Bethesda Soccer-girls

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Anonymous wrote:I (a parent) saw NM walk around ECNL Playoffs last year and was impressed — he knows college coaches. He walks around playoffs and coach after college coach stops for a handshake or longer talk. I didn’t see other Union coaches getting that attention or having those connections. It was rather impressive. Whether that translates…I don’t know. His teams had very successful college placement track records for years probably because his team won the national title in what 2017? He had a good run for several years. And then the 2024/2025 Union girls team placements were amazing. He deserves some credit.

Was that before or after one of his teams lost 11-0?

Fake news.

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Anonymous wrote:Apologies to the poster saying he did it screaming and chastising. I'm interested in the post above telling everyone he has turned players into professional footballers.

Not difficult to find out. I know of three in NWSL, several in USL and several in European leagues. And no where did I say that NM turned anyone into a pro. No coach turns players into pros. What any successful program does is create an environment where motivated players are given the opportunity to excel. Having exposure to several local ECNL and GA clubs, McLean under CW and NM created such an environment. I literally watched as some of Bethesda’s top players left the program before junior and senior years after being frustrated with the dysfunction within the club.

I think NM’s track record speaks for itself.

Here is a list of all of the players he's sent to play NCAA. Good luck finding another coach around here with a list like this :

https://totalfutbol.com/college-soccer

“He’s sent?” It says total futbol staff.

Nadir owns TF. Surely other coaches deserve some credit but it is under him and his coaches that those kids went to play in college.

Most good players get to where they want to go because they are talented and work on their own outside of these coaches...a lot good players jump around to different clubs and coaches...if your daughter is not fast, skilled and in many cases strong/tough enought to play college it doesn't matter anyway. Most parents are grasping and hoping the coach makes their dreams come true...which they won't.

Obviously but playing in the right league and under a coach with connections to colleges will make it 90% easier. Girls playing RL under coaches who have never dealt with college recruiting are going to have a much more difficult time than a girl playing ECNL under a coach with a long list of college coach contacts. Obviously the talent is the most important but how easy the process is has everything to do with having the right contacts and playing in the right league.

Source for 90% easier, please. Or is that simply a number you pulled from a dark and cavernous place a few feet below your head to make you sound like an expert?

Google it. All the recruiting experts will tell you this.

Some stats from the first 100 verbal commits of the 2026 class : ECNL and GA have 100% of Power 4 commits so far and 97% of the D1.

[Anonymous]

Per GFRS string, NM etc likely to go back to that club. BSC should be saying something to parents at this point. The silence is silly.

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Anonymous wrote:Apologies to the poster saying he did it screaming and chastising. I'm interested in the post above telling everyone he has turned players into professional footballers.

Not difficult to find out. I know of three in NWSL, several in USL and several in European leagues. And no where did I say that NM turned anyone into a pro. No coach turns players into pros. What any successful program does is create an environment where motivated players are given the opportunity to excel. Having exposure to several local ECNL and GA clubs, McLean under CW and NM created such an environment. I literally watched as some of Bethesda’s top players left the program before junior and senior years after being frustrated with the dysfunction within the club.

I think NM’s track record speaks for itself.

Here is a list of all of the players he's sent to play NCAA. Good luck finding another coach around here with a list like this :

https://totalfutbol.com/college-soccer

Per your words, he didn't make them pros. Therefore, he didn't make them college players. They maybe were on his team but a kid who isn't good enough to play in college probably isn't going to regardless of who is coaching them.

He created an environment where top players wanted to go train together. There are several impressive names on that coaching list, so its never one coach. Not a NM fan, barely know him to be honest, but he deserves credit for building an enviroment that has all the facts and stats to back up that something positive is happening in that enviornment. Which makes its quite a head scratcher why he can't get a club to bring on board to coach their top team it appears at this moment?

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Anonymous wrote:Apologies to the poster saying he did it screaming and chastising. I'm interested in the post above telling everyone he has turned players into professional footballers.

Not difficult to find out. I know of three in NWSL, several in USL and several in European leagues. And no where did I say that NM turned anyone into a pro. No coach turns players into pros. What any successful program does is create an environment where motivated players are given the opportunity to excel. Having exposure to several local ECNL and GA clubs, McLean under CW and NM created such an environment. I literally watched as some of Bethesda’s top players left the program before junior and senior years after being frustrated with the dysfunction within the club.

I think NM’s track record speaks for itself.

Here is a list of all of the players he's sent to play NCAA. Good luck finding another coach around here with a list like this :

https://totalfutbol.com/college-soccer

Per your words, he didn't make them pros. Therefore, he didn't make them college players. They maybe were on his team but a kid who isn't good enough to play in college probably isn't going to regardless of who is coaching them.

He created an environment where top players wanted to go train together. There are several impressive names on that coaching list, so its never one coach. Not a NM fan, barely know him to be honest, but he deserves credit for building an enviroment that has all the facts and stats to back up that something positive is happening in that enviornment. Which makes its quite a head scratcher why he can't get a club to bring on board to coach their top team it appears at this moment?

He should be back at GFR within the week officially

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Looked like BSC was set to bring NM and ML on board, had their bios ready to go but got pulled out, likely due to the GFR drama.

So now they have to scramble last minute. I'd rather them keep the current coaches and take the time to find good solutions rather than bring someone random just to fill spots prior to tryouts.

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Current coaches are not working for several teams. They need to do something different.

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Anonymous wrote:Current coaches are not working for several teams. They need to do something different.

Which teams?

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Anonymous wrote:Per GFRS string, NM etc likely to go back to that club. BSC should be saying something to parents at this point. The silence is silly.

I think the merger announcement will likely come after they are reinstated at GFR. What should the new alliance name be? BGFR or GFRB?

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Anonymous wrote:Per GFRS string, NM etc likely to go back to that club. BSC should be saying something to parents at this point. The silence is silly.

I think the merger announcement will likely come after they are reinstated at GFR. What should the new alliance name be? BGFR or GFRB?

I vote for GBRF (pronounced "Gee Barf") because this merger is making me sick!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Current coaches are not working for several teams. They need to do something different.

Which teams?

2010/2011 RL

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I would guess a fake alliance (like the new one in PG, Bethesda Navy and Red)

GFR becomes Bethesda Blue and Green.

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Anonymous wrote:Current coaches are not working for several teams. They need to do something different.

Which teams?

2010/2011 RL

Oh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Per GFRS string, NM etc likely to go back to that club. BSC should be saying something to parents at this point. The silence is silly.

I think the merger announcement will likely come after they are reinstated at GFR. What should the new alliance name be? BGFR or GFRB?

There is no way there is a merger in the works with all the drama on the GFR board right now. ZERO chance the board would go along with this.

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Anonymous wrote:Per GFRS string, NM etc likely to go back to that club. BSC should be saying something to parents at this point. The silence is silly.

I think the merger announcement will likely come after they are reinstated at GFR. What should the new alliance name be? BGFR or GFRB?

There is no way there is a merger in the works with all the drama on the GFR board right now. ZERO chance the board would go along with this.

No cap bruh! This merger is happening... it's gonna be lit!