Bethesda Soccer On Way Down

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Most of those McLean girls were never even from Fairfax Co. most were from Arlington historically. FVU is not McLean you are corrrect but they are the only ECNL team in Fairfax Co. so they are going to have the same college results that McLean did when it was the only show in towm. So its all a wash.

BSC has ECNL and MLSN. McLean just got MLS2 and GA, pretty sure these clubs are going into totally different directions.

FVU on the otherhand is following the Nationals in MI or Legends and Slammers in CA model and building its feeder system of multiple smaller RL clubs that will ensure pipeline will end with FVU. They are eliminating competition. Let VDA have everything outside of the beltway, Arlington and FVU will battle inside the beltway for players and the track record has never favored Arlington. So as I said its a wash

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah well he must be good . SC gets results. That’s what most people say. Yes
he might yell at your DD, but he makes them better players. Granted a few girls have left because of him but clearly other parents value his coaching . BSC clearly loves him if he continues to coach young girls and can build winning teams . So clearly Bethesda isn’t on its way down.

Coaching boys is different than coaching girls. They must be treated differently. This is a fact. Anyone who tells you different is lying or doesn't know what they are talking about.

Go ahead parents. Send your tween or teen to a coach who yells, screams and berates them constantly. Be prepared to deal with mental health problems, body image/anorexia/bulimia issues, and heaven forbid them taking their own lives at some point.

Ok straight talk.
If your daughter is this emotionally and mentally fragile she never could have played top level soccer. Better to learn it now and get out!! She never could have had the fortitude to make it. She may not even be able to handle to regular stressors of life. So sorry your daughter became suicidal or bulimic from this coach which is what you’re awkwardly implying. Hope she gets better. It’s too much for some!

DP. You sound toxic. And ignorant. You really think that girls should learn to tolerate abuse? GTFO. I remember a coach who routinely yelled at my team as a HS senior (school coach) and it was scary and demoralizing at that age. And I’m now a very capable adult who can handle conflict productively. Yelling at children is a sign of a weak and incompetent adult. And parents like you who condone it are even worse. You’re pathetic.

He/she never said that yelling was needed but also stop making excuses for these kids for EVERYTHING!! The kids have to take accountability and put work in as well. Not everything can be handed to them. You were 17-18 years old and a coach yelling at you demoralized you? scared you? Give me a break... You're probably the parent that emails the school to make sure your child gets "the best" teachers and "a classroom enviroment that's welcoming to all learning styles" like there are teachers out there who don't want to provide that to the kids.

Kids can be held accountable and be required to work for things without being yelled at by an adult. Your home must be a joy for your spouse and kids to live in, provided, you aren't divorced already.

See your problem is that you didn’t read what I wrote. I never said that anyone needed to yell, but if someone does… it’s not the end of the world.
And unlike you my home is probably a safer space for my spouse and my 3 kids. But at least my kid won’t grow up identifying as a goat like yours might because you’re such a cool parent and your kids are angels who do no wrong.

See, your problem is you are a fake tough guy and a clown.

Don't presume to know what your kids will grow up like. There's no way they share everything with someone like you. I feel bad for them. If they do have gender or sexual identity issues, the way you just said what you did, it's clear you will be disappointed and not love and accept them for who they are inside.

See it’s hard to be a “fake hard tough guy” when I’m a mother and wife. Move along. Thank you Dr. Phil

This explains a lot, Karen.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah well he must be good . SC gets results. That’s what most people say. Yes
he might yell at your DD, but he makes them better players. Granted a few girls have left because of him but clearly other parents value his coaching . BSC clearly loves him if he continues to coach young girls and can build winning teams . So clearly Bethesda isn’t on its way down.

Coaching boys is different than coaching girls. They must be treated differently. This is a fact. Anyone who tells you different is lying or doesn't know what they are talking about.

Go ahead parents. Send your tween or teen to a coach who yells, screams and berates them constantly. Be prepared to deal with mental health problems, body image/anorexia/bulimia issues, and heaven forbid them taking their own lives at some point.

Ok straight talk.
If your daughter is this emotionally and mentally fragile she never could have played top level soccer. Better to learn it now and get out!! She never could have had the fortitude to make it. She may not even be able to handle to regular stressors of life. So sorry your daughter became suicidal or bulimic from this coach which is what you’re awkwardly implying. Hope she gets better. It’s too much for some!

DP. You sound toxic. And ignorant. You really think that girls should learn to tolerate abuse? GTFO. I remember a coach who routinely yelled at my team as a HS senior (school coach) and it was scary and demoralizing at that age. And I’m now a very capable adult who can handle conflict productively. Yelling at children is a sign of a weak and incompetent adult. And parents like you who condone it are even worse. You’re pathetic.

He/she never said that yelling was needed but also stop making excuses for these kids for EVERYTHING!! The kids have to take accountability and put work in as well. Not everything can be handed to them. You were 17-18 years old and a coach yelling at you demoralized you? scared you? Give me a break... You're probably the parent that emails the school to make sure your child gets "the best" teachers and "a classroom enviroment that's welcoming to all learning styles" like there are teachers out there who don't want to provide that to the kids.

Kids can be held accountable and be required to work for things without being yelled at by an adult. Your home must be a joy for your spouse and kids to live in, provided, you aren't divorced already.

See your problem is that you didn’t read what I wrote. I never said that anyone needed to yell, but if someone does… it’s not the end of the world.
And unlike you my home is probably a safer space for my spouse and my 3 kids. But at least my kid won’t grow up identifying as a goat like yours might because you’re such a cool parent and your kids are angels who do no wrong.

See, your problem is you are a fake tough guy and a clown.

Don't presume to know what your kids will grow up like. There's no way they share everything with someone like you. I feel bad for them. If they do have gender or sexual identity issues, the way you just said what you did, it's clear you will be disappointed and not love and accept them for who they are inside.

See it’s hard to be a “fake hard tough guy” when I’m a mother and wife. Move along. Thank you Dr. Phil

This explains a lot, Karen.

This is super entertaining but people do realize that this is an Anonymous forum where it could be anyone saying anything at any time. People really need to go back to the office and work or get a better hoby. The fact that people are getting so personal is scary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are in the process of moving from Bethesda to another club for next fall. The organization of the new club is night and day better compared to Bethesda. I'm now wondering why we tolerated such disorganization and chaos for years. We all know the draw is the platforms of BSC and the college recruiting potential, but at what cost? There are no planning meetings, no evaluations of players, zero accountability, favoritism and nepotism, and the practice schedule...where to start there? It's a pure mess. Don't be fascinated by the so-called almighty Bethesda. You can get a better experience elsewhere and be treated like a human.

Don’t worry. Not many people are fascinated by Bethesda. These days it’s very much like McLean on the Virginia side.

Lots of “not fascinated” people at the tryouts…

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Anonymous wrote:We are in the process of moving from Bethesda to another club for next fall. The organization of the new club is night and day better compared to Bethesda. I'm now wondering why we tolerated such disorganization and chaos for years. We all know the draw is the platforms of BSC and the college recruiting potential, but at what cost? There are no planning meetings, no evaluations of players, zero accountability, favoritism and nepotism, and the practice schedule...where to start there? It's a pure mess. Don't be fascinated by the so-called almighty Bethesda. You can get a better experience elsewhere and be treated like a human.

Spot on!

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Anonymous wrote:Most of those McLean girls were never even from Fairfax Co. most were from Arlington historically. FVU is not McLean you are corrrect but they are the only ECNL team in Fairfax Co. so they are going to have the same college results that McLean did when it was the only show in towm. So its all a wash.

BSC has ECNL and MLSN. McLean just got MLS2 and GA, pretty sure these clubs are going into totally different directions.

FVU on the otherhand is following the Nationals in MI or Legends and Slammers in CA model and building its feeder system of multiple smaller RL clubs that will ensure pipeline will end with FVU. They are eliminating competition. Let VDA have everything outside of the beltway, Arlington and FVU will battle inside the beltway for players and the track record has never favored Arlington. So as I said its a wash

Except that FVU plays kickball, doesn’t coach, lacks an organizational infrastructure and the partnership teams are not producing ECNL level talent. Add in bad coaches and bad results and the talent they do have isn’t going to stick around.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in the process of moving from Bethesda to another club for next fall. The organization of the new club is night and day better compared to Bethesda. I'm now wondering why we tolerated such disorganization and chaos for years. We all know the draw is the platforms of BSC and the college recruiting potential, but at what cost? There are no planning meetings, no evaluations of players, zero accountability, favoritism and nepotism, and the practice schedule...where to start there? It's a pure mess. Don't be fascinated by the so-called almighty Bethesda. You can get a better experience elsewhere and be treated like a human.

Don’t worry. Not many people are fascinated by Bethesda. These days it’s very much like McLean on the Virginia side.

Lots of “not fascinated” people at the tryouts…

Hmmm what age?

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah well he must be good . SC gets results. That’s what most people say. Yes
he might yell at your DD, but he makes them better players. Granted a few girls have left because of him but clearly other parents value his coaching . BSC clearly loves him if he continues to coach young girls and can build winning teams . So clearly Bethesda isn’t on its way down.

Hmmm… results? Four YNT players and they can’t beat hex? Shaun is obsessed with a few players on the team that he plays over everyone else always, and they really aren’t all that. And the abuse is unexcusable. He says it’s to get them ready for college soccer, well good college soccer coaches don’t call kids worthless and pathetic.

Hahahaha. Yeah, let’s get 2013s and 2015s ready for college soccer. So dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in the process of moving from Bethesda to another club for next fall. The organization of the new club is night and day better compared to Bethesda. I'm now wondering why we tolerated such disorganization and chaos for years. We all know the draw is the platforms of BSC and the college recruiting potential, but at what cost? There are no planning meetings, no evaluations of players, zero accountability, favoritism and nepotism, and the practice schedule...where to start there? It's a pure mess. Don't be fascinated by the so-called almighty Bethesda. You can get a better experience elsewhere and be treated like a human.

Don’t worry. Not many people are fascinated by Bethesda. These days it’s very much like McLean on the Virginia side.

All that promotion that FVU does about having 300 plus players in college is from MCLEAN. It's not from FVU, nor is from any other club with the exception of maybe BRYC back in the day.

Not sure why some parents think the club places the kids in college more than other clubs. If you are in a club that can take you to ECNL and GA showcases and if you put in the work and your kid has the academics (most importantly) and you have the resources (like some families in McLean and Bethesda) then you can go to any college. All the club does is brag about it and take most of the credit like if they are the ones whom placed these kids in college. We all know the game. Don’t be naive.

[Anonymous]

Sooo … after a year, is it safe to say Bethesda isn’t on its way down ?? 😂

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Anonymous wrote:Sooo … after a year, is it safe to say Bethesda isn’t on its way down ?? 😂

08s are down from a year ago, 09s are even worse, 10s are down, 11s are same, maybe better, 12s are down. Added a cabal of Howard U. Coaches known to scam money (some with lawsuits). ML the only good one of said cabal. Don’t know about the Boys side.

You can come to your own conclusions. 😂😂😂

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Anonymous wrote:Sooo … after a year, is it safe to say Bethesda isn’t on its way down ?? 😂

08s are down from a year ago, 09s are even worse, 10s are down, 11s are same, maybe better, 12s are down. Added a cabal of Howard U. Coaches known to scam money (some with lawsuits). ML the only good one of said cabal. Don’t know about the Boys side.

You can come to your own conclusions. 😂😂😂

You must be a really toxic and bitter person.

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Anonymous wrote:Sooo … after a year, is it safe to say Bethesda isn’t on its way down ?? 😂

08s are down from a year ago, 09s are even worse, 10s are down, 11s are same, maybe better, 12s are down. Added a cabal of Howard U. Coaches known to scam money (some with lawsuits). ML the only good one of said cabal. Don’t know about the Boys side.

You can come to your own conclusions. 😂😂😂

You must be a really toxic and bitter person.

Projection

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08s: making playoffs
10s: making playoffs
11s: making playoffs

Not too bad

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Genuine question here, and I can't wait for the sarcasm.

The Bethesda u9 boys (B) team embarrassed our (A) team. What is BSC doing differently than other clubs at that age? Do they train 7 days a week or something?