Serious non-money grab clubs for grils in MoCo
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Anonymous
| I have struggled to find serious options for u12/u13-aged girls in MoCo. Bethesda is 100% money-grab with good training but not great given the cash outlay. MRM Rush's Kevin Layton has a great track record but his style is unique. FC Bordeaux has great training but that age group is still developing. Potomac is lacking at this age. There are great clubs in Baltimore County, Howard County and Arundel County but that is too far to travel. Compared to NoVA, MoCo is very weak. McLean and Arlington are feasible. Loudoun, FCV, Herndon, and BRYC are all great but too far to travel. |
Anonymous
| What?? |
Anonymous
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You think Loudoun, FCV, Herndon, and BRYC are better and cheaper than Bethesda?
Um...OK. |
Anonymous
| It's a club that practices next to the unicorn store. |
Anonymous
| Well you named all the clubs that produce except Bordeaux because the don't have a team in that age group but if you are searching for a specific type of play, close to home I suggest starting your own club barbecue you will never find everything you want in one club |
Anonymous
| Please help me...I'm looking for a free program for my kids that has fantastic professional coaches, plays and practices on a turf field right across from my house, and will guarantee them a full college scholarship and/or starting spot on the World Cup team of their choosing. And I need them to have openings right now. |
Anonymous
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This is because MSC for a long time nearly monopolized soccer in MoCo and provided a "good enough" option for people. This is no longer the case for boys though, there are MANY independent boys programs all around Montgomery county and the silver spring area.
Your other options- A good MSC Classic team MSC Premier Damascus Soccer Club Potomac - play an age group up if they aren't that good Otherwise, focus on your high school team half the year and play club the other half |
Anonymous
| That is why there is no "Gaithersburg United" and Rockville FC" type of clubs. The county manages so much through its rec program that there people didn't feel the need to start their own programs. People in Montgomery county are not as into soccer generally as say fairfax co - this is just because of the environment. In FFXco there is a different soccer club every 4 miles, all competing for the same players, and all developing their own players. MoCo there is none of this type of territorial competition, which fuels the push to put together competitive teams. |
Anonymous
OP here. Sorry but I don't have time for such moronic comments. I have done my research and shared my observation. MoCo should have options as strong as NoVA but does not. I just want to confirm if I am seeing things correctly. Why are tools like you even in this discussion? You add nothing. |
Anonymous
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Not too familiar with MOCO, but would Washington Spirit MD be in there? I would think they are serious, not too different in cost from the other ECNL/DA club costs you mention.
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Anonymous
Please...you came here because you wanted to whine about BSC. Did your kids not end up on the team you expected? |
Anonymous
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OP, can you explain why you think Bethesda is a money grab while the NoVa clubs you mention are not? The prices and training for all will be comparable, and all will have some good and not so good coaches. The U13 ECNL coach for next year has a long track record of developing talented players and has also done very well as the Whitman HS boys varsity coach. And what's your issue with the MRM coach? If he's good, why do you care if his style is unique, whatever that is supposed to mean?
I've always been grateful to live in MoCo, given that MSI offers a lot of good, low to moderate price options for a variety of skill levels. Bethesda has been great for our boys, both in terms of training and college recruitment. |
Anonymous
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You are correct in that there are more clubs (and more options) in Northern Virginia concentrated within a small area.
If you lived in tysons corner, you have a choice between Arlington, PAC, Mclean, Vienna, Annendale, BRYC, FPYC, Reston, Great Falls. We're not scratching the surface of options south of the beltway or closer to Dulles. Between those clubs, there are many options, many levels of play, and many price points. Whereas MoCo there are about 5 options. |
Anonymous
Bethesda ECNL/Whitman coach is as serious as anyone, i.e. a great coach. A define a money grab as any club that has multiple teams per category without providing any serious effort to develop those players. I consider a program serious about development if they only have one or two teams per age. I know Layton shut down his u13 B squad because he did not have enough quality players that he felt he could develop and promote over the years. He is a great coach but his style wouldn't work for my kid. Some kids thrive off of get's cursed at during games and while others don't do well. At the end of the day, NoVA just has more options and a more serious, less status-focused culture. |
Anonymous
Washington Spirit requires driving between Germantown and Columbia. Germantown is feasible but Columbia is a non-starter. |