is a coach. And Howard is one of the worst teams in college soccer. They could probably even be beaten by the kids that are developed by others and are scammed to pay to come to his individual training 😂

LOL "body of work"
You think this is about poetry or literature?

What he does for individual kids development at 8, 9, 10, 11 years old is not remotely connected to the performance of a college Team containing young men!

You're loudly in public displaying your ignorance. Also your bias.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

Which ignorant moron compares the performance of a college team to the the development of individual youth players as a measurement of coaching?

It’s his body of work. He is a coach. And Howard is one of the worst teams in college soccer. They could probably even be beaten by the kids that are developed by others and are scammed to pay to come to his individual training 😂

LOL "body of work"
You think this is about poetry or literature?

What he does for individual kids development at 8, 9, 10, 11 years old is not remotely connected to the performance of a college Team containing young men!

You're loudly in public displaying your ignorance. Also your bias.

PG, put the bottle down. It’s not even midnight yet.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

I actually know the answer.

As a HBCU, it is pretty tough to recruit non-African-American players to HU. And while the pool of talented African-American players *who are dedicated to soccer* is growing, it is still a relatively small slice of the pie.

Also, HU has relatively high academic standards, especially among HBCUs. So even if there is a very talented and *dedicated to soccer* potential recruit, they still need to meet the school's elevated academic standards (no, its not Harvard level but it will be higher than many state schools and it seems the administration won't sneak otherwise academically unqualified athletes (at least soccer ones) into admission to nearly the same degree as other schools).

Either of the above two factors would hamper a coach's ability to have great success with a soccer program. But both together make it exceptionally difficult.

Also, and as other posters have noted, training a younger (9-15 year old) player and unleashing his or her untapped potential is different than trying to mold a fully-formed 18-yr old product (for better or worse). I agree PG excels at the former, and I don't have knowledge or experience about the latter, except, as noted, to say it is a very different thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Toxic club - starting with the board of directors who don’t actually care about anything other than their players status and sweep a lot of reoccurring issues under the rug. Kevin Layton, director of the girls program and a coach, is a nightmare, incredibly unprofessional. He has no self control and has literally yelled at players and kicked soccer balls at them until they cry. He has temper tantrums on the field and pits players against each other. This does not build character or team unity, obviously. Multiple complaints against him have been raised to the BOD, who do nothing. Many, many talented players have left the club. Avoid at all costs - there are many more professional and successful programs in the area (just move to VA…it’s not that far away)
That said, there are still some good coaches at the club, but - the BOD is biased and the head of the girls program is a crazy man.

You sure you weren’t describing the boys side and Derek Biss/Phil Gyau? It’s been incredibly frustrating and unprofessional for a few years. Loads of players leaving and now we are bio-banding for MLSNext teams and the kids coming down are HUGE. Derek’s explanation “the rules are loose and this my club”

How far this club had fallen so quickly.

Philip is a businessman more than a coach. He leeches on players who have made something of themselves and claims it is his doing. Interviewing kids as if he had something to do with their success when in years prior he ignored them and their abilities completely. He does not create players he just rides their success stories. Next Star attracts a lot of talent and so it’s a great drop in model because you’re plying against good talent but they DO NOT add any coaching value and Philip is absolutely not the reason for these player’s growth and success

The vail comes off the deity…

Respectfully disagree about PG. He was great for my son, sorry you didn't have him or have the same experience. And he absolutely played a key role in Wayne and Kristian and AH and many others' development. I suppose he isn't for everyone, and if you are near the bottom of the team you will need to do a lot of extra work for him to have you crack the middle or the top. But for the right kids, he is excellent, and also excellent for anyone training with NextStar.

This is a nice reply to a ridiculous post from a bitter parent. I’ve said this on here before, but PG has played a significant role in the development of virtually all the male and some of the female pro and high level D1 players who have come through BSC and many other area clubs over the last couple decades. He’s a gifted teacher who has done as much as any other coach to help advance soccer in our area, and he continues to check in with and mentor kids once they move out of the system. No way my kid would be where he is if PG hadn’t spotted him and told us he would throw away most of his potential if he continued to rely his speed and aggression without developing his skills.

And you don’t know anything about him if you think he’s a leech or a savvy businessman. He has always had a sliding scale for training and has trained lots of talented kids from low income families for free or for token amounts. Had PT not recruited him to Next Star, he’d still be doing the same loosely organized training sessions he did for years, with small groups of die-hard players who paid a very reasonable fee for the training if they could afford to pay at all. You wouldn’t find these trainings listed anywhere, and you were not always sure when or where the next ones would be. Now PT is indeed savvy businessman, and what he’s done with Next Star and PG’s fortunes in a relatively short time is truly remarkable. I can see where there’d be gripes about the charges for some of the rather large “small group” training sessions PT runs, but he has made it very easy for kids to get to work with pro and top college players.

Then why does Howard absolutely suck? For years?

I actually know the answer.

As a HBCU, it is pretty tough to recruit non-African-American players to HU. And while the pool of talented African-American players *who are dedicated to soccer* is growing, it is still a relatively small slice of the pie.

Also, HU has relatively high academic standards, especially among HBCUs. So even if there is a very talented and *dedicated to soccer* potential recruit, they still need to meet the school's elevated academic standards (no, its not Harvard level but it will be higher than many state schools and it seems the administration won't sneak otherwise academically unqualified athletes (at least soccer ones) into admission to nearly the same degree as other schools).

Either of the above two factors would hamper a coach's ability to have great success with a soccer program. But both together make it exceptionally difficult.

Also, and as other posters have noted, training a younger (9-15 year old) player and unleashing his or her untapped potential is different than trying to mold a fully-formed 18-yr old product (for better or worse). I agree PG excels at the former, and I don't have knowledge or experience about the latter, except, as noted, to say it is a very different thing.

Agree