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Anonymous wrote:BSC reminds me of a joke I once heard about Buenos Aires that goes something like the following: "Argentina would be a great country if not for the Argentinians."

Apply the same concept to Bethesda and the parents and you'll hit 80% of the clubs problems and why Shannon left -- The parents are the problem and Shannon was not able to manage them.

I heard that the MRM Rush parents didn't even want to join the club because of how whinny the BSC parents are.

Managing parents is part of the job unfortunately, and I agree it’s not an easy task at Bethesda.

Anonymous wrote:BSC reminds me of a joke I once heard about Buenos Aires that goes something like the following: "Argentina would be a great country if not for the Argentinians."

Apply the same concept to Bethesda and the parents and you'll hit 80% of the clubs problems and why Shannon left -- The parents are the problem and Shannon was not able to manage them.

I heard that the MRM Rush parents didn't even want to join the club because of how whinny the BSC parents are.

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Anonymous wrote:There was no way for BSC to hire a woman of the same caliber as Shannon. Hence, the only option was to promote Colton.

That doesn’t follow at all. For all her great accomplishments and what appears to be a nice personality, Shannon was not a good manager. Theres no reason to assume she would be based on her playing and coaching resume. The TD job requires different skills. It makes a lot more sense to recruit a new girls TD who has been successful in that particular job than to throw in the towel and just put the same person in charge of both programs.

Not a good manager? Do you mean that she didn't get the coaches on the same page regarding training and player development - isn't that the only management job she had? The truly poor club management at BSC (bad fields, inconsistent practice times, last minute notice) comes from the main office staff.

I mean she brought several new coaches, friends and favorites from other places she’d been, who ranged from decent to complete nightmare. She supported them all to a fault, regardless of how they performed, and brushed off very legitimate complaints about the worst ones (and I know BSC has a lot of whiny parents, but I’m talking about situations where any reasonable person would have serious concerns with a coach’s behavior). I believe her intentions were good and that she believes in the “girl power” message she preaches, but I expect Bethesda can really improve their coaching on the girl’s side going forward.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was no way for BSC to hire a woman of the same caliber as Shannon. Hence, the only option was to promote Colton.

That doesn’t follow at all. For all her great accomplishments and what appears to be a nice personality, Shannon was not a good manager. Theres no reason to assume she would be based on her playing and coaching resume. The TD job requires different skills. It makes a lot more sense to recruit a new girls TD who has been successful in that particular job than to throw in the towel and just put the same person in charge of both programs.

Not a good manager? Do you mean that she didn't get the coaches on the same page regarding training and player development - isn't that the only management job she had? The truly poor club management at BSC (bad fields, inconsistent practice times, last minute notice) comes from the main office staff.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was no way for BSC to hire a woman of the same caliber as Shannon. Hence, the only option was to promote Colton.

That doesn’t follow at all. For all her great accomplishments and what appears to be a nice personality, Shannon was not a good manager. Theres no reason to assume she would be based on her playing and coaching resume. The TD job requires different skills. It makes a lot more sense to recruit a new girls TD who has been successful in that particular job than to throw in the towel and just put the same person in charge of both programs.

Not a good manager? Do you mean that she didn't get the coaches on the same page regarding training and player development - isn't that the only management job she had? The truly poor club management at BSC (bad fields, inconsistent practice times, last minute notice) comes from the main office staff.

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Anonymous wrote:There was no way for BSC to hire a woman of the same caliber as Shannon. Hence, the only option was to promote Colton.

That doesn’t follow at all. For all her great accomplishments and what appears to be a nice personality, Shannon was not a good manager. Theres no reason to assume she would be based on her playing and coaching resume. The TD job requires different skills. It makes a lot more sense to recruit a new girls TD who has been successful in that particular job than to throw in the towel and just put the same person in charge of both programs.

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Anonymous wrote:How many coaches let alone women coaches have the profile of Coach Shannon. I see this as a disappointment. Colton is a strong coach but he is not on the same level as the TD at McLean.

Who is the TD at McLean?

Clyde Watson

Who cares? What does Clyde Watson have to do with a thread about BSC’s next TD?

Because McLean is doing something right. Even BSC's top player left BSC for McLean. What ever Nadir and Clyde are doing, they have made McLean one of the top destination for quality players.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the new TD will be more focused on the boys program-bad news for the ECNL girls in Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:How many coaches let alone women coaches have the profile of Coach Shannon. I see this as a disappointment. Colton is a strong coach but he is not on the same level as the TD at McLean.

Who is the TD at McLean?

Clyde Watson

Who cares? What does Clyde Watson have to do with a thread about BSC’s next TD?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was no way for BSC to hire a woman of the same caliber as Shannon. Hence, the only option was to promote Colton.

That doesn’t follow at all. For all her great accomplishments and what appears to be a nice personality, Shannon was not a good manager. Theres no reason to assume she would be based on her playing and coaching resume. The TD job requires different skills. It makes a lot more sense to recruit a new girls TD who has been successful in that particular job than to throw in the towel and just put the same person in charge of both programs.

Well. Good luck with Colton then.

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Anonymous wrote:There was no way for BSC to hire a woman of the same caliber as Shannon. Hence, the only option was to promote Colton.

That doesn’t follow at all. For all her great accomplishments and what appears to be a nice personality, Shannon was not a good manager. Theres no reason to assume she would be based on her playing and coaching resume. The TD job requires different skills. It makes a lot more sense to recruit a new girls TD who has been successful in that particular job than to throw in the towel and just put the same person in charge of both programs.

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You need someone who is going to interface with college coaches in recruiting years for girls. Who is going to fill that role?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many coaches let alone women coaches have the profile of Coach Shannon. I see this as a disappointment. Colton is a strong coach but he is not on the same level as the TD at McLean.

Who is the TD at McLean?

Clyde Watson