Anonymous
08/14/2025 10:04
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone on the younger Girl's side get their full practice schedule/location/times yet? I know multiple age groups that have only gotten a partial schedule with only two weeks before practices start. Not to mention no team meeting at all either.
Team meetings should be done by now. If not, email ET. YDP camp is next week.
How popular is this camp, my DD is already in the day camp and has some supplemental evening practices(not BSC related) next week... trying to figure out if should sign her up for this too (instead of attending the supplemental practices).
Keep the supplemental training. In the past it has been a small field, crowded space for multiple teams. Essentially a team training and a huge money grab.
Anonymous
08/14/2025 07:36
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone on the younger Girl's side get their full practice schedule/location/times yet? I know multiple age groups that have only gotten a partial schedule with only two weeks before practices start. Not to mention no team meeting at all either.
Team meetings should be done by now. If not, email ET. YDP camp is next week.
How popular is this camp, my DD is already in the day camp and has some supplemental evening practices(not BSC related) next week... trying to figure out if should sign her up for this too (instead of attending the supplemental practices).
Anonymous
08/14/2025 07:34
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone on the younger Girl's side get their full practice schedule/location/times yet? I know multiple age groups that have only gotten a partial schedule with only two weeks before practices start. Not to mention no team meeting at all either.
Team meetings should be done by now. If not, email ET. YDP camp is next week.
Our schedule was somewhat updated, but we still don't have a full practice schedule.
Anonymous
08/12/2025 15:20
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anyone on the younger Girl's side get their full practice schedule/location/times yet? I know multiple age groups that have only gotten a partial schedule with only two weeks before practices start. Not to mention no team meeting at all either.
Team meetings should be done by now. If not, email ET. YDP camp is next week.
Anonymous
08/12/2025 15:14
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anyone on the younger Girl's side get their full practice schedule/location/times yet? I know multiple age groups that have only gotten a partial schedule with only two weeks before practices start. Not to mention no team meeting at all either.
A few teams have theirs already. All should be put out soon.
Anonymous
08/12/2025 12:58
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BSC. Have not heard anything at all on girls side.
11s will win NA. 10s and 09s taking Union approach with large rosters. Will be interesting to see how 10s work together between new players, coach and favoritism. 09s are going to turn it around this year with new players and coach. Maybe not playoffs but will certainly improve. 08/07s are going to likely fall off some with USYNT player graduating early but will still be good. 12s could be playoff contender as well. It’s possible 5 age groups make playoffs this year!!!
PF/PDA Blue might have something to say about the 11s like always.
We’ll see. The 11s could be the best team Bethesda has ever had. A few new additions is all they needed.
They have 8-9 trapped players...
Bodes well for the 2012s this fall
And next year!!
Anonymous
08/12/2025 12:55
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BSC. Have not heard anything at all on girls side.
11s will win NA. 10s and 09s taking Union approach with large rosters. Will be interesting to see how 10s work together between new players, coach and favoritism. 09s are going to turn it around this year with new players and coach. Maybe not playoffs but will certainly improve. 08/07s are going to likely fall off some with USYNT player graduating early but will still be good. 12s could be playoff contender as well. It’s possible 5 age groups make playoffs this year!!!
PF/PDA Blue might have something to say about the 11s like always.
We’ll see. The 11s could be the best team Bethesda has ever had. A few new additions is all they needed.
They have 8-9 trapped players...
Bodes well for the 2012s this fall
Anonymous
08/12/2025 12:54
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BSC. Have not heard anything at all on girls side.
11s will win NA. 10s and 09s taking Union approach with large rosters. Will be interesting to see how 10s work together between new players, coach and favoritism. 09s are going to turn it around this year with new players and coach. Maybe not playoffs but will certainly improve. 08/07s are going to likely fall off some with USYNT player graduating early but will still be good. 12s could be playoff contender as well. It’s possible 5 age groups make playoffs this year!!!
PF/PDA Blue might have something to say about the 11s like always.
We’ll see. The 11s could be the best team Bethesda has ever had. A few new additions is all they needed.
They have 8-9 trapped players...
Anonymous
08/12/2025 12:48
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BSC. Have not heard anything at all on girls side.
11s will win NA. 10s and 09s taking Union approach with large rosters. Will be interesting to see how 10s work together between new players, coach and favoritism. 09s are going to turn it around this year with new players and coach. Maybe not playoffs but will certainly improve. 08/07s are going to likely fall off some with USYNT player graduating early but will still be good. 12s could be playoff contender as well. It’s possible 5 age groups make playoffs this year!!!
PF/PDA Blue might have something to say about the 11s like always.
We’ll see. The 11s could be the best team Bethesda has ever had. A few new additions is all they needed.
With 28 girls on the roster they should be
Anonymous
08/12/2025 12:32
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BSC. Have not heard anything at all on girls side.
11s will win NA. 10s and 09s taking Union approach with large rosters. Will be interesting to see how 10s work together between new players, coach and favoritism. 09s are going to turn it around this year with new players and coach. Maybe not playoffs but will certainly improve. 08/07s are going to likely fall off some with USYNT player graduating early but will still be good. 12s could be playoff contender as well. It’s possible 5 age groups make playoffs this year!!!
PF/PDA Blue might have something to say about the 11s like always.
We’ll see. The 11s could be the best team Bethesda has ever had. A few new additions is all they needed.
Anonymous
08/12/2025 12:14
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please stop calling it a society. This is the only place individual training and independent competition is getting hyped for the sole purpose of shtting on kids. It is indeed a natural occurring tendency for families who seek additional training and competition outside of club. You do see a lot of the players who are not viewed as "top" in club because we all know what that means at U-littles.
It was extremely hard to convince our teammates before U13 to ever do anything outside of club for reasons like it's too much, the kids didn't really like soccer that much or the parents had better things to do. Most of our teammates in the older ages now still don't and have never participated in a 3v3, 5v5, futsal or out of club competition. This is on the girls elite team side.
So which on is the normal? The young players that only go to club practice and games because that's enough to stay on a top team because they are seen as "top" or the ones that train and play as much as they want outside of club because they want to continue to get better and see value and growth in all these experiences.
I'll give you a hint - the "top players" that didn't put extra time and effort outside of club before U13 are no longer considered "top" by those very same coaches. Their passion, that was arguably never there, fizzles alongside their ability to compete because of the self-imposed limits on their development.
OK, so tell me how many kids did all that extra training pre-U13 and completely fizzled out or left the sport entirely. It's far more than you probably want to admit.
This is a completely pointless request and proves no point. No one can ever keep track of everyone who has ever trained in soccer and how long they continued, not sure anyone cares. The point here is that of the ones that are actually successful in the U14-U15 age groups currently (and I have a pretty good look on the NA and MA girls landscape), almost all have participated in a variety of training and competition experiences outside of club. It is the US version of informal soccer culture (and as such it unfortunate involves $$$) but it fills many of the gaps left wide open in player development and nurturing passion for the game that the US club system would never be able to provide.
It's a great request because it got you worked up. The point still stands - there are way more kids leaving than excelling because they were "forced" into all this extra nonsense at an early age. The top kids would still be the top kids either way.
Funny thing is I actually agree with you in principle and my daughter loves the random 3v3s/outside of club stuff around breaks in the schedule
Not worked up at all, just back and forthing like you. My daughter loves all out of club training and completion as well and has participated for several years. It has shaped her as a player in ways the clubs simply can't.
Your request is still pointless because many kids leave the game for all kinds of reason regardless of amount of training, sometimes it's too much and some times it's not enough. The fact that someone feels "forced" to play means they are likely not going very far one way or the other. They should move on to something else as early as possible. The top kids are not the top kids anyways, I invite you to meet the post U13 bench and see how many girls plateaued at 12 because their parents thought that they are top players.
Anonymous
08/12/2025 11:48
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please stop calling it a society. This is the only place individual training and independent competition is getting hyped for the sole purpose of shtting on kids. It is indeed a natural occurring tendency for families who seek additional training and competition outside of club. You do see a lot of the players who are not viewed as "top" in club because we all know what that means at U-littles.
It was extremely hard to convince our teammates before U13 to ever do anything outside of club for reasons like it's too much, the kids didn't really like soccer that much or the parents had better things to do. Most of our teammates in the older ages now still don't and have never participated in a 3v3, 5v5, futsal or out of club competition. This is on the girls elite team side.
So which on is the normal? The young players that only go to club practice and games because that's enough to stay on a top team because they are seen as "top" or the ones that train and play as much as they want outside of club because they want to continue to get better and see value and growth in all these experiences.
I'll give you a hint - the "top players" that didn't put extra time and effort outside of club before U13 are no longer considered "top" by those very same coaches. Their passion, that was arguably never there, fizzles alongside their ability to compete because of the self-imposed limits on their development.
OK, so tell me how many kids did all that extra training pre-U13 and completely fizzled out or left the sport entirely. It's far more than you probably want to admit.
This is a completely pointless request and proves no point. No one can ever keep track of everyone who has ever trained in soccer and how long they continued, not sure anyone cares. The point here is that of the ones that are actually successful in the U14-U15 age groups currently (and I have a pretty good look on the NA and MA girls landscape), almost all have participated in a variety of training and competition experiences outside of club. It is the US version of informal soccer culture (and as such it unfortunate involves $$$) but it fills many of the gaps left wide open in player development and nurturing passion for the game that the US club system would never be able to provide.
It's a great request because it got you worked up. The point still stands - there are way more kids leaving than excelling because they were "forced" into all this extra nonsense at an early age. The top kids would still be the top kids either way.
Funny thing is I actually agree with you in principle and my daughter loves the random 3v3s/outside of club stuff around breaks in the schedule
Anonymous
08/12/2025 11:42
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please stop calling it a society. This is the only place individual training and independent competition is getting hyped for the sole purpose of shtting on kids. It is indeed a natural occurring tendency for families who seek additional training and competition outside of club. You do see a lot of the players who are not viewed as "top" in club because we all know what that means at U-littles.
It was extremely hard to convince our teammates before U13 to ever do anything outside of club for reasons like it's too much, the kids didn't really like soccer that much or the parents had better things to do. Most of our teammates in the older ages now still don't and have never participated in a 3v3, 5v5, futsal or out of club competition. This is on the girls elite team side.
So which on is the normal? The young players that only go to club practice and games because that's enough to stay on a top team because they are seen as "top" or the ones that train and play as much as they want outside of club because they want to continue to get better and see value and growth in all these experiences.
I'll give you a hint - the "top players" that didn't put extra time and effort outside of club before U13 are no longer considered "top" by those very same coaches. Their passion, that was arguably never there, fizzles alongside their ability to compete because of the self-imposed limits on their development.
OK, so tell me how many kids did all that extra training pre-U13 and completely fizzled out or left the sport entirely. It's far more than you probably want to admit.
This is a completely pointless request and proves no point. No one can ever keep track of everyone who has ever trained in soccer and how long they continued, not sure anyone cares. The point here is that of the ones that are actually successful in the U14-U15 age groups currently (and I have a pretty good look on the NA and MA girls landscape), almost all have participated in a variety of training and competition experiences outside of club. It is the US version of informal soccer culture (and as such it unfortunate involves $$$) but it fills many of the gaps left wide open in player development and nurturing passion for the game that the US club system would never be able to provide.
Anonymous
08/12/2025 11:32
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Please stop calling it a society. This is the only place individual training and independent competition is getting hyped for the sole purpose of shtting on kids. It is indeed a natural occurring tendency for families who seek additional training and competition outside of club. You do see a lot of the players who are not viewed as "top" in club because we all know what that means at U-littles.
It was extremely hard to convince our teammates before U13 to ever do anything outside of club for reasons like it's too much, the kids didn't really like soccer that much or the parents had better things to do. Most of our teammates in the older ages now still don't and have never participated in a 3v3, 5v5, futsal or out of club competition. This is on the girls elite team side.
So which on is the normal? The young players that only go to club practice and games because that's enough to stay on a top team because they are seen as "top" or the ones that train and play as much as they want outside of club because they want to continue to get better and see value and growth in all these experiences.
I'll give you a hint - the "top players" that didn't put extra time and effort outside of club before U13 are no longer considered "top" by those very same coaches. Their passion, that was arguably never there, fizzles alongside their ability to compete because of the self-imposed limits on their development.
OK, so tell me how many kids did all that extra training pre-U13 and completely fizzled out or left the sport entirely. It's far more than you probably want to admit.
Anonymous
08/12/2025 11:30
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Please stop calling it a society. This is the only place individual training and independent competition is getting hyped for the sole purpose of shtting on kids. It is indeed a natural occurring tendency for families who seek additional training and competition outside of club. You do see a lot of the players who are not viewed as "top" in club because we all know what that means at U-littles.
It was extremely hard to convince our teammates before U13 to ever do anything outside of club for reasons like it's too much, the kids didn't really like soccer that much or the parents had better things to do. Most of our teammates in the older ages now still don't and have never participated in a 3v3, 5v5, futsal or out of club competition. This is on the girls elite team side.
So which on is the normal? The young players that only go to club practice and games because that's enough to stay on a top team because they are seen as "top" or the ones that train and play as much as they want outside of club because they want to continue to get better and see value and growth in all these experiences.
I'll give you a hint - the "top players" that didn't put extra time and effort outside of club before U13 are no longer considered "top" by those very same coaches. Their passion, that was arguably never there, fizzles alongside their ability to compete because of the self-imposed limits on their development.
It was extremely hard to convince our teammates before U13 to ever do anything outside of club for reasons like it's too much, the kids didn't really like soccer that much or the parents had better things to do. Most of our teammates in the older ages now still don't and have never participated in a 3v3, 5v5, futsal or out of club competition. This is on the girls elite team side.
So which on is the normal? The young players that only go to club practice and games because that's enough to stay on a top team because they are seen as "top" or the ones that train and play as much as they want outside of club because they want to continue to get better and see value and growth in all these experiences.
I'll give you a hint - the "top players" that didn't put extra time and effort outside of club before U13 are no longer considered "top" by those very same coaches. Their passion, that was arguably never there, fizzles alongside their ability to compete because of the self-imposed limits on their development.