Anonymous wrote: I’m looking for an updated opinion on Bethesda soccer club for my 2008 U9/U 10 daughter. This thread seems dated.

My DD is about the same age or older(lol not wanting to out DD). She is at BSC. The program and coaching is really good. The coaches for the younger ages are almost all female. The club is organized and has a system which follows the US Soccer age guidelines(rotate all girls through all the positions- yes also goalie, everyone gets the same playing time, individually skill development, no posted scores of games, encourages other sports, etc). So at u10 it’s a lot of ball skills and individual development. My DD is developing well and having a lot of fun. Everything is age appropriate(girls are not punished for missing practices, very positive environment, etc).

You will find the normal concerns/complaints from parents about which team everyone is on. I have heard that the club under went a major overhaul a few years ago. We are happy with the program, coaching and other players. If you are interested email your DD’s age group coach(2008 u10 on the website) and come to a few practices. You and your DD can see if it’s a fit for your family. Do this for all the clubs you are interested in. It’s a commitment, do your home work. Do not just show up for tryouts.

I’m looking for an updated opinion on Bethesda soccer club for my 2008 U9/U 10 daughter. This thread seems dated.

Anonymous wrote:My DS plays for Bethesda and has for the past 4 years. It has been a mixed experience. He is not a top player. Some of the coaching has been very good, but it's usually reserved for the top teams and the top teams definitely get the better end of everything including practice fields, practice times and, generally, more practice! We almost never have consistent practice times; it's actually maddening. In fact, I've spent the better part of today trying to figure out whether I could get DS to practice and now it's cancelled. It's as if they don't care that parents work, can't change their entire lives to get their kids to a practice at 5:00.

It is annoying how often practices are cancelled or moved, but clubs in MoCo didn't have any choices about canceling practices on grass fields Friday, yesterday, or today. The county is in charge of which fields are open and closed when wet and they take a conservative approach to what's playable.

My DS plays for Bethesda and has for the past 4 years. It has been a mixed experience. He is not a top player. Some of the coaching has been very good, but it's usually reserved for the top teams and the top teams definitely get the better end of everything including practice fields, practice times and, generally, more practice! We almost never have consistent practice times; it's actually maddening. In fact, I've spent the better part of today trying to figure out whether I could get DS to practice and now it's cancelled. It's as if they don't care that parents work, can't change their entire lives to get their kids to a practice at 5:00.