Anonymous
09/13/2025 22:56
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm going to change subject a bit and vent a different frustration.
I (and a good many other parents on our team) am getting quite upset that the 1st team gets its own field while our team has to share one with the 3rd team. 1st team also has more practices and had more pre-season scrimmages. The thing is, at least 1/3 of our team were just as good, but even this early in the season we can already see the skill gap is widening. Our coach is great, but there is only so much we can do on half an indoor turf field. Its utter BS that we pay the same amount, but get less space.
And you pay the same as those in the first team?
Yes, prices are the same for all kids in the same age group, no matter what team.
Not true. Some get special privileges. The new players that were recently poached from another club are not paying anything.
Confirmed! Along with the preferred starting positions, max playing minutes & NT training ID camp spots.
Anonymous
09/13/2025 21:36
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BSC doesn’t have outdoor fields that they own. Rely on HS schools all around Mont Co so always a pain during fall and spring HS sport season
No MoCo team owns their own high quality full size fields!!!!! They are all scrambling for socceplex or HS fields or crappy grass ones.
Exactly!! It sucks
Anonymous
09/13/2025 19:25
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:The indoor facility isn't a substitute for getting out on a big field sometimes, but it's a great option to have and a good space for technical work and quick play.
The facility is perfect for everything U15 and below. Most kids will quit by the time they need bigger fields.
Anonymous
09/13/2025 13:58
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
The indoor facility isn't a substitute for getting out on a big field sometimes, but it's a great option to have and a good space for technical work and quick play.
Anonymous
09/13/2025 10:12
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:BSC doesn’t have outdoor fields that they own. Rely on HS schools all around Mont Co so always a pain during fall and spring HS sport season
No MoCo team owns their own high quality full size fields!!!!! They are all scrambling for socceplex or HS fields or crappy grass ones.
Anonymous
09/13/2025 01:19
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Says SYC mom whose teammates left little Suzy, but little Suzy didn’t transfer so she has no idea if this statement is true or not. But, no, this is not true. SYC mom is just clueless.
Anonymous
09/13/2025 01:07
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm going to change subject a bit and vent a different frustration.
I (and a good many other parents on our team) am getting quite upset that the 1st team gets its own field while our team has to share one with the 3rd team. 1st team also has more practices and had more pre-season scrimmages. The thing is, at least 1/3 of our team were just as good, but even this early in the season we can already see the skill gap is widening. Our coach is great, but there is only so much we can do on half an indoor turf field. Its utter BS that we pay the same amount, but get less space.
And you pay the same as those in the first team?
Yes, prices are the same for all kids in the same age group, no matter what team.
Not true. Some get special privileges. The new players that were recently poached from another club are not paying anything.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 22:43
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Former BSC 1st team player who left the club because the realities of who gets what goes far beyond field placements. Take my advice though cause my kid is still a 1st team player on a far better team and intially developed at a smaller club that only had 1/8 of a field typically to train on so again its not about the field space, its about the quantity of touches and measured instruction from caring and knowledegable adults. Not verbal abuse and imtimidation the BSC way
I keep hearing verbal abuse and (honestly) I don't discount it, but I have personally not seen/experienced it over the last 3 years at BSC - granted this is with younger girls. I will also concede that quality of touches and proper coaching is important. I will say that only practicing on a small field is a disservice to players since it does not reflect actual game play distances - longer passes and charges - further kicks/etc ... both small space drills and larger space drill are important.
Yeah I can see you're trying here but you don't know jack. "game play distances" If you can't control the ball it matters little how far you can kick it
Not how far you can kick it, but to move and dribble with the ball for more than just two feet… or to get around opponents and make a pass thats 15 feet vs just 3
Anonymous
09/12/2025 12:28
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Former BSC 1st team player who left the club because the realities of who gets what goes far beyond field placements. Take my advice though cause my kid is still a 1st team player on a far better team and intially developed at a smaller club that only had 1/8 of a field typically to train on so again its not about the field space, its about the quantity of touches and measured instruction from caring and knowledegable adults. Not verbal abuse and imtimidation the BSC way
I keep hearing verbal abuse and (honestly) I don't discount it, but I have personally not seen/experienced it over the last 3 years at BSC - granted this is with younger girls. I will also concede that quality of touches and proper coaching is important. I will say that only practicing on a small field is a disservice to players since it does not reflect actual game play distances - longer passes and charges - further kicks/etc ... both small space drills and larger space drill are important.
Yeah I can see you're trying here but you don't know jack. "game play distances" If you can't control the ball it matters little how far you can kick it
Anonymous
09/12/2025 12:26
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Steep decline just like Trump with tariffs and Epstein. Just cause you can't feel it its already here
Anonymous
09/12/2025 08:57
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
far from going down. And the girls keep attracting talent and getting betterAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Bad weekend for BSC
How so? Boys 2009/2010/2011 MLS went a combined 5-0 vs NVA and DCU. Seems decent to me.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 07:31
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Former BSC 1st team player who left the club because the realities of who gets what goes far beyond field placements. Take my advice though cause my kid is still a 1st team player on a far better team and intially developed at a smaller club that only had 1/8 of a field typically to train on so again its not about the field space, its about the quantity of touches and measured instruction from caring and knowledegable adults. Not verbal abuse and imtimidation the BSC way
I keep hearing verbal abuse and (honestly) I don't discount it, but I have personally not seen/experienced it over the last 3 years at BSC - granted this is with younger girls. I will also concede that quality of touches and proper coaching is important. I will say that only practicing on a small field is a disservice to players since it does not reflect actual game play distances - longer passes and charges - further kicks/etc ... both small space drills and larger space drill are important.
Anonymous
09/11/2025 23:02
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Bad weekend for BSC
How so? Boys 2009/2010/2011 MLS went a combined 5-0 vs NVA and DCU. Seems decent to me.
You account for the 1 to 3 years age difference between them and some opponents?
Anonymous
09/11/2025 21:56
Subject: Bethesda Soccer On Way Down
Anonymous wrote:Bad weekend for BSC
How so? Boys 2009/2010/2011 MLS went a combined 5-0 vs NVA and DCU. Seems decent to me.