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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agreed! I think the issue is a pp questioned the size of Bethesda's girls program and I pushed back by saying that Bethesda usually has two teams in each age group ranked in the top 25 in MD with one team playing ECNL and the other playing EDP National League. No other club has two strong teams playing in two competitive conferences.

I don't believe that Bethesda is the most competitive club or has the best coaches/training but it is a strong platform for players looking to play at an elite level. I personally would avoid the program at u13 and younger -- There are other teams that do a better job of training. If my kid was a star at u12 or u13 and wanted to play at the highest level, I would consider Bethesda among McLean ECNL, FCV, or WS but if my kid were u10 and looking to play at a competitive level while also getting personalized development, I would look at other options. Bethesd is a good club bu t there are better options if you are looking to develop.[/quote]

I appreciate your points and that you may have had a different experience with the club.  I'd agree that there are a variety of approaches to soccer development for young kids, and there is no one way of doing it that is right.  Whether talking about soccer or teaching anything else in life to a kid, we all know as parents that what works for one kid, may not work best for another.  We each have to find what's best for our kids.

FWIW, our daughters had a different experience.  We thought Bethesda did a very good job developing them and their teammates over the years, from U8s on up through ECNL.  We'd agree with the earlier post highlighting the success Bethesda had in developing their 2005 and 2006 birth years, as those girls were developed during the pre-ECNL years into good teams now that they are in ECNL.  Also, the college commitments recently highlighted by Bethesda would seem to indicate positive development of girls in their ECNL program into college commitments.

But like you said, there are other good clubs in the area, and people should do what works best for their kids.

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