Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Drain the Bethesda Swamp. Starts at the top with a leadership group that has enabled and curated an arrogant, toxic, and punitive culture that has put their needs ahead of development.

One can dream. The leadership, the board, and the egotistical male coaches who demean girls and young women should all take a hike. A common theme on any Bethesda post is people defending toxic behavior saying it's just "tough." I'm not sure when tough became synonymous with abusive and it's always sad when I see defensive posts claiming that horrifying anecdotes are just evidence of toughness. A coach can be demanding and difficult, operating at high standards, without obliterating a child's self-esteem and dropping f-bombs on them when they are as young as 11. Hopefully more parents can realize that those things don't have to coexist.

It’s very interesting: if a fully grown adult male yells at a young female in public (sidewalks, shopping mall, etc.), people would immediately intervene and call the police. But if this happens on a Bethesda soccer field, people, including moms, would just completely ignore it.

Kids will be removed from teams and coaches promoted.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drain the Bethesda Swamp. Starts at the top with a leadership group that has enabled and curated an arrogant, toxic, and punitive culture that has put their needs ahead of development.

One can dream. The leadership, the board, and the egotistical male coaches who demean girls and young women should all take a hike. A common theme on any Bethesda post is people defending toxic behavior saying it's just "tough." I'm not sure when tough became synonymous with abusive and it's always sad when I see defensive posts claiming that horrifying anecdotes are just evidence of toughness. A coach can be demanding and difficult, operating at high standards, without obliterating a child's self-esteem and dropping f-bombs on them when they are as young as 11. Hopefully more parents can realize that those things don't have to coexist.

It’s very interesting: if a fully grown adult male yells at a young female in public (sidewalks, shopping mall, etc.), people would immediately intervene and call the police. But if this happens on a Bethesda soccer field, people, including moms, would just completely ignore it.

But my kid is national team material, need to take the abuse to get the recommendations for IDs

Anonymous wrote:Drain the Bethesda Swamp. Starts at the top with a leadership group that has enabled and curated an arrogant, toxic, and punitive culture that has put their needs ahead of development.

One can dream. The leadership, the board, and the egotistical male coaches who demean girls and young women should all take a hike. A common theme on any Bethesda post is people defending toxic behavior saying it's just "tough." I'm not sure when tough became synonymous with abusive and it's always sad when I see defensive posts claiming that horrifying anecdotes are just evidence of toughness. A coach can be demanding and difficult, operating at high standards, without obliterating a child's self-esteem and dropping f-bombs on them when they are as young as 11. Hopefully more parents can realize that those things don't have to coexist.

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Anonymous wrote:What age does Bethesda move from calling their third girls teams "pre-ecnl" into "blue"?

They seem to change this year to year. U13 i think is the current cutoff unless they change yet again.

The U13 girls for next year coaching slate has the third team as pre-ecnl still

Next year has a u19 pre ecnl team too.
So girls side [older than u8 which is just a pool]
Ecnl 1
EcnlR [for actual.ecnl.ages]/ ECNL2
Pre-Ecnl
Blue [only a couple age groups have a fourth team. Most for next year are three or less.]

Yeah so this seems to yet again be another change from this year. The u13+ third teams were blue this year as far I know, and if you look at what they’re called in EDP and tourneys.

This past year they pushed pre-ECNL to 3 at all the younger ages whereas the year prior it was only some.

And to confuse it more, in some places there are two pre-ECNL u12 teams, the 1st and 3rd, because though BSC will refer to it as ECNL 1 in some places it is pre-ECNL in others, including as it is registered with ECNL. So they have a 3rd team going by the name of the actual team that plays in Pre-ECNL. You almost can’t make up the nonsense of that. Just use a different name for 3!

Leave it to the geniuses at BSC to exploit the ECNL name as much as possible and push it all the way down to the 3rd team and cause confusion.

Someone explain to me what is “pre ecnl” about a 3rd team at u19? Or any age really past u12. They are EDP teams plain and simple. Why use the name once you hit real pre-ecnl at u12 and then have RL teams at u13?

Drain the Bethesda Swamp. Starts at the top with a leadership group that has enabled and curated an arrogant, toxic, and punitive culture that has put their needs ahead of development.

Yup, U13 boys, 2008-2011 girls too. Not stars but starters so don't let anyone tell you that these players don't matter or were going to be cut etc...

Anonymous wrote:There will be more departures cloudy days ahead

U17 MLS Next?

There will be more departures cloudy days ahead

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What age does Bethesda move from calling their third girls teams "pre-ecnl" into "blue"?

They seem to change this year to year. U13 i think is the current cutoff unless they change yet again.

The U13 girls for next year coaching slate has the third team as pre-ecnl still

Next year has a u19 pre ecnl team too.
So girls side [older than u8 which is just a pool]
Ecnl 1
EcnlR [for actual.ecnl.ages]/ ECNL2
Pre-Ecnl
Blue [only a couple age groups have a fourth team. Most for next year are three or less.]